FINAL SCORE: Vermont 75, Saint Michael's 58
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Sophomore Hanna Crymble posted a double-double as the Vermont women's basketball team, which trailed 14-12 after the first quarter, won 75-58 against Saint Michael's on Saturday afternoon in exhibition action at Patrick Gym.
 
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Crymble scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the victory. Senior Sydney Smith tied Crymble for the game-high with 15 points of her own, adding six rebounds and three blocks. Freshman Josie Larkins scored 14 points off the bench in her first collegiate game while junior Candice Wright also entered double figures with 10 points.
 
Emily Ferreri was the only player in double figures for the Purple Knights with 11 points. Leah Spencer, after dropping 23 on Vermont last year, was held to five points on 1-of-7 shooting from the floor by UVM's defense.
 
Ferreri scored five points in the first quarter to help pace the Purple Knights to a 14-12 lead through the opening period.
 
UVM started the second quarter on a 12-1 run and never looked back. The scoring spree was aided from the perimeter on three-pointers from Smith and South Burlington, Vermont native Cassidy Derda. Derda netted eight points and secured seven rebounds in her first game at UVM since transferring from Saint Francis Brooklyn. Vermont went into the locker room at halftime with a 35-28 lead.
 
In the third quarter, the Catamounts outscored the Purple Knights by nine for the second straight period.
 
Saint Michael's attempted to claw back in the fourth quarter, keeping pace with Vermont. Purple Knights sophomore Alyssa Breunig had a career-high five points, which all came in the final frame.
 
Vermont opens the regular season at Dartmouth on Friday (Nov. 10) for a 7:30 p.m. tilt at Leede Arena. The game will be streamed live on a pay-per-view basis on the Ivy League Digital Network. The contest can also be heard on CatamounTV.com with Logan Ratick as pregame coverage begins at 7:10 p.m.