River Hawks Continue Road Trip at Vermont, No. 15 Harvard – UMass Lowell Athletics

October 7 at Vermont (2 p.m.)
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October 9 at Harvard (1 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell area hockey workforce (8-3, 3-1 AE) is within the midst of its longest street swing of the yr. The five-game street journey continues this week with visits to America East foe Vermont (9-2, 3-1 AE) on Friday, October 7 at 2 p.m. and Ivy league opponent No. 15 Harvard (7-3, 2-0 IVY) on Sunday, October 9 at 1 p.m.
 
RIVER HAWK REWIND
The River Hawks moved to 8-3 total and 3-1 in America East motion in 2022 with a cut up, 1-1 week. The workforce first battled via 58 scoreless minutes of motion with No. 23 Maine on Sept. 30 earlier than falling, 1-0. The workforce rapidly bounced again, although, with a 4-2 victory at Northeastern on Oct. 2. Graduate scholar Jenna Berger logged one aim and one help for 3 factors within the win towards the Huskies.
 
LEADING THE FLOCK
Jenna Berger leads the River Hawks with 13 factors on 4 targets and 5 assists. Junior Mirthe Gans (Tiel, Netherlands) and freshman Meike Vischer (The Hague, Netherlands), who’re tied for first on the workforce with 5 assists, as nicely, observe with 9 factors apiece. Junior goalkeeper Eleonore Boekhorst (Bilthoven, Netherlands) has tallied 40 saves on the yr with a 1.22 targets towards common.
 
A WIN WOULD
A win on Friday would give the River Hawks their third in a row towards Vermont. A win towards Harvard on Sunday would mark the workforce’s first towards a ranked opponent this yr.
 
NATIONAL NEWS
The River Hawks presently sit twenty eighth within the nation on the NCAA Division I RPI rankings. Moreover, the workforce is 14th nationally for targets towards common (1.21) and 18^th for scoring margin (1.21).
 
HOME SWEET HOME
With the choice towards Maine, the River Hawks are 6-1 at Depraved Blue Subject to date this yr. The 6-0 begin on dwelling turf marked this system’s finest dwelling begin on the Division I degree.
 
ON A ROLL
The River Hawks put collectively a six-game win streak from Sept. 5-25. It was the longest on the DI degree for the River Hawks, to date, enhancing upon final yr’s four-game run.
 
STARTING STRONG
The three-0 begin to convention performed marked the River Hawks’ finest America East begin in program historical past with wins towards Stanford, UC Davis and New Hampshire.
 
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
After racking up six targets towards Merrimack on Sept. 11 for his or her most targets in a sport since 2018 (vs. Hofstra, 6-0), the squad has since maintained their high-scoring methods, ending with at the least 4 targets in three out of the final 4 video games.
 
SPREADING THE LOVE
The River Hawks have confirmed off their depth already this yr, as 12 completely different workforce members have already tallied a aim and 14 have at the least two factors.
 
SHUTTING OUT THE OPPOSITION
Eleonore Boekhorst now owns 11 profession clean sheets after shutting out Stanford on Sept. 16. She holds this system’s Division I report for shutouts as a goalkeeper.
 
HELPING HANDS
With three helpers within the week of Sept. 5, Jenna Berger presently boasts 23 profession assists to take the highest spot on this system’s Division I report record, surpassing Christa Doiron (19, 2014-17). Meike Vischer tallied three assists within the victory at New Hampshire, matching a DI program report first set in 2018.
 
AMERICA EAST WEEKLY HONORS
Eleonore Boekhorst was named America East Defensive Participant of the Week on Sept. 7 for her 10 saves and 1-1 efficiency within the cage towards Massachusetts and Wagner.