UMass Lowell 2022-2023: Valley Steamroller Edition

[ScottK]

4 of 6 losses are by a goal, meaning they're keeping games competitive. In only one of those 6 did they score more than 2, meaning their offense isn't doing enough.

Really happy to see them come back from 3-0 down, but ... why were you down 3-0 (after being down 2-0 the previous night)? Another game at UMass coming up this weekend, another chance to end what has become a rather embarrassing streak of 7 straight without a regulation win.

9 straight (0-8-1) - longest current winless streak against any 1 team. Last win was 3-2 at Tsongas on 2/21/2020 (after being down 2-1 at the end of 2). Haven't won in Amherst since January 4, 2019. Before this 9-game stretch, they were 20-2-1 against UMass under Norm.

[UMLFan]

9 straight (0-8-1) - longest current winless streak against any 1 team. Last win was 3-2 at Tsongas on 2/21/2020 (after being down 2-1 at the end of 2). Haven't won in Amherst since January 4, 2019. Before this 9-game stretch, they were 20-2-1 against UMass under Norm.

Thanks, I thought it was longer, but I must have missed a couple of games this morning while looking it up. Interestingly, all but three have been one goal games. Always play them close, outside of a 5-0 loss, but just not doing enough to win.

[Middle Street]

The streak continues. Lowell's inability to score on the PP is really hurting them. I know they got one last night, but they had six opportunities compared to one for UMA, including three in the 3rd!!

Hopefully they take care of business next weekend against Dartmouth, its always good to have 10 wins at the halfway point. HE has 6 teams in the top 16 of PWR at the moment, including Lowell. This could be a season where Lowell doesn't need 20+ wins to get in, but that assumes they beat the teams they need to.

[boblav1]

The streak continues. Lowell's inability to score on the PP is really hurting them. I know they got one last night, but they had six opportunities compared to one for UMA, including three in the 3rd!!

Not much else to say. At least they won the shootout and got the extra point.

[UMLFan]

Anyone making the trip to Dartmouth? Haven't been there in a few years, so decided to head up for the game.

[ScottK]

Anyone making the trip to Dartmouth? Haven't been there in a few years, so decided to head up for the game.

Dress for the arctic. Thompson is one of the coldest rinks I've ever been to.

[UMLFan]

Dress for the arctic. Thompson is one of the coldest rinks I've ever been to.

I remember that very well.

[Patman]

MBB 7-1 Lowell plays 7-1 UMass Thursday. And don't argue the record with me I don't count non-D1 opponents

edit: According to the NCAA's new rating system for MBB which replaces RPI Lowell on the border of an at-large bid right now (#53)... excuse me while I go giggle myself to sleep.

[gochiefs]

I don't understand why they play D3 schools. I see other America East teams do the same.

[Patman]

D3 schools often mean an easy tune up game and a free home win. It also means you can goose the end of season win count to impress recruits. They don't need to know two of those was against a school whose enrollment is 1500.

Heck. The meac and the swac load up 5 or 6 of them. Then again the HBCUs have often left sports as an afterthought.

[UMLFan]

I've been impressed by their start to the season, and seeing as they were picked 3rd in the preseason poll in America East was exciting. They played Rutgers close, and now have a four game stretch before they get into league play that will tell fans if this team is real or not; at 9-1 UMass, 4-4 St. Francis Brooklyn (which has already beaten one AE team this season), at 2-6 URI, and home v 5-4 BU (which is 2-0 against AE teams). Not exactly a gauntlet, but a bit more sturdy competition that say Emerson and Fisher College.

[Patman]

I've been impressed by their start to the season, and seeing as they were picked 3rd in the preseason poll in America East was exciting. They played Rutgers close, and now have a four game stretch before they get into league play that will tell fans if this team is real or not; at 9-1 UMass, 4-4 St. Francis Brooklyn (which has already beaten one AE team this season), at 2-6 URI, and home v 5-4 BU (which is 2-0 against AE teams). Not exactly a gauntlet, but a bit more sturdy competition that say Emerson and Fisher College.

i was shocked by how terrible LIU was considering they're downstream of LIU-Brooklyn's successful years. Lowell has one of the worst strength of schedules going so far so yes. It will be a test. If they're for real they'll lose to ZooMass but beat the other 3.

[bottomdweller]

Anyone making the trip to Dartmouth? Haven't been there in a few years, so decided to head up for the game.

I'll be there.

[Patman]

Things are getting proper weird. Espn, and I don't know which sports book they use for lines, umass at home is only a 2 point favorite.

We living in a different world all of the sudden.

[Patman]

Well then...