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Congresswoman Tsongas speaks with students about issues in US military
In This Issue Harambe takes campus by storm
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Michaela Goss Connector Contributor
All the way up: New elevators coming to Fox Hall
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Final River Hawk Scores Team
Score
Overall Record
Volleyball vs. New Hampshire
L 3-1 5-14
Field Hockey at Vermont
W 3-2
Hockey vs. 5 Minnesota-Duluth
T 1-1 0-0-2
Men’s Soccer at UMBC
W 4-0
6-6
8-0-2
Banks covers all genres with ‘The Altar’ Kathryn Leeber Connector Staff
Most artists feel comfortable sticking to one style of music, but as they grow, they might expand their sound. Jillian Banks, better known as simply Banks, has already displayed a willingness to move outside the comforts of pop music with only her second full length album. “The Altar� could best be described as alternative pop, but there are many other elements that comprise the singer’s sophomore album. The record opens with “Gemini Feed,� a song about an unhealthy relationship filled with catchy beats to compliment Banks’ vocal range. The lyrics are very original and although the idea is nothing new, the style of the song is fresh. As with most songs on the album, there are layered vocals with various levels of sound and pitch. “Lovesick� slows things down with a softer beat and more mellow vocals. Despite being more of a dull song about love, the sound flows with the album. A lot of the songs off this record are about love in some way or another, but it is done in a way that is not repetitive. “Mind Games� and “Trainwreck,� the subsequent songs, are some of the best tracks off the record. They are so catchy, with complex instrumentations that are filled with unique backing sounds. In addition, Banks vocal talents are really put on display in these
After her nine years in office, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas said she has worked hard to achieve gender equality in the U.S. Military, and positive change is definitely coming. On Thursday, Tsongas visited UMass Lowell to discuss with students the issues of gender equality and sexual assault in the U.S. Military. She answered student questions and discussed topics that audience members said they were glad were being brought to their attention. She also discussed military reform. “We all have to make sure that, at the very least, we are well protect-
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Congresswoman Niki Tsongas represented Massachusetts’s fifth congressrional district from 2007 to 2013. She now represents the state’s third congressional district.
ing those who are serving,� she said. “And that we are putting in place the resources we need to best protect this country.� Tsongas ran for her seat in Congress as a Democrat in 2007 during
a special election after Marty Meehan left office to become chancellor of UMass Lowell. She said her parents were her inspiration to go into public service, as they were both involved as well, and be-
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River Hawks finish series against Bulldogs with another tie Hannah Manning Connector Editor
After Friday night’s controversial result, in which the game ended in a tie after C.J. Smith’s would be game-winning goal was called off in overtime, the River Hawks came out of opening weekend with two points. The River Hawks were forced to a tie against the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs once again, 1-1. Freshman goaltender Tyler Wall
electrified fans with his play. In his first performance in a River Hawks jersey, he saved 40 of 41 shots. While the University of Minnesota Duluth turned up offensive pressure in the second period, Wall had a standup period wherein he stopped shots without letting up room for rebounds. On a particular play, he made a snappy glove save that had the student section audibly impressed. Later in the night, Wall showed
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cause of her husband, Paul Tsongas, who was a U.S. Senator and for whom the Tsongas Center is named after. While she has been in Congress, Tsongas said
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Defenseman Mattias GĂśransson battles for the puck with Minnesota-Duluth.
