WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
The Catamounts will wrap up their season-opening three-game road trip at No. 23 Minnesota tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. The non-conference matchup will be broadcast live on BTN+ ($) and can be heard on AM 620/96.3 FM WVMT with the voice of the Catamounts Maura Sheridan on the call.

Fans can access the BTN+ broadcast by subscribing to a monthly pass, priced at $14.95, by clicking here.
 
RELATED LINKS
Live Video (BTN+) | Live Stats  | Game Notes (.pdf)
 
HOMECOMING FOR HANNA
Senior forward Hanna Crymble will be playing her first collegiate game in her home state of Minnesota. She grew up about 25 miles away from the arena in Champlin, Minnesota. Hanna was a three-sport athlete, playing basketball, lacrosse and volleyball, at Champlin Park High School. She was an all-conference honoree in basketball twice.
 
UTTERBACK RIGHT AT HOME IN THE MIDWEST
Indiana native Emma Utterback put on a show Friday afternoon in Chicago. She had 19 points at Loyola Chicago. It was the most by a UVM freshman since senior forward Hanna Crymble had 20 points on 2/2/17 against Hartford.

SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS
Vermont shot 56.6% from the field Friday, their best team performance in over 10 seasons. It was the Catamounts second game at or above 50% under Coach Kresge.

READY FOR THE ASSIST                                                                                                                          
The Catamounts had 21 assists Friday their most in a game since 2014 against Cornell. Josie Larkins matched a career-high with seven in the contest and Hanna Crymble set a new career-high with six helpers.

SCOUTING MINNESOTA
The Golden Gophers are ranked in the AP Preseason poll for just the fifth time in program history. Last season former WNBA star and Minnesota alum Lindsey Whalen led the program to a 21-11 record. The Gophers advanced to the second round of the women's NIT and were 9-9 in Big Ten play. Minnesota was picked to finish fifth this season in the Big Ten.
 
The Gophers players to watch are junior Destiny Pitts, who was named a consensus Preseason All-Big Ten pick by the league's coaches and media, and senior Taiye Bello, who was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten last season. Bello was also named to the 2020 Katrina McClain Award watch list like Vermont forward Hanna Crymble. Named after the two-time All-American and 1987 National Player of the Year, the annual award in its third year recognizes the top power forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
 
Minnesota dropped its home opener to Missouri State 77-69 Tuesday night. The Lady Bears were a Sweet Sixteen team a year ago and built a 13-point edge in the first quarter that they never relinquished. Destiny Pitts led the way for Minnesota Tuesday with 18 points on six made three-pointers.
 
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the Catamounts second meeting with the Golden Gophers. UVM fell 74-59 at Minnesota on November 30, 2006. May Kotsopoulos, who recently attended a practice at Patrick Gym, led all scorers in that game with 21 points.
 
Sunday will mark the Catamounts first game against a Big Ten opponent since traveling to face Michigan on December 17, 2016. UVM fell 78-56 on that occasion, Hanna Crymble had a team-high 17 points in the contest.
 
HOME OPENER SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17
Vermont hosts Bryant in their home opener on Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets to all Vermont women's basketball home games by visiting UVMathletics.com/Tickets, or by calling the UVM Athletic Ticket Office at (802) 656-4410.
 
This season there is also a Three-Game Flex Pack that allows fans to choose any three games to attend from Vermont's 15-game home schedule at Patrick Gym. Fans will save $15 per seat compared to purchasing tickets on an individual game basis. Click here to take advantage of this offer.
 
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