This year River Hawk fans have a great reason to be thankful. After seeing the success of many of the teams in the fall, and the expectations for success in the winter, many are thankful to be a part of River Hawk nation.
This was a year which ‘Hawks fans saw personal and team records broken, playoffs reached, and championships won. Just about every program in the Northeast-10 would see UMass Lowell on the schedule, and have to be concerned with that game.
Fall 2009 saw the usual success from the Field Hockey team. Despite the fact that they were not able to win the National Championship the Field Hockey team still had a successful season. This was a year that brought about two games with at least eight goals. The team also saw a record eight points scored in a single game by one player.
The ‘Hawks made it a storybook season by defeating Stonehill, a team that swept them in the regular season, in the National semi-finals on their own home field with a game winning goal by Samy Macy in the final minutes.
In Costello there was another successful season giving ‘Hawks fans a reason to be thankful. The women’s volleyball team produced a season that has fans thankful there are fewer empty spaces in the school’s trophy case.
‘Hawks fans witnessed a 10-4 regular season record at home from the Volleyball team. This was a great omen to UML hosting the Northeast-10 tournament. The ‘Hawks made sure that the Northeast-10 Championship was not leaving Costello Gym that weekend as they won their first NE-10 Championship. This also earned the team an automatic bid in the NCAA tournament, and Head Coach Karen McNulty head coach of the year honors.
One thing ‘Hawks fans did not see for much of this season was a goal against the UML women’s soccer game. The ‘Hawks women’s soccer team created a stretch of 12 consecutive games over a month long span without giving up a goal. This stretch also created a Div II record for senior goalkeeper Jamie Gillis, earning her a spot on faces in the crowd of Sports Illustrated.
After starting the season 1-2 the ‘Hawks would not lose another game until the second to last game of the regular season. This would earn UML a spot in the NCAA East regional tournament.
Fans should give thanks to be at the school at the time of this milestone. Any sports fan loves to mention how they were there for any historical moments, let alone 1,333 consecutive minutes of one.
The fall season produced many occasions which students at UMass Lowell could be thankful for. The fall programs set a standard that winter and spring looks look to keep up with, and give fans more reasons to be thankful.
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