FINAL SCORE: Vermont 56, Oregon 81
BURLINGTON, Vt. —Vermont (2-2) fell to Oregon (3-1), 56-81, on Wednesday evening at Patrick Gym in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The Ducks outscored the Catamounts 28-11 in the third quarter.
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COACH'S QUOTE
"I'm really proud of our team," said Mayer Women's Basketball Head Coach Maureen Magarity. "I think we really came out prepared, ready to go, and didn't look afraid. We stuck to the game plan, and in the second half, obviously, they made some adjustments. Their ball screen coverage changed, and their size obviously impacted us. Again, I'm really proud of coming off these last two games, Fairfield, and this game, which is really high-level opponents, and just really pleased with our fight, you know, take the score out of it. I'm just really happy with some of the production also off the bench today."
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Vermont opened the game with a 12-10 run, highlighted by Catherine Gilwee's floater and capped by Emma Haan finding Savanna Creal on the break for a layup, forcing an Oregon timeout.
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The Ducks responded out of the timeout with a 15-6 run. Ehis Etute scored six points during the stretch, which was capped by an Emilia Krstevski jumper from the top of the key as time expired in the first quarter. The Catamounts trailed 18-25 heading into the second quarter.
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Vermont outscored the Ducks 17-13 in the second quarter, sparked by a Madison Hall three-pointer at the 6:51 mark. With 31 seconds remaining in the half, Creal found Jacklynn Hosier cutting backdoor for a layup to pull Vermont within one.
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Oregon's Ari Long answered with a driving layup as time expired to send Vermont into the half trailing 35-38.
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The Ducks opened the third quarter on an 8-2 run, starting with a driving layup from Katie Fiso, followed by layups from Long and two from Etute. The run prompted a Vermont timeout at the 7:31 mark of the first quarter.
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From that point on, the Ducks outscored the Catamounts 20-9. Etute led Oregon with six points during the stretch.
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Oregon opened the fourth quarter with a 9-3 run. Meja Jaegerskog converted a free throw, and Creal drove strong to the basket for a layup for the Catamounts. But a Mallory Heyer three-pointer at the 7:03 mark of the fourth prompted a media timeout.
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Following the timeout, Vermont closed the quarter on a 7-6 run. Gilwee connected on back-to-back midrange jumpers before Haan drained a three-pointer.
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Long capped the scoring with a driving layup for Oregon with 1:15 remaining in the fourth quarter to secure an 81-56 victory for the Ducks.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Vermont grabbed 12 offensive rebounds compared to Oregon's nine.
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Gilwee led all Catamounts with 17 points. She added three assists, one rebound, and one steal, while shooting 7-for-13 (53.8%) from the field and 1-for-3 (33.3%) from three-point range.
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Creal finished second on the team with 13 points and recorded a team-high five rebounds, four assists, and three steals. She shot 4-for-9 (44.4%) from the field and a perfect 5-for-5 (100%) from the free-throw line.
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Haan ranked third on the team with nine points. She added three rebounds, two assists, and two steals, while shooting 2-for-4 (50%) from three-point range.
UP NEXT
Vermont will host Lehigh on Sunday, Nov. 15, for their Salute to Service game presented by Milton Rents. The Catamounts will tip off at 2 p.m. ET, with the game streaming live on ESPN+. The radio broadcast will be available via the Varsity Network App with Ryan Zimmerman on the call.
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