UMass Lowell River Hawks
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| University | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| Conference | America East Conference, Hockey East |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Dana Skinner |
| Location | Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Basketball arena | Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell/Costello Athletic Center |
| Baseball stadium | Edward A. LeLacheur Park |
| Mascot | Rowdy the River Hawk |
| Nickname | River Hawks |
| Fight song | "River Hawk Pride" |
| Colors | Blue, White, and Red |
| Website | www |
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The UMass Lowell River Hawks are composed of 16 teams representing the University of Massachusetts Lowell in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, soccer, and track and field. Men's sports include baseball, golf, lacrosse and ice hockey. Women's sports include field hockey, rowing, softball, and volleyball. The River Hawks compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the America East Conference for all sports, except the men's ice hockey team, which competes in Hockey East. The River Hawks formerly competed in the Northeast-10 Conference at the Division II level.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell participates in 16 sports at the Division 1 Level. On July 1, 2013, 14 of UMass Lowell's Division II teams moved up to Division I, joining the America East Conference. The River Hawks formerly competed in the Northeast-10 Conference at the Division II level. Past champions include the 1988 men's basketball team, the 1991 men's cross country team, the ice hockey team (three times) and the field hockey team twice (2005, 2010). The 2010 field hockey team finished its season with a perfect 24-0 record. The university added men's and women's lacrosse for the 2014-2015 academic year.
The university's men's hockey team plays in the Hockey East Association and plays its home games at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. In 2013, the men's hockey team won the Hockey East regular-season and tournament championships and advanced to the NCAA Division I Championship "Frozen Four," all for the first time in the university's history. The men's hockey team repeated as Hockey East champions in 2014 while advancing to the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship for the third straight year and sixth time overall. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck is the only Hockey East player to receive the league tournament's Most Valuable Player Award in two consecutive years, earning the honor in 2013 and 2014.
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