Final: Vermont 48, Maine 60
ORONO, MAINE – Vermont's fourth quarter push came up short on Saturday afternoon as they fell on the road 60-48 against Maine. The loss snaps Vermont's 18-game America East winning streak and drops them to 9-7 (1-1 AE) on the season. With the win Maine improves to 9-7 (2-0 AE) this season.
 
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Box Score | Box Score (.pdf)
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"They're a tough team and we've got to be locked in for 40 minutes on the road against a good program," said Mayer Women's Head Basketball Coach Alisa Kresge. "We lost our [defensive] concepts and I felt like we let them play one-on-one basketball, it's not what we do, and when we do that it's advantage to the other team. I knew that when we saw the zone that we were going to need [Keira] to hit some shots and Andjela Matic as well, but we've got to figure out some of our other scoring opportunities."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams struggled to find their offense early with Maine breaking open the scoring with a free throw with 7:54 remaining.
• Throughout the rest of the first quarter the two teams battled back-and-forth with Vermont taking a 14-12 lead into the first break. Emma Utterback led all scorers with six points, while Keira Hanson and Andjela Matic each added a three for Vermont.
• Both teams continued to trade baskets over the first six plus minutes of the second quarter with Maine holding a 13-10 advantage. Carolina Bornemann converted a layup with 3:53 remaining to give the Black Bears a 25-24 lead.
• Anne Simon (game-high 20 points) hit a layup before Sarah Talon knocked in a three with 1:01 remaining to push Maine's lead to 29-24.
• Utterback answered with a layup on the other end to send the game into the halftime break at 29-26.
• Vermont came out strong to start the second half outscoring Maine 9-4 over the first three plus minutes of the third quarter. Anna Olson finished a layup for Vermont with 6:44 remaining to tie the score at 33-33.
• Maine responded with a 19-3 run that stretched into the fourth quarter. Simon set up Paula Gallego with a fastbreak layup to seize a 52-36 lead with 5:56 remaining forcing Vermont to call a timeout.
• The Catamounts did not go away quietly as they hit three straight threes to spark a 9-0 run and cut it to 52-45 with 4:13 remaining in the game. Hanson hit two threes for Vermont while Utterback knocked in the other one.
• Maine scored five quick points to give themselves a 57-47 lead with 41 seconds remaining.
• On the next possession Olson knocked down 1-of-2 free throws for her 1,000^th career point and draw the game back to single digits, 57-48.
• However, Maine connected on their free throws down the stretch to ice a 60-48 victory.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Hanson scored a career-high 20 points knocking down a career-high six three pointers to lead UVM.
• Utterback finished with 11 points and a game-high six assists.
• Vermont knocked in a season-high 11 threes on 32.4 percent shooting while holding the Black Bears to just 16.7 percent from beyond the arc.
• Vermont's bench outscored Maine's 25-13 and UVM won the second chance points battle 6-5.
• With her fourth quarter free throw Olson tallied her 1,000 career point as a Catamount.

 
UP NEXT 
Following toay's matchup, the Catamounts will continue their road trip at UMBC on Thursday, January 11. That game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and is scheduled to tip at 11 a.m. Fans can also 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.

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