WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
The Catamounts gear up for a two-game road trip, starting with Stony Brook on Saturday (Jan. 30). Tip-off against the Seawolves is set for 2 p.m.
 
Radio coverage begins 20 minutes prior to tip-off at 1:40 p.m. on WVMT 620-AM and SportsJuice.com with Jamie Scavotto calling the action. The game can also be viewed for free via AmericaEast.tv.
 
GAME COVERAGE
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Women's Basketball Alumnae Day
Saturday, February 20, 2016: Women's Basketball Alumnae are invited to join the current team and coaches as they take on UMBC at Patrick Gym on Saturday, February 20.
8-9am - Team Shootaround
9-10am - Team/Alumnae Meal
10-11am - Alumnae Game (dependent on pre-registered participant numbers)
1pm – Vermont vs. UMBC – Alumnae will be recognized at halftime
 
For more information or to register, please contact our Victory Club Office at 802-656-0956 or Victory.Club@uvm.edu.  Online registration is also by clicking here.
 
ABOUT VERMONT
Vermont (7-13, 2-5) has won two of its last three contests after an 0-4 start in conference play. In its most recent matchup, the Catamounts put up a season-best 83 points in their 20-point victory over New Hampshire on Wednesday at Patrick Gym.
 
As a team, Vermont went 21-for-22 from the foul line against the Wildcats, nearly matching its NCAA season-best showing at UMass Lowell three games ago. The Catamounts are currently 53-for-60 (88.3-percent) from the stripe in their last three matchups.
 
UVM continues to block the most shots in the conference, totaling 105 on the season, and ranks 23rd nationally. As a team, the Catamounts average at least 5.3 swats per game.
 
Vermont's starters have played a key role for the Catamounts offensively this season. The starting lineup scores 70-percent of UVM's points, averaging 40 of Vermont's 57.5 points per game. The starters also dish out 80-percent of the Catamounts' assists.

LAST TIME OUT | CatamounTV Highlights
Kylie Atwood led four Catamounts in double-figures with a career-high 20 points to lead Vermont past New Hampshire 83-63 in America East action on Wednesday night at Patrick Gym.
 
Atwood topped her previous career-best by six points, while tying her career-high with four assists. Andreana Thomas also scored 20 points, pulled down seven rebounds, dished out six assists and grabbed three steals. It marked Thomas' fifth 20-point performance of her career.
 
At the half Vermont led UNH 33-30, as Atwood and Thomas combined for 19 of the Catamounts' 33 points. The Wildcats held a 26-14 edge on the boards, but UVM connected on 50-percent (5-for-10) from three-point range.
 
Despite Vermont's 12-point cushion (46-34) early in the third UNH found itself within a single possession with 1:13 left to play in the period, but that's as close as the Wildcats would get.
 
Atwood and Robertson strung together a 10-0 run with a jumper and three-pointer apiece as Vermont took its largest lead of the game (76-56) with two minutes remaining in the game. Thomas made three more trips to the charity stripe in the final moments, going 7-of-8, and secured UVM's 20-point victory over the Wildcats.

SCOUTING STONY BROOK
The Seawolves (13-7, 5-2) currently sit third in America East after being edged out by Maine 55-52 on Sunday. When playing on its home court, Stony Brook owns a 7-2 record this season and is 18-5 since Island Federal Credit Union's opening at the start of the 2014-15 season.
 
As a team, the Seawolves are averaging 62 points per game and shooting at a clip of 41.5-percent from the field. Leading scorer Brittany Snow has reached double-figure scoring 19 times this season, while leading the team in points in 11 games with five double-doubles.  
 
Ogechi Anyagaligbo is nearly averaging a double-double with 11.2 ppg and 9.7 rpg. Anyagaligbo has paced the Seawolves in rebounding in 11 of 20 contests as Stony Brook edges opponents on the boards by at least five rebounds per game.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's matchup marks the 30th meeting between the Catamounts and Seawolves, while Vermont leads the all-time series 16-13. Stony Brook has taken seven of the last 10 contests and the teams are tied at seven apiece when playing in New York.

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont gets back on the road as it travels to Maine next Wednesday (Feb. 3) for its second matchup of the season against the Black Bears. The evening tip-off in Bangor is set for 7 p.m. and will feature America East's "You Can Play" campaign.
 
Radio coverage at Maine begins 20 minutes prior to tip-off at 6:40 p.m. on WVMT 620-AM and SportsJuice.com with Ben Altsher calling the action. All conference matchups can also be viewed for free via AmericaEast.tv.