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Vermont women’s basketball drops final game in Gulf Coast Showcase to Delaware

Jacob Rousseau, Burlington Free Press
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The University of Vermont women's basketball team is off to Florida.

The Catamounts are competing in the Gulf Coast Showcase tournament in Estero starting on Friday. Vermont has a chance to bolster its nonconference schedule against premier NCAA opponents as last season's runner-up, Iowa, is also in the tournament.

Emma Utterback (15.8 points per game) and Anna Olson (13.3) are leading the Cats early this season.

Check back throughout the weekend on how the Catamounts fared.

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Delaware 73, Vermont 66

D: Tara Cousins (22 points). Chloe Wilson (17 points). Sydney Boone (17 points).

V: Anna Olson (21 points, 6 rebounds). Emma Utterback (16 points).

Note: Vermont (3-4) dropped its third and final game of the tournament as Delaware outscored the Catamounts 35-26 in the first half. The Catamounts return to Patrick Gym on Thursday against Dartmouth.

Western Kentucky 62, Vermont 50

WK: Acacia Hayes (18 points). Karris Allen (15 points). Alexis Mead (11 points). Teresa Faustino (11 points).

V: Emma Utterback (14 points, 4 assists). Delaney Richason (11 points).

Note: Vermont (3-3) was held to six points in the opening frame as Western Kentucky claimed a wire-to-wire win in Day 2 of the tournament. The Toppers shot 47.1% from 3 to race to the victory.

No. 18 North Carolina 54, Vermont 51

NC: Deja Kelly (18 points). Alyssa Ustby (15 points).

V: Emma Utterback (18 points, 5 assists). Nikola Priede (9 points).

Note: Malia Lenz’s triple put Vermont (3-2) ahead 45-34 with 6:18 to play in regulation as the Catamounts chased an upset in the opening round of the Gulf Coast Showcase tournament on Friday. But the Tar Heels answered with a 13-1 run to take a 52-49 lead on Kelly’s turnaround finish with 1:06 remaining. Vermont shot 33.3% from the field and led for nearly 32 minutes as the Tar Heels managed just 17 first-half points. Utterback was 8 of 14 shooting over a game-high 37 minutes.

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This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont women's basketball at Gulf Coast Showcase tournament