UMASS LOWELL Basketball SCHEDULE Game 31 NOVEMBER 6 at Massachusetts L, 75-83 10 WAGNER W, 88-84 (OT) 13 at Central Connecticut State L, 74-86 16 @Brown! L, 74-82 Vs
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2018-19 Game Notes UMASS LOWELL Basketball SCHEDULE GaMe 31 NOVEMBER 6 at Massachusetts L, 75-83 10 WAGNER W, 88-84 (OT) 13 at Central Connecticut State L, 74-86 16 @Brown! L, 74-82 vs. 17 vs. Army! W, 92-85 18 vs. Sacred Heart! W, 94-90 23 UMASS BOSTON W, 88-59 25 at Duquesne L, 71-83 UMass Lowell (15-15, 7-8 AE) 27 at Connecticut L, 75-97 Vermont (23-6, 13-2 AE) DECEMBER 1 NJIT$ W, 94-71 Date: March 5, 2019 4 at Boston University L, 60-79 Time: 7 p.m. 7 MAINE FORT KENT$ W, 110-63 Site: Burlington, Vt. (Patrick Gymnasium) 11 at St. Francis Brooklyn L, 69-75 21 LOYOLA W, 97-79 Watch: ESPN+ 29 at Sacred Heart W, 100-91 (OT) Talent: Rob Ryan (Play by Play), Bernie Cieplicki (Analyst) JANUARY Stats: Stretch Internet 5 STONY BROOK* L, 63-75 9 at New Hampshire* L, 64-68 12 UMBC*$ W, 74-63 RIVER HAWKS Catamounts 16 UALBANY* W, 84-72 Record .......................................... 15-15 Record ............................................ 23-6 19 at Hartford* W, 76-73 Streak ...............................................W1 Streak ...............................................W2 Last 5|10 ................................... 2-3 | 4-6 Last 5|10 ................................... 4-1 | 8-2 23 at Binghamton* W, 85-79 Head Coach ..................... Pat Duquette Head Coach ....................... John Becker 30 MAINE*$ L, 59-78 Career Record ............................ 71-106 Career Record ............................ 189-83 Record at UML ........................... 71-106 Recrd at UVM ............................ 189-83 FEBRUARY Web ....................... GoRiverHawks.com Web ........................ UVMAthletics.com 2 VERMONT*$ L, 65-74 6 NEW HAMPSHIRE* W, 72-62 9 at Stony Brook* L, 65-76 PROJECTED STARTERS 13 at UAlbany* W, 86-54 16 at UMBC* L, 66-70 21 BINGHAMTON* L, 66-81 23 HARTFORD*$ L, 73-75 27 at Maine* W, 70-61 MARCH 0 4 11 12 23 5 at Vermont* 7:00 p.m. 9-16 America East Championship TBD No. Name Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Of Note All Times Eastern 0 Shawn Jones Sr. G 4.4 1.7 Season-high 17 pts vs. UNH * America East game 4 Darius Henderson Fr. F 5.3 2.7 Shooting 51% on FGs ! Brown Bears Tipoff Classic $ Tsongas Center game 11 Obadiah Noel So. G 14.6 3.6 Shooting 73% on FTs HOME games in bold caps 12 Josh Gantz R-Sr. G/F 10.8 4.3 Shooting 50% on FGs 23 Christian Lutete R-Jr. G 18.6 7.8 10 double-doubles ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Key Reserves Contact: Ashley Robbins, Director Office: 978-934-2306 | Cell: 508-826-4113 1 Bryce Daley Fr. G 3.4 3.3 Season-high 16 pts vs. UALB Email: [email protected] 3 Alex Rivera Fr. G 9.3 3.4 Shooting 33% on 3FGs Web: GoRiverHawks.com 5 Ryan Jones Sr. G 8.3 2.7 Scored 1,000th point vs. SHU Social: @RiverHawkNation 14 Joey Glynn Fr. F 5.2 2.2 Team-high 18 pts at UMass 15 Allin Blunt Fr. F 3.8 1.9 Season-high 12 pts at UConn @RiverHawkMBB #UNITEDINBLUE GORIVERHAWKS.COM UMASS LOWEll AThlETICS @RIVERHAWKMBB 2018-19 Game Notes UMASS LOWELL Basketball 2018-19 ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Shawn Jones Sr. G 6-0 180 Bridge City, La./L.W. Higgins/Howard CC 1 Bryce Daley Fr. G 6-4 190 Pittsfield, Mass./Salisbury School 3 Alex Rivera Fr. G 6-1 185 Lowell, Mass./Lowell 4 Darius Henderson Fr. F 6-9 230 Pasadena, Calif./La Salle 5 Ryan Jones Sr. G 6-3 180 Rio Rancho, N.M./Cleveland 11 Obadiah Noel So. G 6-4 190 Frederick, Md./Tuscarora 12 Josh Gantz R-Sr. G/F 6-7 220 Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready 14 Joey Glynn Fr. F 6-6 220 Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth/Tilton 15 Allin Blunt Fr. F 6-7 205 Bowie, Md./Gonzaga College 23 Christian Lutete R-Jr. G 6-5 200 Silver Spring, Md./Phillips Exeter/Radford 24 Joey Naccarato So. G 6-4 215 Coeur d’Alene, Id./Coeur d’Alene 35 Connor Bennett R-Jr. F 6-11 235 Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington 40 Mark Mayle Fr. F 6-9 215 Malvern, Ohio/Malvern Head Coach: Pat Duquette (fifth season, Williams ‘93) Assistant Coach: Biko Paris (fifth season, Boston College ‘11) Assistant Coach: Nick Leonardelli (fifth season, Dickinson ‘07) Assistant Coach: Louis Hinnant (fourth season, Boston College ‘06) Director of Operations: Tom O’Shea (third season, Vermont ‘86) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Christian Lutete ............................................. Lou-teh-tay Nick Leonardelli ............................................ LENNER-deli Mark Mayle ......................................................... May-LEE Louis Hinnant .................................................... HIN-nant Biko Paris ............................................................... BEE-co ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS California (1) ..........................................Darius Henderson Freshman (6) ......................................................Allin Blunt Idaho (1) ..................................................... Joey Naccarato .......................................................................... Bryce Daley Louisiana (1) .................................................. Shawn Jones ........................................................................... Joey Glynn Maryland (3) ......................................................Allin Blunt ................................................................Darius Henderson ...................................................................Christian Lutete ..........................................................................Mark Mayle ...................................................................... Obadiah Noel ...........................................................................Alex Rivera Massachusetts (2) .................................... Connor, Bennett Sophomore (2) ........................................... Joey Naccarato .......................................................................... Bryce Daley ...................................................................... Obadiah Noel ...........................................................................Alex Rivera Junior (2) ........................................... Connor Bennett (RS) New Hampshire (1) ........................................... Joey Glynn ............................................................Christian Lutete (RS) New Mexico (1) ................................................. Ryan Jones Senior (3) ...................................................Josh Gantz (RS) Ohio (2) ............................................................. Josh Gantz ........................................................................... Ryan Jones ..........................................................................Mark Mayle ........................................................................ Shawn Jones #UNITEDINBLUE GORIVERHAWKS.COM UMASS LOWEll AThlETICS @RIVERHAWKMBB 2018-19 Game Notes UMASS LOWELL Basketball Vermont SERIES HISTORY 2018-19 AE STANDINGS *As of 3/4/19* All-Time Series: Vermont leads the all-time series, 9-2 First Meeting: December 18, 2013 (UVM, 62-48) # Team Conference Overall Last Meeting: February 2, 2019 (UVM, 74-65) - Despite trailing by 1. Vermont 13-2 23-6 18 early in the second, UMass Lowell battled back to within two in the 2. Stony Brook 11-4 23-7 final minutes before succumbing to the America East’s top-ranked squad, 3. UMBC 11-5 19-12 Vermont, 74-65. Christian Lutete paced the River Hawks with 18 points. 4. Hartford 10-5 17-13 Alex Rivera chipped in with 15 points, while Josh Gantz and Joey Glynn rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points apiece. 5. UMass Lowell 7-8 15-15 6. UAlbany 6-9 11-19 7. Binghamton 5-10 9-21 8. Maine 3-12 5-25 NOTEBOOK 9. New Hampshire 2-13 4-24 LOOKING AT UMASS LOWELL The River Hawks, who are 15-15 overall and 7-8 in America East play, will close out the regular season at top-ranked Vermont on Tuesday. AE PRESEASON POLL Rk Team Points (FPV) A WIN WOULD 1. Vermont 62 (6) A win would split the season series between the River Hawks and Catamounts. A victory would also tie the program record for America East wins (8), originally 2. Hartford 59 (3) set during its inaugural season in the league. It would give the team its most wins 3 UMBC 44 away from home since 2011-12. T4. Albany 40 Stony Brook 40 LAST TIME OUT In a game that featured 17 lead changes, UMass Lowell was able to take the lead 6. Binghamton 29 for good inside of the final 10 minutes to earn a 70-61 victory at Maine on Feb. T7. Maine 19 27. Down by two at 51-49, freshman Joey Glynn dug in and tallied buckets on the New Hampshire 19 River Hawks’ next four possessions to spark a 16-4 run that gave the squad its only double-digit margin of the night, 65-55, with less than five minutes left to play. 9. UMass Lowell 12 The Black Bears were able to cut the difference to just five in the final minutes, but a layup and a pair of timely defensive rebounds by senior Ryan Jones secured the decision. Redshirt-junior Christian Lutete led the way offensively with 21 points, ALL-TIME VS OPPONENTS including a 7-for-7 effort at the line. Sophomore Obadiah Noel added 14 points, Massachusetts .................................... 1-5 while senior Shawn Jones and Glynn chipped in with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Wagner .............................................. 2-2 LEADING THE FLOCK Central Connecticut State ............... 3-10 Through 30 games in 2018-19, Christian Lutete is leading the team with 18.6 Brown ................................................. 0-4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Obadiah Noel, who follows with 14.6 points Army ................................................... 1-1 per game, paces the team with a 72.8 clip from the line and 37 steals. Josh