It will be a battle between America East opponents when the Vermont Catamounts (14-12) welcome the Hartford Hawks (7-19) to Roy L Patrick Gymnasium. The game gets underway at 2:00 pm ET on Sunday, Feb. 14.
The Catamounts were beaten by Massachusetts-Lowell 100-93 in their last game. Kurt Steidl finished with 15 points to lead the team. The Hawks, meanwhile, are coming off a 68-54 loss at the hands of Binghamton in their last outing. Jalen Ross had a good shooting night, leading the team with 16 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Catamounts won the first game 83-68. Ethan O’Day put up 24 points and 10 rebounds.
Notes
The Hartford Hawks average 71.7 possessions per game and .982 points per possession. The Vermont Catamounts earn fewer possessions with 68.4, but they score more points with 1.067.
The Vermont Catamounts average an effective field goal percentage of 53.2% this season. The Hartford Hawks are a winless 0-13 when opponents have an eFG% of 53.2% or greater.
On average, Vermont attempts 17.0 three pointers and Hartford attempts 26.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Vermont Catamounts are even at 5-5 while the Hartford Hawks have a losing 6-17 record.
The Vermont Catamounts average 5.7 steals per game. When giving up 5 or more steals, the Hartford Hawks have an underachieving record (4-14) this season.
