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The University of Vermont week in athletics is produced each week during the academic year. The week in athletics provides updates and recaps of all the action and upcoming events in Catamount Country.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK | Click Here
The UVM Athletic Communications Office introduces the "Photo of the Week" this week. Each week the UVM Athletic Communications Office will choose a "Photo of the Week" related to Vermont Athletics. Any photo relating to Vermont Athletics, past or present, whether taken on campus or off campus may be submitted. The more dynamic and original the shot, the better. To submit a photo for consideration for "Photo of the Week" contact the UVM Athletic Communications Office at sportspr@uvm.edu. Please send the photo at the highest resolution possible and identify the people, place and event.

CATAMOUNTS TV | Click Here
Catamounts TV is the video portal for UVM Athletics. It serves as the home of all of the video content produced by the athletic department. On the bottom of the right hand column of the video player box there is a playlist arrow. Click on the up arrow and select the sport of your choice to see all the videos for the sport you selected.

For the most immediate opportunity to view highlights and postgame interviews after UVM contests go to Catamounts TV.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (2-0, 0-0 America East)
LAST WEEK:
* Vermont won the Sheraton Raleigh Wolfpack Invitational hosted by NC State this weekend. The Catamounts defeated Western Michigan in the first round, 79-65, and then beat the hosts, 52-47, in the championship game.
QUICK HITS:
* May Kotsopoulos (Waterloo, Ontario) was named the tournament MVP after pouring in a career-high tying 26 points in the season opener versus Western Michigan. She added 21 points in the victory over NC State.
* Courtnay Pilypaitis was one rebound shy of her third career triple-double in the season opener, posting 21 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists. She also became UVM's all-time leader in three-point field goals versus Western Michigan. Her record breaking three came on an attempt that beat the shot clock buzzer in the final minute of the game. Pilypaitis broke the record of 194 three's set by Lori Taylor '98.
* Three freshmen made their Catamount debuts this weekend. Kendra Seto (Oshawa, Ontario) earned a start in the season opener and responded with 15 points and five rebounds. Lauren Buschmann (St. Catharines, Ontario) sank two clutch free throws in the final minutes against NC State and Morgan Albert (Brighton, Mich.) gave the Catamounts some valuable minutes off the bench.
WHO'S NEXT:
* Vermont will face its second straight ACC opponent when it travels to Chestnut Hill, Mass. to take on Boston College on Sunday (Nov. 22) at 2 p.m. The game can be heard on WVMT-620 AM and on the Internet at SportsJuice.com.

MEN’S HOCKEY
(4-4-1, 3-3-1 HEA)
LAST WEEK:
* No. 15 Vermont dropped a 7-1 decision and picked up a 3-2 win at No. 16 Boston College on the weekend. Sunday’s victory was the first for the Catamounts at Kelley Rink since Nov. 11, 1994 and ended a 10-game losing streak on the road against the Eagles.
QUICK HITS:
* Senior Mike Spillane (Bow, N.H.) turned away 30 shots, including 10 grade-A opportunities, in Sunday’s 3-2 win. Spillane is 2-0-0 with a 2.14 goals against average and a .931 save percentage on the season.
* Freshman Chris McCarthy (Collegeville, Pa.) scored at even strength, junior Kevan Miller (Los Angeles, Calif.) notched a shorthanded goal and junior Justin Milo (Edina, Minn.) had a power-play goal in Sunday’s win against the Eagles.
* Vermont is 3-1-1 in its last five meetings against the Eagles and has won or tied the season series against BC in three of the last four seasons.
WHO’S NEXT:
* Vermont returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 7:05 p.m. against No. 10 Massachusetts.
* The game against UMass is Chittenden County Alumni Night at Gutterson Fieldhouse. There also will be Healthy Living samples available in the lobby.

CROSS COUNTRY
LAST WEEK:
* The Vermont men's and women's cross country teams finished 20th and 14th, respectively at the NCAA Northeast Regional race at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.
QUICK HITS
* Senior Doug Maisey (Gwynedd Valley, Pa.) led the men's team with a time of 33:08 and classmate Aly Millett (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) was the top women's runner for Vermont with a time of 23:15.
WHO'S NEXT:
* Season Complete

WOMEN’S HOCKEY (5-6-0, 1-4-0 HEA)
LAST WEEK:
* The Catamounts dropped a 4-0 game to Boston U on Wednesday (Nov. 11), while their game against New Hampshire on Saturday was postponed.
QUICK HITS:
* Vermont had its streak of 22 consecutive penalty kills snapped in the second period in the loss against Boston U. The streak set a new school record.
* Sophomore Kailey Nash (Middletown, R.I.) is ranked second in the nation with five power-play goals this year.
* Nash is also second in the country with three game-winning goals this year. She is one game-winning goal away from tying a school record set by Torrey Dennis in the 1999-2000 season.
WHO’S NEXT:
* Vermont will host Boston College on Friday (Nov. 20) at 7 p.m. The two teams split a weekend series in Chestnut Hill, Mass., earlier this month.

SWIMMING AND DIVING (6-2, 2-2 America East)
LAST WEEK:
* The Catamounts earned a pair of road wins in a meet at Maine on Saturday. Vermont defeated the host Black Bears 150-130 and also topped Keene State 170-111.
QUICK HITS:
* Sophomore Caitlin Dowd (Setauket, N.Y.) paced the Cats by sweeping the 100 (1:09.23) and 200 (2:29.81) breaststroke events. * Vermont dominated the freestyle events on the afternoon, winning the 50, 100, 200 and 1,000.
* Senior Molly MacMillan (Doylestown, Pa.) and sophomore Katie Heenan (Clarendon Hills, Ill.) each earned a win and a second place showing.
WHO’S NEXT:
* The Catamounts are now off until December 5, when they travel to face Yale starting at 12 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL (1-1, 0-0 America East)
LAST WEEK:
* Vermont opened the regular season last week falling to Loyola on the road, 79-66. The Catamounts bounced back with a 58-57 road victory over Buffalo on Sunday night.
QUICK HITS:
* Senior Marqus Blakely (Metuchen, N.J.) led the Catamounts with 26 points, seven rebounds, five blocks and three steals against Loyola.
* Blakely hit one of two free throws with 9.5 seconds left against Buffalo to give the Cats the win. He finished with 17 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.
* Seniors Nick Vier (Franklin Lakes, N.J.), Maurice Joseph (Montreal, Quebec) and Blakely combined to score 41 of Vermont’s 58 points. Vier played 33 minutes and didn’t commit a turnover in the game, while Joseph matched a career-high with seven rebounds.
WHO’S NEXT:
* Vermont returns to action next Sunday when it travels to face Rutgers at 4 p.m. in the opening game of the Legends Classic. The game can be heard live on 96.7 DOT-FM, The Zone-960 AM and WSTJ-1320 AM (Randolph), and on the Internet at SportsJuice.com.