FINAL SCORE: Vermont 79, UMBC 59
BURLINGTON, Vt. –  For the second consecutive game, Vermont (18-12, 13-3 AE) had four players score in double figures as they defeated UMBC (14-14, 7-9 AE) on Senior Day.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Credit to our players staying grounded, focused and hungry. We talked a little bit earlier in the year about having highs and lows, and now we are playing relatively even keeled," said Mayer Women's Head Coach Alisa Kresge. "We are playing really good team basketball, and the defense is creating offense. For the most part we took what the defense gave us, and we were being very fundamentally sound and taking good shots.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Retrievers began the game by outscoring the Catamounts 11-9 through the first five minutes. Anna Olson had eight of the nine points for Vermont, while Sarah Lazar had the other.
• Following the first media timeout, the Catamounts closed the quarter on a 10-4 run. Nikola Priede had six points, while Keira Hanson and Catherine Gilwee each had two.
• Vermont controlled the first five minutes of the second quarter, outscoring 11-4 before the second media timeout. Sarah Ericson had three points, while Olson, Gilwee, Priede, and Malia Lenz all had two.
• Following the second media timeout, the Catamounts went on an 11-6 run to force a UMBC timeout with a minute to go. Olson had four, Emma Haan had three, while Gilwee and Hanson had two each during the stretch.
• After the timeout, Hanson hit a three to make it 44-25 at the half.
• The two teams traded buckets to start the second half, with Vermont outscoring the Retrievers 8-7. Priede had six points, while Gilwee had two in the opening five minutes of the second half.
• UMBC closed the third quarter on an 11-9 run to bring the deficit to under 20. Priede had four, Gilwee and Bella Vito each had two, while Malia Lenz had a free throw in the final five minutes.
• Vermont opened the fourth, outscoring the Retrievers 10-4. Lenz and Priede each had four points, while Ericson had two during the run.
• The Retrievers closed the game by outscoring the Catamounts 12-8. Lenz and Vito each had four points for Vermont during the final five minutes.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Priede led all scorers with a career-high 22 points. Olson was second with 14, while Lenz had 11 to round out the top three scorers. Gilwee had 10 points, which gives the Catamounts four double-digit scorers for the second consecutive game.
• Vermont also set a program record in field goal percentage at 69.6%, beating the previous record set in 1995. For the fifth time this season, the Catamounts made over 30 field goals.
• Gilwee led Vermont in assists with six. Priede was second with a career-high of five. Hanson was third with three.
• The Catamounts had four players record four rebounds to lead the team. Gilwee and Ericson were second with three and the only other players to record multiple rebounds.
• The Catamounts matched their season high in blocks with seven, including three from Anna Olson.

 
UP NEXT
The Catamounts will return to action next Thursday (Mar. 6) for the quarterfinals of the Jersey Mikes America East playoffs. The game begins at 5:00 p.m., and the opponent has yet to be determined.
 
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.