Vermont Catamounts | |||
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University | University of Vermont | ||
Head coach | Alisa Kresge (4th season) | ||
Conference | America East | ||
Location | Burlington, Vermont | ||
Arena | Patrick Gym (Capacity: 3,266) | ||
Nickname | Catamounts | ||
Colors | Green and gold [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
2010 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2023 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2023 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2023 |
The Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference and plays its home games at Patrick Gym. [2]
The Catamounts went undefeated in the regular season in back-to-back seasons in the 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons, the first time a women's basketball program did that in the NCAA era. Only Connecticut has done that feat since Vermont did it. They have won the conference title six times, second only to Maine. [3] [4]
Season | Record | Conference Record | Postseason finish | Coach |
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1979–80 | 3–13 | n/a | n/a | Jean Condon |
1980–81 | 5–15 | n/a | n/a | Jean Condon |
1981–82 | 6–17 | n/a | n/a | Jean Condon |
1982–83 | 4–20 | n/a | n/a | Jean Condon |
1983–84 | 6–20 | n/a | n/a | Robyn Markey |
1984–85 | 11–14 | 1–4 (3rd North Atlantic Conference) | n/a | Robyn Markey |
1985–86 | 8–16 | 4–8 (4th North Atlantic Conference) | n/a | Robyn Markey |
1986–87 | 13–14 | 6–8 (4th North Atlantic Conference) | n/a | Cathy Inglese |
1987–88 | 8–18 | 4–10 (T-5th North Atlantic Conference) | n/a | Cathy Inglese |
1988–89 | 7–18 | 5–9 (6th North Atlantic Conference) | n/a | Cathy Inglese |
1989–90 | 13–5 | 6–6 (4th North Atlantic Conference) | n/a | Cathy Inglese |
1990–91 | 22–7 | 8–2 (2nd North Atlantic Conference) | North Atlantic Conference Finals | Cathy Inglese |
1991–92 | 29–1 | 14–0 (1st North Atlantic Conference) | North Atlantic Conference Champions NCAA First Round | Cathy Inglese |
1992–93 | 28–1 | 14–0 (1st North Atlantic Conference) | North Atlantic Conference Champions NCAA First Round | Cathy Inglese |
1993–94 | 19–11 | 9–5 (3rd North Atlantic Conference) | North Atlantic Conference Champions NCAA First Round | Pam Borton |
1994–95 | 11–16 | 9–7 (5th North Atlantic Conference) | North Atlantic Conference Quarterfinals | Pam Borton |
1995–96 | 18–11 | 13–5 (2nd North Atlantic Conference) | North Atlantic Conference Finals | Pam Borton |
1996–97 | 21–8 | 14–4 (T-2nd America East) | America East Finals | Pam Borton |
1997–98 | 22–7 | 15–3 (1st America East) | America East Finals | Keith Cieplicki |
1998–99 | 17–12 | 11–7 (3rd America East) | America East Semifinals | Keith Cieplicki |
1999-00 | 25–6 | 15–3 (1st America East) | America East Champions NCAA First Round | Keith Cieplicki |
2000–01 | 19–11 | 13–5 (T-2nd America East) | America East Finals | Keith Cieplicki |
2001–02 | 23–9 | 14–2 (1st America East) | America East Semifinals WNIT Quarterfinals | Keith Cieplicki |
2002–03 | 21–8 | 12–4 (2nd America East) | America East Semifinls | Keith Cieplicki |
2003–04 | 14–13 | 8–10 (6th America East) | America East Quarterfinals | Sharon Dawley |
2004–05 | 14–15 | 9–9 (4th America East) | America East Semifinals | Sharon Dawley |
2005–06 | 9–18 | 5–11 (7th America East) | America East Quarterfinals | Sharon Dawley |
2006–07 | 19–12 | 8–8 (3rd America East) | America East Semifinals | Sharon Dawley |
2007–08 | 24–9 | 13–3 (2nd America East) | America East Semifinals WNIT Second Round | Sharon Dawley |
2008–09 | 21–12 | 12–4 (3rd America East) | America East Champions NCAA First Round | Sharon Dawley |
2009–10 | 27–7 | 13–3 (2nd America East) | America East Champions NCAA Second Round | Sharon Dawley |
2010–11 | 5–25 | 5–11 (7th America East) | America East Quarterfinals | Lori Gear McBride |
2011–12 | 10–20 | 4–12 (7th America East) | America East Quarterfinals | Lori Gear McBride |
2012–13 | 10–21 | 6–10 (T-4th America East) | America East Semifinals | Lori Gear McBride |
2013–14 | 7–23 | 4–10 (6th America East) | America East Quarterfinals | Lori Gear McBride |
2014–15 | 5–24 | 2–14 (7th America East) | America East Quarterfinals | Lori Gear McBride |
2015–16 | 9–21 | 4–12 (8th America East) | America East Quarterfinals | Lori Gear McBride |
2016–17 | 9–20 | 6–10 (7th America East) | America East Quarterfinals | Chris Day |
2017–18 | 8–22 | 5–11 (7th America East) | America East Quarterfinals | Chris Day |
2018–19 | 11–18 | 7–9 (6th America East) | America East Quarterfinals | Alisa Kresge (Interim head coach) |
2019–20 | 12–18 | 6–10 (7th America East) | America East Quarterfinals | Alisa Kresge |
2020–21 | 4–2 | 4–2 | n/a | Alisa Kresge |
2021–22 | 20–11 | 13–5 (T-3rd America East) | America East Semifinals | Alisa Kresge |
2022–23 | 25–7 | 14–2 (1st America East) | America East Champions NCAA First Round | Alisa Kresge |
