WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
A new chapter in Vermont women's basketball history begins on Friday (Nov. 11) as the Catamounts officially open their first season guided by head coach Chris Day, welcoming Bryant University to Patrick Gymnasium for a 7 p.m. contest. Dartmouth then visits the Catamounts on Sunday (Nov. 13) at 2 p.m.
 
Fans can follow along from afar during both matchups with free live video, provided live and in high definition through AmericaEast.TV. In addition, the game can be heard on WVMT 620-AM as well as online via Catamounts All-Access. Tyler Terens will handle play-by-play duties.
 
RELATED LINKS
Live Video: Friday | Sunday
Live Audio
Live Stats
Game Notes: Vermont | Bryant | Dartmouth
 
TICKETS
Fans can purchase tickets to all Vermont women's basketball home games by visiting UVM Ticket Central. Additionally, tickets can be acquired by calling the UVM Athletic Ticket Office at (802) 656-4410 or by visiting the office, located on the balcony of the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby. On gamedays, tickets can be purchased beginning one hour before tipoff in the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby.
 
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Schedule Magnet Night: Fans are reminded to turn out early on Friday evening as the first 500 people to pass through the gates of Patrick Gymnasium will receive a complimentary schedule magnet.
Poster Day presented by The UPS Store of South Burlington: Fans of all ages are encouraged to meet the Catamounts following Sunday's game to collect a team poster and receive autographs.
Youth Day: Young fans wearing a basketball jersey to Sunday's game will receive free admission.
 
NEW AUDIO STREAMING | Listen Live 
This season, Catamount women's basketball fans can access a brand new free home for live audio streaming through Catamounts All-Access. The WVMT 620-AM audio feed of every home and road game will air live at the link above with pre-game coverage beginning 20 minutes prior to tipoff. Tyler Terens begins his first year as the radio play-by-play voice of the women's basketball team and will chat live with a member of the Vermont coaching staff after every game courtside. The new audio streams are accessible on all desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices.

AMERICA EAST AND ESPN ANNOUNCE 'THE AE ON ESPN3'
The America East Conference and ESPN announced on Thursday an 11-year rights agreement that will result in an unprecedented number of basketball games being carried on ESPN3/WatchESPN. 'The AE on ESPN3' will include all America East men's and women's basketball games this season. Broadcast infrastructure at UVM is still under construction. For the time being all UVM home games will continue to be streamed live at AmericaEast.TV. A complete schedule of Vermont men's and women's basketball games to be broadcast on ESPN3 will be released at a later date.

CATAMOUNTS WELCOME CFES STUDENTS SUNDAY
Vermont Athletics will welcome a select group of fourth- and fifth-grade students to campus for Sunday's game as part of the College For Every Student program. As part of the initiative, various UVM student-athletes have visited area schools to mentor these young students and give them exposure to college. On Sunday, students taking part in the CFES program will take part in a scavenger hunt, have lunch on-campus and attend the basketball game.

Women's basketball team members mentoring the group of students include Candice Wright, Courtney Wright, Rachel Merrill and Hayley Robertson.
 
CATAMOUNTS RECAP
UVM was last on the court on Saturday (Nov. 5), hosting Chittenden County rival Saint Michael's College in exhibition action and pocketing a 71-55 victory. Behind a double-double courtesy of freshman Hanna Crymble (24 pts, 11 reb) and 10 points apiece chipped in by Hayley Robertson and Sydney Smith, the Catamounts trailed for just 12 seconds en route to the win.
 
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2016-17
Vermont returns nine letterwinners from last year's team, including four starters. Smith (10.5 ppg) led all returnees in scoring last season, while Robertson (6.4 ppg) and key rebounder Katie Lavelle (4.0 rpg) highlight others back with UVM.
 
CATAMOUNTS ADD FIVE TO ROSTER
The Catamounts welcome aboard five newcomers for the coming season in a group marked by three freshmen and two transfers. Freshmen Hanna Crymble (6-3, F, Champlin, Minnesota), Jessica Fuller (5-6, G, Grand Rapids, Michigan) and Nyamuoch Teny (5-10, G, Kitchener, Ontario) have joined the team, in addition to junior transfer Cassidy Derda (6-2, F, South Burlington, Vermont) from St. Francis Brooklyn and redshirt senior Kallie Banker (5-10, G, Grand Island, New York) from Rhode Island.
 
