BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont will face off against Colgate on the road Sunday afternoon. Action from Hamilton, NY will tip off at 2 p.m. ET and it will be on ESPN+.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
The non-conference clash will broadcast live on
ESPN+ . Fans can listen to the game for free on the Vermont Sports Network, from Learfield on The Game, which will air on 97.1 FM in Burlington, 105.9 FM in Plattsburgh, and 960 AM around the rest of the region. The radio broadcast is also available via the
Varsity Network App with Brian McLaughlin on the call.
RELATED LINKS
Watch: ESPN+
Listen on Varsity Network App
Live Stats
GAME NOTES
Vermont
Colgate
VERMONT OUTLOOK
- The Catamounts are coming off a 50-65 loss against Yale.
- TJ Hurley had 21 points and a career-high five threes in last Saturday's loss.
- Vermont had two players scoring double-digits Saturday afternoon. TJ Hurley (21) and Shamir Bogues (12) contributed for the Catamounts.
- TJ Hurley leads UVM in scoring averaging 14.3 points per game.
- Catamounts are ranked 39th in blocks per game (4.9). Ileri Ayo-Faleye ranks 11th in the country with 2.55 blocks per game.
- Vermont ranks 110th in the country in free throw percentage. The Catamounts have shot 73.9 percent from the free throw line this season. TJ Hurley ranks 14th in the country and 1st in the America East in free throw percentage. On the year, Hurley has shot 94.7 percent from the line.
- The Catamounts allow 66.5 points per game which ranks UVM the 76th best scoring defense in the country. Vermont has averaged 14.4 fouls per game which is ranked 25th lowest.
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
- Colgate is 2-9 on the year, coming off a five-game losing streak. The Raiders recently lost to Kentucky on Wednesday (67-78).
- The Raiders rank 87th in three-pointers made per game (9) and 51st in three-point attempts per game (27.8).
- Colgate has limited turning over the ball. On the year, they rank 81st in the country averaging 10.9 turnovers per game.
- Junior Guard Brady Cummings leads the Raiders in scoring this year averaging 11.2 points per game.
- Colgate was picked to finish first in the Patriot League Preseason Poll. The Raiders received 14 out of 18 first-place votes.
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