ALBANY, N.Y. - The UAlbany women's basketball team hosts UMass Lowell for their Commitment to Education game.
GAME INFORMATION
UMass Lowell at UAlbany
DATE: Thursday, February 13
TIME: 11:00 AM
SITE: Broadview Center - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 19-5, 9-2 America East | UMass Lowell 3-19, 1-9 America East
SERIES RECORD: 23-11, UAlbany leads
STATS:
UAlbanySports.com
STREAM:
ESPN+
INT'L STREAM:
AmericaEast.TV
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*records as of February 11
LAST WEEK IN REVIEW
- The Great Danes added both a win and a loss to their record after defeating Bryant (2.6) at home and taking a loss to Vermont (2.8) on the road.
- Down at halftime, UAlbany's comeback win against the Bulldogs was led by graduate student Kayla Cooper who totaled 24 points, three assists, and three steals. Fellow graduate student Lily Phillips grabbed a team-high four rebounds.
- During the Purple and Gold's loss to Vermont, Cooper tallied her 1,763rd point, which put her second on UAlbany's all-time scoring list. Cooper also led the team with 10 rebounds. Graduate student Jessica Tomasetti notched a team-high four assists while following Cooper with 13 points and seven rebounds.
GREAT DANE REWIND
- UAlbany ended the non-conference season with just three losses while securing the best 10-game start in Division I history (9-1).
- The team's first loss of the season came in its crosstown matchup at Siena (12.7). The second two came against Power-Four teams at the end of the calendar year - Wisconsin (12.20) and #6 LSU (12.29).
- Going undefeated in November, UAlbany earned a double-digit season-opening victory against Rhode Island (11.8) while adding head coach Colleen Mullen's first win over a Power Four (Five) at Syracuse (11.20). Additional wins in November were against Dartmouth (11.13), Sacred Heart (11.16), Cornell (11.23) and RPI (11.27).
- The Great Danes added wins against Stonehill (12.1), Boston U (12.10), St. Bonaventure (12.14), and Merrimack (12.16) in December.
- UAlbany kicked off the conference season with six consecutive wins. UMBC broke the win streak with an upset on the road (1.23).
- Since the loss in Maryland, the Great Danes have completed regular season sweeps over Bryant and Binghamton and split the regular-season series against Vermont.
- Kayla Cooper leads with 17.8 points per game, 7.2 rebounds per game, 68 assists, and 37 steals.
- Fellow graduate student Kaci Donovan follows with 11.7 points per game and is tied for second in rebounds per game (3.8) with Jessica Tomasetti.
- Tomasetti is also second on the team with 46 assists and 27 steals.
- Junior Gabriela Falcão owns a team-high 26 blocks.
- As a team, the Great Danes are shooting .452 from the field, with a 33.9% accuracy from downtown, and .783 from the line.
MILESTONE WATCH
HISTORY MADE
- The Great Danes finished a spectacular performance in the non-conference season, fueled by the leadership of head coach Colleen Mullen.
- After defeating St. Bonaventure on Saturday (12.14), UAlbany sealed the best 10-game start in Division I program history with just one loss.
- Previously, the best 10-game start in Division I program history was 8-2, including one season under head coach Colleen Mullen. Five teams earned the 8-2 start: 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2023-24.
HAPPY AT HOME
- The Great Danes have paved the way for a historic season with an incredible record at home as they remain undefeated through the 2024-25 season in the Broadview Center.
- UAlbany has lost just five games at home since the start of the 2021-22 season.
- Going undefeated at home in non-conference play, Maine took the second-to-last regular-season home game of the 2021-22 season.
- Flipping the book for the 2022-23 season, UAlbany fell to Colgate and Cornell at "home" (Saint Rose and HVCC, respectively) while Broadview Center was undergoing its transformational overhaul.
- The Great Danes fell only twice during the 2023-24 season at home; both times being against Vermont.
ABOUT UMASS LOWELL
- The River Hawks finished the non-conference season with two wins and ten losses.
