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The Catamounts will play their first America East road game at UMBC on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 6) for a 1 p.m. tilt at the Retriever Activities Center in Baltimore, Maryland. 
   
The game will air online at ESPN3. As always, an audio broadcast is also available on CatamounTV.com and News/Talk 620 WVMT-AM. Pregame coverage with Logan Ratick starts at 12:40 p.m., with tip-off set for 1 p.m.
 
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TICKETS
Fans can purchase tickets for Vermont's next home game against New Hampshire on Thursday, Jan. 18 by visiting UVMathletics.com/Tickets. Additionally, tickets can be acquired by calling the UVM Athletic Ticket Office at (802) 656-4410 or by visiting the office, located on the balcony of the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby. On game days, tickets can be purchased beginning one hour before tip-off in the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby.
 
CATAMOUNTS RECAP
The Catamounts opened conference play with a 63-55 win over UMass Lowell at Patrick Gym on Wednesday evening as UVM has won its last two home games. Hanna Crymble led the way offensively with 16 points while grabbing five rebounds and collected two assists. The sophomore has reached double figures in 12 out of her 14 games played this season.

Before the game, Sydney Smith was honored for becoming the 21st player in UVM history to reach the 1,000-career point mark, which she surpassed on Dec. 30 at Florida International. In the win over UMass Lowell, the senior guard scored 15 points and secured four rebounds. 

Off the bench, Candice Wright scored six points, recorded nine rebounds, blocked three shots and tallied two steals. 
  
SCOUTING UMBC
Head coach Phil Stern enters his 16th season at the helm of the Retrievers and has guided the program since its move to the America East Conference in 2003-04.

Last season, UMBC went 15-16 overall and 10-6 in conference play. In the America East Tournament, the Retrievers were upset by sixth-seeded Hartford 74-70 in the quarterfinal round. 

This season, UMBC stands at 1-13 overall and finished non-conference play at 1-12. UMBC dropped its America East opener on the road to New Hampshire 56-51 on Wednesday night. Laura Castaldo led the way with 13 points. Castaldo is the only Retriever averaging double figures this season (13.0 ppg). Janee'a Summers follows with 8.3 points per game. UMBC's roster contains five seniors, four sophomores and five freshmen.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
UMBC leads the all-time series 17-14 after reaching the win column in the last eight meetings. The Catamounts' longest winning streak in the series stands at six games, as UVM grabbed consecutive victories from 2008-10. Niki Taylor and then-freshman Kristina White combined to score UVM's final 14 points en route to the squad's most recent victory over the Retrievers, a 63-59 result in Burlington on Jan. 18, 2014. Last year, the Cats suffered a tough 69-66 overtime loss at UMBC and fell 65-52 in Burlington. White led the way for UVM with 18 points in Baltimore. 
 
HISTORY BEFORE OUR EYES
Wright's five blocked shots against Rider on Friday, Dec. 1 placed her in sole possession for first all-time on Vermont's career blocks list. The junior broke Katie McNamara's '05 record of 102 blocked shots on her first rejection of the contest. Wright has 123 blocked shots during her career through the victory over UMass Lowell.
   
DIALING FROM LONG DISTANCE
With her three-pointer against UMass Lowell, Smith sits fifth all-time with 168 career makes from long distance. She is two triples shy of tying Kayla Burchill '15 for fourth all-time.
 
Additionally, White is now seventh all-time in program history in three-pointers after passing UVM Hall of Famer Morgan Hall '03. White has made 132 triples during her time in Burlington. 
 
As a team, Vermont is averaging just over seven three-pointers per game. Out of UVM's 806 field goal attempts through 14 games, nearly 45% have come from behind the three-point arc. Individually, the most proficient three-point shooting Catamounts have been Crymble (40.0%), Cassidy Derda (32.5%) and Josie Larkins (30.0%).
  
NEXT UP
Vermont has a week off before returning to action on Long Island against Stony Brook. The Catamounts and Seawolves will square off on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. at Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook, New York.  
 
As with every America East game, a video broadcast for the UVM-Stony Brook game can be found online at ESPN3. Additionally, Logan Ratick handles the radio broadcast for Vermont's first meeting with Stony Brook of the season. Pregame coverage for the Catamounts' battle with the Seawolves starts at 1:40 p.m., followed by the game at 2 p.m. on CatamounTV.com and News/Talk 620 WVMT-AM.