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Vermont UVM 11-4,3-0 America East

UMBC UMBC 6-8,1-2 America East

Vermont UVM

11-4,3-0 America East

Final

Jan. 15, 2022

UMBC UMBC

6-8,1-2 America East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Vermont UVM	50	36	86
UMBC UMBC	33	36	69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/15/2022 3:28:00 PM

Wojcik Nets Career-High; Men’s Basketball Falls, 86-69, Against Vermont on Saturday Afternoon

UMBC men’s basketball could not overcome a strong start by the Catamounts in an 86-69 loss on Saturday. Vermont started off on a 30-7 run over the first seven minutes to take control early. Szymon Wojcik (Wroclaw, Poland) had a career-high 22 points in the loss.

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BALTIMORE– UMBC men's basketball could not overcome a strong start by the Catamounts in an 86-69 loss on Saturday. Vermont started off on a 30-7 run over the first seven minutes to take control early. Szymon Wojcik (Wroclaw, Poland) had a career-high 22 points in the loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Vermont came out strong, building an early 13-2 lead that forced a Retriever timeout.
Dimitrije Spasojevic (Vrsac, Serbia) broke a 13-0 run with a short baseline jumper after the timeout.
However the Catamounts would continue their hot shooting half, leading by as many as 23 during the half.
UMBC would find their rhythm late in the half, getting a three and one from L.J. Owens (Annapolis, Md./Severn School/William & Mary) late in the half.
Szymon Wojick had a strong opening 20 minutes for the Retrievers, putting up 12 points on 5-6 shooting.
The Retrievers came out of the locker room in rhythm, getting bucket from Darnell Rogers (Baltimore, Md./Indian Land (SC)/New Mexico JC).
Yaw Obeng-Mensah (Toronto, Ontario) had a big and one at the under 16 timeout off a putback to start a comeback for the Retrievers.
UMBC would cut the deficit to as few as 15, thanks to big buckets from Wojcik, but a Vermont run put them back in front by 20.
The Retrievers would get the deficit down to 14, but Vermont held off the Retrievers late to defeat UMBC 86-69.

NOTABLE:

Wojcik had a career-high 22 points, his first 20 point performance of his career. Wojcik went 8-10 from the floor and 5-7 from the foul line.
L.J. Owens added 13 points as the only other Retriever to hit double figures.
UMBC outscored Vermont 33-12 in bench points and shot 48 percent from the floor.

The Retrievers will continue their stretch of three games in five days at Stony Brook on Monday, Jan. 17. Tip-off on Long Island is set for 4 p.m. on ESPN3.

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