an incredible amount of hustle as he sprawled to his left to save a shot. The net was left open for the Bulldogs, but a flurry of sticks, including Wall’s own, saved the play as the River Hawks’ bench erupted in excitement. Wall ended the night with the game’s second star. He saw the game as a good introduction to college hockey, saying that he would have rather faced 40 shots than 20. “I saw a lot of rubber, but my defense did a good job of letting me see,â€? Wall said. Sophomore forward Connor Wilson opened up the scoring with his first collegiate goal, a power play goal coming in at 3:30 in the first period. A straight shot that flew past Bulldogs goaltender Nick Deery, Wilson’s goal was assisted by senior defenseman Dylan Zink and junior defenseman Tommy Panico. “It was definitely a memorable moment. It was a great power play by a five-man unit,â€? said Wilson â–ş See “Hockey,â€? page 7
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Evolution of Harambe meme at UMass Lowell Evanthia Tully Connector Contributor
The night of the Harambe bar crawl was a huge success, but the hype didn’t end there. Students dared to trespass onto the Merrimack River and create Harambe’s name out of rocks. The artists’ display can be seen from the University Avenue bridge. What would possess these people do commit such a random crime? Well it is no surprise to any student because for weeks now they have been idolizing the deceased silverback gorilla. Several student-oriented events were held to support Harambe. The culprits who wrote Harambe’s name in rocks in the Merrimack River are still at large. Many students have found that the constant reference to Harambe is getting old. “Honestly it just seems like overkill,” said senior Celin Carlo-Gonzalez. “The Harambe thing was funny but it’s like beating a dead joke now like people holding onto ‘suh dude.’” Graduate student Thomas Arlauskas also agrees
that the Harambe joke is over. “It was funny when I saw the videos on barstool but now it’s getting old,” said Arlauskas. He was one of the many students that did not see the student creation displaying Harambe’s name and still agreed that the joke needs to end. Other students found the display to be comical. “Once I saw it, I knew I needed to get a picture of it,” said junior Zach Daigs. Many students followed in his footsteps and decided to post pictures on social media. People who have posted it have also tried to get media attention but were unsuccessful. Harambe has been a common theme throughout the UMass Lowell community. Even though it is an old joke, the student body has found a way to bond over the animal’s death and in this way Harambe has brought everyone closer together. To promote one of the September soccer games, UMass Lowell handed out stuffed animal Harambes to get more students to attend. The game attendance was a huge success and even got a lot of surprising media cov-
erage from outside news networks. If that was not enough, the annual back to school bar crawl was also themed after him. Harambe may be dead but his legacy lives on. As junior James Scherer said, “The guy's a legend – almost everyone knows Harambe.”
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The rock arrangment is located in the Merrimack River.
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she has worked on a bill every year that deals with reform in the military that then is incorporated into a larger piece of legislation. “It begins to address some of the shortcomings in the ways in which the services deal with [military reform],” she said. One topic that she said has previously been included in this bill is the issue of body armor in the military because both women and men have to wear the same type of body armor. This was an issue for women specif-
ically because the armor not only caused permanent damage to soldiers because of its weight, but it was originally designed just for men. “It’s a different body configuration,” she said. “What works for a man does not work for a woman.” Tsongas said she learned throughout this development that women wearing this armor struggled to lift their arms to shoot a rifle. She said their abilities were compromised and they were unable to fully do their job in this armor. She said this issue is still being worked on and improved upon today.
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Niki Tsongas met with students after speaking at the event.
She also said women soldiers are forced to wear men’s shoes and that women’s prosthetics were not designed as well as men’s. She said both of these issues are now being reformed as well. Another topic Tsongas discussed was adapting combat positions to be gender neutral so that both men and women have an equal chance of holding power in them. “Gender neutral standards are being developed for each of those positions,” she said. “Women are serving and serving just about everywhere and now they will also be eligible for combat related positions.” Tsongas also said the number of women in the military is expected to increase greatly within the coming years. This led her to discuss her stance on whether women should have to sign up for the draft, which she said she thinks they should. “I’m a strong supporter of that,” she said. “As long as we have it, I do think that women also should have to register.” Another important topic Tsongas discussed was sexual assault within the military. She said she takes a very strong stance on this subject. “It’s an egregious issue,” she said. “It’s been around altogether too long.” Junior political science major Shaylyn Davis said she agreed with Tsongas on this issue and said she was glad to hear someone like Tsongas discussing such an important topic. “There needs to be a stronger stance taken in support of victims of sexual violence in the military,” she said. “I thought [the talk] was really informative. She actually told us her real opinions on these subjects.” Tsongas said that she has worked on issues of sexual assault for years. Recently, she said the issue of male-onmale sexual assault has become more common than people know. “This is an issue that is so under-
ground because it is very difficult for survivors to talk about,” she said. “We are challenging the services to really think better about how to make this something that is more visible and in which those who need help are able to seek it and that the help is there that they need.” Audience members said they were very interested in these topics and teaching assistant Ti Akande said she thought it was a great talk for students. “I think it was very enlightening,” she said. “It gives [students] sort of an inside view into the happenings and what transpires in Congress.” Congresswoman Tsongas discussed many issues that her audience said were important and enlightening to them. While some of these topics she said could seem controversial, she said they are important to make positive change happen. “There are debates around them,” she said. “But once a debate is over, in general, we come together to move ahead.”
