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Junior Angel Montas Jr. (La Romana, Dominican Republic) scored a game-high 23 points, but as the UMass Lowell men’s basketball team (5-10) dropped its final non-conference game of the season 90-62 to 25th-ranked Iowa on Monday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa.
“We are excited to be done with our non-conference schedule and move onto conference play,” said UML head coach Pat Duquette. “Iowa is a top 25 team and was the most well-coached team we played all year. I feel like our team has noticeably improved and survived our toughest non-conference schedule ever.”
Montas Jr., who added six rebounds, three assists, and two steals, was one of three River Hawks (5-10) to finish with double-digit scoring efforts. Junior Darrel Yepdo (Dracut) added 10 points and five assists, while junior Xavier Spencer (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) finished with 10 points and three assists.
Iowa got to work early, scoring the first eight points of the game in the opening minutes.
Women win
The UMass Lowell women’s basketball team turned in a wire-to-wire performance on Monday evening, rolling past St. Joseph’s Brooklyn, 109–45, at the Kennedy Family Athletic Complex in Lowell.
“Any win is a good win, but I thought we had a lot of players step up tonight, which was great to see,” said UML head coach Jon Plefka. “Coming off the break, it was important for us to get back on track and carry some momentum into conference play.”
The River Hawks set the tone early, using energy on the glass and strong ball movement to jump out to a 25–5 lead after the opening quarter.
Junior guard Maddie Rice (Charlottesville, Va.) knocked down an early three during a 15–3 run, while graduate forward Anabel Latorre Ciria (Zaragoza, Spain) and sophomore guard Nia Chima (Toronto, Ontario) controlled the boards to extend possessions and limit the Bears to one shot at the other end.
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