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DURHAM, N.H. - The Vermont women's basketball team travels to New Hampshire for a Wednesday night matchup at Lundholm Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The game can be heard on WVMT-620 AM (online: SportsJuice.com) with Kevin Fitzgerald on the call. The game will also be streamed online for free via AmericaEast.tv.
The Catamounts are coming off a 72-66 win over Binghamton on Saturday. Vermont picked up its first league win of the year and stands at 4-19 overall and 1-10 in America East. New Hampshire owns a record of 14-9 overall and is 6-5 in America East after a 69-55 loss at UMBC on Saturday.
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LAST TIME OUT - Vermont 72, Binghamton 66
Sydney Smith scored a team-high 21 points and Kayla Burchill added 15 points to lead Vermont to a 72-66 win over Binghamton at Patrick Gymnasium ... Vermont snapped a 12-game losing streak and picked up its first league win of the year ... Smith came off the bench to make four 3-pointers and added six rebounds and three blocks ... Burchill also drained four shots from beyond the arc and scored 11 of her points in 11 minutes of the first half ... Katie Lavelle chipped in 10 points, matching her career high and Niki Taylor grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds ... Binghamton trailed by on with 9:58 left in the game, but Vermont put together a 13-0 run, fueled by nine points from Smith, to push out to a 65-51 lead ... The Bearcats closed within five twice in the final 1:30, but the Catamounts were able to secure the win.
ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire has lost four straight, including a 69-55 loss at UMBC on Saturday ... UNH stands at 14-9 and is 6-5 in America East … Elizabeth Belanger leads the team in scoring (14.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.4 rpg) ... Ariel Gaston ranks second on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg) and is handing out a team-high 3.4 assists per game ... Kristen Anderson is UNH's top 3-point threat, making 32 this season … As a team, New Hampshire is averaging 61.0 points per game, while giving up 60.3 to opponents ... The Wildcats are shooting 40.8 percent from the floor, 28.0 percent from 3-point range and 70.6 percent from the foul line ... New Hampshire is out rebounding opponents 36.6 to 35.3 ... Head coach Maureen Magarity is in her fifth season on the UNH sidelines.
THE SERIES
Wednesday is the 75th meeting between the two teams ... Vermont leads the all-time series 38-36 ... The Wildcats have won eight of the last 10 matchups and five straight, including a 64-56 win at Patrick Gymnasium earlier this year ... UNH swept the regular season last year winning 60-45 in Durham and 71-50 in Burlington ... The Wildcats also handed UVM an 85-79 loss in the America East Quarterfinals at Albany.
LAST TIME vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE - New Hampshire 64, Vermont 56
Sydney Smith scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Vermont, but UNH held off a late rally by the Catamounts to post a 64-56 win. Smith was one of five Catamounts with at least seven rebounds as UVM dominated the boards, out rebounding UNH 48-32. Kylie Butler and Emilie Cloutier added eight points and seven rebounds each. UNH placed five players in double figures, led by Elizabeth Belanger's 14 points. UVM closed to within four on a basket by Cloutier with 1:15 left in the game, but UNH was able to hold off the Catamounts with a 4-for-4 effort from the foul line in the closing seconds.
BURCHILL BUSTS OUT
Senior Kayla Burchill has reached double figures in the last two games and is averaging 16.5 points per game in the last two outings ... She scored a season-high 18 points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out four assists in a loss to Stony Brook ... She added 15 points and four rebounds in UVM's win over Binghamton ... Burchill is shooting 44.4 percent from 3-point range (8-for-18) in the last two contests.
M.A.S.H. UNIT
Head coach Lori Gear McBride has not has a healthy roster for one game this season ... Sophomore Kristina White, third leading scorer from a year ago, suffered an ACL injury in the second game of the season ... Freshman Sydney Smith missed three games with a foot injury ... She has played the past two games.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont continues on the road, traveling to Baltimore on Saturday for a game at UMBC ... Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the RAC ... Kevin Fitzgerald will have the call on WVMT-620 AM (online: SportsJuice.com) and the game will be streamed online for free via AmericaEast.tv.
