HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Brian Voelkel scored 12 points to lead Vermont to a 49-43 victory over Hartford Wednesday night in a low-scoring America East game.
The Catamounts (14-7, 7-2), who won for the fifth time in six games, led 22-21 at halftime. Voelkel was the lone Catamount in double figures.
For Hartford (11-10, 4-4), Mark Nwakamma was the only Hawk to score in double figures. He also finished with 12 points, hitting 5 of 10 shots from the floor.
Voelkel, meanwhile, was 3 for 5 from the field, including a 3-pointer. He was also 5 for 6 at the foul line, where Vermont went 10 for 17. Hartford hit just 4 of 10 at the stripe.
The Hawks hurt themselves badly from long range, finishing 5 for 29 on treys. Wes Cole was 1 for 8, while Yolonzo Moore II and Nate Sikma each went 1 for 6.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Vermont (14-7) « | 22 | 27 | 49 |
| Hartford (11-10) | 21 | 22 | 43 |
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| Vermont Catamounts | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Voelkel, F | 36 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| C. Rugg, F | 34 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| E. O'Day, F | 22 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| C. Rusin, G | 27 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Carissimo, G | 26 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| L. Apfeld | 21 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| J. Elbaum | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Blue | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| B. Kilpatrick | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 18-38 | 10-17 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 49 | |
| 47.4% | 58.8% | ||||||
| Hartford Hawks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Nwakamma, F | 35 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| N. Sikma, F | 34 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| J. Schneck, F | 24 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Y. Moore II, G | 34 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| C. Wroe, G | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Peterson | 20 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| W. Cole | 17 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| E. Cooper | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| P. U'u | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| O. Faulk | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17-50 | 4-10 | 30 | 11 | 22 | 43 | |
| 34% | 40% | ||||||
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