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT songs. Not only does her range shine through, but the lyrics are so different and flow incredibly well overall. While most of the songs before “Trainwreck” seem to align with the sounds of pop and alternative music, “Trainwreck” is the first track to break away from that sound. Banks is more so rapping than singing in this song and the instrumentation is very similar to that of rap music. In an interview with Refinery29, she describes the lyrics as a “stream of consciousness thing” and that is very much the vibe that is felt when listening to the song. Banks sings confidently and unapologetically, “You try to compensate / For thinking with your one brain I Courtesy of Harvest Records
Banks’ previous album “Goddess” has sold 120,000 copies since its debut as of September 2016.
should decapitate / You showed me all your letters that I should’ve confiscated / Both of my eyes were weighted, I had to get away.” Lyrically, the ideas seem more personal to Banks than they are relatable to everyone, but the accompanying instrumental work is incredible. The next few songs are quite slow, and while they fit with the album, they are not as memorable as the faster, beat-filled songs. “Judas” picks the speed back up, but it is still not one of the best songs. Again, the instrumentals are reminiscent of rap beats and are very enjoyable, but the lyrics are not that great. As with most songs on the album, the verses are what make the songs, rather than the chorus. The chorus in Judas is incredibly basic with Banks singing twice “Judas, hey / Oh, oh, Judas, hey.” In the rap-like verses, Banks is heard singing complex phrases with a sort of strain in her voice that actually conveys a lot of emotion. Although a very catchy song, lyric-wise it lacks. “Haunt” features more tropical-beats and bongo drums to make for an interesting instrumental component. The song is about a broken relationship and is a little boring with an all-too common theme and almost monotone sounding vocals. I understand this is the style of Banks as a singer, but with so much variation in her voice in the other songs, it just does not work to have a lack of range in this song. The album closes out with “27 Hours,” a haunting song about the darkness of people and in Banks herself. This song is another example of a dull chorus, but it seems to work with this song. The chorus is not drawn out like in other tracks, but it is quick and effective. Overall, this is not a complex song but it is really powerful and the hip hop beats and
Green Day turn back time with ‘Revolution Radio’ Marlon Pitter Connector Editor
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“The Altar” is Banks’ second studio album since her debut album “Goddess” back in September 2014.
Connector Staff
Dance Gavin Dance went on tour to support their new album “Mothership” they released Friday. They are also touring with opening bands The White Noise, Good Tiger, Hail the Sun and The Contortionist. The White Noise opened up the show and they definitely set the mood. The lead singer created a circle pit and then proceeded to jump in while screaming in everyone’s faces. Naturally, his loud screams only got the crowd more excited for Dance Gavin Dance and all the other openers. Next up was Good Tiger, a band with a great blend of progressive hardcore and alternative rock. Good Tiger only played for about 30 minutes but they sure knew how to get the crowd hyped. Their catchy lyrics and unique melodies created the perfect recipe for the crowd to get up and dance. Hail the Sun went on third and that was where the fun really began. Hail The Sun has a unique blend of progressive hardcore and beautiful vocals ultimately creating a sound unlike any other. Hail The Sun opened with track “Human Target Practice” which is definitely a crowd pleaser because of how upbeat it is. Singer and drummer Donovan got right in everyone’s faces screaming the lyrics with them. Right before Dance Gavin Dance, The Contortionist went on. The Con-
tortionist has a more mellowed out version of metal to please fans all around with an ambiance of noise that creates an atmosphere unlike any
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and punk rock legends Green Day have seemingly brought themselves closer to the “American Idiot” era with the release of their 12th studio album, “Revolution Radio.” The politically charged and socially aware LP released Friday features 12 tracks addressing topics ranging from governmental to personal issues for lead vocalist and songwriter Billie Joe Armstrong. This release follows three studios albums released by the band in a four-month span late 2012 – “¡Uno!,” “¡Dos!” and “¡Tré!.” Musically, the album should please
fans of the band’s 2004 release “American Idiot.” With softer introductions in songs such as “Somewhere Now” and “Outlaws,” the styles of their 2009 album “21st Century Breakdown” and 2012’s “¡Tré!” are not far behind and fit right into this album. “Revolution Radio” still carries the energy of a typical Green Day album since “American Idiot.” The guitar tracks on the album by Armstrong and Jason White, a longtime touring member turned full member, are rife with distorted power chords and simple lead riffs, both a staple of the band’s nearly 30-year career. The lead single, “Bang Bang,” is not only the best song on the album, but it
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style are what make it so effective. Given the theme of the song, the emotion and power in Banks voice makes for an effective and enjoyable track. Despite a strong start to the album, Banks falls a bit flat near the end. The fresh and innovative instrumentals save the album to an extent, and even with some flaws, is still a unique and enjoyable album. Covering a range of genres is quite difficult to master, especially within one album, but Banks does a great job of sticking to her distinguishable sound while attempting to branch out. Final Grade: B+
Dance Gavin Dance sell out Middle East Club Emily Toomey
other. They opened with track “Language 1: Intuition” which is definitely their softest track. Fans instantly began opening the pit up, creating a Photo courtesy of Rise Records
“Mothership” is Dance Gavin Dance’s seventh studio album since the band signed on with Rise Records back in 2007. The band has been active since 2005.
