2020–21 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2020–21 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The River Hawks were led by first year head coach Denise King and played most their home games in the Costello Athletic Center while select games were played in the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell . They were members of the America East Conference . They finished the season 12–9, 10–6 in America East play to finish in fourth place.
All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website.
Roster
2020–21 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 0
Laura Vaida 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Ienachita Vacarescu National College
Bucharest, Romania
G 2
Kalkidan Mamo 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
So Cambridge
Cambridge, MA
G 3
Jaliena Sanchez 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So Springfield Central
Springfield, MA
G 4
Linda Svenne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Riga State Gymnasium No. 3
Riga, Latvia
G 5
Kharis Idom 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr Colonial
Orlando, FL
G 11
Leilani Rodriguez 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Fr Worcester Academy
Worcester, MA
G 13
Kaylen Banwareesingh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Monsignor Scanlan
Bronx, NY
F 14
Erin Lofaro 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Marlboro Central HS
Marlboro, NY
G 20
Sydney Coombs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr NH Spartans
Newmarket, NH
G 21
Jaini Edmonds 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Holy Name Central Catholic
Worcester, MA
F 23
Niya Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Sr Nazareth Regional
Brooklyn, NY
F 25
Denise Solis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Windsor HS
Windsor, CT
G 32
Shamyjha Price 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So Bishop Canevin HS
Pittsburgh, PA
F 33
Tiahna Sears 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr Bunbury Catholic College
Bunbury, Australia
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
Dec 6, 2020 *2:00 pm, ACCNX
at Boston College
L 38–88 0–1
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 12, 2020 *1:00 pm, SNY
at #3 UConn
L 23–79 0–2
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Dec 16, 2020 *12:00 pm
Northeastern W 69–59 1–2
Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
America East regular Season
Dec 19, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Vermont
W 66–50 2–2 (1–0)
Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
Dec 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Vermont
L 56–61 2–3 (1–1)
Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
Dec 27, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+
Stony Brook W 63–60 3–3 (2–1)
Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
Dec 28, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook L 44–60 3–4 (2–2)
Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
Jan 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT
W 58–53 4–4 (3–2)
Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
Jan 3, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT
W 53–47 5–4 (4–2)
Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
Jan 9, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hartford
W 81–45 6–4 (5–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Jan 10, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hartford
W 74–52 7–4 (6–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Jan 16, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
Binghamton W 59–49 8–4 (7-2)
Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
Jan 17, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
Binghamton L 63–67 8–5 (7–3)
Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
Jan 30, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Albany L 39–46 8–6 (7–4)
Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
Jan 31, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
Albany W 46-31 9–6 (8–4)
Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
Feb 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Maine
L 49–81 9–7 (8–5)
Memorial Gym Orono, ME
Feb 7, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Maine
L 51–53 9–8 (8–6)
Memorial Gym Orono, ME
Feb 13, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
New Hampshire W 74–40 10–8 (9–6)
Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
Feb 14, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
New Hampshire W 73–52 11–8 (10–6)
Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
America East Women's Tournament
02/28/2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+
(3)
(6) NJIT Quarterfinals W 72–52 12–8
Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
03/07/2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+
(3)
at (2) Stony Brook Semifinals L 55–75 12–9
Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
References
