Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff
Some notes and news related to the UMass Lowell men's basketball team that didn't fit into the latest game story.
- DOWN THE STRETCH: Saturday’s close contest was relatively out of the ordinary. The River Hawks have rolled though opponents by an average of 15 points per game in the last 10 games, and they‘re scoring margin for the season is +11.4 points (second-best in the Northeast-10 Conference).
Sure, UML has played in tight games, but until American International College paid a visit, the River Hawks had yet to be in a one-possession game with less than a minute left to play.
“That was a one-point game down the stretch, and we do, probably not enough, but in practice we do situations just like that,” River Hawks head coach Greg Herenda said. “But our kids, we’re on them every possession, so at the end of the game they kept to the script and did what they were supposed to do. I put it on the board before the game, ‘Players make plays’ and (Kyle) Caiola was able make that play at the end of the game. Thank God.”
- GOTTA SCORE TO WIN: The UML defense has allowed 61.4 points per game during the 10 game win streak. Along the way, the defensive-oriented team has seen it’s offense pick up steam as the River Hawks have scored 76.6 points during the same stretch.
Individually, junior forward Victor Colon has moved into the top 10 scorers in the NE-10. He enters this week averaging 14.6 points per game (10th in the NE-10). Caiola is also climbing the scoring charts as he’s up to 15th in the conference with 13.8 points per game.
- WELCOMING COMMITTEE: UML plays the newest member of the NE-10, the University of New Haven, for the first time this season. The Chargers haven’t received the warmest welcome to this point in their inaugural season. UNH enters play on Tuesday sporting a record of 4-11 in the conference (6-11 overall) in the midst of a four-game losing skid.
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