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The River Hawks are playing like beasts in America East.
The UMass Lowell men’s basketball team remained perfect in league play Saturday afternoon with a 73-68 victory over host Binghamton before 1,651 fans in Vestal, N.Y.
The River Hawks (8-10, 3-0 AE) have now knocked off league opponents Albany, Bryant and Binghamton in successive games.
Xavier Spencer tallied 18 points to power the winners, sinking 4-of-6 3-point attempts. Angel Montas Jr., coming off a career-high 27 points against Bryant, contributed 17 points. Also in double figures with 12 points was Austin Green and he hauled down eight rebounds.
Guard Darrel Yepdo, a Dracut native, chipped in nine points. The River Hawks broke out to a 45-36 halftime lead and then held off the hosts.
UML returns to action Thursday, hosting NJIT at 6 p.m.
Women fall
UMass Lowell fell 80–52 to Binghamton during America East play Saturday afternoon at the Kennedy Family Athletic Complex in Lowell.
The River Hawks (6-11, 0-4 AE) opened the afternoon with early energy, trading baskets in the opening minutes as junior guard Maddie Rice (Charlottesville, Va.) finished inside for the first UML field goal before graduate forward Anabel Latorre Ciria (Zaragoza, Spain) converted a second-chance layup to keep the deficit within single digits. Binghamton, however, began to assert control late in the first quarter, closing the period on a 7–2 run to take a 17–12 advantage.
Senior guard Sabrina Larsson (Uppsala, Sweden) helped spark the offense early in the second quarter, knocking down a three before freshman guard Tyanna Medina (Lawrence) finished a fast-break layup to keep UML within six. Senior guard Jaini Edmonds (Worcester) later buried a triple from the wing, and junior guard Paris Gilmore (Youngstown, Ohio) connected from deep to trim the margin to 10 late in the half.
“They were very aggressive and very smart against what we do, and the second-chance points really hurt us to start,” said UML head coach Jon Plefka. “For us, we couldn’t match their physicality off the jump, and that set the tone.”
Larsson led UML with 18 points, hitting five three-pointers. Medina added 11 points and five rebounds, while Edmonds recorded 11 points and five assists.
The River Hawks play Thursday (11 a.m.) at NJIT.
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