FINAL SCORE: Vermont 77, Duquesne 61
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Five different Catamounts reached double figures as Vermont (7-5) won its 15th straight home game Saturday 77-61 over Duquesne (6-4) in non-conference action on Youth Day presented by Healthy Living. Saturday's 16-point win was Vermont's first over an Atlantic 10 team since November 19, 2011.

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COACH'S QUOTE
"I think today was really a step in the right direction," Mayer Women's Basketball Head Coach Alisa Kresge said. "To finally see the confidence and raise up and hit shots and coming from a number of people, which opened up Anna's game finally, it was really good to see. It just felt like team basketball. It was nice to have all those pieces come together today."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts established an early 7-3 advantage 1:41 into the contest boosted by an early Anna Olson three-pointer. Vermont shot 60% from the field in the opening frame.
• UVM used a 14-3 run to close out the quarter with a 23-10 advantage over the Dukes. The Catamounts Andjela Matic had six points in the Catamounts run.
• In the second quarter Duquesne hit back-to-back three-pointers from Naelle Bernard and Kaitlyn Ammons to cut the lead to 11. But Vermont answered right back. The Catamounts used a 7-0 run fueled by two Nikola Priede layups to make it 36-18 with 1:48 to play in the half. Vermont carried a 14-point edge into the break.
• Early in the third quarter Anna Olson and Delaney Richason each had five points as the Catamounts kept their lead in double-digits. With 3:36 to play in the third frame the Dukes hit a triple to cap a 6-0 run that made it 48-40.
• Vermont answered right back, going on an 8-0 run in 1:37 fueled by four points from Matic. The Catamounts carried a 62-46 lead into the fourth quarter.
• The Dukes pushed back with an 11-0 run fueled by seven points from Megan McConnell to cut the Vermont lead to nine with 4:47 to play.
• Keira Hanson had five points over a critical stretch for the Catamounts as they pushed their lead back out to 13 with 2:44 to play.
• Olson and Richason added two layups in the final minute to seal the victory for the Catamounts.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Andjela Matic set a new career-high with 12 points this afternoon. She added five rebounds, one assist and one block.
• Anna Olson posted a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. It was her first double-double of the season and the seventh of her career.
• Emma Utterback had a season-high nine assists this afternoon, her most in a game since having 10 against Miami on November 11, 2022.
• The Catamounts scored a season-high 77 points Saturday. It was Vermont's highest output since posting 85 against NJIT on February 18.
• Vermont shot 50% (15-30) from the field in the first half while holding the Dukes to 25.8% (8-31) shooting.
• The Catamounts have now defeated eight of the 15 schools in the current A-10. Vermont did defeat Loyola Chicago on December 5, 2021 under Coach Kresge, but the Ramblers were in the Missouri Valley Conference at the time.
• With the win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to King Street Center as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. Since its inauguration in 2017, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has donated over $80,000 to local non-profits through the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative.  

WHAT'S NEXT
The Catamounts will continue their four-game homestand Wednesday, December 20 at 11 a.m. as they host Sacred Heart from Patrick Gymnasium. The contest will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Rob Ryan and Bernie Cieplicki on the call. Fans can also listen to the game through the radio broadcast via the Varsity Network App with the voice of Catamounts women's basketball, Ryan Zimmerman, on the call.

Vermont Federal Credit Union is the presenting sponsor of Vermont Women's Basketball