Burlington,
Vt. ? Courtney Pilypaitis scored 17
points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Vermont to a 73-58 win over UAlbany
in America East Conference women's basketball action on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at
Patrick Gymnasium.
Vermont (11-5, AE 2-1) scored off the
opening tip and led the duration of the game. Pilypaitis hit a three-pointer to
open the game as the Catamounts jumped out to a 13-4 lead less than five
minutes into the contest. UAlbany (4-12, AE 2-1) scored 10 of the game's next
15 points to close within 19-14 on an Amira Ford fastbreak layup.
Vermont responded with a 16-6 run to open up
its largest lead of the half at 35-20. The Catamounts were led over the stretch
with contributions off the bench as Tonya Young scored seven points and Sy
Janousek added five points. Senior forward Gia Sanders led the Great Danes in
the opening half with 11 points and six rebounds.
"The difference in the
game was rebounding,” said UAlbany head coach Trina Patterson, whose team was
off to its best start in the program's America East history. “They had 25
offensive rebounds, which led to 74 shot attempts. It was a matter of not
boxing out. We also had trouble shooting, and when we aren't making baskets, we
can't get into our press."
After May Kotsopoulos scored
to open the second half for Vermont, UAlbany rattled off seven straight points
to move within nine points of the Catamounts capped off by a shot in the paint
from TaNika Thrower at the 15:13 mark of the second stanza. Following
back-and-forth action over the next five minutes, the Great Danes pulled within
eight points on a pair of free throws at the midway point of the half.
The Catamounts answered back
with a 17-6 run to pull away from the Great Danes. Young opened the stretch
with five points and Pilypaitis tallied the six points on the back end as Vermont built a 67-48
advantage.
Pilypaitis was one of four
Catamounts to score in double figures. She was joined by Young with 14,
Janousek with 11 and Amy Rosenkrantz added 13 points.
Britney McGee scored all 13 of
her points in the second half to reach double figures for the eighth
consecutive game. Sanders finished with 11 rebounds and a career-high seven
blocks to go along with her 11 points. Freshman Janea Aiken joined McGee and
Sanders in twin figures with 11 points off the bench.
Vermont 73, UAlbany 58 (1/16/08 at Burligton, Vt. (Patrick Gymnasium))
Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score
Albany vs Vermont
1/16/08 7:00pm at Burligton, Vt. (Patrick Gymnasium)
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VISITORS: Albany 4-12, 2-1 AE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
02 McGee, Britney...... * 5-10 1-4 2-5 0 3 3 3 13 3 6 0 0 31
05 Thrower, Tanika..... * 1-8 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 2 27
23 Iromuanya, Charity.. * 2-8 0-2 1-3 1 3 4 3 5 2 2 0 0 27
24 Sanders, Gia........ * 5-11 0-0 1-1 4 7 11 2 11 2 1 7 2 32
31 Higy, Kristin....... * 3-11 2-5 0-0 2 4 6 4 8 1 3 0 1 28
01 Ford, Amira......... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 5
10 Aiken, Janea........ 2-5 1-3 6-7 0 0 0 1 11 2 2 0 0 20
15 Mikus, Sherri....... 2-6 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 17
44 Sterling, Joy....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
55 Peterson, Kirsten... 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 10
TEAM................ 3 1 4
Totals.............. 21-60 4-16 12-18 14 22 36 19 58 13 15 7 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-31 32.3% 2nd Half: 11-29 37.9% Game: 35.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 25.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 66.7% 2
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HOME TEAM: Vermont 11-5, 2-1 AE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 Kotsopoulos, May.... * 3-12 0-5 0-0 4 3 7 2 6 1 0 0 3 30
15 Rosenkrantz, Amy.... * 6-9 0-1 1-2 1 3 4 4 13 2 2 0 2 25
32 Cihal, Andrea....... * 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 2 4 0 0 1 1 20
33 Pilypaitis, Courtnay * 5-17 1-4 6-9 2 6 8 0 17 8 6 0 2 36
52 Sheftic, Alissa..... * 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 4 8 1 4 1 0 1 0 14
13 Young, Tonya........ 6-9 1-1 1-1 2 2 4 3 14 0 1 0 0 22
24 Fenton, Sara........ 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 10
25 Janousek, Sy........ 4-6 1-1 2-2 3 1 4 2 11 0 1 0 0 14
45 Iwobi, Sofia........ 2-8 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 4 1 0 2 1 25
55 Poles, Kelli........ 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
TEAM................ 3 2 5 1
Totals.............. 30-74 3-12 10-15 25 29 54 16 73 14 12 4 11 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-41 39.0% 2nd Half: 14-33 42.4% Game: 40.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 0-5 0.0% Game: 25.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 66.7% 2
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Officials: John Riordan, Kathy Jenkins, Mara Wager
Technical fouls: Albany-None. Vermont-None.
Attendance: 859
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Albany........................ 23 35 - 58
Vermont....................... 37 36 - 73
