Game: Vermont Catamounts vs Iona Gaels
Date: Monday, November 2, 2026
Location: Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, NY
TV: ESPN+
The Iona Gaels (18-14 last season) will play the Vermont Catamounts (22-12 last year) at Hynes Athletics Center on Monday.
The Vermont Catamounts played UMBC and took a loss by a score of 74-59 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Catamounts ended up walking away with 11 while UMBC finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. UMBC finished the game shooting 84.6% at the free throw line by converting 22 of 26 shots. On top of that, UMBC collected 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn’t able to record a block. UMBC doled out 7 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. With regard to the defense, Vermont allowed the other team to shoot 41.2% from the field on 21 of 51 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they compiled 31 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Catamounts knocked down 4 of 10 tries for a rate of 40.0%. Vermont ended the game having earned a 42.4% FG percentage (25 of 59) and converted 5 of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter.
TJ Long is one guy who came through for the contest. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins played and totaled 4 rebounds. He notched 17 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.
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Vermont comes into this contest after finishing with a mark of 22-12 last season. They averaged 73.4 points per game (242nd in college) on 46.3% from the floor. The Catamounts shot 34.0% on 3-point shots (292 of 859) and 71.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Vermont collected 34.8 boards per game and accounted for 432 dimes last year, which had them ranked 223rd in college in terms of passing. They gave up possession 9.4 times per game and as a unit committed 16.9 fouls every game.
When they were on defense, the Catamounts forced their opponents into 9.6 turnovers every game and they drew 16.6 personal fouls. They relinquished 35.2% on 3-pointers and they were 47th in college hoops in points per game allowed (68.5). The Catamounts defense allowed a FG percentage of 42.7% (785 of 1,837) and they conceded 31.2 rebounds per game as a team. They were ranked 44th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 385 relinquished throughout last season.
The last time they took the court, the Iona Gaels took a defeat with a final score of 91-80 when they played Sacred Heart. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Iona allowed Sacred Heart to snag 32 in all (8 offensive). They went 35.1% from 3-point land by going 13 of 37 and ended up going 20 out of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Gaels permitted Sacred Heart to convert 29 of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Gaels ended up shooting 30 for 66 from the floor which had them shooting 45.5%. With respect to three-point attempts, Iona made 8 out of 31 tries (25.8%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Sacred Heart earned 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Gaels to the free throw line for 18 tries. They also gave up possession 7 times, while earning 1 steal for the matchup. The Gaels collected 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest.
Luke Jungers ended up being a factor for the Gaels for the matchup. He scored 20 points in his 26 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes. He buried 7 of 15 for this game for a rate of 46.7%, and had 6 rebounds.
Iona had a win-loss mark of 18-14 last season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Gaels shot 43.8% from the floor, which ranked 267th in the nation. Iona accounted for 2,363 pts last season (73.8 per contest) and they collected 35.6 rebounds per game. They earned an assist 14.0 times per game (168th in college) and they turned it over 12.0 times per game. The Gaels were responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they connected on 70.7% from the free throw line.
The Gaels on defense were ranked 154th in college in PPG given up with 73.1. They forced 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 42.7% from the field (90th in college). The Iona defense gave up 30.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (245 of 801) and their opponents knocked down 73.3% of their foul shots. They surrendered 17.0 assists and 37.4 total rebounds per game, ranking them 269th and 332nd in college hoops.
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Josh Schonwald’s Pick: Take Vermont
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