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Vermont (14-5, 4-0) will continue the conference slate at twin state rival New Hampshire (7-11, 3-1) on Thursday (Jan. 18). The opening tip is set for 7 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at
UNHWildcats.com. All Vermont regular season games can be heard on 101.3 ESPN FM and online at
1013ESPN.com with Sam Hyman on the call.
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LAST TIME OUT | Maine Highlights
UVM senior
Drew Urquhart poured in a career-high 21 points as the Catamounts secured their 25th consecutive victory over an America East opponent with an 82-63 win against Maine on Monday night. UVM had three out of five starters reach double figures. Urquhart's career night came on 8-of-12 shooting and the 6-8 big man grabbed five rebounds.
Trae Bell-Haynes followed with 18 points, five boards, and handed out five assists.
Payton Henson added 16 points and made all seven trips at the charity stripe.
Cam Ward rounded out the scoring attack with 10 points, including a pair from beyond the arc.
GROUPED IN BUNCHES
Vermont is the only team in the league with three players ranked among the top-10 scorers in conference play. Duncan and Henson sit in an eighth-place tie at 14.8 points per game while Bell-Haynes follows in 10th place with a 13.8 scoring average against America East foes.
MID-MAJOR POWER RANKINGS
The Green and Gold climbed back into the top-10 in this week's
Mid-MajorMadness.com Power Rankings at No. 9. UVM jumped up six spots from last week's rankings. In the
CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25, the Catamounts moved up to No. 16 after landing at No. 21 a week ago.
STREAKY CLEAN
UVM will try to extend a pair of winning streaks on Thursday. The Cats own the longest regular season conference winning streak in the history of America East at 25 games and Vermont is also in the midst of a seven-game overall winning streak.
SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Wildcats were picked to finish fifth in the America East Preseason Coaches' Poll and currently sit third in the league standings with a 3-1 conference record. UNH ranks as one of the top rebounding teams in the country. New Hampshire boasts the sixth-best rebounding margin in the nation at +9.6. UNH also pulls down 41.0 rebounds per game – the 15th highest total in Division I. Tanner Leissner owns the second-best scoring average in conference play at 21.0 points per game. The senior is coming off a double-double (26 points, 12 rebounds) against UMass Lowell on Monday. Iba Camara is close to averaging a double-double this season with 9.4 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. Camara also leads the nation with 8.56 defensive boards per game.
INSIDE THE SERIES
The twin state rivals will meet for the 150th time in the all-time series as the Catamounts hold a commanding 101-48 edge over the Wildcats. UVM will be looking for its eighth straight victory against UNH and the Cats have reached the win column in 14 out of the last 15 contests. Since the turn of the century, Vermont is 36-7 versus New Hampshire. Last year, the Green and Gold swept the Navy and White which included a 74-41 rout in the America East Semifinals.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will wrap up a two-game road trip at Hartford on Sunday (Jan. 21). The opening tip is set for 1 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at
HartfordHawks.com. Fans can watch the America East matchup on
ESPN3 and the watchESPN app by logging in with your television provider. All Vermont regular season games can be heard on 101.3 ESPN FM and online at
1013ESPN.com with Sam Hyman on the call.
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