Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff

Some quick notes heading into tonight’s women’s basketball game against Stonehill. UML handed Stonehill its first loss of the season in Easton on November 25.

- The River Hawks shut down the Skyhawks from the jump, holding them to just 18 first-half points and a just five field goals.

- Stonehill shot just 35 percent for the entire game with 16 turnovers compared to 15 field goals. They finished with 49 points, and Randall Stallworth was the only player to reach to score 10 points or more (11 points).

- Someone might want to stop UML point guard Kyle Caiola. The UML freshman scored 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting (3-of-5 3-pointers) with two assists and one turnover.

- The River Hawks weren’t taken off the 3-point line. UML made 10-of-19 from long range as five different players sank shots from behind the arch.

- UML grabbed 10 steals, including four by center Ali Kanaan, who also had two blocks.

- Stonehill’s leading scorer A.J. Rudowitz scored nine points in 26 minutes in the previous meeting. He is averaging just under 14 points per game this season.

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Stonehill dropped its most recent game to So. New Hampshire, 67-48, but the Skyhawks have been road warriors this season. Stonehill is undefeated on the road, winning all nine games away from Easton so far this season.

UML comes off of a win against one of the Northeast-10 Conference powers in Merrimack College. The River Hawks held all-everything point guard Darren Duncan to just one point in the first half. UML overcame 29 turnovers in the game including four by Caiola, six by guard Kevin Carr and seven by Marcus Johnson.