Men's Hoops Hosts America East Leader Vermont On Saturday Afternoon

Sophomore guard Dion Brown scored 28 points, but the host Retrievers dropped a 93-80 decision against the UMass Lowell River Hawks, Thursday evening at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.
Brown, who has now reached 20 or more points 11 times this season, hit 9-of-18 field goal attempts, and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds. Freshman guard Ace Valentine registered a career-high 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including 15 in the second stanza. Graduate student forward Max Lorca-Lloyd added 11 points and three rejection
Brown, who has now won #AEHoops Player of the Week honors twice this season, averaged a robust 30.0 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists while shooting 60 percent from the floor (24-of-30) in two games last week. The Great Barrington, Mass. native scored a career-high 31 points and tied his career-best with 13 boards at Bryant on Thursday and followed that up with 29 points and 12 caroms in the victory at UAlbany. Brown is currently third on the circuit with 18.7 points per game and is sixth with 7.2 rebounds per game. He's been even better in conference play, netting 22.4 ppg. and a league-best 9.7 rebounds per night. The Vermont Academy graduate is just 35 points shy of breaking UMBC's all-time single-season sophomore record of 482 points, set by Jairus Lyles in 2015-16. He's also eighth in the country with 179 total field goals and 44th with 448 points.
Emmou takes home his first #AEHoops Rookie of the Week award after averaging 17.0 points on 10-of-15 shooting last week. Emmou exploded for a career-high 24 points in 27 minutes off the bench against UAlbany. The Mansfield, Texas product went 6-of-7 from the floor, drilled both of his 3's and went 10-for-12 from the foul line against the Great Danes. The Mansfield Summit graduate added 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting against Bryant. Emmou is averaging 8.3 points per game while shooting 57 percent (20-of-35) in seven conference appearances. He's also a sizzling 60 percent (9-for-15) from long-distance and has knocked down 16-of-20 (80 percent) of his free throw attempts.

A GLANCE AT THE CATAMOUNTS

Vermont was shocked by NJIT on Thursday evening, 63-61. The loss ended a nation-leading 24-game conference win streak. TJ Long scored 18 points to lead the Cats.
The Catamounts have been dominant in America East play, owning a league-best defense (60.0) and margin of victory (11.4), with eight players scoring between 11.0 and 6.0 per game. The Catamounts are yielding just 63.1 points per game overall, which ranks 12th in the NCAA. They also lead the league in fewest turnovers per game (9.0) and are sixth in the country in the category.

SERIES HISTORY

UMBC and Vermont have met 51 times.
The Catamounts hold a a 42-9 advantage in the series.
Vermont has won six straight and eight of the last nine in the series.
The Retrievers last defeated Vermont, 66-65, in Baltimore in 2021.
UMBC dropped a 77-72 decision in Burlington this past Jan. 11. Marcus Banks, Jr. buried a career-high six treys for the Dawgs. TJ Hurley paced the hosts with 14 points.

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