WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
The Catamounts will play their first of two consecutive 11 a.m. games as they face UMass Lowell Saturday morning. The River Hawks have won seven straight games and are an undefeated 6-0 in league play. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3. The action can also be heard on WVMT AM 620/FM 96.3 with the voice of the Catamounts Maura Sheridan on the call.
 
RELATED LINKS
Live Video | Live Stats | Listen Live | Game Notes (.pdf)
 
CRYMBLE STARRING AS A SENIOR
On Monday Hanna Crymble became the first Catamount to earn America East Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks since Courtnay Pilypaitis '10 in the February of 2010.
In conference play she currently leads America East in points per game (18.8), rebounds per game (9.5) and blocked shots (12).
 
After scoring 15 Pts Wednesday Crymble needs five points to tie Aaron Yantzi '04 for seventh place all-time at UVM in scoring with 1,592 points. Crymble is one of just eight Catamounts all-time to score 1,500 points.
 
BLOCK PARTY
The Catamounts lead America East in blocks with 87. They are also tied for 29th in the NCAA. Hanna Crymble is the individual leader in America East with 39 blocks this season, which is 27th in Division I. Crymble had 38 blocks over the last two seasons combined.
 
SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS
The River Hawks have won seven games in a row marking the best win-streak of UMass Lowell's Division I era. The UML streak also includes a record 6-0 start for the club in America East play. The River Hawks and Stony Brook (7-0) are the only two clubs undefeated in league play, every other team in America East has at least three losses.
 
Ren'Cia Rolling is the River Hawks leading scorer averaging 12.1 points-per-game. She also averages 2.6 assists-per-game. In conference play she and her teammate Kharis Idom are tied for ninth in scoring with 14.7 points-per-game. Last season the Catamounts held Rolling to an average of seven points per-game.
 
The River Hawks conference streak has started on the defensive end, they are one of three teams (UAlbany, Stony Brook) holding opponents under 57 points-per-game in league play. They are also averaging 7.83 steals in league play.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The overall series between the River Hawks and Catamounts is tied 6-6. Eight of those contests have been decided by 10 points or less. In each of the last two seasons the home team has won every game in the series. Last season the River Hawks defeated UVM 54-51 at home.
 
CATHY INGLESE PATCHES
This season the Catamounts are wearing jersey patches to honor our former Head Coach Cathy Inglese. Inglese was the head coach at Vermont for seven seasons, from 1986 to 1993. She led UVM to unprecedented success with its first two conference titles, in 1992 and 1993, and its first two trips to the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship.
These patches will be worn at home and on the road this season to honor the memory of Coach Inglese who tragically passed away this summer.
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALUMNAE DAY – Feb. 1
Vermont Women's Basketball Alumnae are invited to join the team for Vermont Basketball Alumnae Day on Saturday, February 1. Alumnae are invited to a pregame reception starting at 12 p.m. followed by Vermont hosting UAlbany at 2 p.m. After the game, Vermont Women's Basketball will host alumnae at a post-game reception at Halvorson's Upstreet Café on Church St from 4-7 p.m. Alumnae are asked to register at go.uvm.edu/wbbalum and can contact our Victory Club office at Victory.Club@uvm.edu or 802-656-0956 with any questions.
 
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