BURLINGTON, Vt. – Mayer Women's Basketball Head Coach Alisa Kresge announced Monday afternoon that Josie Larkins and Sarah Wells will serve as team captains for the 2020-21 campaign.
 
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"We are very excited to have Josie Larkins and Sarah Wells named as our team captains," stated Kresge. "Both were picked by their teammates and their coaches which says a lot about them. They provide our team with different leadership qualities and embody what our program represents. From a coach's stand point we demand a lot of them, we rely on them and challenge them at all times. They have proven to be great examples for our young team."
 
Larkins will enter her second season as a co-captain having served in that capacity last year as well. Last season she was one of just four players to start all 30 games for the Catamounts. On November 17, she set a new career-high with 29 points against Bryant in the Catamounts home opener. She matched a program record with eight three-point field goals in the game. She matched the single-season program record with 69 made three-pointers on the year and finished the season second on the team in scoring with 13.2 points-per game. She was named to the All-Conference Third Team and was also tenth in America East averaging 2.9 assists a game.
 
Wells was a key contributor for the Catamounts in her sophomore campaign. She assumed a starting role for UVM on December 4 and was in the starting five for the remaining 21 contests. She established a new career-high with 14 points on six made field goals against Canisius on December 7. On February 22, she gathered a career-high 10 rebounds at UMBC. She finished the season first on the team with 37 steals and third on the team with 147 rebounds.

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