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Men’s Basketball Hosts Vermont on Saturday Afternoon

UMBC men’s basketball returns to Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena to take on America East leader Vermont on Saturday afternoon to kick off a stretch of three games in five days.

BALTIMORE– UMBC men's basketball returns to Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena to take on America East leader Vermont on Saturday afternoon to kick off a stretch of three games in five days. The Retrievers snapped a five-game losing streak with a convincing 76-56 win at NJIT on Wednesday night. Four Retrievers hit double figures led by season-highs from Jacob Boonyasith (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Dimitrije Spasojevic (Vrsac, Serbia) with 14 and 13 points respectively.

Vermont Game Info:
What: UMBC Retrievers (6-7, 1-1 AE) vs. Vermont Catamounts (10-4, 2-0 AE)
Where: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena - Baltimore, Md.
When: Saturday, January 15 - 1:00 p.m.
How to Watch: Live stream on ESPN3 and ESPN app, live stats at UMBCRetrievers.com
Social Media: @UMBC_MBB, @UMBCAthletics, #RetrieverNation, #AEHoops

Scouting the Retrievers:

UMBC comes into the contest at 6-7, 1-1 AE after snapping a five-game losing streak with a 76-56 win at NJIT on Wednesday. Four Retrievers reached double figures, led by Jacob Boonyasith and Dimitrije Spasojevic who had season-bests of 14 and 13 points.
Three Retrievers are averaging double figures led by Keondre Kennedy (Atlanta, Ga.) at 14.4 ppg. The senior is shooting 47.3 percent from the floor with six blocks.
Darnell Rogers (Baltimore, Md./Indian Land (SC)/New Mexico JC) and L.J. Owens (Annapolis, Md./Severn School/William & Mary) are also in double digits at 11.9 and 10.1 ppg. Rogers is dishing out a team-best 3.3 apg.
Forward Yaw Obeng-Mensah (Toronto, Ontario) leads the team on the glass with 5.6 rpg.

Scouting the Catamounts:

Vermont heads to Baltimore at 10-4, 2-0 AE on a four-game win streak after tying the America East record with 19 made three pointers in a 98-65 win against Stony Brook on Wednesday. Five different Catamounts hit double digits led by Finn Sullivan with 19 points.
Reigning America East Player of the Year Ryan Davis is leading the team averaging 17.1 ppg. Davis is grabbing 5.8 rpg, shooting 52.2 percent from the floor.
Ben Shungu and Isaiah Powell are also in double figures at 14.4 and 10.8 ppg. Powell is the team leader in rebounds, averaging 7.2 per game.

All-Time Series:

This will be the 46th all-time meeting between the two schools with the Catamounts holding a 36-9 advantage. Last season the two split their season series where both games were played at UMBC.
The series has been even in recent years, with each team winning four of the last eight matchups.

Recent Success:

UMBC has had a string of recent successes against Vermont in recent years. Vermont had won 23 straight in the series from 2009-18 before UMBC won in the America East Championship game.
Since that game, UMBC has won four of the last eight, including two games in Burlington.

They're Called "Free" Throws:

UMBC ranks near the top in the country in free throw percentage. The Retrievers are 15th with a 78.1 free throw percentage.

Milestone Watch:

Several Retrievers are approaching career milestones in 2021-22. L.J. Owens is approaching the 1,000 point mark, needing just 171 points to achieve the mark. He is also just 4 games away from 100 career games played.
Darnell Rogers needs 45 points to reach 500 career points.
Newcomer Ray Salnave needs just 157 points to reach 1,500 career points after scoring 1,266 during his time at Monmouth and DePaul.

Up Next:

UMBC will continue their busy week at Stony Brook on Monday, Jan. 17. The game is a make-up of the postponed game from earlier in the month.
Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. on ESPN3.

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