FINAL SCORE: Vermont 52, UAlbany 36
BURLINGTON, Vt. –Hanna Crymble posted her ninth double-double of the season leading UVM with 20 points and 13 rebounds in a 52-36 win over UAlbany Saturday afternoon on Alumnae Day from Patrick Gym. With the win the Catamounts improved to 4-5 in conference this season while the Great Danes fell to 4-5.
 
Before the game it was announced that Betty '93 and Paul Mayer of Shelburne gave the largest gift ever made exclusively to a UVM women's athletics program and will permanently endow the Elizabeth F. Mayer '93 and Paul J. Mayer, M.D. Women's Basketball Head Coach. Alisa Kresge will serve moving forward as the Mayer Women's Basketball Head Coach.
 
RELATED LINKS
Box Score (.pdf)
CatamounTV: Highlights | Mayer Gift Announcement
Photo Gallery
Postgame – Hanna Crymble
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"What a special and amazing day for our program," said Mayer Women's Basketball Head Coach Alisa Kresge. "Patrick had great energy today celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Alumnae Day and with a historical announcement for our endowment to our program. We see our potential when we bring this intensity for an entire game."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Emma Utterback led the Catamounts with six points in a low-scoring first quarter. UAlbany's Amanda Kantzy hit a three-pointer in the dying seconds of the first frame to give the Great Danes a 13-7 advantage.
• In the second quarter Hanna Crymble had six points of an 11-0 UVM run as the Catamounts surged to a 23-19 halftime lead.
• The third quarter was more of the same as Crymble scored the first seven points of the quarter and the first nine points for UVM in the quarter. Her layup with 4:57 left in the third quarter gave the Catamounts a 32-24 edge. A Delaney Richason three-pointer and Josie Larkins bucket helped UVM take a 10-point edge to the final frame.
• The Catamounts opened the fourth quarter with the first three made field goals and never looked back. UAlbany cut the lead to 12 at one point but Larkins nailed a final shot from downtown with four seconds left in regulation to cap a 16-point win for Vermont. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Catamounts forced 21 turnovers and scored 20 points off the UAlbany miscues. UVM also outscored the Great Danes 9-0 in second chance points.
• Vermont shot 40.7% from the field this afternoon, they are now 9-2 this season when shooting 40% or better from the field.
• The 36 points were the fewest Vermont has given up to a Division I opponent since defeating UMass Lowell 60-36 on February 15, 2017.
• Vermont's 16-point win was its biggest in league play since defeating UMass Lowell 63-55 on January 3, 2019.
• The Catamounts also celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day Saturday. Young girls in the community shadowed numerous staff members all over Patrick Gym including PA announcer, photographer, ticket taker, videographer, ESPN director and more. Following the game the girls had pizza with various UVM student-athletes.
• With the victory, the Cats Win, Community Wins campaign and Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to a Vermont charity, bringing the 2020 total to 17 wins totaling $1,700. A special thank you to Vermont Mutual Insurance for their support, protecting Vermonters since 1828. 

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont is back in action on Wednesday (February 5) as they travel to face Maine at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Fans can also listen to the contest on WVMT AM 620/96.3 FM with Maura Sheridan on the call.
 
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