UMBC Retrievers (12-12, 7-5 America East) at Vermont Catamounts (22-6, 11-2 America East)
Burlington, Vermont; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UMBC takes on Vermont after Delaney Yarborough scored 21 points in UMBC’s 61-44 victory against the New Hampshire Wildcats.
The Catamounts are 10-1 in home games. Vermont ranks seventh in the America East in rebounding averaging 30.0 rebounds. Nikola Priede leads the Catamounts with 7.9 boards.
The Retrievers are 7-5 against America East opponents. UMBC is fifth in the America East scoring 62.8 points per game and is shooting 37.6%.
Vermont makes 46.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.9 percentage points higher than UMBC has allowed to its opponents (40.1%). UMBC scores 9.7 more points per game (62.8) than Vermont gives up to opponents (53.1).
The Catamounts and Retrievers meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Priede is averaging 17 points and 7.9 rebounds for the Catamounts. Keira Hanson is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games.
Jade Tillman is scoring 14.9 points per game and averaging 7.1 rebounds for the Retrievers. Heidi Williams is averaging 11.6 points and 5.9 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Catamounts: 9-1, averaging 62.8 points, 31.6 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 49.6 points per game.
Retrievers: 7-3, averaging 58.1 points, 33.0 rebounds, 7.6 assists, 8.7 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 35.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 54.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