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fun circle pit. Punches were thrown, people fell down but overall everyone was still having a good time. Last but certainly not least, Dance Gavin Dance took to the stage. They opened their set with their new track “Chunky vs. The Giant Tortoise.” Regardless how many times they changed line-ups they still managed to keep their impeccable sound. They played 12 songs total including “Death of a Strawberry,” “Lemon Meringue Tie,” “Spooks” and encore “Alex English.” Fans began chanting “one more song” before they came out for “Alex English.” Fans began jumping all together during the whole set. Almost the whole crowd knew every word to every song, screaming it back to them. The night was filled with screams, circle pits and a whole lot of dancing. Overall, each band provided their own unique sounds to give the crowd multiple different genres to explore. The crowd kept up with the dancing and various circle pits all night, never losing their energy. The night was filled with excitement and eagerness for each band to preform and was certainly not a night to forget.
The band’s previous album release was the 2012 trilogy “¡Uno!,” “¡Dos!” and “¡Tré!.”
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“Revolution Radio” marks Green Day’s 12th studio album release.
best exemplifies the political theme of the album. Coming in at about threeand-a-half minutes, “Bang Bang” is the fastest-paced and most aggressive track musically, a treat for fans nostalgic for tracks like “St. Jimmy.” Lyrically, Armstrong takes a societal outlook in the title track singing the second verse, “Give me rage like there’s teargas in the crowd / Do you wanna live out loud? / But the air is barely breathing / Rise of the slums to the obsolete / The dawn of the new airwaves / For the anti-social media.” The album hosts no shortage of introspection in Armstrong’s songwriting, as tracks like “Still Breathing” and “Too Dumb to Die” reflect on the singer’s personal life. The latter can be seen as a follow-up to “Christie Road” on the band’s “Kerplunk!” album released in 1992.
Aside from the aforementioned tracks, “Bouncing Off the Wall” is a standout song hidden in the middle of the album. The transition from the ending of “Outlaws” to an energetic and properly titled “Bouncing Off the Wall” quickly end a small sense of mellowness Green Day are known for dropping in the middle of their records. The album concludes with an acoustic ballad-like recording of “Ordinary World” with an existentialist feel to it driven home by the lyrics of the chorus. Green Day have brought out the best in their last 12 years of music, making “Revolution Radio” a necessity for fans of the band and music alike. Final grade: A-
Underrated Classics: ‘The Nice Guys’ Owen Johnson Connector Staff
In a year of generic remakes, massive letdowns, and cinematic embarrassments, “The Nice Guys” is an anomalous diamond in the ruff. Following the death of an adult film star (Murielle Telio), two private detectives are forced to work together to find a missing girl named Amelia (Margaret Qualley) who is somehow connected with the deceased actress. Through their investigation, the two detectives find themselves mixed up in a much more grandiose scheme. From the description of the movie, it sounds like a very generic buddy cop comedy. While that is the case to an extent, the movie manages to find success from the work of director and writer Shane Black (“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” “Iron Man 3”), who is exceptional when it comes to executing witty movies. Kicking off with the death of the adult movie star, the
plot works in the same way as a legitimate investigation would. At first, a lot of the events that transpire all seem coincidental and random until more clues are discovered by the private detectives. While the movie manages to avoid a
number of coincidences, a few do unfortunately slip through. Even with the occasional coincident to propel the plot, “The Nice Guys” makes up for it with its intriguing mystery and well-crafted humor. One of the most important
rules to produce a successful comedy movie is that the punchlines need to be delivered before the audience figures them out. “The Nice Guys” pulls this off perfectly, not only seamlessly pulling off their punchlines when the Courtesty of Warner Bros Pictures
“The Nice Guys” is the third film directed by Shane Black, the director behind 2012’s “Iron Man 3” as well as 2005’s “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.”
