BURLINGTON, Vt. - Vermont Women's Basketball travels to Bucknell for the last stop of their six-game road trip. The game will tip off at 11:00 a.m. ET and be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Fans can listen to the game for free on the Vermont Sports Network 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. The radio broadcast is also available via the Varsity Network App, and Ryan Zimmerman is on the call.
 
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Game Notes: Vermont | Bucknell
 
VERMONT OUTLOOK

• Vermont split its games at the Cancun Challenge. In the first game, it defeated Idaho State 64-44. However, it lost its second game to Rice 79-57.
• Bella Vito led the Catamounts in scoring against Idaho State with a career-high 15 points. Anna Olson led Vermont in scoring against Rice with 15 points.
• Vito led the Catamounts in rebounds against Idaho State with seven rebounds. Malia Lenz and Olson led Vermont on the boards against Rice with four each.
• Vito was named to the all-tournament team in Cancun after averaging 12 ppg, 4.5 rbg, 2.0 spg on 9-16 shooting from the field.
• The Catamounts have taken on the Bison twice before. They are 0-2 all-time against Bucknell and lost their most recent meeting in 2021, 68-53, with Delaney Richason scoring 18 points that day.
• This is Vermont's second contest against a Patriot League opponent this season. On Nov. 16, Vermont defeated Holy Cross 67-50.
• Olson is Vermont's leading scorer this season, averaging 14.7 points. Hanson and Vito are second and third, with 9.9 and 9.7 points, respectively.
• Olson currently sits second in the America East in field goal percentage at 57.6%, which is also good for 32nd in the country.
• Vito, Olson, and Lenz lead the Catamounts in rebounding, averaging 5.6, 5.4, and 4.6, respectively.
• Vermont is in the middle of a six-game, 21-day road trip that will see them travel over 9,600 miles in the 21 days. They are one of 25 teams in the NCAA this season to have a road trip of 20 days or more.

 
SCOUTING THE BISON

• Bucknell comes into Wednesday morning's contest with a 3-4 record and is currently riding a three-game win streak. During this run, the Bison have defeated Mount St. Mary's, Youngstown St., and Robert Morris.
• Ashley Sofilkanich leads Bucknell in scoring, averaging 18.9 points per game. Reese Zemitis and Tuana Coskun are second and third, respectively, at 8.2 and 7.9 points per game.
• Sofilkanich and Coskun are the Bison's best rebounders, averaging 9.1 and 6.0 rebounds per game, respectively. Anna Kunzwiler is third on the team in rebounds, pulling in 3.9 per game.
• Sofilkanich and Isabella King are the leading scorers to return for Bucknell from the 2023-24 season. Sofilkanich finished the season averaging 12.5 points per game, while King averaged 5.9.
• The duo of Sofilkanich and King are also the Bison's leading rebounders to return this season. They finished 2023-24, averaging 6.3 and 2.8 rebounds each.

 
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Vermont Federal Credit Union is the presenting sponsor of Vermont women's basketball.