- Both UMass Lowell and UAlbany faced Boston University, Dartmouth, and Rhode Island. The Great Danes emerged victorious in all three contests while the River Hawks picked up three losses.
- UMass Lowell was winless in November, but opened December with wins against Le Moyne (12.7) and Iona (12.10).
- The River Hawks closed out 2024 with losses to BU (12.12) and UMass (12.20).
- Kicking off conference play, UMass Lowell lost six in a row to Maine (1.2, 1.23), UAlbany (1.4), Vermont (1.9), NJIT (1.11), and Bryant (1.18).
- The River Hawks claimed their only America East win so far against New Hampshire (1.25)
- UMass Lowell is currently on a three-game losing streak - NJIT (1.30), UMBC (2.1), and Binghamton (2.6).
- Abbey Lindsey has been averaging 11.2 points per game to lead the River Hawks' scoring efforts.
- Maddie Rice is leading in rebounds, averaging 6.1, while Rayne Durant leads the team in blocks with 19.
- Sydney Watkins owns the team-highs in assists (60) and steals (62) to strengthen UMass Lowell both offensively and defensively.
- Collectively, the River Hawks are shooting 36.4% from the field, 23.8% from three-point range, and maintaining a 55.8% free-throw percentage.
SERIES AGAINST THE RIVER HAWKS
- UAlbany currently leads the series, 23-11. In Division I only games, UAlbany holds a 23-3 lead in the series.
- Current head coach, Colleen Mullen, owns a 10-3 record against UMass Lowell during her time with UAlbany.
- The Great Danes won both contests by double digits against the River Hawks during the 2023-24 season - 65-49 in Lowell and 59-39 in Albany.
PAST CONNECTIONS
- Head coach Colleen Mullen grew up near UMass Lowell. She would practice at Costello Athletic Center every day in the summers, attending UMass Lowell for both basketball and volleyball camps. When there wasn't an organized event taking place, the River Hawks coach would open the gym specifically for Mullen. Her family is also well-embedded within the Lowell community. Mullen's grandfather worked at the college for over 30 years while multiple aunts and uncles are alumni of UML. One of her aunts, Gail Beaudoin, is a current professor within the criminal justice department - a retired lieutenant in the Chelmsford police force, she has been teaching there for over 20 years.
DRIVE THE LANE WITH UALBANY HOOPS
- UAlbany will continue its partnership with ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team and City Line Bar & Grill for the fourth consecutive year.
- Coaches Colleen Mullen and Dwayne Killings, along with select student-athletes, will join ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team's Dan Bahl and Michael Johnson Jr. every Monday from 6-7 pm live from City Line Bar & Grill for a weekly segment entitled 'Drive the Lane with UAlbany Hoops'.
- Fans are invited to come to City Line Bar & Grill to join Coach Mullen, Coach Killings, the student-athletes, and the ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team crew.
- Food and drink specials will be available on a weekly basis as the teams embark on their new seasons and talk hoops every Monday.
AMERICA EAST STANDINGS
- UAlbany remains at the top of the conference at 9-2.
- Vermont (8-2) holds the second spot after earning their latest win at home against the Great Danes.
- Maine is on a two-game losing streak but remains in third place (7-4).
- Bryant and NJIT round out the top four with a matching 6-5 record.
- UMBC (5-5) sits right at .500 for sixth place in the conference.
- Binghamton (4-7), New Hampshire (2-9), and UMass Lowell (1-9) round out the conference standings.
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK
- Thursday
- UMass Lowell at UAlbany, 11 am
- Vermont at New Hampshire, 6 pm
- Bryant at NJIT, 6 pm
- UMBC at Binghamton, 6:07 pm
- Saturday
- New Hampshire at UMass Lowell, 1 pm
- NJIT at Binghamton, 2 pm
- Bryant at UMBC, 4 pm
- Maine at Vermont, 4 pm
UP NEXT: The Great Danes hit the road for a week to face Maine (2.20) and New Hampshire (2.22).
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