By the Numbers: Vermont at Maine

The UMaine Black Bears are currently on a 3 game losing streak, dropping to 6th place in America East. They will try to snap this streak tonight in the Alfond when Vermont (tied for 1st place in America East) travels up to Maine for Beach Night Money Madness. Here’s a comparison of their stats.

Season Record:
Maine: 7-11 (2-3 in America East, 6th place)
Vermont: 12-6 (5-1 in America East, t-1st place)

Leading Scorer:
Maine: Justin Edwards (So. Guard) 310 points
Vermont: Clancy Rugg (Jr. Forward) 189 points

Leading FGP:
Maine: Mike Allison (Sr. Center) 51.8%
Vermont: Ben Crenca (Sr. Center) 50%

Leading 3-point FGP:
Maine: Jon Mesghna (Jr. Forward) 42%
Vermont: Brian Voelkel (Jr. Forward) 47%

Leading Rebounder:
Maine: Alasdair Fraser (Jr. Forward) 156
Vermont: Brian Voelkel (Jr. Forward) 151

Assists Leader:
Maine: Xavier Pollard (So. Guard) 78
Vermont: Brian Voelkel (Jr. Forward) 78

Steals Leader:
Maine: Justin Edwards (So. Guard) 37
Vermont: Brian Voelkel (Jr. Forward) 29

Leading Blocker:
Maine: Alasdair Fraser (Jr. Forward) 28
Vermont: Ethan O’Day (Fr. Forward) 22

Points Per Game For/Against
Maine: 67.9 scored per game / 71.8 allowed per game
Vermont: 63.1 scored per game / 58.8 allowed per game

Turnovers per game:
Maine: 16.2
Vermont: 13.2

Steals per game:
Maine: 7.7
Vermont: 7.4

Tip off is tonight at 7pm, and WMEB will be covering all the action starting at 6:45 with the pregame show on WMEB 91.9FM and online by clicking the “Listen Live” button above.