UVM’s women’s basketball team headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in the last three years after defeating top-seed UAlbany in the conference title game on March 14, capturing its eighth America East championship in program history. 

The Catamounts, who won nine of their last 10 games in the regular season, faced No. 2 North Carolina State in the first round in Raleigh, North Carolina on March 22. In a game broadcast live on ESPN, the Wolfpack of N.C. State bested the Catamounts, 75-55.

“We really felt like we played really well for three quarters,” said Mayer Women's Head Coach Alisa Kresge. “We lost some momentum in the fourth, and we made some errors defensively and, of course, N.C. State and their outstanding team capitalized off of that and really made that push at the end…. I think our play today really spoke volumes about our program and where we're at. I couldn't be prouder of this group, just showing so much fight and poise in an incredible environment. It was outstanding and this what it's all about.”