UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball

UMass Lowell River Hawks
2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team
University	University of Massachusetts Lowell
Head coach	Denise King
Conference	America East
Location	Lowell, Massachusetts
Arena	Costello Athletic Center Tsongas Center (Capacity: Costello Athletic Center 1,100; Tsongas Center 7,649)
Nickname	River Hawks
Colors	Blue, white, and red [1]
NCAA tournament appearances
1991*, 1993*, 1994*, 1995*, 1997*, 1998*, 2000*, 2003* *at Division II level

The UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. The River Hawks started play in NCAA Division I beginning in 2013 and joined the America East Conference. ^[2] As part of their transition from Division II to Division I, they were not eligible for postseason play until the 2017–2018 season. ^{[3] [ non-primary source needed ]}

Season-by-season record

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Kathy O’Neil (New England Collegiate Conference/Northeast-10 Conference)(1985–2011)
1985–86	Kathy O’Neil	1–24	1–14
1986–87	Kathy O’Neil	11–16	7–7
1987–88	Kathy O’Neil	10–16	3–9
1988–89	Kathy O’Neil	15–13	7–7
1989–90	Kathy O’Neil	19–12	9–5
1990–91	Kathy O’Neil	22–9	14–0		Regional semifinals Round of 32
1991–92	Kathy O’Neil	21–9	11–3
1992–93	Kathy O’Neil	24–6	13–1		Regional final Sweet 16
1993–94	Kathy O’Neil	23–8	13–3		Regional semifinals Round of 32
1994–95	Kathy O’Neil	23–7	13–3		First round Round of 48
1995–96	Kathy O’Neil	20–8	16–4
1996–97	Kathy O’Neil	25–6	16–2		Regional semifinals Round of 32
1997–98	Kathy O’Neil	19–10	12–4		First round Round of 48
1998–99	Kathy O’Neil	14–13	10–8
1999–2000	Kathy O’Neil	19–10	13–3		First round Round of 48
2000–01	Kathy O’Neil	11–16	8–14	11th
2001–02	Kathy O’Neil	15–13	11–11	T-7th
2002–03	Kathy O’Neil	23–8	17–5	2nd	Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64
2003–04	Kathy O’Neil	13–15	9–13	T-9th
2004–05	Kathy O’Neil	16–13	12–10	T-6th
2005–06	Kathy O’Neil	11–18	9–13	10th
2006–07	Kathy O’Neil	10–17	5–17	T-12th
2007–08	Kathy O’Neil	13–14	8–14	13th
2008–09	Kathy O’Neil	8–19	5–17	13th
2009–10	Kathy O’Neil	16–11	12–10	T-6th
2010–11	Kathy O’Neil	9–18	8–14	T-11th
Kathy O’Neil:		411–329
Sarah Behn (Northeast-10 Conference)(2011–2013)
2011–12	Sarah Behn	11–16	9–13	T-9th
2012–13	Sarah Behn	18–9	15–7	4th
Sarah Behn:		34–48
Sarah Behn (America East Conference)(2013–2014)
2013–14	Sarah Behn	5–23	4–12	T-6th
Jenerrie Harris (America East Conference)(2014–present)
2014–15	Jenerrie Harris	14–15	7–9	6th
2015–16	Jenerrie Harris	4–24	1–15	9th
2016–17	Jenerrie Harris	3–26	0–16	9th
2017–18	Jenerrie Harris	4–26	1–15	9th
Jenerrie Harris:		25–91	9–55
Tom Garrick (America East Conference)(2018–2021)
2018–19	Tom Garrick	7–22	3–13	8th
2019–20	Tom Garrick	16–15	11–5	3rd
2020–21	Tom Garrick	12–9	10–6	3rd
Tom Garrick:		35–46	24–24
Denise King (America East Conference)(2021–present)
2021–22	Denise King	11–16	8–9
2022–23	Denise King	5–22	4–12
Denise King:		16–38	12–21
Total:
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA Division II Tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1997		First Round	Saint Anselm Bentley	W 65–64 L 57–72
1998		First Round	Franklin Pierce	L 48–57
2000		First Round	American International	L 57–65
2003		First Round	Southern Connecticut	L 63–66

References

1. "UMass Lowell Athletics Identity Standards". August 8, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
2. "UMass Lowell Joins America East as Full Member".
3. "University Quick Facts". UMass Lowell.

External links

• Official website