FINAL SCORE: Hartford 61, Vermont 32
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Hartford scored 24 points in the second half off Vermont turnovers to lead the Hawks to a 61-32 win in America East action from Chase Arena Saturday afternoon. With the win Hartford improves to 10-7 overall and 3-0 in America East, while the Catamounts fell to 5-11 and 1-3 in league play.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"We have to learn how to be a road team," said head coach Alisa Kresge. "It's never easy playing on the road but today's effort was unacceptable."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Vermont jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the opening minutes with field goals from Rose Caverly, Courtney Wright and Hanna Crymble. The Hawks responded scoring off of their pressure sets, they had seven steals in the opening ten minutes and converted the chances into four points. Sarah Wells hit a three-pointer late in the quarter to give the Catamounts a 12-11 advantage heading to the second frame.
• Hartford closed the second quarter on a 7-0 run to take a 23-18 lead into halftime.
• Kelly Douglass and Ella Awobajo hit three-pointers early in the second half as Hartford started the third quarter on a 14-0 run.
• With 23 seconds left in the third quarter Candice Wright blocked a shot from Jordan McLemore for her second of the afternoon. With the block she established a new program record with 51 blocks on the year.
• The Hawks outscored Vermont 14-7 in the fourth quarter to close out their America East home opener with a win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Vermont outrebounded Hartford 34-32, and scored six second chance points.
• Hanna Crymble scored a team-high 11 points for Vermont, she has been the Catamounts leading scorer in 12 of their 16 games. 

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont returns home on Wednesday, January 16 to host New Hampshire at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can access ESPN+ with a seven-day free trial, followed by a subscription fee of $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with the ability to cancel at any time. Fans can also listen to the contest on AM-620 WVMT with Maura Sheridan on the call.
 
SAVE THE DATE – RALLY AGAINST CANCER JANUARY 26
Save the date for our annual Rally Against Cancer game, presented by Inspired Closets, Saturday January 26 when your Catamounts host Stony Brook at 2 p.m. Vermont will be wearing special edition lavender jerseys this year, the color the represents the fight against all cancers. Jerseys will be auctioned off following the game, with proceeds going to the UVM Cancer Center. Fans who donate $5 or more to the UVM Cancer Center at the door will receive a free ticket to the game.
 
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