Posted By: Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff

HOCKEY


The River Hawks skated to two victories this past weekend, knocking off UMass Amherst on Friday and pulling out a 4-3 overtime victor at Providence College on Sunday. The wins were the second time this season the River Hawks have been able to put together back-to-back victories.

River Hawk senior forward Danny O’Brien was named the conference player of the week. He had three points in each of weekend wins. O’Brien registered his first career hat trick on Saturday, including the overtime winner.

This week the River Hawks play a double dip with Northeastern, going to Boston on Friday night and hosting the Huskies on Saturday night. Northeastern will enter this weekend’s games with a record of 1-15-4 (1-10-4 in Hockey East).

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MEN’S BASKETBALL


The River Hawks started off the week by breaking into the top 20 of the NABC Division II Poll. On Saturday they ran into a Saint Rose team that came out of the gates swinging, scoring 30 of the first 32 points in the game and handing the River Hawks an 84-56 loss. The River Hawks bounced back with a victory against Pace on Monday at home avoiding losing two straight for the first time all season.

This week the River Hawks travel to take on Southern Connecticut State. Earlier this month the two teams met at Costello Gymnasium and the River Hawks prevailed 86-64.

On Saturday the River Hawks take on Saint Michael’s. Back on Jan. 5, the Purple Knights handed UMass one of their four losses this season.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

The women dropped a game over the weeknd in Albany, N.Y., to the College of Saint Rose before losing a six point game to Pace at home on Monday. The River Hawks will be looking to end a three-game losing skid as they travel to Southern Connecticut State on Thursday. In their earlier meeting the River Hawks fell victim to turnovers in a 52-39 game at Costello Gymnasium.

St. Michael’s comes to town on this weekend. The Purple Knights are the top three-point shooting squad in the conference. They triumphed in the earlier meeting, 68-58.

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TRACK AND FIELD


Men and women will be competing at the GBTC Invitational at Harvard University on Sunday. Several River Hawk athletes had standout performances at the Jumbo Invitational at Tufts University on Saturday. Four athletes on the men’s side took home individual titles and two women qualified for the NCAA Championships.

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