SCORE: Vermont 60, UAlbany 49
 
LOCATION: Patrick Gymnasium - Burlington, Vt.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 11-7, 1-4 America East | Vermont 15-5, 4-1 America East
 
SHORT STORY: UAlbany led after each of the first three quarters before Vermont used a fourth-quarter surge to take control late and earn a home win, Saturday night.
 
KEY STATS

• Sophomore Martina Borrellas led UAlbany with 14 points on 6-11 shooting, adding six rebounds, one steal, and one block.
• Sophomore Delanie Hill finished with 10 points, one assist, and one block.
• Freshman Amaya Stewart provided energy off the bench with seven points and six rebounds, including three offensive boards.
• Graduate student Bella Stuart added six points and three rebounds in 18 minutes to help the UAlbany bench outscore Vermont, 13-0.
• As a team, the Great Danes shot 50 percent from the field, tallied 26 points in the paint, and 11 second-chance points while leading for nearly 22 minutes.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAlbany established its presence in the paint early as Martina Borrellas and Delanie Hill each finished at the rim to help the Great Danes settle in.
• Defensively, UAlbany limited Vermont to 33.3 percent shooting from the field and 0-4 from three while matching the Catamounts on the glass.
• Bella Stuart closed the period with a layup off a turnover to send the Great Danes into the second quarter with a two-point lead.
• Amaya Stewart and Hill sparked the offense to start the second frame and combined with junior Lara Langermann for a 6-0 run.
• Stewart's work on the offensive glass and a Langermann finish inside helped the Great Danes build their largest lead of the night at 26-17 with just over three minutes to play in the half.
• Vermont responded with a late push, but UAlbany maintained the upper hand and went into the break ahead 28-25 after two quarters.
• Hill opened the second half with a drive to the rim, and senior Gabriela Falcão followed with a paint jumper off a feed from Borrellas to extend the lead to five.
• Stewart's layup and Stuart's trip to the free-throw line kept UAlbany in front as the teams traded baskets in a tightly played period.
• In the closing minute, Borrellas connected from beyond the arc on the right wing to preserve the advantage and send the Great Danes to the fourth quarter up 40-37.
• Vermont went on a 15-2 scoring run in the first five minutes of quarter four.
• Borrellas continued to attack and added seven points in the final minutes to keep the Great Danes within striking distance at 56-49.
• The Catamounts closed the game at the free-throw line for the 60-49 final.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes return home to host Maine (Jan. 22) and New Hampshire (Jan. 24).
 
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