FINAL SCORE: #2 Vermont 62, #3 Bryant 45
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Catherine Gilwee had a season-high 16 points, including 11 in the first half, to propel Vermont (20-12, 13-3) over Bryant (17-14, 9-7 AE).
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"We've been a really balanced team lately and that's seen again in the fact we had four double digit scorers, but obviously at their place, they weren't letting our posts breathe and we told our guards they need to go make plays," said Mayer Women's Head Coach Alisa Kresge. "Cat really set the tone for the guards in going and making plays and that really helped us."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts opened the game on an 11-4 run with nine points from Catherine Gilwee and two points from Sarah Ericson.
• Vermont closed the quarter by outscoring the Bulldogs 10-6. Ericson and Malia Lenz had three, while Gilwee and Keira Hanson had two.
• The Catamounts began the second quarter outscoring Bryant 6-3. Nikola Priede had four points, while Hanson had two.
• The Bulldogs closed the half out, scoring Vermont 6-4. Priede and Anna Olson each scored for the Catamounts.
• Vermont started the second half on a 15-6 run behind five points from Gilwee, four points from Ericson and Bella Vito, and two points from Priede.
• Bryant outscored the Catamounts, 5-4, to close the third quarter. Ericson and Hanson each had two points.
• Vermont opened the fourth quarter on a 6-2, which took them into the final media timeout. Olson, Hanson, and Priede all scored for the Catamounts.
• Following the final media timeout, the Bulldogs closed the game on a 13-6 run, with Vito, Hanson, and Nika Kurdija all scoring.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Gilwee led all scorers with a season-high 16 points. Ericson was second with 11, while Priede and Hanson each had 10. Vermont now has four players in double figures for the fifth time this season.
• Olson led the Catamounts on the boards with 10, the second time she has recorded double figures. Priede was second with eight, while Vito and Hanson tied third with four.
• Gilwee led Vermont in assists with four. Vito and Ericson were tied for second with two. Sarah Lazar and Hanson were the other two Catamounts to record an assist.
• With the win, Vermont clinched its fourth consecutive 20-win season and its third straight trip to the America East title game.

 
UP NEXT
The Catamount will travel to top-seeded UAlbany on Friday, Mar. 14, for the Jersey Mike's America East Championship. The game will be streamed live on ESPNU, and tickets can be requested here.
 
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