NEWARK, NJ–Visiting Vermont cruised to a 60-38 victory at NJIT in America East Women's Basketball Conference action Thursday evening inside the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center.
Vermont picks up its fifth straight victory of the season, moving to 5-1 in the America East and an even 10-10 overall while the Highlanders drop its third straight contest, falling to 3-3 in the league and 6-13 overall.
NJIT's Marissa Gingrich and Olivia Kulyk each scored 10 points for the Highlanders while Madilyn Dogs paced NJIT on the boards with seven. Kulyk, a five-time America East Rookie of the Week, finished the game 5-of-6 from the field while Gingrich shot 4-for-9 from the field to go along with four rebounds.
Vermont got off to a hot start in the first quarter 20-6 and took a 22-point halftime lead, 32-10, outscoring the Highlanders in the second quarter, 12-4.
NJIT began the second half on a 8-2 run, slimming the Catamount deficit to 16, 34-18, on a jumper in the paint by Olivia Kulyk at the 5:03 mark. Kulyk connected on a nice pass from Enya Maguire to end the quarter with the Highlanders down by 22, 43-22.
The fourth quarter saw NJIT use an 8-4 spurt to begin the quarter paced by six points from Marissa Gingrich, closing the gap to 18, 48-30, at the 6:45 mark, the closest the Highlanders would get to the Catamounts.
In the final 3:30, NJIT scored six of the final eight points of the game but it wasn't enough as Vermont registered its fifth win in a row in the conference with a 60-38 victory.
Vermont was led by two players who scored in double-figures Thursday – Keira Hanson (19) and Nikola Priede (10). Anna Olson and guard Bella Vito shared game-high honors with eight rebounds.
Next Up
NJIT will conclude its two-game homestand on Saturday at 1pm, hosting first-place UAlbany inside the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center.
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