joke is set up in the scene, but subtly setting up jokes earlier in the movie which have some of the best payoffs of the whole film. The best part of the movie by far is the performances. There is incredibly engaging chemistry and repartee between Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, and both actors help get the witty dialogue to work perfectly. What is very surprising is that Angoruie Rice, who plays Gosling’s adolescent daughter, is able to pull of being a bratty young kid while still being as likable, if not more so, than the two leads. To put it simply, “The Nice Guys” is a near perfect movie with a few minor blunders in it that barely affect it at all. Final Grade: A
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CAMPUS LIFE
Fox Hall gets louder to become faster Hannah Manning Connector Editor
After a long period of negotiations with the state of Massachusetts and ResLife, UMass Lowell is adding two elevators to Fox Hall as well as renovating two of its existing elevators. Of course, this comes with a caveat: construction commenced at the beginning of this school year, and the project will dramatically impact this year’s residents of Fox Hall. Construction will take place outside of the building first, to add the two new elevators. After that has concluded, renovation on the two existing elevators will commence. The project hopes to conclude in the fall of 2017; it could take longer depending on the weather and the cumulation of any other delays. Haley Sullivan, a resident in Fox Hall, said that while the construction is a good idea in the long run, it has proved itself to be distracting for her. “I live on the side where the
construction is taking place and I can hear all the noises from my room even with the windows closed. It’s inconvenient trying to rest when the noise outside is just irritating,” she said. However, the major construction project and the students living in the university’s largest dorm building will be able to coexist thanks to arrangements made between the University of Massachusetts Building Authority and the Office of Residence Life. “We’ve had meetings with the ResLife people and with Facilities Management staff and sat down and discussed the issues that the construction would present and what the concerns are from the ResLife perspective and how it would affect the students,” said Paul Gransaull, the contact for the University of Massachusetts Building Authority (UMBA). UMBA is a public organization that makes it its mission to build facilities on UMass campuses.
“[Fox Hall] was designed for 550 students. There are now 800 students in the building. So you can tell by increasing the student capacity by 250 students that the two small elevators have not been able to keep up with the math,” said Gransaull. The university, in response to the booming freshman population, conducted a study to determine the best way to enhance the freshman on-campus experience. It determined that the move was to add two new elevators and modernize the two ones already in Fox. But there were concerns that doing so would interrupt life for students in Fox Hall. The number of residents in Fox had to be reduced by fifty in order to accommodate for construction. Those students were sent to live at the Inn and Conference Center, which resulted in several forced triples. Justin Killgoar, a resident assistant at Fox Hall, said that the noise levels are something that he and other RAs are re-
sponsible for curtailing. “The only thing we’re obligated to do in relation to the construction is [to] make sure they don’t begin construction before 8 a.m. Basically, the construction has to abide by the same building quiet hours, in a sense, so they’re not waking up the residents early or keeping them up at night,” Killgoar said. He says that the project is an exercise in cooperation between workers and students; the area has been set off so that students will not interfere, and the construction workers are mindful of the students living in Fox. “We’ve had no issues with the construction so far. They’ve been respectful of our wishes,” Killgoar said. The one safety concern that has been brought up was the blockage of the road in front of Fox. “People don’t walk on the sidewalk but instead walk side by side the construction. This can bring up a safety hazard with the traffic com-
ing through everyday including school and city buses,” said Sullivan. Dan Rabin, a resident at Bourgeois Hall who eats his meals at Fox, did not find much to be worried about. “It’s a little dangerous, because cars can’t see you. People just have to be a little more careful crossing the street,” he said. But Killgoar did bring up the fact that fire alarms could be more disastrous than normal, since it would be difficult to get fire trucks in and out of the area. Along with most students, he hopes that there is not a fire alarm crisis this year. Killgoar said that he has not heard many complaints from any of his residents. “Really all we hear [from students] is ‘Really? It’s not gonna be ready until next year?’” he said.
