Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff
UML Women vs. Bentley
The last time the River Hawks beat Bentley was 1994. Last year, the two teams tangled in Waltham and the Falcons came away with a 17-point victory. Bentley owned the glass, grabbing 31 rebounds to UML’s 13.
Sunday will be the first road game of the season for the Falcons (2-1) who fell 55-53 to Southern Connecticut State on Tuesday. Bentley will be led by Alvirne High School graduate Lauren Moore. The senior guard is averaging a team-high 16.3 points while grabbing 6.0 rebounds per game.
The underclassmen-laden River Hawks were tagged by St. Michael’s in their last game, losing to the NE-10 rival 57-37. UML was held to just 28 percent shooting from the field. Junior guard Tonya Perry and sophomore forward Bridgette Hooker both enter Sunday’s contest averaging 10 points per game.
Game time is 2 p.m. tomorrow at Costello Gymnasium
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UML Men vs. Bentley
UML was standing on the train tracks when the Falcons rolled to the NE-10 title last season. Bentley dropped a 78-61 spanking on the River Hawks last season at the Dana Center as Bentley notched it‘s 13th straight victory. The Falcons were successful in disrupting the UML offensive attack, holding them to under 40 percent shooting from the field, and holding Stacey Moragne to just six points.
The defending Northeast-10 men’s basketball champions from Bentley come in with a record of 4-0 and ranked 20th in the nation. Junior forward Nate Fritsch comes in scoring 15.8 points per game and senior guard Dan Lawson, son of Bentley head coach Jay Lawson, is averaging 11.3 points per game and shooting 52 percent (13 of 25) from three-point range.
UML comes in with a record of 2-2, and freshman Victor Colon was named the Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Week. He averaged 15.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while shooting 50 percent from the floor.
Game time is set for 4 p.m. tomorrow at Costello.