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Vermont (8-2) hosts Colgate (5-4) on Youth Day presented by Healthy Living on Saturday (Dec. 9) at Patrick Gym. The opening tip is set for 2 p.m. ET. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or by visiting the Patrick Gym Box Office on gameday. Kids 12 and younger will be granted free admission upon arrival while tickets last.
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Saturday's game will broadcast live on ESPN+ with Rob Ryan and Bernie Cieplicki on the call. An international stream will also be available on AmericaEast.TV. Fans can listen to the game for free on the Vermont Sports Network, from Learfield on The Game, which will air on 97.1 FM in Burlington, 105.9 FM in Plattsburgh, and 960 AM around the rest of the region. The radio broadcast is also available via the Varsity Network App with Brian McLaughlin on the call.
 
RELATED LINKS
Purchase Tickets
Watch: ESPN+ | AE.TV (Int'l)
Listen on Varsity Network App
Live Stats
Game Notes: Vermont | Colgate
 
YOUTH DAY PRESENTED BY HEALTHY LIVING
As a part of Youth Day presented by Healthy Living, join us in the indoor turf for lawn games, face painting, a bouncy house, and more. There will also be a Postgame Chat with the Cats.
 
BEST 10-GAME START IN 67 SEASONS
The Catamounts last started 8-2 or better in 1956-57 when Vermont opened its campaign with a 9-1 mark. UVM has won at least eight of its first 10 games just eight times in program history.
 
PRESEASON FAVORITES
Saturday's matchup features a pair of conference preseason favorites, with Colgate earning a unanimous selection in the Patriot League. The Catamounts have already defeated two conference favorites this season, earning victories over the CAA's College of Charleston (W, 73-64) and the Ivy League's Yale (W, 66-65).
 
TWO OF THE WINNINGEST MID-MAJORS
Vermont and Colgate have combined for nine conference titles since 2016-17. Only four mid-majors have made more NCAA Tournament appearances (4) than the two schools during that stretch.
 
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
Colgate enters Saturday's game with wins in three of its last five games, including a dominant victory over Binghamton (W, 84-49) on Nov. 29. The Raiders and Cats have played one mutual opponent – Colgate lost to Yale 68-50 on Nov. 17. Braeden Smith leads the offense, averaging 13.9 points and 5.7 assists in nine games. The sophomore guard has registered an assist on 45.2% of his team's possessions when he is on the floor – the third highest rate in the country. Keegan Records, a 6-10 forward, was named the Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year, and has averaged 9.4 points and a team-high 7.4 rebounds.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
UVM and Colgate meet for the third straight season and 36th time in series history. The Catamounts are 12-6 at home against the former North Atlantic Conference foe. Aaron Deloney led the Cats to a 78-68 victory over the Raiders at Patrick Gym in 2021-22. Robin Duncan was the leader a season ago with 15 points in a 73-72 victory on the road. Matt Veretto had 14 points on 4-for-9 shooting from beyond the arc.
 
CATS AT HOME
Vermont has won 16 straight games at Patrick Gym, which is the seventh-longest home winning streak in the country. UVM is 34-1 at home since the start of the 2021-22 season, and are 229-51 (.818) since 2002-03.
 
DELONEY VS. COLGATE
Aaron Deloney has averaged 15.5 points per game in two games against Colgate, which is his second-highest average against a non-conference opponent that he's faced multiple times. The guard led UVM with 18 points in 18 minutes to defeat Colgate 78-68 in 2021-22.
 
3PT HEAVY
Forty four percent of Vermont's points have come from three pointers, which ranks No. 2 nationally. UVM has made 10 three pointers or more in seven games this season, and ranks No. 9 in three-pointers per game (10.9)
 
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