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Fresh Check Day, an event on the South Campus quad sponsored by UMatter, raised awareness for the importance of mental health as well as many other issues around campus, such as suicide prevention. UMatter began “four years ago to help raise awareness of suicide prevention,” said Jackie Keeves, who not only is envolved with UMatter, but also works for the Office of Student Affairs as the Assistant Director for Violence Prevention. Much of the event centered around the theme of promoting self health, and encouraging students to take more opportunities to destress, and to talk about struggles that they are having. Keeves said that every student encounters struggle, and “whatever you’re going through, there is probably someone who’s going through something similar, and we need to talk about that.” At the event, many booths were set up around the quad of South Campus that were themed around self health, one of which was specifically centered around suicide prevention. The Nine out of Ten organization is dedicated to making the public alert of the high number of individuals with suicidal thoughts, a number as high as nine out of every ten people, hence the name. At their booth was a large pledge that attendees got to sign to document dedication to helping raise awareness of the frequency of suicide. The pledge had many signatures by days’ end.
Other booths at Fresh Check day raised awarness for other issues, such as mental illness, rape and sexual violence and body image. There was also a raffle for several prizes including a television, shirts being given away for peope who participated in at least five booths, and a live performance by the Hawkettes, and on campus a capella group. One popular booth at the event was sponsored by Active Minds, a group dedicated to issues around mental illness. At their booth, participants got to anonymousely write down any secret, no matter how trivial or how serious, and they would be displayed in a collage later on. Another popular booth, in conjunction to the theme of suicide prevention, was Look for the Good. This booth had people write down something that makes them get up in the morning, and their responses were posted around the booth to display to passerby. A similar group were 100 reasons to stay, where people got to write down their favorite thing or reason for living on a piece of paper designed to look like a leaf, and they were posted with everyone’s other “leaves” on a collage next to the booth. A large number of UMass Lowell students were seen at the event and enjoying all it had to offer. According to Keeves, however, reaching a high attendance was not as important a goal as raising the awareness and helping students. “If only ten people showed up, I still would have been thrilled,” said Keeves.
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SPORTS Field hockey beats New Men’s hockey picks up point Hampshire 2-1 for first time with another tie Kathryn Leeber Connector Staff
With two goals from sophomore forward/midfielder Torrie Huk, the River Hawks were able to secure their first-ever win against the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. This was also the team’s first America East win since 2013. Both teams came out fierce, playing an aggressive first half. There were a number of penalty corner shots taken by both teams, but a majority of them were unable to convert to goals. A penalty corner taken by the Wildcats’ Lindsey Nerbonne was saved in the fifth minute. Nerbonne went on to shoot again and scored the first goal for UNH. She had the most shots for the Wildcats, with four shots on goal in the first half and five in the second. The Wildcats seemed to hold most of the possession in the first half. This was due, in part, to some turnovers from the River Hawks and strong defensive skills from UNH. However, even with a high number of shots by UNH, they were unable to score again. UMass Lowell may have been slow to warm up, but Huk was able to score off a corner shot in the twelfth minute, assisted by junior forward Christa Doiron and senior midfielder/back Annie Villare. Huk would go on to score again, her ninth goal of the season, in the nineteenth minute with another assist from Villare. These were the only goals from the River Hawks, but it was enough to secure the win. The second half kept the intensity high, with a lot more back and forth action. Both teams continued to have great shots on goal, but most were just wide or saved by the goalkeepers. The River Hawks’ passing became stronger as the game progressed, with better looks to get the ball closer to the goal. It was a relatively clean game,
despite a number of fouls. UMass Lowell had two green cards handed to them in the first half. In the twenty-fourth minute, senior midfielder/ forward Georgia Cowderoy received a green card and eight minutes later, Villare received one. Villare was given another green card in the second half, but that did not slow down the River Hawks. UNH’s Jessica Schmidt received the team’s first and only green card in the second half as well. Even with many corner shot opportunities, neither team was able to use them to their advantage. Head Coach Shannon Hlebichuk was very pleased with the result. “I thought we executed our game plan exactly how we prepared all week. UNH is a great opponent, they’ve got some great players up the middle, we knew we had to keep the ball out of their hands and I think we did a good job of that,” she said. Freshman goalkeeper Eva Berkhout received the start tonight and played the whole game. With six saves, Berkhout played a huge role in the River Hawks success. “I think she played her game, very composed, very controlled back there and really made some big saves for us,” Hlebichuk said. Overall, UMass Lowell’s defense was very strong, even with hard and quick runs from the Wildcats. Towards the end of the game, UNH was looking to score an equalizer and put a lot more pressure on UMass Lowell. The River Hawks defense did not waver, instead remaining calm and forced the ball away from UNH. Although both teams displayed a strong effort, the River Hawks were able to pull ahead thanks to critical goals from Huk and big saves from Berkhout. UMass Lowell is now 5-6 overall and 1-1 in the American East Conference. River Hawks field hockey will travel to Vermont for a Sunday matchup before returning for a contest against UAlbany on Friday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m.
