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River Hawks Celebrate Accomplishments at 2022 RowdysLOWELL. Mass. – The UMass Lowell Athletics Department celebrated its student athletes’ athletic and academic achievements at the 2021 22 Rowdys Awards on Monday night at the university’s Comley Lane Auditorium. Eight River Hawks garnered individual honors. highlighted by senior goaltender Owen Savory (Cambridge. Ontario) of the men’s ice hockey team and middle distance runner Izzy Giesing (Bradford. VT.) of the women’s track & field team. who were named the winners of the Lester H. Cushing Awards for the top male and female athletes. respectively. In his second year with UMass Lowell. Savory emerged as the River Hawks’ starting netminder and played a pivotal role in the team’s NCAA Tournament run. Posting a record of 20 7 2. Savory recorded five shutouts on his way to a 1.93 goals against average and a .926 save percentage in over 1700 minutes of action. His fifth career shutout also moved the Ontario native to 10 career shutouts. A two time Stop It Goaltender of the Month and three time Hockey East weekly award recipient. Savory was also named a semifinalist for the Mike Richter Award. given annually to the top goaltender in Division I men’s hockey. as well as a nominee for the 2022 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Giesing was electric during her senior campaign. as she claimed fourth overall in the 5K off a career best 16:54.1 mark at the 2021 AE Cross Country Championships. Her top five performance earned her First Team honors and lifted UMass Lowell to its second consecutive AE Cross Country title. The Vermont product continued her stellar senior slate during the indoor season. In her first three meets of the winter. she set three new personal bests in the 3.000m. 500 and mile. finishing second. first and first. respectively. After claiming second overall at the 2022 America East Indoor Championships. Giesing turned in her most impressive performance of the season at the 2022 Boston University Last Chance Meet. Finishing third overall. she set a personal best mark of 2:03.95 to smash the previous school record and become the second ever River Hawk to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships. At NCAAs. Giesing placed 13th in the opening round in a highly competitive field with a 2:05.50 finish. Senior outfielder Gerry Siracusa (Kinnelon. N.J.) of the baseball team and senior midfielder Lindsey Kilpatrick (Manilus. N.Y.) of the field hockey team took home the David J. Boutin and Laurie A. Mann Awards. respectively. presented to the top student athletes who encompass academic and athletic excellence. as well as leadership and service. Throughout his career. Siracusa has demonstrated his leadership on the field. but also showcased his dedication to UMass Lowell in the classroom and in the community. He has been a member of the America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll and made the Dean’s List in each of his semesters at UMass Lowell. In his native state of New Jersey. Siracusa is active in multiple community service initiatives. ranging from food and equipment drives. to spending his afternoons volunteering at the senior living center. to fundraising for the restoration of local churches. Closer to campus. Gerry has volunteered at the Merrimack Valley Food Bank and is a member of the UMass Lowell Student Athlete Advisory Committee. as well. Siracusa leads by example and is described as a respectful. committed. hardworking and positive role model by his coach. Kilpatrick. a team captain. tallied over 700 minutes of playing time. providing consistent effort and leadership on both ends of the field throughout the season. Also a leader in the classroom. Kilpatrick has earned America East All Academic Team honors twice. as well as NFHCA National Academic Squad recognition all four years. She also strives to serve all the student athletes at UMass Lowell and the greater Lowell community. She is an ambassador for the UMass Lowell Chapter of Morgan’s Message. which focuses on bringing awareness to mental health. As an ambassador. she has…#News