VYING FOR 2 SPOTS IN THE AFC. WELCOME TO THE NBC5 SPORTS DESK… IM JACK MAIN UVM BASKETBALL WELCOMED IN THE NEW YEAR… WITH GAMES AGAINST UMBC. WHILE THE MEN WATCHED THE BALL DROP FROM BALITIMORE…. THE WOMEN HOSTED A NEW YEARS PARTY AT PATRICK GYM! UVM WENT 8-5 OUT OF CONFRENCE… AND NOW BEGIN THEIR HOME CONFRENCE SLATE 1. Started off hot for the Cats… CAT GILWEE the local legend! From way downtown! she had 11 points 2. Keep it in the same frame… this time its Paula Gonzalez from deep! She connects off the assist from Utterbank. Gonzalez co-lead the team with 14 for the Cats. 3. And UMBC would really turn up the head in the second half. LACEY DRAKE turnaround flush… for two. 4. Then how about ASIA MCCALLA’s bag… puts luls her defender to sleep and then says ima just take this three pointer… 5. Utterbank takes a bad shot… rebound by SHAVONE SMITH… who takes it the distance. UMBC UP BY 1 WITH 2 SECONDS TO GO… and this is the play UVM draws up with two seconds… looking for the extra pass… and its too much looking not enough shooting. CATS LOOSE A HEARTBREAKER ON OPENING DAY 58-57 DOWN TO BALTIMORE! LETS SWITCH JERSEY COLORS AND TALK ABOUT THE MEN 1. FIRST HALF ALL CATS… Great find by Deloney here to Perry Smith… I want to see more of him moving forward… 4 points in 6 minutes tonight. 2. Second half now… great ball movement gets Dylan Penn in a missmatch down low… he finds two points. Penn had 19 to lead the team 3. TJ Hurley 3 pointer on the wing. he had 6 points on two made threes 4. Off camera bucket from Finn Sulivan… Hoop cats with 11 threes! IN THE WIN… THE 264th WIN FOR HEAD COACH JOHN BECKER… WHICH TIES HIM WITH TOM BRENNEN FOR THE MOST IN PORG
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Golden Retrievers run past Catamounts in conference opener
UVM commits 17 turnovers in one-point loss to UMBC
Updated: 1:09 AM EST Jan 2, 2023
Ringing in the new year brings prospects of hope and fresh starts for those looking to make adjustments as we prepare for a long year ahead. However, the University of Vermont women’s basketball team is still looking for a new beginning after falling to UMBC 58-57 at Patrick Gym on Sunday.It’s the second consecutive loss for the Catamounts, falling to 0-2 to open up America East play. The Golden Retrievers got off to a hot start, opening up the first quarter on a 12-2 run, thanks to a pair of threes from K.K. White. That seemed to be the wake-up call the Catamounts needed, storming back to take a 27-23 by halftime. But UMBC wouldn’t be put down without a fight, intensifying their perimeter defense, specifically on three-point specialist Cat Gilwee, who shot just 1-4 after halftime.With the loss, the Cats start 0-2 in conference for the first time since 2019-2020 and will look to reboot the new year at Bryant on Wednesday.
Ringing in the new year brings prospects of hope and fresh starts for those looking to make adjustments as we prepare for a long year ahead. However, the University of Vermont women’s basketball team is still looking for a new beginning after falling to UMBC 58-57 at Patrick Gym on Sunday.
It’s the second consecutive loss for the Catamounts, falling to 0-2 to open up America East play.
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The Golden Retrievers got off to a hot start, opening up the first quarter on a 12-2 run, thanks to a pair of threes from K.K. White. That seemed to be the wake-up call the Catamounts needed, storming back to take a 27-23 by halftime.
But UMBC wouldn’t be put down without a fight, intensifying their perimeter defense, specifically on three-point specialist Cat Gilwee, who shot just 1-4 after halftime.
With the loss, the Cats start 0-2 in conference for the first time since 2019-2020 and will look to reboot the new year at Bryant on Wednesday.
