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BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Vermont men's basketball team travels to Philadelphia to take on Saint Joseph's on Saturday (Nov. 22). Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Hagan Arena. The game can be heard on ESPN 101.3 FM (online:
1013ESPN.com) with A.J. Kanell on the call. The game will also be streamed online for free via
Atlantic-10.com. The teams are facing each other for the second straight season as the Catamounts and Hawks met in the 2013-14 season opener at Patrick Gymnasium last year. Vermont, which is playing its fourth game in eight days, stands at 2-1 on the year, while the Hawks are 1-2 to start the season.
LAST TIME OUT - Vermont 84, Southern Vermont 41
Freshman Drew Urquhart posted his first career double-double with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds to lead six Catamounts in double figures in an 86-41 rout of Southern Vermont College ... Senior Hector Harold and freshman Cam Ward, who made his first career start, joined Urquhart for team-high honors in scoring with 12 points each ... Freshman Trae Bell-Haynes, sophomore Kurt Steidl and junior Ethan O'Day added 10 points apiece to round out the leading scorers for the Catamounts.
RELATED LINKS
Game Coverage - Live Stats | Live Audio (ESPN 101.3) | Live Video
CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll
CatamounTV Highlights - Southern Vermont
Game Notes (.pdf)
ABOUT SAINT JOSEPH'S
Saint Joseph's is 1-2 to start the season and coming off a 94-42 loss at No. 13 Gonzaga in the NIT Season Tip-Off on Wednesday ... The Hawks are in the midst of a stretch of six games in 13 days ... Saint Joseph's is the defending Atlantic 10 Champion and return two starters from that team - DeAndre' Bembry and Chris Wilson ... Bembry was a Preseason A-10 First Team selection this year and is the team's to returning scorer (12.1 ppg) ... Head coach Phil Martelli is in his 20th season at SJU and has over 350 wins in his career.
THE SERIES
This is the seventh meeting between the two teams ... SJU leads 4-2 ... The two teams met in last year's season opener, a 74-64 win by the Hawks, at Patrick Gymnasium ... It was the first meeting between the teams since 1/6/79.
FRESHMAN OFF TO FAST START
Trae Bell-Haynes is the second fastest guy on the team, but he's off to a fast start in his career, leading Vermont in scoring at 14.3 points per game ... Bell-Haynes has come off the bench to reach double figures in all three games ... His play down the stretch in the second half at Siena was a catalyst to the team's fifth straight win over the Saints ... The last UVM rookie to start their career with a double-digit scoring streak was Mike Trimboli '09 ... He netted double-figures in his first seven games as a Catamount during the 2005-06 season.
CATAMOUNTS RECEIVING VOTES IN MID-MAJOR TOP 25
Vermont is receiving votes in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll ... UVM is one of two America East teams receiving votes in the poll (Stony Brook).
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont hosts Bryant on Wednesday (Nov. 26) at 7 p.m. at Patrick Gymnasium ... Tickets can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com, in person at the UVM Athletic Ticket Office located on the balcony in Patrick Gymnasium, via the phone at 802-656-4410, or in person one hour before tipoff in the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby ... The game will be streamed online for free via CatamounTV.com and can also be heard on ESPN 101.3 FM (online: 1013ESPN.com).
