Wildcats Fall to River Hawks 70-53

Saturday, January 6

Lowell, Mass.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

6-9,0-2America East

UMass Lowell

1-13,1-1America East

New Hampshire

UMass Lowell

1/6/2024 5:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

LOWELL, Mass. – The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team fell to the UMass Lowell River Hawks, 70-53 on Saturday afternoon in the second game of America East conference play.

Junior guard Clara Gomez (Barcelona, Spain) scored a career-high 18 points in the game.

Score: UMass Lowell 70, UNH 53
Records: UNH (6-9, 0-2 AE); UMass Lowell (1-13, 1-1 AE)
Location: Lowell, Mass. (Costello Athletic Center)
Date: Saturday, January 6th, 2024
Time: 2 p.m.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will return home on Thursday, Jan. 11 where they will play the University of Maine Black Bears!

FIRST QUARTER:

The River Hawks got off to a hot start in the first quarter. Rayne Durant of UMass Lowell scored the opening points in the quarter.
The Wildcats responded quickly, with Avery O'Connor (Dedham, Mass) scoring a basket of her own off of a spectacular drive to the basket.
Following the Wildcats basket, the River Hawks went on a 13-0 run until Bella Stuart (Clifton Park, N.Y.) ended the drought, making the score 18-4 in favor of UML.

SECOND QUARTER:

The Wildcats attempted to battle back in the second scoring with a higher frequency than they had in the first.
The River Hawks did not let up on the gas going up by 27 points at one point in the quarter.
In the final two minutes of the quarter, the 'Cats scored back-to-back baskets to assist in UNH beginning to mount a comeback in the second half.

THIRD QUARTER:

As the second half began the Wildcats began to shift the tide of the game going on a 10-2 in the opening minutes of the quarter
The Wildcats continued to outscore the River Hawks for the remainder of the third with a spectacular full-court press that resulted in multiple steals and conversions.
With under a minute remaining in the third, O'Connor scored back-to-back threes bringing the River Hawk's lead down to just nine.

FOURTH QUARTER:

UML regained their composure in the fourth quarter going on a 15-2 run, extending their lead back to 23.
Following this, the 'Cats and River Hawks continued to trade baskets, but UML ultimately came out on top.

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