UNH Falls to the Catamounts in Opening Game of Conference Play

Thursday, January 4

Burlington, Vt.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

6-8,0-1America East

Vermont

9-6,1-0America East

New Hampshire

Vermont

UNH Falls to the Catamounts in Opening Game of Conference Play

1/4/2024 10:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Burlington, Vt. – The UNH Wildcats began America East conference play against the UVM Catamounts. Senior center Paige Cote (Sanford, Maine) recorded a season-high 10 points in the game.

Score: Vermont 67, UNH 58
Records: UNH (6-7, 0-0 AE); Vermont (9-6, 1-0 AE)
Location: Burlington, Vt. (Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium)
Date: Thursday, January 4th, 2023
Time: 6 p.m.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats continue their road stretch at UMass Lowell on Saturday, Jan. 6.

FIRST QUARTER:

The first quarter was back-and-forth, to begin with. Neither team was able to gain the advantage over the other.
The Wildcats began to pull away in the final minute of the quarter.
Senior center Paige Cote (Sanford, Maine) scored a three-pointer to put the 'Cats up by one with 41 seconds left.
UNH was able to stop UVM on the next possession. Following that, sophomore guard Breezie Williams (Canton, Ohio) scored a buzzer-beater to put the Wildcats up by four.

SECOND QUARTER:

The Wildcats maintained the lead throughout the first seven minutes of the game.
With two minutes and 12 seconds left in the game, UVM took the lead for the first time in the quarter.
The Wildcats were able to keep the game close, going into halftime with a tie game.

THIRD QUARTER:

The third quarter was once again back-and-forth, to begin with.
In the final three minutes, UVM began to pull away, ending the third quarter with a nine-point lead.

FOURTH QUARTER:

UVM maintained the lead throughout the fourth quarter.
Senior guard Bella Stuart (Clifton Park, N.Y.) scored back-to-back three-pointers closing the lead to eight.

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