FINAL SCORE: Vermont 61, Dartmouth 37
HANOVER, N.H. – Anna Olson led the way with 16 points, and Vermont (3-2) held Dartmouth (2-2) to just 14 first-half points en route to Mayer Women's Basketball head coach Alisa Kresge's 100th career win.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts opened on an 8-0 run with Catherine Gilwee hitting two threes and Nikola Priede scoring.
• The Big Green responded with a 10-5 run to trail by three heading into the first media timeout.
• Keira Hanson, Bella Vito, and Malia Lenz scored to help Vermont take a 16-12 first-quarter lead.
• The Catamounts opened the second quarter on a 10-0 run, with Olson, Hanson, and Priede all scoring. Vermont held Dartmouth without a point until four minutes left in the quarter, their only points in the second quarter.
• Olson, Gilwee, and Lenz scored on the other side of the Big Green bucket to close the half on a 9-0 run.
• The two teams traded buckets during the third quarter, with no team scoring more than two in a row.
• Vito led the Catamount's third quarter, scoring with six, while Olson had four and Hanson had the other.
• Vermont and Dartmouth traded scores to open the fourth, each having seven in the opening five minutes. Priede, Olson, and Lenz all had a hand in scoring.
• The Catamounts outscored Dartmouth the rest of the way, 7-4, with Vito, Nika Kurdija, and Sarah Lazar all scoring.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Olson led the scoring for Vermont for the fourth time in five games with 16. Vito (10), Gilwee (9) and Hanson (9) were second and third in scoring.
• Gilwee had a season-high in three-pointers with three, with two coming on her first two shots of the game.
• Vito and Olson led the Catamounts in rebounding with nine and six, respectively. Lenz also had a season-high of five.
• Vito, Olson, and Priede led Vermont in assists with six, three, and three, respectively. Priede's three assists match a career-high.

 
UP NEXT
The Catamounts will now travel to Anchorage, AK, to compete in the Great Alaska Shootout. They will open against North Dakota State on Friday, Nov. 18, at 9:15 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live on YouTube; tickets can be found here.
 
For news and updates about the Vermont women's basketball program, follow @UVMwbb on X and Facebook, @Catamountsbb on Instagram, and visit UVMathletics.com.
 
Vermont Federal Credit Union is the presenting sponsor of Vermont women's basketball.