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BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Vermont men's basketball team hosts Wagner in the first game of a basketball doubleheader on Sunday (Dec. 14). Tipoff at Patrick Gymnasium is set for 1 p.m., and preceeds the women's game at 3:30 p.m. The game can be heard on ESPN 101.3 FM (online: 1013ESPN.com) with A.J. Kanell calling the action. The game will also be streamed online for free in HD via CatamounTV.com.
Vermont faces Wagner in the third game of a four-game homestand. The Catamounts stand at 4-4 and will be playing their first game in eight days due to final exams. Wagner enters the game wiht a 2-5 mark.TICKETS AND PROMOTIONS
Tickets can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com or in person one hour before tipoff in the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby ... Please note the UVM Athletic Ticket Office will be closed December 24-January 2 for the holiday break ... Tickets can still be purchased online for any game during the break ... Sunday is Youth Day at the men's basketball game ... Kids 13 and younger can e-mail Rallycat@uvm.edu for free admission ... Fans can also receive free admission to the women's basketball game with ticket stub from men's game ... Fans are also encourage to wear your best festive holiday sweater to the game with a chance to win a $100 gift card to The Superstore Furniture, the winner will be announced at halftime of the women's game.
RELATED LINKS
Game Coverage - Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game Notes (.pdf)
CatamounTV Harvard Highlights
America East - Stats | Standings
CATAMOUNTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Vermont will travel to the Los Angeles area for a pair of games after the Christmas holiday ... On December 30, Catamount fans are invited to a reception at the Jonathan Club prior to the game versus USC ... Fans can join University of Vermont President Tom Sullivan and his wife Leslie Black Sullivan '77, as well as head coach John Becker at the gathering, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ... The game between Vermont and USC will tip off at 8:30 p.m. (local time) at the Galen Center on the USC campus ... Tickets to the game are available for $20 and can be picked up at the reception until 7 p.m. or at "Will Call" at the Galen Center after 7:30 p.m. ... Please click here to register for the reception and purchase tickets to the game.
LAST TIME OUT - Harvard 64, Vermont 52 (2OT)
Harvard out scored Vermont 14-2 in the second overtime to pull out a 64-52 win ... Hector Harold scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Vermont ... Kurt Steidl added 11 points and Ethan O'Day chipped in 10 points, while Dre Wills collected a team-high 10 rebounds.
ABOUT WAGNER
Wagner is 2-5 on the year and 0-5 on the road this season ... The Seahawks are coming off a 97-84 loss at Lafayette and dropped an 82-81 decision in overtime at the buzzer at Maine ... Marcus Burton leads the team in scoring (15.3 ppg) and is the only Seahawk averaging double digits ... Mike Aaman is the team's leading rebounder at 6.7 caroms per contest ... JoJo Cooper has handed out a team-high 33 assists and is chipping in 8.3 points per game ... Wagner's bench has out scored its opponents 178-107 this season, an average of 29.7 points per game by the reserves ... The Seahawks were picked to finish seventh in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll ... Wagner returns six letterwinners and one starter from last year's team that went 19-12 overall and 12-4 in the NEC ... As a team, Wagner is averaging 69.6 points per game, while giving up 76.3 to its opponents ... The Seahawks are shooting 41.8 percent from the floor, 34.0 percent from 3-point range and 57.9 percent from the foul line ... Wagner is being slightly out rebounded 33.0 to 32.7 ... Bashir Mason is in his third season as the head coach at Wagner.
THE SERIES
This is the sixth meeting between Wagner and Vermont ... The Catamounts lead the all-time series 3-2 ... This is Wagner's first trip to Burlington since 11/26/05 and just second time at Patrick Gymnasium in the series history ... Last season, Wagner posted a 68-61 win in Staten Island ... The Catamounts erased a 13-point halftime deficit and led 56-55 with 5:21 remaining, but Wagner outscored UVM 13-5 over the final 5:08 to pull out the win. Clancy Rugg netted a game-high 18 points before fouling out. Hector Harold added 11 points and Candon Rusin chipped in 10. Kenneth Ortiz scored a team-high 15 points.
DRE DOING IT ALL
Sophomore Drew Wills has filled the role that former Catamount Brian Voelkel '14 played throughout his career ... Wills, the team's top defender, ranks fourth on the team in scoring (7.9 ppg), and leads the team in rebounding (5.6 rpg), assists (3.0 apg) and steals (14) ... In the America East opener versus Hartford, Wills posted a line of 11 pts, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks.
SHARP SHOOTING
The Catamounts have shot better than 40 percent from the floor in 10 of 16 halves this season ... Ethan O'Day (64.8%) and Trae Bell-Haynes (60.5%) rank 1-2 in America East in field goal percentage.
LEAGUE LEADERS
Vermont ranks first or second in eight statistical categories in the America East team stats ... UVM leads the league in scoring offense (71.1 ppg), field goal percentage (49.4%) and blocks (5.0 pg).
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont closes out its four-game homestand hosting Yale on Thursday (Dec. 18) ... Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Patrick Gymnasium ... The game can be heard on ESPN 101.3 FM (online: 1013espn.com) and will also be streamed online for free in HD via CatamounTV.com.
