UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball

UMass Lowell River Hawks
UMass Lowell River Hawks
	2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team
University	University of Massachusetts Lowell
Head coach	Jon Plefka (1st season)
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;
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	Division II: 1997
NCAA tournament appearances
	Division II: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003
Conference tournament champions
	ECAC: 1990; NECC: 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000
Conference regular season champions
	NECC: 1991, 1993, 1995, 2000

Last updated April 27, 2025

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]^[4]^[5]

Season-by-season record

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Pat McCoy (Independent)(1975–1976)
1975–76	Pat McCoy	8–4
Deborah Preis (Independent)(1976–1978)
1976–77	Deborah Preis	12–3
1977–78	Deborah Preis	8–9
Barbara Ryder (Independent)(1978–1980)
1978–79	Barbara Ryder	2–16
1979–80	Barbara Ryder	2–14
Carol Mastacouris (Independent)(1980–1982)
1980–81	Carol Mastacouris	10–13
1981–82	Carol Mastacouris	10–13
Carol Mastacouris (New England Collegiate Conference)(1982–1985)
1982–83	Carol Mastacouris	7–18	2–4
1983–84	Carol Mastacouris	7–21	3–11
1984–85	Carol Mastacouris	1–24	0–14
Kathy O’Neil (New England Collegiate Conference)(1985–2000)
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		NCAA Division II Regional semifinals
1991–92	Kathy O’Neil	21–9	11–3
1992–93	Kathy O’Neil	24–6	13–1		NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen
1993–94	Kathy O’Neil	23–8	13–3		NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
1994–95	Kathy O’Neil	23–7	13–3		NCAA Division II First Round
1995–96	Kathy O’Neil	20–8	16–4
1996–97	Kathy O’Neil	25–6	16–2		NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
1997–98	Kathy O’Neil	19–10	12–4		NCAA Division II First Round
1998–99	Kathy O’Neil	14–13	10–8
1999–2000	Kathy O’Neil	19–10	13–3		NCAA Division II First Round
Kathy O’Neil (Northeast-10 Conference)(2000–2011)
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	NCAA Division II First Round
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)(2014–2018)
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)(2021–2025)
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

The River Hawks made the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament eight times. They had a combined record of 3–8.

NCAA Division II Tournament results

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	Regional Semifinals	Saint Anselm	L 65–82
1993	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Stonehill Bentley	W 84–78 L 60–68
1994	First Round Regional Semifinals	Franklin Pierce Bentley	W 83–70 L 63–76
1995	First Round	American International	L 66–78
1997	First Round Regional Semifinals	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

↑ "UMass Lowell Athletics Identity Standards". August 8, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
↑ "UMass Lowell Joins America East as Full Member".
↑ "University Quick Facts". UMass Lowell.
↑ "UMass Lowell Joins America East as Full Member".
↑ "UMass Lowell Women's Basketball Record Book by RiverHawkNation - Issuu". 7 November 2019.

External links

Official website

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[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.

[4] "UMass Lowell Joins America East as Full Member".

[5] "UMass Lowell Women's Basketball Record Book by RiverHawkNation - Issuu". 7 November 2019.

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v t e UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball
Venues	Costello Athletic Center (1975–present) Tsongas Center (alternate; 1998–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e America East Conference women's basketball
Teams	Albany Great Danes Binghamton Bearcats Bryant Bulldogs Maine Black Bears UMBC Retrievers UMass Lowell River Hawks New Hampshire Wildcats NJIT Highlanders Vermont Catamounts
Championships & awards	America East Conference women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e University of Massachusetts Lowell
Located in: Lowell, Massachusetts
Academics	Kennedy College of Sciences Manning School of Business
Research	Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute Radiation Laboratory
Campus	Allen House Kenneth R. Fox Student Union Middlesex County Training School (West Campus) Wannalancit Mills
Athletics	UMass Lowell River Hawks Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's ice hockey Men's lacrosse Men's soccer Costello Athletic Center LeLacheur Park Tsongas Center America East Conference Hockey East
Student life	Housing Marching band WUML
Chancellors	William T. Hogan Marty Meehan Jacqueline Moloney Julie Chen
Founded: 1894