Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff
One for the birds tonight at Stonehill as the River Hawks take on the Skyhawks. And yes, I did just drop the bird line.
UML Women vs. Stonehill
Stonehill enters tonight’s action after posting the second highest single-game scoring total in school history on Sunday, beating Concordia 108-38.
Stonehill and UMass Lowell split their two meetings last year. The River Hawks posted a 62-59 regular season triumph over the Skyhawks on Feb. 7. Stonehill came back with a 53-42 win over UMass Lowell in the 2006 Northeast-10 Conference Quarterfinals on Feb. 28.
Senior Alisha Collins, the reigning Northeast-10 and ECAC Division II Player of the Year, leads Stonehill in scoring and rebounding at 16.3 points per game and 5.7 rebounds per game.
Junior Tonya Perry leads UMass Lowell in scoring at 10.7 ppg, while sophomore Antonnea Robinson follows at 8.7 ppg and paces the River Hawks on the boards at an even eight rebounds per game.
Game time is 5:30 p.m. at Merkert Gymasium, in Easton, Mass.
UMass Lowell women's basketball homepage
UML Men vs. Stonehill
Stonehill has been idle since posting a 72-55 non-league triumph over Mercy last Wednesday in Bridgeport, Conn.
Stonehill and UMass Lowell met a total of three times during the 2005-2006 season. The two split their regular season meetings, both of which took place at the Costello Gymnasium. The Skyhawks took an 80-68 non-league decision on December 12, 2005, but the River Hawks claimed a 59-55 Northeast-10 victory last Feb. 7. Stonehill won the third meeting in the 2006 NCAA Northeast Regional championship game at Merkert Gymnasium,
Stonehill freshman Randall Stallworth was named on Monday as the Northeast-10 Conference Co-Freshman of the Week this past week. Stallworth averaged 14 points and seven assists on the week.
Senior co-captain Soap Toun also averaged 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists on the week.
Freshman Victor Colon leads UMass Lowell in scoring at 11.6 ppg, while junior Dashon Harper follows at 10.6 ppg. Junior Jerreh Saidybah is next at 10.2 ppg and paces the River Hawks on the boards at 5.6 caroms per contest.
Game time is 5:30 p.m. at Merkert Gymasium, in Easton, Mass.