Geez, just went over to UMBC, Bz's coaching alma mater, and it looks like their still doing things the [Redacted] way. Look at this write-up and tell me you could replace Retrievers with Deacons and think it was from one of our games. Also they are at a similar conference record - 5-8.
Burlington, Vt. – UMBC tied a season-high with 21 turnovers, leading to 21 Vermont points, and the Retrievers fell to the first-place Catamounts, 76-52, in America East men's basketball action at Patrick Gymnasium.
Vermont (17-9, 11-1 AE) has won six straight games and 13 of its last 14. The Retrievers fell to 9-17 overall and 5-8 in league play.
UMBC freshman post David Kadiri (Beltsville, Md./Coolidge) snared a season-best 11 rebounds and added six points, two steals and a blocked shot. Classmate Rodney Elliott (Baltimore, Md./John Carroll) played just 24 minutes due to illness, but still led UMBC with nine points and four assists.
Vermont opened the game on a 12-1 run as UMBC did not record its first field goal until a Kadiri lay-up at the 13:46 mark. The Retrievers turned the ball over 13 times in the first 20 minutes and trailed, 37-21, at the break.