NORTH EASTON, Mass. – Senior Ayinde Hikim (Washington, D.C.) tied his career-high with 25 points to help propel the UMass Lowell men’s basketball team (5-1) to defeat the Stonehill Skyhawks (1-7), 80-74, on Wednesday night at Merkert Gymnasium. “I’m proud of my team for sticking with it and coming up with another gutsy road win against a very […]
ATLANTA, Ga. – The UMass Lowell men’s basketball team (2-0) will continue its longest road trip of the year with two, tough Power 5 matchups. The River Hawks will first visit George Tech on Tuesday, November 14 before heading to Arizona State on Thursday, Nov. 16. A WIN WOULD A win against the Yellow Jackets would […]
Opening night of the college basketball season for the UMass Lowell River Hawks (1-0) as they got their feet wet against Rivier College (0-1) before a Costello Athletic Center crowd of 719. The River Hawks did what was expected of them. The 96-51 victory went pretty much as expected. Everyone plays for Lowell, and all […]
It has already been a busy few weeks for the winter men’s sports teams around the campus of UMass Lowell. Both the basketball and hockey teams have started their offseasons with news to keep their fan base interested as the long wait for next year begins. For fans of the orange ball, the news is […]
The Vermont Catamounts (23-10) are the kings of America East. For those that still doubt their ability, they put on a second-half clinic of defense and unselfish play to defeat the UMass Lowell River Hawks (26-8), 72-59. Down two at the half, the Catamounts outscored the River Hawks 47-30 in the second half. They were […]
A season that started back in October with preseason workouts and with non-conference games in November comes down to one game. The UMass Lowell River Hawks (26-7) go on the road to Patrick Gym to meet the Vermont Catamounts (22-10) for the right to call themselves the America East Basketball Tournament Champions and take the […]
For the second time in the Division 1 era of the UMass Lowell River Hawks (26-7), they will play for the America East Championship on Saturday morning. That’s because on Tuesday night before a sold-out crowd at Costello Athletic Center, the River Hawks defeated the New Hampshire Wildcats by a 75-64 score. The victory set […]
UMass Lowell’s head coach Pat Duquette said it best after his team’s win over Maine, 82-54. “We are playing really good basketball.” It is hard to argue with his thinking. The River Hawks have now won eight of their last nine games. Saturday afternoon, they had the lead for 37 minutes and 21 seconds of […]
The numbers do not lie, the UMass Lowell River Hawks have had a regular season to remember. The first twenty-win year in the history of the program (24-7). An undefeated 15-0 at home during the regular season. Their conference record of 11-5 is the best they have ever achieved in America East. Their victory over […]
