The UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States.The River Hawks started play in NCAA Division I beginning in 2013 and joined the America East Conference.[2] As part of their transition from Division II to Division I, they were not eligible for postseason play until the 2017–2018 season.Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament championConference tournament champion The River Hawks made the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament eight times.