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UMass Lowell, Hartford meet in America East finals
March 11, 2021 GMT
America East Conference Tourney Championship, Chase Family Arena, West Hartford, Connecticut; Saturday, 11 a.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UMass Lowell and Hartford are set to do battle in the Championship of the America East tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last played on Jan. 10, when the Hawks outshot UMass Lowell 48.1 percent to 41.7 percent and made 14 more free throws en route to a 17-point victory.
TEAM LEADERS: Hartford’s Austin Williams has averaged 13.6 points and 6.1 rebounds while Traci Carter has put up 11.5 points and 2.5 steals. For the River Hawks, Obadiah Noel has averaged 20.6 points and 4.3 rebounds while Connor Withers has put up 11.5 points and 5.9 rebounds.NOEL IS A FORCE: Noel has connected on 34.1 percent of the 82 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 4 of 10 over his last three games. He’s also made 74.7 percent of his free throws this sea
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Noel, Thomas carry UMass Lowell into 1st AEC semifinal
February 28, 2021 GMT
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) Kalil Thomas nailed a high-arching corner 3 with 19 seconds left to close the door on New Hampshire 72-64 and send UMass Lowell onto the America East Conference semifinals for the first time in program history on Sunday.
Obadiah Noel scored 28 points, Connor Withers added 11 points with seven rebounds for UMass Lowell (10-11). Salif Boudie added three blocks.
The River Hawks will face No. 1-seeded UMBC on Saturday.
Nick Guadarrama had 16 points for the Wildcats (10-9). Nick Johnson added 14 points and seven rebounds. Jayden Martinez had 14 points and eight rebounds.
Noel scores 23 to lift UMass Lowell over Stony Brook 64-62
February 27, 2021 GMT
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) Obadiah Noel scored 23 points as UMass Lowell erased a 16-point deficit to edge Stony Brook 64-62 in the opening round of the America East Conference tournament on Saturday.
Noel scored the game-winner in a short drive with 6.6 seconds left. The win marks the first time at the Division I level that the River Hawks have advanced in the post season. The face No. 3 seed New Hampshire on Sunday.
Kalil Thomas had 15 points for UMass Lowell (9-11). Connor Withers added 11 points. The River Hawks forced a season-high 21 turnovers.