UNH Battles Vermont on AE TV Monday

UNH Battles Vermont on AE TV Monday

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BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Two old rivals square off on America East TV when Vermont hosts New Hampshire Monday in the 131st meeting between the two programs.

The Catamounts and Wildcats will tip off at 7:30 p.m. from Patrick Gym. The contest will be televised on Comcast SportsNet for those in New England with Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Frank Sullivan (analyst) on the call. All season long, games will also be available for viewing to ESPN Full Court subscribers, ESPN3.com (subject to local blackout) and for free at AmericaEast.com.

Upcoming Action

Monday, January 31
UMBC at Stony Brook, 7 p.m.  -- Live Stats | Live Video | Stony Brook Radio | UMBC Radio

  • Stony Brook seeks its sixth straight win over UMBC when the two programs meet on Long Island Monday.
  • Sophomore Marcus Rouse scored 17 points to lead the Seawolves to a 64-56 win on Jan. 2 in both teams' league openers.
  • SBU (8-11, 3-6 AE) outscored Hartford 41-15 in the second half en route to a 69-35 win Saturday. The 35 points were the fewest Stony Brook has ever surrendered in a Division I contest.
  • Stony Brook ranks among the nation's best teams in field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to just 38.7 percent shooting.
  • UMBC (3-18, 2-6 AE) has dropped back-to-back games after winning two straight for the first time since March of 2009.
  • Junior Chris De La Rosa  ranks second among league leaders with 16.9 points per game and is 10th nationally with 6.4 assists per game. He's one of just two players in the country to rank among the top-100 scoring leaders and the top-10 assists leaders joining Ohio's D.J. Cooper.

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New Hampshire at Vermont, 7:30 p.m. (Comcast SportsNet) -- Live Stats | Free Live Video | Vermont Radio
  • The Wildcats, winners in two of their last three games, and Catamounts, winners of four straight and eight of 10, meet at Patrick Gym, where Vermont has won 18 of its last 20 games.
  • Vermont (16-5, 7-2 AE), which is coming off of a 63-54 win at Albany Saturday, leads the all-time series 86-44 and has won 20 of the last 23 get togethers, including 61-53 decision on Jan. 20.
  • Senior Evan Fjeld ranks fourth among America East scoring leaders averaging 16.0 points per game and is 27 shy of 1,000 for his career. 
  • UNH (8-12, 3-6 AE), which earned its third league victory by holding Boston U. to a season-low 48 points Saturday, ranks among the nation's best defensive teams, holding opponents to 60.8 points per game.
  • Senior Tyrone Conley ranks third among league leaders averaging 18.2 points per game in conference play.

Recent Results

Saturday, January 29
Maine 77, at Binghamton 74 -- Box Score

  • The Black Bears (14-7, 8-1 AE) overcame a 22-point deficit to down the Bearcats (6-16, 3-6 AE).
  • The win was Maine's seventh straight and 12th in its last 14 games. 
  • Junior Gerald McLemore had season-highs of 23 points and seven rebounds for the Black Bears. He shot 7-of-11 from the floor including 5-of-7 from three-point land.
  • Binghamton senior Mahamoud Jabbi recorded his fourth straight double-double and finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

at New Hampshire 60, Boston U. 48 -- Box Score

  • UNH (9-11, 3-6 AE) held Boston U. (10-13, 5-4 AE) to a season-low 48 points en route to its third conference win Saturday.
  • The win, New Hampshire's second in its last three games, snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Terriers.
  • Senior Tyrone Conley paced the Wildcats with 26 points and five rebounds.
  • Junior Darryl Partin led Boston U. with 14 points while senior John Holland scored 10 and is 13 points shy of 2,000 for his career.

at Stony Brook 67, Hartford 35 -- Box Score

  • The Seawolves (8-12, 3-5 AE) outscored the Hawks (7-14, 4-4 AE), 41-15, in the second half en route to their first win in four games.
  • The 35 points were the fewest Stony Brook has ever surrendered in a Division I contest. 
  • Junior Bryan Dougher scored a team-high tying 15 points on five three-pointers and is six treys shy of  Stony Brook's all-time mark for 3-pointers made.
  • Senior Milton Burton led Hartford with 10 points.

Vermont 63, at Albany 54 -- Box Score

  • UVM (16-5, 7-2 AE) shot 55.6 percent after halftime and beat Albany (11-13, 4-5 AE) for the fourth straight time Saturday.
  • The Catamounts have won four straight and nine of their last 11. 
  • Sophomore Brendan Bald scored a career-high 20 points and made 4-of-5 treys for Vermont while senior Evan Fjeld added 19 points and five rebounds.
  • Senior Tim Ambrose paced Albany with 16 points and sophomore Logan Aronhalt contributed 12 points and eight boards.