FINAL SCORE: Vermont 82, UMass Lowell 46

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (16-5, 5-1 AE) cruised past UMass Lowell (6-13, 0-6 AE)  on Thursday afternoon at Patrick Gymnasium during the Catamount Classroom Game presented by All States Materials Group. The Catamounts' 36-point margin of victory marks the largest margin of victory over a conference opponent since January of 2010. 

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COACH'S QUOTE

"I was really pleased with the way we set the tone to start the game," said Mayer Women's Basketball Head Coach Alisa Kresge. "We were going into a game with a team that plays a lot of different versions of zone. I thought our players really executed the star, which made me a little nervous going into the game. How would we attack this zone with the different ways they run it at you? So, I was pleased to see that, and the defensive intensity at the start of the game and at the end of the game. So, the start of the game and the end of the game are kinda in that same line of intensity, focus, detail-oriented, knowing the scout. And in between the quarters, there's a lot of good stuff, but some lulls there that I want us to be sharper on. Obviously, its a incredible atmosphere and I thought our players really fed off of all the energy today, which was really special to see."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• From the start of the first quarter to the first timeout at the 7:30 mark, the Catamounts went on a 10-3 run led by Jadyn Weltz, scoring six points off two three-pointers, and Nikola Priede scoring two layups. 

• Vermont dialed up a 12-0 run in the next 3:39 of the game before UMass Lowell was able to score a bucket, taking a commanding 22-5 advantage with 3:45 remaining in the first frame. Priede delivered nine points in the run while Keira Hanson added three. 

• The Catamounts entered the second quarter ahead 27-13. Hanson scored five more points for UVM before entering the second quarter. 

• Priede got the scoring started in the second frame with a layup just 11 seconds into the quarter, propelling Vermont to a 29-13 advantage. 

• By the first media timeout in the second quarter, the Catamounts orchestrated a 9-5 scoring run led by six points from Preide and a three-pointer from Emma Haan. UVM led 38-18 with 3:55 remaining before halftime. 

• Haan led the charge for Vermont before halftime, drilling two more three-pointers, seeing the Catamounts take a 46-23 lead into halftime. Hanson also added a bucket for Vermont before the half. 

• The Catamounts never took their foot off the gas coming out of halftime, gaining their largest lead of the game with 4:28 on the clock in the third frame, seeing Hanson swish a three-pointer after being fed by Haan, giving Vermont a 58-31 lead. 

• UMass Lowell was able to orchestrate an 11-4 scoring run to end the third quarter, coming back to within 20. UVM still maintained control of the game with a 62-42 advantage. 

• Vermont held the Riverhawks to just four points in the final quarter, walking away with the 82-46 victory over UMass Lowell on Thursday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Priede led all Catamounts with a team-high of 31 points. This is the second time this season she has scored 31 or more points in a single game. She also tied a team-high with six rebounds and tallied four assists with one steal and one block. 

• Hanson shot 7-12 (58.3%) from the field and 4-7 (57.1%) from beyond the arc, scoring 18 points while adding two rebounds and one assist. 

• Weltz recorded a team-high six assists while tying a game-high six rebounds and two steals. 

• Haan notched a career high four three-pointers, tallying a career high 14 points and adding five rebounds, four assists, two steals, and one block. 

• UVM outrebounded UMass Lowell 37-28. The Catamounts grabbed 14 offensive rebounds, one shy of tying their season best (15). 

• Vermont had 38 points in the paint to UMass Lowell's 22. 

• UVM's 36-point margin of victory on Thursday was the largest margin of victory against a conference opponent since January of 2010, when the Catamounts defeated UAlbany by 45 points. 

• 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

UVM will host Bryant on Saturday, Jan. 24, with tip-off set for 2 p.m. ET. The game will air live on ESPN+. The radio broadcast will be available via the Varsity Network App with Ryan Zimmerman on the call.