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BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Vermont women's basketball team wraps up a two-game road swing and a stretch of four games in 10 days at Central Connecticut on Tuesday (Nov. 25). Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. from New Britain, Connecticut. The game can be heard on WJOY-1230 AM (online: SportsJuice.com) and will be streamed online for free via NECFrontRow.com.
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LAST TIME OUT - Boston U 66, Vermont 61
UVM dropped a 66-61 decision at Boston U on Saturday ... The Catamounts rallied late, but the Terriers were able to hold off UVM ... Vermont closed to within two points twice in the final two minutes, but timely 3-pointers by the Terriers helped BU outlast the Catamounts ... Sophomore Kylie Butler and senior Nikki Taylor paced the Catamounts with 13 points each and the duo combined for 11 rebounds ... Taylor had seven of the 11 boards, all on the offensive glass ... Both Catamounts have reached double figures in the scoring column in the first three games of the year.
TAYLOR A LEADER
Senior Niki Taylor is averaging nearly a double-double (12.0 ppg/9.0 rpg) for the Catamounts ... She also ranks among the active leaders in America East in scoring (2nd - 865 career pts) and steals (5th - 95 career) ... Taylor ranks first among active leaders in rebouding in the league (575 career) and leads the league in offensive rebounds per game (5.7) ... She is closing in the 1,000-career point milestone, entering the game 135 shy of the mark.
ABOUT CCSU
Central Connecticut stands at 2-2 overall ... The Blue Devils won their season opener in overtime at Hofstra (71-66), dropped the next two games vs. Hartford (75-63) and at Siena (79-57) and bounced back to even the record with a win at UMass Lowll (81-58) on Nov. 22 ... Nicole Ferguson leads the team in scoring (10.0 ppg) and is averaging 4.2 rebounds per game, while starting three time this season. She has drained 12 3-pointers this season while making a total of 16 last year ... Four other players are averaging 8.8 points or more for the Blue Devils ... Kayla Miller leads the team in rebounding (6.0 pg), while Amanda Harrington is grabbing 5.8 caroms per contest ... CCSU was picked to finish tied for ninth in the nine-team Northeast Conference ... The Blue Devils went 11-17 last season adn 5-13 in conference play. CCSU returns nine players from last year's squad and adds four newcomers ... Head coach Beryl Piper beings her eigth season at CCSU.
THE SERIES
This is the 19th meeting between the two teams and the series is tied 9-9 ... The Blue Devils have won two straight, includig an 82-68 victory at Patrick Gymnaisum last season ... The Catamounts had won five straight over CCSU until the last two meetings.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will break for the Thanksgiving holiday and return to action on Saturday (November 29) to host Delaware at 1 p.m. at Patrick Gymnasium ... Tickets are available online at UVMathletics.com or begining at noon on Saturday in the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby ... The game can be heard on WVMT-620 AM (online: SportsJuice.com) with Kevin Fitzgerald calling the action ... The game will also steamed online for free in HD via CatamounTV.com.
