FINAL SCORE: Vermont 60, Albany 49

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (15–5, 4–1 AE) improved to 7–0 at Patrick Gym this season with a win over UAlbany (11–7, 1–4 AE) Saturday evening. Four Catamounts reached double figures in scoring.

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COACH'S QUOTE

"Every win in this league is really hard," said Mayer Women's Basketball Head Coach Alisa Kresge. "And we found a way which is important, but a lot of credit to Albany, the way they came out, and setting the tone. They definitely had us on our heels, and we weren't responding quickly enough to that. But then we found a way to respond. So, we're just trying to figure out how to be consistent, how to set the tone, and not always be the one responding. But I was proud of them for finding a way, and responding to the physicality, and being more assertive, sharing the ball more, going to rebounding, and getting us extra life was huge there."  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Emma Haan opened the scoring for the Catamounts with a fadeaway jumper to tie the game at 2–2 at the 8:44 mark of the first quarter. The Catamounts and Great Danes would then trade baskets over the next several possessions.

• Malia Lenz converted a layup off a perfect entry feed from Haan before UAlbany answered with a three-pointer from Julia Polomo. Lenz followed with a putback off a missed three by Weltz, but Delaney Hill responded for the Great Danes with a step-back jumper. Keira Hanson countered on the other end with a driving layup.

• With seven seconds remaining in the quarter, Bella Stuart corralled an offensive rebound off a missed three and converted the putback to give UAlbany a 13–11 lead heading into the break.

• UAlbany went on a 13–6 run from the start of the second quarter to the 3:42 mark, starting with a free-throw line pull-up jumper from Lara Langerman and capped by a three-pointer from Langerman. She scored seven points during the run to give the Great Danes the momentum.

• The Catamounts responded with an 8–2 run from the 2:54 mark to the end of the quarter.  Hanson opened the run with a three-pointer from the right wing, followed by a layup from Nikola Priede. Jadyn Weltz finished the surge with a three-point play, converting at the free throw line after getting the left-handed layup to fall through contact to send the Catamounts into halftime trailing by just three, 28–25.

• The Catamounts would start the third quarter with a 7-4 run, starting with a Lenz layup, answered by a layup from Hill, and a jumper from Polomo. Lenz would get an offensive rebound and follow it up with a layup. She would head to the free-throw line minutes later and convert on one of her attempts. Priede would cap the run off with a close-range turnaround jumper to tie the game at 32-32. 

• From the 5:05 mark of the third, UAlbany would go on an 8-5 run starting with an Amaya Stewart layup, and ending with a Borrellas three-pointer.

• From the start of the fourth quarter to the 4:55 mark, the Catamounts went on a 15–2 run, with Jadyn Weltz contributing eight of those 15 points.

• The Catamounts would end the fourth quarter on an 8-7 run with both Weltz and Haan earning trips to the free-throw line, sealing the 60-49 victory. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Weltz led the Catamounts with 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting (45.5%), adding five rebounds and three assists.

• Priede added 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting (50%), along with nine rebounds and two assists.

• Lenz contributed 12 points, nine rebounds, and two assists, while Haan added 12 points and five rebounds.

• The Catamounts also dominated the glass, recording 11 offensive rebounds and converting them into 15 second-chance points on the night.

• Vermont outshot UAlbany in every category. The Catamounts went 21-of-49 from the field (42.9%) compared to UAlbany's 20-of-49 (40.8%). From beyond the arc, Vermont connected on 5-of-16 attempts (31.3%) while the Great Danes made 3-of-15 (20.0%). At the free-throw line, Vermont was 13-of-18 (72.2%) compared to UAlbany's 6-of-11 (54.5%).

• With today's Win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to the Ronald McDonald House through the Cat's Win, Community Win's initiative. Vermont Mutual has donated over $6 Million Dollars since launching their Charitable Giving Fund in 2014.

UP NEXT

Vermont will face UMass Lowell on Thursday, Jan. 22, at Patrick Gym. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+, with the radio broadcast available on the Varsity Network App featuring Ryan Zimmerman on the call.