Saturday, December 7, 2024 | 12:00 PM
Patrick Gymnasium | Burlington, VT
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BURLINGTON, VT - Manhattan is off to its best start under the Heather Vulin-era after successfully coming away with six of its first eight games played. Graduate forward Leyla Ozturk sits 16th in Division 1 with 20 blocks on the season. The Jaspers are playing its final non-conference game of the season, and look to enter the latter stages of 2024 on a high note. Historically against the Catamounts, the Jaspers do not fare well, but Vulin changed the tune with a double-digit victory in its first meeting in over a decade. Last season vs. Vermont, then-junior forward Petra Juric recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Ines Gimenez Monserrat tied Anne Bair with 13 points. The latter also recorded six free-throws in as many attempts in the victory. In non-conference finales during the Vulin era, the Jaspers are 3-5 - (Rutgers, Virginia, New Hampshire, Holy Cross, and Nebraska)
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION:
•The Vermont Catamounts are coming off of 25-12 overall record a season ago, with 12 victories and four losses in America East play last year.
•The Catamounts were runner-ups in the Jersey Mike's America East Championship game after falling to #1 seeded Maine by a score of 64-48.
•Vermont participated in the WNIT in the 2023-24 season that saw victories against fellow MAAC opponent, Niagara to open up the tournament inside Patrick Gymnasium. Followed by two victories against Colgate and Purdue, before falling to the A10's Saint Louis Billikens by just three points.
•Their previous opponent, the Bucknell Bison, defeated the Catamounts in overtime, 62-59 on Wednesday, December 4 in an early 11 a.m. early tip.
•Graduate Student Anna Olson returns for her final year in Burlington, as she enters the 2024-25 campaign with 1,259 points in 106 career games, which ranks 13th on the Vermont career all-time scoring list.
•Olson sits fourth in the America East in scoring this season through 10 games played. Averaging 15.2 points-per-game.
•Redshirt Junior Catherine Gilwee sits atop the assists chart in the America East averaging 3.7 per-game, and 37 overall. Five more than NJIT's Alejandra Zuniga, who averages 3.2 per-game, and sits with 32 overall.
•Senior guard Bella Vito leads the team +12 in steals with 24 overall on the season. The overall number ranks second in the America East Conference.
Last Five Meetings vs. Vermont:
Vermont Leads 4-1
12/09/23................................MAN 53-43
12/05/09..................................VER 78-59
11/28/08...................................VER 69-50
12/22/07...................................VER 78-57
12/17/06...................................VER 74-65