VERMONT SELECTS TEAM CAPTAINS
Juniors Katie Lavelle and Sydney Smith along with redshirt junior Kristina White will serve as captains for the Catamounts for the 2016-17 season.
 
WELCOME TO VERMONT, COACH
A 1997 graduate of West Chester University, head coach Chris Day arrives in Vermont following a three-year stint as an assistant at the University of Pennsylvania. During his time at Penn, the Quakers punched two tickets to the NCAA Tournament and captured two Ivy League titles. The squad amassed 67 wins during his tenure, including a remarkable 36-6 mark in conference action.
 
The eighth head coach in program history, Day also spent time in coaching capacities at Indiana (2012-13), Saint Joseph's (2005-12) and La Salle (2004-05). He served a three-year stint (2000-03) as head coach at Division III Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, helping Widener make its first postseason appearance in 20 years.
 
DAY ANNOUNCES COACHING STAFF
Alisa Kresge, Brian Donoghue and Caroline Coyer have joined Day's staff for the 2016-17 campaign. Kresge, who will serve as associate head coach, comes to UVM from Marist College after spending six seasons at her alma mater as an assistant. As a player with the Red Foxes, she finished as the program's all-time leader in assists (596) and ranked second in steals (222).
 
Donoghue was previously the head coach at King's College in Pennsylvania, leading the Lady Monarchs to seven Freedom Conference Tournament appearances. In 2011-12, King's finished one win short of tying a program record (25) en route to the NCAA Sweet 16.
 
Coyer joins the Catamounts after a four-year playing career at Villanova. In addition to reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2013, she helped the Wildcats to three straight WNIT appearances (2014-16). In May of 2015, she was named to the USA Basketball Women's Pan American Games roster, with the team capturing the silver medal after posting a 4-1 record.
 
SCOUTING BRYANT
Friday's game at Vermont marks Bryant's first action since reaching the semifinals of the Northeast Conference Tournament last season. The Bulldogs (18-13, 14-4 NEC) knocked off conference rival LIU Brooklyn by a 70-56 margin in the tournament quarterfinals before falling to Robert Morris in the semifinals, 72-59.
 
Bryant last season averaged 67.5 points per game, edging its opponents which averaged 63.9 per game. The Bulldogs were picked fourth in the Northeast Conference preseason coaches' poll and returns three starters from last year's squad, while adding five freshmen. Junior Ivory Bailey (11.3 ppg) stands atop all returnees in scoring and also played a key role on the glass, grabbing six boards per game.
 
A 1987 graduate of Providence College, longtime head coach Mary Burke starts her 26th season at the helm of the Bulldogs in 2016-17. Last year, Burke helped Bryant become just the seventh team in NEC history to begin league play with 10 consecutive wins.
 
SCOUTING DARTMOUTH
Picked fifth in the Ivy League preseason poll, the Big Green are coming off of a 12-18 season in 2015-16 in which the team went 7-7 in league action and turned in a fourth-place finish. Dartmouth brings back 10 members of last year's roster, adding six in the process in a group that includes two international players.
 
Kate Letkewicz (12.4 ppg) and Fanni Szabo (8.4 ppg) highlight the team's 10 returning members from a season ago. Junior Amber Mixon also stood out last year on the defensive side of the ball, finishing the year with a team-high 43 steals.
 
Head coach Belle Koclanes is in her fourth campaign guiding Dartmouth, previously making stops at American and Old Dominion while also having a brief professional playing career in the Greek Basketball League. She played her collegiate basketball at Richmond, graduating in 2002.
 
The Big Green begin the 2016-17 season on Friday against NEC foe Central Connecticut.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont and Bryant have met four times on the hardwood, with the Bulldogs currently holding a 3-1 all-time lead in the series. The Catamounts' lone victory came at Patrick Gymnasium on Jan. 10, 1985 when UVM took home a 72-61 decision. The teams last met on Nov. 21, 2015 when Vermont fell in Smithfield, Rhode Island by a 68-52 score despite a 14-point afternoon from Hayley Robertson.
 
UVM has a 17-15 advantage in the all-time series with Dartmouth after outlasting the Big Green last season, 56-54. Kylie Butler had 12 points in the win, while Courtney Wright added six of her own. The Catamounts have come out on top in eight of their last 11 meetings with Dartmouth, including six in a row from 2000-09.
 
NEXT UP
The Catamounts next prepare for their first road contests of the season, visiting Central Connecticut on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. and Yale on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m.