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BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Vermont men's basketball team hosts Stony Brook at 12 p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 10) at Patrick Gymnasium. 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 on ESPN3.com and can also be seen on the WatchESPN app.
Vermont moved to 2-0 in America East, 6-8 overall, and snapped a four-game losing streak with a 68-54 win over Maine at the Portland Expo on Wednesday. Stony Brook stands at 10-6 and 1-0 in league play. The Seawolves are coming off a 70-61 at Columbia on Tuesday. Stony Brook posted a 71-61 win over New Hampshire in its league opener on January 3. The Catamounts have won 12 straight America East regular season games dating back to last season.
TICKETS AND PROMOTIONS
Tickets to the game can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com, via the phone at 802-656-4410, or in person one hour before tipoff in the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby. Saturday's gameday promotions include: free admission to anyone who is a part of Rally's Round Up, just show your membership card at the ticket counter prior to the game; Family Fun Night - there will be face painting presented by Flat Fee Real Estate in the lobby as well as a poster drawing table; Following the game we will have a post game kids conference presented by the DoubleTree.
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LAST TIME OUT - Vermont 68, Maine 54 | CatamounTV Highlights
Ethan O'Day and Dre Wills combined for 29 points and Vermont used a strong second half effort to pull away from Maine to post a 68-54 win at the Portland Expo ... O'Day was 7-for-10 from the floor for a game-high 15 points and added three blocks ... Wills netted 14 points, matching his career-high set earlier this year versus Bryant ... He added six rebounds, five assists and three steals ... Freshman Cam Ward chipped in 12 points ... Maine led 11-0 to start the game, but UVM used a 13-2 run to tie the game up and a 3-pointer by Brandon Hatton gave Vermont the lead for good, 23-20 ... The Catamounts put together at 16-2 run to start the second half and never looked back.
ABOUT STONY BROOK
The Seawolves stand at 10-6 overall and 1-0 in America East … Stony Brook is 2-6 on the road ... It's two road wins were a 62-57 victory at No. 13 Washington and a 70-61 win at Columbia on Tuesday … SBU opened league play with a 71-61 win over New Hampshire and has won five in a row after losing four straight … 2014 America East Player of the Year Jameel Warney leads Stony Brook, averaging a double-double of 15.4 points and 12.3 rebounds per game (tops in Division I) … He also has 38 blocks on the year … Carson Puriefoy is chipping in 14.4 points per game and has handed out 52 assists, while also draining 22 3-pointers.
THE SERIES
Saturday is the 30th meeting between the two teams … Vermont owns a 21-8 advantage in the series … The series started in 2002 when the Seawolves joined America East … UVM has won four of the last six meetings … The teams split the regular season series last year, each squad winning on its home floor … UVM's victory over Stony Brook at Patrick Gym last season allowed the Catamounts to capture their sixth America East Regular Season Championship.
LEAGUE LEADERS
The Catamounts lead America East in field goal percentage, shooting 45.3 percent from the floor and also lead the league in field goal percentage defense at 39.8 percent ... Ethan O'Day leads the conference in field goal percentage (60.2%) and Ryan Pierson is the top free throw shooter in the America East at 90.0 percent.
SHARP SHOOTING
The Catamounts have shot better than 40 percent from the floor in 17 of 28 halves this season ... Ethan O'Day (61.1%) leads America East in field goal percentage ... UVM is shooting 56.4 percent from the floor in America East games and O'Day is shooting 71.4 percent from the field in league games.
DO IT ALL DRE
Dre Wills has filled the role that former Catamount Brian Voelkel '14 played throughout his career ... Wills, the team's top defender, ranks fifth on the team in scoring (7.9 ppg), ranks second in rebounding (5.1 rpg), leads the team in assists (3.0 apg) and steals (21).
Dre in League Play
vs. Hartford 11 pts, 7 reb, 7 ast, 6 stl, 2 blk
at Maine 14 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk
SUDDEN IMPACTS
Freshman Trae Bell-Haynes is the second fastest guy on the team, but he's off to a fast start in his career, ranking third in scoring at 9.2 points per game ... He matched his career-high of 17 points in the loss at Saint Louis ... Bell-Haynes' 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 during the 2005-06 season ... Classmate Cam Ward is averaging 5.9 points per game overall, but in America East play, Ward is averaging a team-high 15.5 points per game and shooting 64.3 percent from the floor and 75 percent from 3-point range (3-for-4).
UNDERCLASSMEN CONTRIBUTIONS
The Vermont roster is made up of 10 underclassmen (7 frosh, 3 soph) ... The freshmen class has scored 323 points this season and accounts for 35 percent of Vermont's scoring ... The sophomore class has totaled 274 points and is responsible for 29.7 percent of the points for the Catamounts.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont hosts Dartmouth on Wednedsay (Jan. 14) at 7 p.m. in the final non-conference game of the season ... Tickets to the game can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com, via the phone at 802-656-4410, or in person one hour before tipoff in the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby ... he 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.
