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Vermont hockey, basketball: How Catamount teams fared Dec. 16-17

Alex Abrami and Jacob Rousseau, Burlington Free Press
·2 min read

How did University of Vermont men's and women's hockey and men's and women's basketball teams fare on the Dec. 16-17 weekend?

Here is the schedule, with results to be updated nightly.

SATURDAY, DEC. 16

Women’s basketball

Vermont 77, Duquesne 61

V: Anna Olson 20 points, 10 rebounds. Emma Utterback 13 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds. Delaney Richason 12 points, 5 rebounds. Andjela Matic 12 points. Keira Hanson 10 points. Nikola Priede 8 points, 6 rebounds.

D: Megan McConnell 14 points, 8 rebounds. Amaya Hamilton 10 points.

Note: Vermont led for a wire-to-wire victory in front of 871 in attendance at Patrick Gym. The Catamounts shot 50% from the floor (30-60) for a season-high in points to knock off Duquesne, of the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the first time in program history. Vermont compiled 18 assists and out-rebounded the Dukes 42-28.

Vermont coach Alisa Kresge on the win: "In practice we're able to put up some numbers and it wasn't translating (to games) so to finally see the confidence and then raise up and hit shots from a number of people ... was really good to see. It just felt like team basketball."

Additional note: Utterback played more of the point and had a game-high in assists. Kresge said she's challenging the fifth-year guard to both score and distribute as the Catamounts start conference play in early January.

Men’s basketball

Virginia Tech 73, Vermont 51

VT: Lynn Kidd 17 points. Tyler Nickel 13 points. Hunter Cattoor 10 points.

V: Nick Fiorillo 13 points.

Note: Vermont trailed 36-17 at halftime.

Recap: Virginia Tech routs Vermont men's basketball with red-hot start

Men’s hockey

Vermont 3, LIU 2 (OT)

V: Will Zapernick 1G. Thomas Sinclair 1G. Ralfs Bergmanis 1G. Chris Theodore 1A. Timofei Spitserov 1A. Gabe Carriere 1A and 23 saves. Massimo Lombardi 1A.

L: Chris Pappas 1G. Isaiah Fox 1G. Brandon Perrone 24 saves.

Note: Bergmanis lifted Vermont (6-7-1) to the overtime win just 22 seconds into the extra time.

SUNDAY, DEC. 17

Men’s hockey

Vermont 5, LIU 1

V: Mateo Dixon 1G. Chris Theodore 1G, 1A. Timofei Spitserov 1G. Jeremie Bucheler 1G, 1A. Ryan Miotti 1G. Andrei Buyalsky 2A. Gabe Carriere 21 saves.

LIU: Adam Pitters 1G.

Note: Visiting Vermont (7-7-1) scored three times on the power play to earn the weekend sweep and head into the semester break with its most wins since 2016.

(Subject to change)

This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont hockey, basketball: How Catamount teams fared Dec. 16-17