SWIMMING & DIVING NOTEBOOK
The Vermont women's swimming & diving team takes its 3-0 (2-0 America East) record to Orono on Saturday (Nov. 5) for an 11 a.m. America East meet against the Maine Black Bears at Stanley M. Wallace Pool. Results and recap will be available after the meet at UVMathletics.com. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
UVM registered a convincing 155-96 road victory over the Siena Saints last Saturday afternoon to remain perfect on the season. Kelly Lennon claimed the 200 free by more than four seconds in a time of 1:54.90, but lost out to teammate Sierra Sexton (54.43) by four hundredths of a second in the 100 free. Shannon Cowley (1:08.65) and Kristina Posnick (1:10.84) were 1-2 in the 100 breaststroke, while Haley Gula took nine points in the 200 breast and won by four and a half seconds in 2:29.53.
 
LAST YEAR'S MEETING
Cowley set a pool record in the 100-yard breaststroke as the Catamounts coasted past Maine 180-110 on Nov. 7, 2015 at Forbush Natatorium. Cowley posted a time of 1:05.18 in the 100 breast to win the event by more than a second over Gula (1:06.19). UVM also went 1-2-3 in the 200-yard freestyle as Lennon won the race in 1:54.18, followed by Sarah Mantz (1:54.36) and Audrey Shenkin (1:55.61). Dani Rocheleau claimed the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:07.30.
 
SCOUTING MAINE
The Black Bears are 0-2 on the year after road losses to Rhode Island and Bryant on the weekend of Oct. 21-22. Last year, Maine went 2-2 in dual meets and finished fourth overall at the America East Championships with 448 total points. Maine hosted Vermont two seasons ago as the Catamounts came away with a 172-128 road victory. Susan Lizzotte is in her fifth year as the head coach of the program and her 14th overall season as a coach at the school. Maine has lost six straight to UVM and returns to Rhode Island in two weekends for the URI Invitational.

NATIONAL MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY
The team took part in National Make a Difference Day on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Winooski Senior Center. Student-athletes spent time with the Winooski community as they carved pumpkins in hopes of helping the community to reach their goal of 800 or more carved pumpkins for the annual Festival of Pumpkins in Downtown Winooski. National Make a Difference Day was created by USA Weekend Magazine in 1992 and takes place on the fourth Saturday in October. USA Weekend Magazine was later joined by Points of Light and together have sponsored the largest national day of community service for more than twenty years.
 
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont returns to action next Sunday, Nov. 13 with a 12 p.m. meet at Bryant in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The Catamounts defeated the Bulldogs 172-120 last year in Burlington. UVM then travels for the BU Invitational on Nov. 18-20.