# 2020–21 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team

The 2020–21 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The River Hawks were led by first year head coach Denise King and played most their home games in the Costello Athletic Center while select games were played in the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 12–9, 10–6 in America East play to finish in fourth place.

## Media

All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 6, 2020* 2:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Boston College | L 38–88 | 0–1 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Dec 12, 2020* 1:00 pm, SNY | | at #3 UConn | L 23–79 | 0–2 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Dec 16, 2020* 12:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 69–59 | 1–2 | Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA |
| America East regular Season ||||||
| Dec 19, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | W 66–50 | 2–2 (1–0) | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| Dec 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 56–61 | 2–3 (1–1) | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| Dec 27, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stony Brook | W 63–60 | 3–3 (2–1) | Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA |
| Dec 28, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | L 44–60 | 3–4 (2–2) | Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA |
| Jan 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 58–53 | 4–4 (3–2) | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ |
| Jan 3, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 53–47 | 5–4 (4–2) | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ |
| Jan 9, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hartford | W 81–45 | 6–4 (5–2) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| Jan 10, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hartford | W 74–52 | 7–4 (6–2) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| Jan 16, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | W 59–49 | 8–4 (7-2) | Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA |
| Jan 17, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Binghamton | L 63–67 | 8–5 (7–3) | Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA |
| Jan 30, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | L 39–46 | 8–6 (7–4) | Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA |
| Jan 31, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | W 46-31 | 9–6 (8–4) | Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA |
| Feb 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 49–81 | 9–7 (8–5) | Memorial Gym Orono, ME |
| Feb 7, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 51–53 | 9–8 (8–6) | Memorial Gym Orono, ME |
| Feb 13, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 74–40 | 10–8 (9–6) | Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA |
| Feb 14, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 73–52 | 11–8 (10–6) | Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA |
| America East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/28/2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | (6) NJIT Quarterfinals | W 72–52 | 12–8 | Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA |
| 03/07/2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | at (2) Stony Brook Semifinals | L 55–75 | 12–9 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||