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in regards to his goal, the lone one for the River Hawks on Saturday night. Wilson has found himself on both the power play and penalty kill unit for both games this season. He was awarded the first star of the game for his efforts.
Wilson’s early goal was the only one on the board until there was 3:56 remaining in regulation, when the University of Minnesota Duluth netted their first and only of the night. As the game progressed, momentum shifted from UMass Lowell possessing the puck and dominating shots on net to the Bulldogs nearly running away with the game in terms of shots. The River Hawks had 12 shots at the end of the first period while the Bulldogs were able to manage 6. By the end of the ninety minutes, the Bulldogs had 41 shots on net to the River Hawks’ 25. UMass Lowell had several breakaway chances that either dissolved just after crossing the blue line or were turned away by Minnesota Duluth’s Nick Deery. The River Hawks did especially well on the penalty kill, not allowing a single power play goal for the Bulldogs on six attempts. They were also 1 for 3 on the power play, and had 5 power play shots in total. Despite the fact that the River Hawks allowed 40 shots on net both games, Head Coach Norm Bazin was pleased with the direction that his team was going in. “We got several things to tighten up. I thought our neutral zone wasn’t what it should be. I thought today, though, there was a little more offensive zone time,” said Coach Bazin. Coach Bazin acknowledged that Minnesota Duluth had two games, both wins, under their belts before travelling to the Tsongas Center. “You are playing some very good hockey teams, and that’s something to remember. We purposely loaded our schedule up for the first month to see some really good teams. And that’s what we got tonight.” With the opening weekend officially in the books, the River Hawks will look for their first win of the season next weekend as they travel to Colorado College. They will return to the Tsongas Center for Homecoming Weekend. The first game of the weekend, against St. Lawrence, will be on Friday, Oct. 21 at 7:15 p.m. To cap off the festivities, the River Hawks will play Clarkson University on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.
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UMass Lowell captured their first conference win since 2013 on Friday night’s bout against the University of New Hampshire.
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October 11, 2016
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SPORTS
River Hawks hold on for 4-4 tie in home opener against Bulldogs Andrew Sciascia Connector Staff
In an electrifying home opener, the UMass Lowell River Hawks Men’s Ice Hockey team managed to weather a strong comeback by the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs and secure one point in their first tilt of the season. “Wild game!” said Bulldogs’ Head Coach Scott Sandelin. Despite a hard-fought back-and-forth game and leading on the scoreboard for long stretches, the River Hawks were plagued with turnovers and eventually forced into sudden death overtime. The game would have been ended with a UMass Lowell game-winning goal netted by junior forward C.J. Smith up close were it not for the referees calling the tally back for goaltender interference. The first period saw one goal from River Hawk senior defenseman Dylan Zink. His one-timer from the point went top right off a pass from senior forward and assistant captain Joe Gambardella on the power play and brought the team into the first intermission leading 1-0. “The momentum went our way in the second period because we started getting pucks deep,” said UMass Lowell Head Coach Norm Bazin. Although the River Hawks let up two goals in the second Christina Laderoute/Connector
Ryan Lohin, a freshman forward, was one of four River Hawks to make their collegiate debut on Friday night.
