SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant University softball team welcomes UMass Lowell to Conaty Park for an America East series this weekend.

The series will open Friday with a doubleheader beginning at 2:00 p.m. The third game of the series will be determined following the completion of Friday's games due to the weather forecast.

Friday
Opponent: UMass Lowell
Date: Friday, Apr. 11
Times: 2 PM | 4 PM
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
Video (GM1): AmericaEast.tv
Video (GM2): AmericaEast.tv

Game Three (Saturday or Sunday)
Date: Saturday, Apr. 12 or Sunday Apr. 13
Time: TBD
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats

Series History

• Bryant owns a 10-7 lead in the Division I series with the River Hawks. The two teams met seven times last year, with the Black and Gold going 5-2.
• UML, however, earned a 2-1 victory over the Black and Gold in the elimination round of the America East Championships.

Bulldogs Notes and Notables

• Bryant enters the weekend at 11-22 overall and 3-6 in the America East. The Bulldogs have been swept each of the last two weekends by UAlbany and Binghamton.
• The Bulldogs are hitting .270 as a team and own a 7.78 team ERA. 
• Meaghan Houk leads the team with a .378 average and 22 home runs. She ranks second in the league in average, fifth in OBP (.442) and third in OPS (1.037).
• Makenna Coleman is second on the team with 21 RBI and leads the team with five home runs.
• Hannah Cochran ranks fifth in the league with nine stolen bases.
• In the circle, Grace McKillop has posted two of Bryant's three wins in conference play. She has struck out 16 in 13.0 innings.
• Maddy Wachter enters the weekend 6-4 overall with a 4.00 ERA. She has struck out 42 and limited opponents to a .261 average.

Scouting the River Hawks

• UML is 10-18 overall and 4-4 in league play entering the weekend.
• UML hits .244 as a team but the pitching staff sports a 3.76 ERA. The River Hawks are limiting opponents to a league-best .259 average.
• Avery Spinello-Branch leads the team with a .330 average and 11 stolen bases.
• Emily Baumes has a team-high 13 RBI, while Emily Tow has nine stolen bases and a team-best 18 runs scored.
• Olivia DeCitise leads the pitching staff with a 5-6 record and a 3.70 ERA. She has 81 strikeouts in 80.1 innings and has held opponents to a .213 average.