FINAL SCORE: Vermont 67, Holy Cross 50
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Anna Olson and Keira Hanson each had season highs as Vermont (2-2) never trailed after the first quarter en route to defeating Holy Cross (2-2).
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Crusaders took a 6-5 lead in the first media timeout after Vermont took an early 5-3 lead through buckets from Hanson and Olson.
• Olson hit a free throw, and Emma Haan had her first collegiate points when she hit a three with just under three minutes to go in the first quarter to help the Catamounts close the quarter with a 9-8 lead.
• Vermont opened the second quarter on a 7-0 run, with Bella Vito, Olson, and Hanson all scoring.
• Following the second-quarter media timeout, Kendall Eddy helped Holy Cross get back into the game. She scored five straight points to queue a 7-0 Crusader run to tie it at 15.
• The Catamounts closed the second quarter on a 10-2 run, with Olson, Hanson, Haan, and Nikola Priede all hitting shots.
• Vermont started the second half on another 7-0 run, with Olson scoring on a turnaround before Hanson had the other five points.
• The two teams then traded buckets before the third-quarter media timeout, with each scoring six to make it 38-26.
• The Catamounts ended the third quarter outscoring Holy Cross 9-4. Sarah Ericson, Haan, and Malia Lenz all hit threes to help with the scoring. Lenz's three came with seconds left in the quarter.
• The Crusaders opened with their own 11-6 run in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter.
• Vermont outscored Holy Cross the rest of the way by a margin of 14-9. Olson, Vito, Ericson, Lenz, and Sarah Lazar scored to finish the game.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Olson, Hanson, and Ericson had high season scores, 19, 17, and eight, respectively, while Haan's nine points were the first of her career.
• Olson and Priede led the Catamounts on the board with six and five, respectively. Priede's five rebounds were a season-high, and she had a career-high in blocks with three.
• Vermont also recorded a season-high eight three-pointers, with Hanson and Haan each hitting three.
• The Catamounts also had season highs in free throws with 11 while matching a season high in rebounds with 32.

 
UP NEXT
Vermont will embark on a road trip that begins Monday (Nov. 18) when they travel to Dartmouth and will see them go to Alaska and Cancun afterward. The game begins at 7 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+. Vermont's next home will not be until Dec. 7, when they host Manhattan at 12 p.m.
 
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