FINAL SCORE: Albany 67, Vermont 55
ALBANY, N.Y– Coming off a win at home against Hartford on Sunday, Vermont lost in Albany to the America East-leading Great Danes 67-55 at SEFCU Arena on Wednesday afternoon. It was the first meeting of the season between the two conference foes and the game started at 11 a.m. due to Albany's annual "Commitment to Education Day."
 
"This is the best I have felt after a loss in a long time," said Vermont head coach Chris Day. "Our team found the highly competitive drive that you must have to compete at this level. Especially against a tremendous team like Albany. So hopefully, we can build from this moving on to next Wednesday at home against Binghamton."
 
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UVM held a lead for the first five minutes but once Albany took control midway through the first quarter, the Great Danes commanded the remainder of the game. The home team led 30-21 at halftime before winning the game by a 12-point margin.
 
For the Catamounts, Hanna Crymble was the only player to reach double-figures in the scoring column. She logged a game-high 24 points (7-11 FG, 9-10 FT) and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds in the loss. Crymble now has scored 20 or more points in nine games this season. The sophomore has registered double-figures in points in 18 of the 20 games that she has played, including 17 straight contests.
 
Albany utilized three double-figure scorers en route to its seventh consecutive conference victory: Jessica Fequiere (15 points), Tiana Jo-Carter (10) and Mackenzie Trpcic, who recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists.
 
The Great Danes are now 21-16 all-time against the Catamounts and have won 19 consecutive meetings dating back to 2011. Vermont won 16 of the first 18 matchups with Albany between 2002-10. 
 
With the loss, the Catamounts are 6-14 overall, 1-8 on the road and 3-4 in America East play. The Great Danes are now 18-3 overall, 8-1 at home and 7-1 in conference play. The next duel between Albany and Vermont comes at Patrick Gymnasium on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.
 
Vermont lost the rebounding battle 39-35 and committed 21 turnovers to Albany's 15. UVM collected 13 assists as a unit, with five of them belonging to Katie Lavelle.
    
As a team, Vermont shot 39% from the field, 29% from downtown (5-17) and 61% at the free throw line (14-23). Meanwhile, Albany went 38% from the floor, 33% from distance (6-18) and 71% at the foul line (15-21).
    
Next up, UVM heads home to play Binghamton, the only America East opponent that Vermont has yet to play so far this season. The Catamounts host the Bearcats on Wednesday, Jan. 31 for a 7 p.m. tilt on Tom Brennan Court at Patrick Gym.
 
The video broadcast for the Albany game can be found on ESPN3. Per a contract with ESPN, every America East game airs online on ESPN3. Alastair Ingram and Bernie Cieplicki have the call.
  
Logan Ratick has the play-by-play call for next Wednesday's showdown with Binghamton on CatamounTV.com, as well as the flagship station for UVM women's basketball, News/Talk 620 WVMT-AM. Pregame coverage begins at 6:40 p.m., with tip-off set for 7 p.m. from Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington, Vermont.