Third Straight Semifinal Appearance Up Next at Vermont (March 6; 7 PM)

Monday, March 6

Burlington, VT

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

University of Vermont

Photo by: Paige O'Donnell

Third Straight Semifinal Appearance Up Next at Vermont (March 6; 7 PM)

3/5/2017 4:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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DURHAM, N.H. – The No. 4 University of New Hampshire men's basketball team (20-11, 10-6 AE) travels to No. 1 University of Vermont (27-5, 16-0 AE) on Monday, March 5 (7 PM) for the semifinal round of the America East Championships on ESPN3.

Looking Ahead
With a win, UNH will play on Saturday, March 11 (11 AM) in the America East Championships for the first time in program history. Opponent, location and game time will all be finalized following games Monday night.

Cat Facts

The Wildcats head into the America East semis for the third consecutive year, the first streak of its kind in program history.
UNH is the only team in the country to have three players in the top-5 of their conference in total rebounds (Camara: 9.5 rpg, Leissner: 7.1 rpg, Smith: 6.5 rpg).
The Wildcats are one of 28 teams with a win streak of 6 or more in the country.
With the 74-65 win over UMBC on Wednesday, UNH tied the program record for wins in a season with 20 (set last year).
New Hampshire is on a 6-game winning streak, the longest since the 1994-95 season.
All-Conference First Team member Tanner Leissner (Converse, Texas) scored his 12^th 20+ point game on Wednesday with 20 points on 8 of 14 shooting.
All-Conference Second Team member Jaleen Smith (Freeport, Texas) totaled 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists last game (his 12^th 20+-point game).
The Wildcats are tied for the nation lead with nine road wins this season.
UNH held UMBC, the conference's top perimeter shooting team (39.6 percent), to 3 of 16 shooting beyond the arc.
Junior Iba Camara (Dakar, Senegal) ranks 20^th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (7.16 drpg) and 23^rd in total rebounds (286).
Senior Daniel Dion (Cedar Park, Texas) ranks 18^th in the nation in total 3-pointers made with 94 this season.

Men and Women Hoop Success
This is the third time and first since 1993-94 that both the UNH women and men have advanced to the America East tournament semifinals. They also both made the semifinals in 1987-88 and 1982-83.

America East Semifinals Round II
The Wildcats were bounced from the America East Championships a year ago after a 63-56 loss at Vermont on March 7, 2016. Leissner poured in 28 points and 10 rebounds but the Catamounts held UNH to 22 of 62 (35.5 percent) shooting and had good bench point production with 11 points. Vermont led by as much as 19 points with 7:45 to play in the game before UNH went on a 17-4 run to trail by six points, 56-52, with 43 seconds to play. Vermont got two stops before the buzzer sounded.