{"id":318041,"date":"2025-11-30T06:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T06:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/318041\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T06:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T06:40:10","slug":"womens-basketball-improves-to-2-0-in-the-rainbow-wahine-showdown-beats-santa-clara-63-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/318041\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Basketball Improves to 2\u20130 in the Rainbow Wahine Showdown, Beats Santa Clara 63\u201351"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lindenwood.png\" alt=\"Lindenwood\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>vs. Lindenwood<\/p>\n<p>11\/30\/2025 | 5 p.m.  <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        WVMT&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Nov. 30 (Sun) \/ 5 p.m.  &#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lindenwood.png\" alt=\"Lindenwood\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        vs.\u00a0Lindenwood&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/opponent-history\/lindenwood\/1288\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">FINAL SCORE: Vermont 63, Santa Clara 51\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">HONOLULU, HI\u2013 Vermont (6\u20132, 0\u20130 AE) got its second straight win Saturday afternoon, defeating Santa Clara (6\u20133, 0\u20130 WCC) at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Senior <a href=\"https:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/keira-hanson\/10082\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10082\" target=\"_blank\">Keira Hanson<\/a> scored 11 of her 19 total points in the third quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">RELATED LINKS<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/stats\/2025-26\/santa-clara\/boxscore\/6526\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Box Score\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>COACH&#8217;S QUOTE<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#8220;Very proud of our team today,&#8221; said Mayer Women&#8217;s Basketball Head Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/alisa-kresge\/2812\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"2812\" target=\"_blank\">Alisa Kresge<\/a>. &#8220;I think we did a great job executing our game plan both offensively and defensively with a quick turnaround. We played Vermont basketball and had people step up when we needed it.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">HOW IT HAPPENED<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Catamounts opened the game with two fast-break layups by senior <a href=\"https:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jadyn-weltz\/11781\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11781\" target=\"_blank\">Jadyn Weltz<\/a> and junior <a href=\"https:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/malia-lenz\/10091\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10091\" target=\"_blank\">Malia Lenz<\/a> to take a 4\u20130 lead at the 8:34 mark of the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Vermont followed with three straight baskets. A layup from senior <a href=\"https:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/nikola-priede\/10086\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10086\" target=\"_blank\">Nikola Priede<\/a>, a close-range finish by redshirt freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/savanna-creal\/11767\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11767\" target=\"_blank\">Savanna Creal<\/a>, and a three-pointer from sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/emma-haan\/11769\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11769\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Haan<\/a> to extend the lead to 14\u20138 with 3:21 left in the period.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The second quarter started with back-and-forth action. Santa Clara scored on a layup by redshirt junior Maia Jones and a three-pointer from sophomore Aniya Hooker to cut the deficit to four at the 8:30 mark.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Catamounts answered with a Priede layup and a mid-range jumper from Weltz, pushing the lead to 21\u201316 with 6:14 remaining in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Haan drove down the lane for a layup, and Priede connected on a close-range jumper to give Vermont a 25\u201321 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Jones opened the third quarter with a three-pointer to tie the game at 26.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Hanson responded by scoring 11 straight points for Vermont, capping the run with a driving layup to put the Catamounts up 37\u201331.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Vermont closed the third quarter with a Lenz three-pointer just before the buzzer.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Catamounts opened the fourth with a 9\u20132 run before Jones stopped the surge with another three-pointer.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Hanson and Weltz sealed the 63\u201351 victory at the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">INSIDE THE BOX SCORE<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Hanson led Vermont with 19 points, shooting 8-15 from the field.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Priede added 13 points and a team-high 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Weltz recorded a team-best four assists.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Catamounts shot 44.8% from the field, while holding Santa Clara to 28.8%.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">UP NEXT<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vermont plays in the last game of the American Savings Bank Rainbow Wahine Showdown on Sunday, Nov. 30. They take on Lindenwood, tip-off is set for 5 p.m. ET. The game will not be televised, but a radio broadcast will be available via the <a href=\"https:\/\/thevarsitynetwork.com\/audioapplink\/source\/oas-378\/content\/uvm:allaccess-Live-4741\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Varsity Network App <\/a>with Ryan Zimmerman on the call.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vermontfederal.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vermont Federal Credit Union<\/a> is the presenting sponsor of Vermont men&#8217;s basketball<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: vs. Lindenwood 11\/30\/2025 | 5 p.m. &#13; WVMT&#13; &#13; Nov. 30 (Sun) \/&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-318041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-basketball","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-basketball","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}