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BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Vermont Catamount host Southern Vermont College in the 2014-15 home opener on Wednesday (Nov. 19). Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at
UVMathletics.com or in person in the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby starting at 6 p.m. the day of the game.
The game will be be steamed online in HD for free via CatamounTV.com and can also be heard on ESPN 101.3 FM (online:
1013ESPN.com) with A.J. Kanell on the call.
Vermont, which is playing its third game in five days, stands at 1-1 on the year. The Catamounts picked up their first win of the season with an 84-76 win at Siena on Monday night. Southern Vermont is 2-0 on the season and coming off a 76-41 win over Green Mountain College on Monday. Wednesday marks the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
RELATED LINKS
Game Coverage: Live Stats | Live Audio - ESPN 101.3 FM | Live Video (free) - CatamounTV.com
Game Notes (.pdf)Game Promotion - Club Sports Night - all club sports teams are invited to come out and dress in their team uniform. Teams with the most spirit will be selected to participate in a promotion during the game.
HOME OPENERSSince 1960, Vermont is 38-16 in home openers at Patrick Gymnasium ... The Catamounts have won 19 of the last 26 home openers ... UVM is 2-1 in home openers under
John Becker.
LAST TIME OUT - Vermont 84, Siena 76 | Recap & CatamounTV Highlights
Vermont shot 76.5 percent from the floor in the second half and used a 22-3 run to grab a lead and post an 84-76 win at Siena ... It was Vermont's fifth straight win over Siena in the series ... Junior Ethan O'Day scored a team-high 20 points, two shy of his career-high, and went 8-for-8 from the field ... Freshman Trae Bell-Haynes added 16 points off teh bench to reach double figures for the second straight game ... O'Day had the best shooting percentage (8-for-8) by a Catamount since Luke Apfeld '14 set a new school record for consecutive field goals made against Towson on 12/23/11 (11-for-11) … O'Day and Bell-Haynes combined for 26 of UVM's 48 second half points … The school record for best field goal percentage in a single game is .750 (27-for-36) vs. Dartmouth on 11/28/77, Vermont shot 68.4 percent (26-for-38) tonight … The two teams combined to shoot 76 free throws in the game – UVM: 27-for-38/Siena: 34-for-38 … Four Catamounts fouled out of the contest … Vermont dominated the Saints in the paint, out scoring Siena 42-16 overall and 24-4 in the second half alone.
ABOUT SOUTHERN VERMONT
The Mountaineers were picked to finish third in the NECC Preseason Poll ... SVC went 16-9 overall and 10-6 in the NECC last season ... Southern Vermont finished tied for third in the league last year ... Senior Dolapo Olugbile and junior Antoine White were both All-NECC Honorable Mention picks last season ... White is averaging 12 points per game and shooting 75 percent from the field ... Olugbile is averaging 10 points and 5.5 rebounds per game this season ... SVC knocked off No. 5 Williams, 75-68, on the road in the season opener ... Southern Vermont also posted a 74-71 win over Green Mountain College on Monday ... The Mountaineers earned some publicity in 2010 when they fell 128-123 to Skidmore in a game that was decided in seven overtimes ... It is the longest game in NCAA Division III men's basketball history ... Head coach Dan Engelstad is in his second season at the helm of the Mountaineers ... He was an assistant at Holy Cross and Mount St. Mary's for three years each.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont travels to Philadelphia for a rematch with St. Joseph's on Saturday (Nov. 22) ... Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Hagan Arena ... The game can be heard on ESPN 101.3 FM (online: 1013ESPN.com) with A.J. Kanell on the call ... The game will also be streamed via the A-10 Network at Atlantic10.com ... The Hawks defeated Vermont, 74-64, in the 2013-14 season opener last year at Patrick Gymnasium.
