Vermont 81 Siena 57
Home sweet home.
On Tom Brennan court night Vermont righted the ship and routed Siena. That is 8 straight wins in the series. The Cats had six players in double figures and were led by Drew Urquhart. Drew U continues to impress this season finishing with 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. He knocked down another three and is shooting with confidence. Drew U kind of led the pack of "the other guys" in this game. Everett Duncan shot 4-4 from three for 12 points and pulled down another 5 rebounds. He also played a team high 27 minutes and is really settling nicely into his role. Stef Smith also chipped in 12 points while dishing out 5 assists. Smith stayed hot from three and is staring to find more consistency. Nate Rohrer came in and played strong minutes reminding Cats fans what a luxury it is to have a player like him at the end of the bench. His basketball sense is great and he finds ways to make positive plays. Trae Bell-Haynes returned from his one game absence and really stuffed the stat sheet. Bell-Haynes finished with 10 points, 4 assists, and a team high 7 rebounds. Vermont suffered another injury scare when Ernie Duncan went down under the hoop with what looked like a knee injury. He did return to the game later and looked to be okay. Hopefully it is nothing and he will be ready for Saturday's game. The highlight of the night had to be Bell-Haynes putting the ball through a defender's legs as he was breaking the press. I am hoping for a nice camera angle on the highlights. Vermont's defense looked better and they had more energy on the court. The crowd was great tonight and the court dedication ceremony was a great moment. Vermont also dished out 19 assists on 26 made field goals to get back to their style of basketball. A great win and now there are only two games over a 3 week period after the gauntlet to start the year. That should give the road weary Cats a nice break to get rested, healthy, and work out the kinks as they get ready for conference play. The matchup with St. Bonaventure on Saturday is another difficult game as Vermont continues to play one of the toughest schedules in the country. It should be a fun game at a neutral site in Rochester, NY and a homecoming game for Anthony Lamb.
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