Vermont 79 Yale 73
Vermont kicked off their 5 game road trip with a nice win over Yale. Anthony Lamb led the way with 22 points and 7 rebounds. He took advantage of Yale's lack of size and dominated on the inside. He threw in a couple of blocks on the defensive end controlling the game at both ends of the floor. Payton Henson was right their with him scoring 19 points of his own including 3-5 from three. Henson looks quicker and more athletic this year. He has been particularly strong on the offensive glass grabbing three more offensive rebounds in this game. Ernie Duncan threw in 12 points and continues to improve on the defensive end. Always stays in front, takes charges, and is a general bother to opposing players. He gets into passing lanes when he is off the ball and cuts off drives very effectively when he is on the ball. Everett Duncan continues his strong rebounding as he was second on the team with 5 including what seemed like all the big ones down the stretch. Trae Bell-Haynes struggled throughout the game but hit a big shot late and dished out 10 assists for the second time in his career. He got the ball to guys in great spots in this game and played tough despite his struggles. In four career games against Yale, Bell-Haynes struggled to only a 6 points per game average. They are certainly one of the few teams who was consistently able to bother him throughout his career. Now it is off to Richmond to face the Spiders. Always a tough place to play against a very strong Atlantic 10 program. The Cats passed test number one and are ready for whats next. As a final thought, I know comparing game scores in not a very sound way of assessing performance at all but Albany beat Yale by an almost identical score of 80-72. The Albany/Vermont battles are going to be epic this season.
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