2000-01 Schedule/Results
2000-01 Statistics
Vermont 61, Northeastern 56
Feb. 15, 2001
Solomon Court (Boston, MA)
| Team |
1st
|
2nd
|
Final
|
| Northeastern (11-12, 7-7) |
21
|
35
|
56
|
| Vermont (13-10, 9-5) |
25
|
35
|
61
|
 Kiarsha Curtis 14 points |
 Aisha Williams directs the offense while guarded by UVM's Libby Smith. |
With the score tied at 54, Morgan Hall hit a three-pointer for the last of her game-high 17 points to give Vermont the lead for good, 57-54 with 1:39 to go. After an NU miss, Theresa LaRocque made a three-pointer for a 60-54 edge with 55 seconds showing. Melissa Kowalski (13 points) made a layup to give NU a 54-52 edge with 2:43 left before Libby Smith (12 points) sank a pair of free throws to create the sixth tie of the second half with 2:34 to go. There were also seven lead changes after intermission.
Vermont improved to 13-10, 9-5 in America East play, with its second straight win overall and fifth consecutive against NU. The Huskies fell to 11-12, 7-7 in the conference, with their fifth loss in the last seven games. Kiarsha Curtis had 14 points off the bench to lead NU. Genny Caruso added 13 points.
UVM led 25-21 at the half, and built its largest lead of the night, 27-21, on a pair of LaRocque free throws to start the second half. The Huskies scored seven straight points and took the lead, 28-27, on a three-pointer by freshman Aisha Williams with 18:09 left.
With NU up 31-29, the Catamounts answered with a 7-0 surge of their own for a 36-31 advantage with 14:19 remaining. UVM maintained the narrow lead until Curtis sparked an NU rally. With Vermont ahead 49-43, Curtis hit a three-pointer to start a 7-0 spurt. Kowalski’s layup capped the run and gave the Huskies a 50-49 lead with 4:52 to go.
The Huskies led 16-15 with 7:25 to go in the first half, but the Catamounts used a 10-5 run to close out the half with a four-point edge.
NU’s second-leading scorer and top low-post threat, Lani Lawrence, got into foul trouble and played just 24 minutes. She finished with two points and six rebounds, below her season averages of 10.4 and 11.0.
VISITORS: Vermont 13-10, 9-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 LaRocque, Theresa * 2-6 1-2 2-2 2 2 4 1 7 1 2 0 1 25
10 Cressman, Dawn * 3-9 1-4 0-0 0 5 5 1 7 2 1 0 1 23
11 Smith, Libby * 3-6 0-0 6-8 1 0 1 0 12 1 3 0 3 29
14 Yantzi, Aaron * 4-6 0-0 0-0 4 5 9 1 8 2 1 0 0 37
34 Brownlee, Morgan * 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 22
05 MacAulay, Jen 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 4 3 0 0 16
21 Bryan, Rachel 1-1 0-0 2-3 1 2 3 3 4 1 2 0 0 12
22 Mulligan, Amy 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7
23 Burroughs, Heather 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
33 Hall, Morgan 7-17 3-7 0-0 1 3 4 1 17 2 0 0 0 27
TEAM ........................................ 4 4 8
TOTALS 23-55 5-14 10-13 13 22 35 12 61 13 13 2 5 200
TOT-FG 1stH: 11-30 36.7% 2ndH: 12-25 48.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 41.8% Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH: 2-8 25.0% 2ndH: 3-6 50.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 35.7% Rebs
FThrow 1stH: 1-2 50.0% 2ndH: 9-11 81.8% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 76.9% 1
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HOME TEAM: Northeastern 11-12, 7-7
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. N A M E FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
13 Williams, Aisha * 2-8 1-5 0-0 0 4 4 1 5 2 1 0 1 33
15 Kowalski, Melissa * 5-10 0-4 3-4 4 1 5 3 13 1 4 0 2 27
21 Caruso, Genny * 5-8 3-4 0-0 0 3 3 0 13 2 1 0 2 35
24 Harris, Laurie * 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 18
45 Lawrence, Lani * 0-4 0-0 2-2 1 5 6 4 2 2 2 1 0 24
20 DiMaria, Jessica 3-4 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 0 7 1 1 0 1 20
23 Newsome, Lori 0-6 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 12
32 Curtis, Kiarsha 6-10 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 1 14 2 1 0 0 26
33 Jefferson, Joi 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEAM ........................................ 4 2 6 1
TOTALS 22-54 6-19 6-8 12 21 33 14 56 11 15 2 6 200
TOT-FG 1stH: 8-21 38.1% 2ndH: 14-33 42.4% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 40.7% Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH: 2-9 22.2% 2ndH: 4-10 40.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 31.6% Rebs
FThrow 1stH: 3-4 75.0% 2ndH: 3-4 75.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 75.0% 0
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OFFICIALS: Jack Riordan, Joanne Aldrich, Joe Cronin
TECHNICAL FOULS:
Vermont - none
Northeastern - none
ATTENDANCE: 406
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL
Vermont 25 36 61
Northeastern 21 35 56
PTS IN THE PAINT: Vermont - 18 Northeastern - 22
PTS OFF TURNOVERS: Vermont - 14 Northeastern - 11
2ND CHANCE POINTS: Vermont - 08 Northeastern - 08
FAST BREAK POINTS: Vermont - 04 Northeastern - 04
