BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (9-8) (2-0 AE) continues its road trip with a matchup against Bryant (7-9) (1-0 AE) on Saturday afternoon. Action from Smithfield, RI will tip off at 4 p.m. ET and it will be on ESPN+.  

BROADCAST INFORMATION
The 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.
 
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VERMONT OUTLOOK

• The Catamounts are coming off a 67-63 win against UMass Lowell.
• Three different Catamounts earned double-digit scoring against UMass Lowell. TJ Hurley (23), Ileri Ayo-Faleye (17), and Nick Fiorillo (10) contributed for the Catamounts.  
• Ileri Ayo-Faleye (37) and Sam Alamutu (35) had career-highs in minutes played in Thursday night's win.
• TJ Hurley leads UVM in scoring averaging 15.1 points per game. He has had five 20+ point games this season.
• Catamounts are ranked 49^th in blocks per game (4.7). Ileri Ayo-Faleye ranks 29^th in the country with 2 blocks per game.
• Vermont ranks 66^th in the country in free throw percentage. The Catamounts have shot 75.4 percent from the free throw line this season. TJ Hurley ranks 6^th in the country and 1^st in the America East in free throw percentage. On the year, Hurley has shot 93.8 percent from the line.
• The Catamounts allow 64 points per game, which ranks UVM as the 26^th best scoring defense in the country and 1^st in the America East. UVM also ranks 71^st in defending the three-point line, allowing opponents to shoot 30.4% from three. Vermont has also averaged 14.8 fouls per game, which is the 33^rd lowest.

 
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

• Bryant is 7-9 on the year coming off a 81-55 win against Maine last Saturday.
• The Bulldogs rank 22^nd nationally in rebounds per game averaging 40.8 rebounds a game. They also rank 33^rd in the country in blocks per game (5).
• Bryant ranks 38^th in points per game, scoring 82.6 points a game.  
• 5^th year guard Earl Timberlake returns for Bryant averaging 16.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. The 2024 First Team All-America East guard ranks 3^rd in the country in minutes per game (35:57).
• Senior guard Rafael Pinzon leads the Bulldogs in scoring, averaging 17.8 points per game, which ranks him second in the America East. Pinzon also ranks third in the country in three-point percentage (49.3%).
• The Catamounts have won five straight games against the Bulldogs.
• Bryant was picked to finish 3^rd in the America East Preseason Poll.

 
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