BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (6-7) will head down to Hanover, NH to face off against Dartmouth (4-7) on Saturday. Action from Leede Arena will tip off at 12 p.m. ET and it will be on ESPN+.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
The non-conference clash will broadcast live on
ESPN+ . 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
Watch: ESPN+
Listen on Varsity Network App
Live Stats
VERMONT OUTLOOK
- The Catamounts are coming off a 75-67 win against Miami (OH).
- Nick Fiorillo had his third 20+ point game of the season and a career-high 14 free throws in Wednesday's win.
- For the first time this year, Vermont had two players score at least 20+ points against Miami (OH). Nick Fiorillo (21) and TJ Hurley (20) contributed for the Catamounts.
- TJ Hurley leads UVM in scoring averaging 15.1 points per game.
- Catamounts are ranked 34th in blocks per game (4.9). Ileri Ayo-Faleye ranks 14th in the country with 2.38 blocks per game.
- Vermont ranks 41st in the country in free throw percentage. The Catamounts have shot 76.7 percent from the free throw line this season. TJ Hurley ranks 3rd in the country and 1st in the America East in free throw percentage. On the year, Hurley has shot 96.2 percent from the line.
- The Catamounts allow 66.5 points per game, which ranks UVM as the 65th best scoring defense in the country and 1st in the America East. Vermont has also averaged 14.6 fouls per game which is 33rd lowest.
SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN
- Dartmouth is 4-7 on the year coming off a 76-80 loss against Le Moyne on Wednesday.
- The Big Green rank 20th in three-pointers made per game (10.6) and 14th in three-point attempts per game (30.5).
- Senior guard Ryan Cornish leads the Dartmouth in scoring this year averaging 14.4 points per game. Cornish ranks 61st in steals per game averaging 2.1 steals.
- Vermont's Director of Basketball Operations Breaden Estes spent three seasons as a Director of Basketball Operations and an Assistant Coach at Dartmouth from 2021-2024.
- This will be the 111th match-up between Vermont and Dartmouth. Last year, the Catamounts defeated the Big Green 64-53 at Patrick Gym. Vermont has won 15 straight games against Dartmouth.
- The Big Green were picked to finish 8th in the Ivy League preseason poll.
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