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1992 | #9 | First Round | #8 George Washington | L 69–70 |
1993 | #8 | First Round | #9 Rutgers | L 74–80 |
1994 | #13 | First Round | #4 Seton Hall | L 60–70 |
2000 | #11 | First Round | #6 Tulane | L 60–65 |
2009 | #16 | First Round | #1 Connecticut | L 65–104 |
2010 | #10 | First Round Second Round | #7 Wisconsin #2 Notre Dame | W 64–55 L 66–84 |
2023 | #15 | First Round | #2 Connecticut | L 52–95 |
The Vermont Catamounts are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of the University of Vermont, based in Burlington, Vermont, United States. The school sponsors 18 athletic programs, most of which compete in the NCAA Division I America East Conference (AEC), of which the school has been a member since 1979. The men's and women's ice hockey programs compete in Hockey East. The men's and women's alpine and nordic skiing teams compete in the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA). The school's athletic director is Jeff Schulman.
Keith Cieplicki is an American former college basketball player and women's college basketball coach. From 1997 to 2003, he coached at Vermont, where he posted a 127–53 (.705) record. He left Vermont to take the head coaching job at Syracuse. In his three seasons there, he posted a 28–55 overall record. After the 2006 season he resigned. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Sports Figures from Vermont by Sports Illustrated.
The Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Vermont. The Catamounts are a member of Hockey East, joining in 2005 after competing in ECAC Hockey from 1974 to 2005. They play home games at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont. Vermont has appeared in the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship six times since making the move to Division I in 1974–75, including trips to the Frozen Four in 1996 and 2009.
Lori Gear McBride a Canadian-American basketball player and coach, and former head coach of the University of Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team.
John Becker is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Vermont Catamounts of the America East Conference. He replaced Mike Lonergan, who left to become the coach at George Washington University.
John C. "Fuzzy" Evans was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Vermont from 1940 to 1965. His 23 years at the helm of the Vermont Catamounts men's basketball program makes him the longest tenured basketball coach in school history, while his 260 career wins rank second all-time at Vermont. Evans was also the head football coach at Vermont from 1940 to 1951.
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Arthur Loche is an American former college basketball coach and was the head men's basketball coach at Vermont from 1965 to 1972.
Rob Dow is a Canadian soccer coach and a former soccer player. He is the head coach of the Vermont Catamounts men's soccer team; a position he has held since 2017.
Robert John "Bob" Jake was an American basketball player and doctor. Jake played basketball for both Northwestern and Vermont and was the 16th overall selection by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1947 BAA Draft, the forerunner to the NBA.
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Kevin Sneddon is a Canadian American ice hockey coach. He is the former head coach of Vermont, a position he held from 2003 to 2020. He previously served as the head men's ice hockey coach at Union.
Jim Plumer is an American ice hockey coach. He is the current head coach of the Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey team. He previously served as the women's hockey head coach at Amherst, where he guided them to back-to-back NCAA Division III national championships.
Chris Day is a women's college basketball coach, and former head coach of the University of Vermont women's basketball team. Currently, he is an assistant coach at La Salle.
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Alisa Kresge is a former American women's basketball player and current coach. She is the head coach of the Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team.
The 2022–23 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season will represent University of Vermont during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.
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The 2022–23 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team will represent the University of Vermont during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fourth head coach Alisa Kresge, play their home games in the Patrick Gym are members in the America East Conference.
The 2023–24 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team will represent the University of Vermont during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by fifth head coach Alisa Kresge, play their home games in the Patrick Gym are members in the America East Conference.