FINAL SCORE: Vermont 84, Saint Anselm 49

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Senior Nikola Priede led all Catamounts with 23 points as Vermont cruised to a 35-point win over Saint Anselm on Saturday afternoon at Patrick Gym, earning its second victory of the season.

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COACH'S QUOTE

" I think games like this, there are things that we have been talking about, and I think that they did a good job capitalizing off of it, so that reminds us that we have to keep getting better at these little details," said Mayer Women's Basketball Head Coach Alisa Kresge. "I thought that we fouled them way too much. And then there was some action that we know better, and we're just kind of relaxed that time. So we're trying to get our group to stay locked in and focus for a full 40 minutes, every possession, every second. But yeah, I think overall, it was solid. Our offense, I thought, for the most part, played pretty well."  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Vermont jumped out to a 16-2 lead before the first timeout. At the 4:32 mark of the opening quarter, junior Malia Lenz converted a three-point play off an assist from senior Catherine Gilwee.

• The Catamounts closed the first quarter with a buzzer-beating pull-up jumper from Gilwee just inside the paint, taking a 22-7 lead into the second.

• Saint Anselm opened the second quarter with a three-pointer from first-year Amarlis Shubick, who added another triple before the media timeout. Despite the Hawks' early push, Vermont maintained a 29-15 advantage.

• Senior Jadyn Weltz drove down the lane and spun around a defender for a layup to extend the Catamounts' lead to 41-19 heading into halftime.

• Priede scored every Vermont basket to start the third quarter, capping the run with a midrange jumper at the 4:30 mark to bring her total to 23 points.

• Senior Keira Hanson buried a three-pointer from the left wing to give Vermont a 59-30 lead with 1:40 left in the third. 

• First-year Jacklynn Hosier closed the quarter with a buzzer-beating three from the same spot, stretching the lead to 67-34 entering the fourth.

• First-year Lia Hanson notched her first points of the night with a 3-pointer at the 7:04 mark of the final quarter, pushing the lead to 74-41.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Priede led all scorers with 23 points and eight rebounds.

• Hanson followed with 18 points, hitting 2 of 3 from beyond the arc.

• Gilwee added six points, two assists, and two steals.

• Senior Annemarie Batista, appeared in her first game of the season. She went 2-for-3 from the field for four points.

• Lenz grabbed seven rebounds, second most on the team.

• Vermont shot 54.1% from the field (33-for-61) and 85.7% from the free-throw line (12-for-14).

• With today's Win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to the Lund Family Center through the Cat's Win, Community Win's initiative.  Vermont Mutual has donated over $5 Million Dollars since launching their Charitable Giving Fund in 2014.

UP NEXT

UVM will face Buffalo on Wednesday, Nov. 12, in its third game of the regular season. Tip-off is at 4 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The radio broadcast will be available via the Varsity Network App with Ryan Zimmerman on the call.

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