Who’s Back:
Courtnay Pilypaitis (Jr., G, 6-1, 16.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 5.45 apg) 2008 America East Player of the Year and 2007 Rookie of the Year... Unanimously voted to the Preseason All-Conference Team entering this season... Second in league in scoring and assists, and third in rebounding... Produced the league's only 40-point and triple-double performances of the 2007-08 season.
May Kotsopoulos (Jr., G, 5-10, 12.6 ppg, 2.16 apg, 2.0 spg) 2007-08 Defensive Player of the Year... Second-Team All-Conference... Second on team in scoring and sixth in league... Third in conference in steals.
Who’s gone:
Sara Fenton (G, 5-8, 2.55 apg, 3.2 rpg) Played in all 33 games for the Catamounts and started 13, including eight conference games... Eighth in the conference and second on the team in assists.
Newcomers:
Four freshmen will join the team this season, in addition to Toledo transfer Chelsea Kane eligible to play after sitting out last season due to NCAA transfer policy.
Notable:
The Catamounts return their top 10 scorers from a year ago, including three of the conference's top seven scorers from 2007-08.
Last year, Vermont played in its first postseason since 2002 when they participated in the WNIT and advanced to the second round.