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Vermont (5-1) will play game two of its five-game road trip at Atlantic 10 rival Richmond (1-5) on Wednesday (Nov. 29). The opening tip is set for 7 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting RichmondSpiders.com.
 
TELEVISION & RADIO COVERAGE
Fans can watch the game live on NBC Sports Washington Plus, NBC Sports Chicago Plus, NBC Sports California, and SportsNet New York (SNY) on tape delay. The non-conference matchup will also be streamed live on SpiderTV, a part of the A-10 Network, with a pay-per-view subscription. All Vermont regular season games can be heard on 101.3 ESPN FM and online at 1013ESPN.com with Sam Hyman on the call.

RELATED LINKS
Richmond: Video (A-10 Network $$) | Audio | Live Stats | Tickets 
CatamounTV: Yale Highlights
Rankings: Associated Press | CollegeInsider.com | MidMajorMadness.com
Game Notes: Vermont | Richmond
 
TOYS FOR TOTS
UVM Athletics will have Toys For Tots boxes at all home games until Friday, Dec. 15 to collect new and unwrapped toys to be donated for local families in need this holiday season. The Toys For Tots drive is presented by TD Bank. Fans can make donations at the marketing table. Last year, the local Toys For Tots program served over 1,700 families, providing toys to over 5,000 children in the greater Champlain Valley area.
 
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LAST TIME OUT | Yale Highlights
UVM matched its best start under head coach John Becker and extended its winning streak to five games after holding off Ivy League rival Yale with a 79-73 victory on Saturday afternoon. Anthony Lamb recorded his second 20-point outing of the season with 22 points on 10-of-18 shooting. The sophomore grabbed seven rebounds, dished out two assists, and swatted away a pair of shots. Payton Henson tallied a season-high 19 points with four rebounds. Ernie Duncan reached double figures with 12 points after draining a pair of attempts from long range. Trae Bell-Haynes matched a career-high with 10 assists in the win.
 
CATS IN THE RANKINGS
The Catamounts made a splash on the national scene and remained at the top of two mid-major polls this week. UVM received a vote in the Associated Press Top-25 Poll, then moved up to No. 2 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 Poll and climbed to No. 3 in the MidMajorMadness.com Power Rankings.
 
WHAT A START!
Vermont is off to its second straight 5-1 start and sixth overall in the history of the program - 2017-18, 2016-17, 2010-11, 1996-97, 1994-95, and 1991-92.
 
NCAA'S TOUGHEST SCHEDULES
According to NCAA rankings, the Catamounts have played the ninth toughest Division I schedule to date. UVM's .739 winning percentage by its opponents is the second highest for a New England program behind only Rhode Island (.864).  

SCOUTING RICHMOND
The Spiders have stumbled through the early going with a 1-5 record, but have played a competitive schedule. The docket has included a meeting with 12th-ranked Cincinnati in the Cayman Islands Classic and an unbeaten Georgetown last Saturday. Grant Golden was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on Monday after averaging 19.5 points and 6.3 rebounds last week. The redshirt freshman is posting a team-best 16.2 points per game and the 6-10 big man is leading Richmond with a 53.4% field goal percentage this season. Sophomore guard De'Monte Buckingham, the reigning A-10 Rookie of the Year, follows with a 14.7 scoring average. Buckingham is coming off a career-high 28 points against the Hoyas. He garnered A-10 Preseason Second Team All-Conference honors and was named to the Julius Erving Award Watch List, presented to the nation's top small forward.

VERMONT VS. THE A-10
Wednesday night's non-conference duel is the first meeting between UVM and Richmond, but Vermont has reached the win column 29 times against current members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The last victory was against George Washington (W, 83-72) on Dec. 27, 2008 at the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Catamounts will try to capture their first true road win over an A-10 rival since beating Rhode Island 77-76 on Feb. 26, 1976.
 
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will visit Patriot League preseason favorite Bucknell on Saturday (Dec. 2). The opening tip is set for 7 p.m. Fans can watch the contest on the Patriot League Network. All Vermont regular season games can be heard on 101.3 ESPN FM and online at 1013ESPN.com with Sam Hyman on the call.
 
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