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Lowell, Mass. -- In a rematch of last year's NCAA Northeast Regional Final, the University of New Hampshire Wildcats will travel to the Tsongas Arena Friday night to take on the UMass-Lowell River Hawks for the first game of a home-and-home weekend series. The two teams will meet again tomorrow night at the Whittemore Center in Durham.
UNH swept the regular season series between these two clubs a year ago. All three matchups came in the first 12 games of the season with the River Hawks still struggling to find their identity. UMass-Lowell won the most important contest between the two clubs last season. Norm Bazin's team shut out UNH, 2-0, in Manchester to advance to the NCAA Frozen Four.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Dalton Speelman | Grayson Downing | Tyler Kelleher |
| Dan Correale | Nick Sorkin | Matt Willows |
| Casey Thrush | Kevin Goumas | Maxim Gaudreault |
| Collin MacDonald | Kyle Smith | Jeff Silengo |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Eric Knodel | Justin Agosta |
| Harry Quast | Trevor van Riemsdyk |
| Matias Cleland | Brett Pesce |
| Goaltenders |
| Casey DeSmith |
| Jeff Wyer |
UMASS-LOWELL
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Ryan McGrath | Joe Gambardella | Derek Arnold |
| Scott Wilson | Michael Fallon | Adam Chapie |
| A.J. White | Joe Pendenza | Josh Holmstrom |
| Chris Maniccia | Michael Colantone | Shayne Thompson |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Zack Kamrass | Michael Kapla |
| Greg Amlong | Jake Suter |
| Joe Houk | Christian Folin |
| Goaltenders |
| Connor Hellebuyck |
| Doug Carr |
Jeff Cox covers college and junior hockey, NCAA recruiting, NHL Draft prospects and the AHL for SBNation. Follow him on twitter @JeffCoxSBNation.