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The UMass Lowell River Hawks have released their 2022 men’s lacrosse schedule, becoming the 53rd DI program to do so and seventh from the America East to do so. The River Hawks are coming off a campaign in 2021 in which they went 1-8 overall (1-7, America East) against a conference-heavy schedule.

River Hawks’ 2022 Schedule:

Date	Home	Away	Notes
1/29	UMass Lowell	Bentley (DII)	Scrimmage
2/5	Bryant	UMass Lowell	Scrimmage
2/12	UMass Lowell	Quinnipiac
2/19	UMass	UMass Lowell
2/26	UMass Lowell	Siena
3/5	Merrimack	UMass Lowell
3/12	UMass Lowell	Sacred Heart
3/16	Stony Brook	UMass Lowell	America East
3/19	UMass Lowell	Jacksonville
3/26	NJIT	UMass Lowell	America East
4/2	UMass Lowell	UAlbany	America East
4/9	UMass Lowell	Vermont	America East
4/16	UMass Lowell	UMBC	America East
4/19	UMass Lowell	Holy Cross
4/30	Binghamton	UMass Lowell	America East

New Opponents

Quinnipiac, Siena, Sacred Heart, Jacksonville, Holy Cross

Team’s Dropped

Hartford (not playing a full America East schedule in 2022)

Key Games

3/26 @ NJIT: Playing as conference opponents for the first time last season, the River Hawks fell to the Highlanders 14-10 to mark their first-ever loss against NJIT. With the two expected to be in similar spots again this season, expect another close contest. UMass Lowell holds a 4-1 lead in the all-time series.

4/19 vs Holy Cross: In-state foes, UMass Lowell and Holy Cross have played twice in history (2019, 2020). During their last meeting, the Crusaders pulled out a 14-13 overtime victory. This year’s meeting marks the first between the two under the J.L. Reppert era at Holy Cross, and will be interesting to see how things play out.

4/30 @ Binghamton: The River Hawks close out the regular season on the road against the Binghamton Bearcats, whom they fell against 11-9 last season in their lone meeting. A win against the Bearcats would be big for a UMass Lowell program looking to push forward.