period, it seemed to be a period of play that they took hold of. The team answered the Bulldogs’ first goal against almost immediately on a power play goal from Gambardella, his second point of the night, assisted by Mattias Göransson and C.J. Smith. Gambardella boasted another goal in the same period off of a two-on-one opportunity created by a defensive interception on the part of C.J. Smith who received the helper. The River Hawks took what appeared to be a decisive 4-1 lead late in the second when freshman defenseman Mattias Göransson scored his first career goal on a 5-on-3 power play. His wrist shot opportunity came as a result of good cycle in the offensive zone. The goal was assisted by junior defenseman and assistant captain Tyler Mueller and Smith, and was one of what would be six power play tallies total on the night. It was at this point that University of Minnesota Duluth pulled starting goaltender Hunter Miska for Nick Deery. In front of a new goaltender the Bulldogs’ Karson Kuhlman’s individual effort to get his own rebound in front of the UMass Lowell net would result in a power play goal in the final two minutes of play. The Bulldogs carried momentum from this late goal into the third where Kuhlman and Neal Pionk, the goal scorers to that point, would record their second points of the night to push UMass Lowell into overtime where the score would not change. “I thought we didn’t manage the puck very well... I’ll watch them. We’ll improve that… It was one of those games where you’re giving up too many penalties and it slipped away on us, and that’s our fault.” said Coach Bazin, citing some of the difficulties the team faced throughout the game. It was not all negatives. Both teams took too many penalties, UMass Lowell with eleven and Minnesota Duluth with eight. The River Hawks played a
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River Hawk Games Wednesday, Oct. 12
7 pm
MSOC vs. Vermont
Thursday, Oct. 13
6 pm
WSOC at Hartford
Friday, Oct. 14
4 pmS
Friday, Oct. 14
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Friday, Oct. 14
9:30 pm
MHOC at Colorado
Sunday, Oct. 16
2 pm
MSOC at Stony Brook
FH vs. UAlbany
WVB vs. Stony Brook
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The River Hawks won 56 of 93 faceoffs against UMD.
solid defensive system to kill 5 of those 8 penalties. Christoffer Hernberg, who was the chosen starter for UMass Lowell, also turned away thirty-nine shots. “We’ll take the positive out of today, and we’ll channel maybe our frustrations into tomorrow… I liked our effort… Overall, the effort was there,” said UMass Lowell’s head coach in closing. With the season officially underway, the UMass Lowell River Hawks appear to be off to a strong start with a long season ahead.
Abramovic and the No. 22 River Hawks soar past UMBC, 4-0 UMass Lowell Athletics
BALTIMORE, Md. – Ivan Abramovic (Zagreb, Croatia) scored twice and the No. 22 UMass Lowell (8-0-2, 1-0-1 AE) men’s soccer team used a three-goal second half to defeat the UMBC Retrievers, 4-0, on Saturday afternoon. The result marked the first ever program win against UMBC (4-3-3, 0-2-0 AE), and the four goals was the most scored by the River Hawks in a single game since 2012. The eight wins also ties the most single-season wins in the Division I era. “It was a great team win on the road against a tough UMBC team,” said Head Coach Christian Figueroa. “We were pleased with the goals we scored, but more importantly, with the shutout. I thought our guys had a very good trip this weekend. We came out very focused today and it showed early on and throughout the match.” Abramovic opened the scoring in the 12th minute, fielding a through ball from Wuilito Fernandes (Praia, Cape Verde) and depositing the shot up and over the sliding keeper into the
upper right corner. Dario Jovanovski (Zagreb, Croatia) began the play just beyond midfield where Fernandes sent an untouched through ball from just beyond the middle circle to Abramovic at the 18yard box, and the redshirt-freshman took care of the rest. The Retrievers managed two shots on goal in the first 45 minutes, but Austin Kroll(Baltimore, Md.) stopped both. UMBC had its best moment to knot up the scoreboard in the 41st minute, but Tom Paul’s header hit the inside of the right post and stayed out. In the opening 10 minutes of the second half, Stanley Alves (Framingham, Mass.) had a point blank opportunity to double the advantage, but Billy Heavner knocked aside the shot at the last moment. Alves redeemed himself, however, scoring his first career River Hawk goal in the 55th minute to push the lead to 2-0. Jovanovski dribbled the ball from midfield into the box and sent over a cross to the wide open Alves. In the 63rd minute, Abramovic added his second tally of the afternoon,
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The nationally-ranked River Hawks hold onto their unbeaten streak.
receiving a pass from Fernandes and sending a low shot from 15-yards out that hit the back twine. Two minutes later, Carlos Ruiz (East Boston, Mass.) converted his third penalty kick goal of the season to open up a 4-0 advantage for the visitors. Despite being outscored by four, the Retrievers held a 16-10 advantage in shots, but Kroll only had to make four
stops to pick up his 23rd career win and 16th career blank sheet. UMass Lowell is back in action on October 12 against Vermont (7 p.m.) at Cushing Field. The squad will be wearing pink kits that will be available after the game in an online auction in support of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.