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- ↑ "Catamounts shock Terriers for first trip to dance". Boston, Massachusetts: ESPN. Associated Press. March 15, 2003. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ↑ America East Conference 2021 , p. 48
- ↑ America East Conference 2021 , p. 49
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- "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). America East Conference. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.