WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
The Catamounts (11-7, 3-1 AE) will face Binghamton (5-11, 0-3 AE) at Patrick Gym, continuing America East action on Thursday evening. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION 
Thursday's matchup with the Bearcats will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The international stream will also be available via AmericaEast.TV. Fans can listen to the game for free on the Varsity Network App, from Learfield on WVMT, which will air on 96.3 FM in Burlington, 105.9 FM in Plattsburgh, and 620 AM around the rest of the region, with Ryan Zimmerman on the call.
 
RELATED LINKS
CatmounTV Preview: Coach Kresge | Utterback
Game Notes: Vermont | Binghamton
Watch Live on ESPN+
International Stream
Listen on WVMT
Live Stats
Tickets
 
1000 POINT CLUB
Prior to Thursday night's game the Catamounts will be recognized Anna Olson and Delaney Richason who each earned their 1000 career point on Vermont's three game road trip. Olson became the 25th Catamount to enter the 1000 point club when she knocked down a fourth quarter free throw against Maine on January 6. Richason became the 26th Catamount to score 1000 points in her career when she knocked down a pair of free throws in the third quarter in a victory over NJIT on January 13.
 
COOKIE NIGHT
The first 300 fans to arrive at Thursday night's game will receive milk & cookies courtesy of DoubleTree by Hilton. UVM students are encouraged to visit the marketing table to enter to win a season pass to Smugglers' Notch! Two winners will be announced in-game.
 
AMERICA EAST RANKINGS
UAlbany stands alone atop the America East rankings holding a 14-2 record (3-0 AE) followed by Maine in second with a 10-7 record (3-0 AE). Vermont stands in third place at 11-7 (3-1 AE) and is tied with UMass Lowell 3-13 (3-1 AE). Bryant 9-8 (2-2 AE) and UMBC 6-10 (2-2 AE) share the fourth America East spot. NJIT, New Hampshire, and Binghamton wrap up the standings still searching for a conference win. Vermont is first in the conference in turnovers per game and second in America East in assist/turnover ratio, blocks per game, field goal percentage, field goal percentage defense, fouls per game, scoring defense, scoring margin, and winning percentage.
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Vermont is 20th in the country in turnovers per game, committing just 12.9 along with being 17th in the country in fouls per game, being charged with just 13.3 per game. The Catamounts come in the top 100 in the nation in Assists/Turnover Ratio, with a value of 1.05, ranking 64th nationwide, while also being ranked 94th in Field Goal Percentage.
 
NET RANKINGS
UAlbany currently leads America East with a NET rating of 114, followed by Maine (115) and Vermont (162) in the top 200. Bryant (282), New Hampshire (283), Binghamton (296), and NJIT (298) are all in the top 300.
 
AMONG THE BEST IN THE AMERICA EAST
The Catamounts are second in the conference in scoring defense allowing just 54.6 points per game, which ranks 22nd in the country. UVM is second in the conference in scoring margin at +3.7 points per game. The Catamounts are also second in the conference in both field goal percentage (42.9) and opponent field goal percentage (38.7). The Catamounts hold the second most defensive rebounds in the America East, grabbing a total of 427 thus far. Vermont is just one of three teams with two scorers in the top 10 in scoring in America East. Emma Utterback ranks second in the conference, averaging 15.8 points per game. Utterback also leads the conference in assists with a total of 85 and comes in second in America East in assists per game, averaging 4.7. Anna Olson is 10th in the league in scoring, averaging 11.5 points per game while leading the conference in shot percentage at 58.3 percent per game. Olson is also fifth in the conference in total blocks at 16 trailing Delaney Richason, who is fourth in the conference in total blocks with 17. Keira Hanson is ninth in America East in three-point field goals made, connecting on 21 total so far this season.
 
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
Binghamton enters Thursday's matchup with a 5-11 overall record, while averaging 63.9 points per game. On offense, the Bearcats are shooting 42.5 percent from the field and 35.8 from beyond the arch. On the defensive side, Binghamton is surrendering 64.6 points per game on 43.7 percent shooting and 32.7 percent from trey, while registering 5.8 steals and 2.4 blocks per game. Redshirt sophomore guard Ella Wanzer leads the Bearcats in scoring at 12.1 points. Fellow redshirt sophomore guard Jadyn Weltz leads Binghamton in assists at 4.7 per game while also leading the team in rebounds with 5.0 per game and is fourth on the team in average scoring at 10.3 per contest.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
This will be the 45th matchup all-time between the Catamounts and the Bearcats, with Vermont possessing a 27-17 advantage in the series. The first time these two teams met was in 2002 in Vestal, New York where Vermont earned a 71-51 victory. The last time these two teams met was last season (2/22/2023) in Vestal, New York where Vermont earned a 67-54 victory. The Catamounts have won five consecutive games against Binghamton dating back to 2022. Under Mayer Women's Head Basketball Coach Alisa Kresge, the Catamounts are 7-2 against Binghamton and are 4-1 at Patrick Gym. In the nine games under Coach Kresge, Vermont is outscoring Binghamton by an average of 59.8-57.8 per game while also holding the Bearcats to a series low 34 points in one of those matchups. Binghamton's longest winning streak in the series was six in a row coming from 2016-2018. Vermont holds the longest winning streak in the series at seven games, coming from 2002-2004.
 
UP NEXT
Following Thursday night's matchup with the Bearcats, the Catamounts will have a week off before hosting UMass Lowell on Thursday, January 25. Tipoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The matchup with the River Hawks will have an international stream available via AmericaEast.TV. Fans can also listen to the voice of Catamounts women's basketball, Ryan Zimmerman, for free on the Varsity Network App, from Learfield on WVMT, which will air on 96.3 FM in Burlington, 105.9 FM in Plattsburgh, and 620 AM around the rest of the region.
 
CATAMOUNT CLASSROOM GAME
The matchup with the River Hawks will be Vermont's annual Catamount Kids Classroom Game. To purchase tickets to the game, you can visit uvmathletics.com/tickets or visit the ticket kiosk on game day. 
 
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