Despite holding advantages in corners and shots, the UMass Lowell River Hawks were unable to rally and overcome the four-time repeat National Champion Bloomsburg Huskies in Sunday's Division II National title game, played at Stonehill's W.B. Mason Stadium. The River Hawks fell by a score of 3-2. [+]
UMass Lowell is hoping, for the second time this week, that the third time is the charm. The #5 overall seeded River Hawks, who had lost twice to North Region top-seeded Stonehill College during the regular season, found the spark they needed to down the Skyhawks when it mattered most: in the NCAA Semifinal game. Now, UMass Lowell will meet Bloomsburg University in the title match for the third consecutive year, and look to take down the national powerhouse for its first NCAA Championship since 2005. [+]