Box Score BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost to Division I University of Vermont, 65-47, during an exhibition game on Wednesday evening in Patrick Gymnasium.
 
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Jhamyl Fricas (Lawrence, Mass./Worcester Academy/Connors State), 15 points, 5-for-12 field goals, 4-for-4 free throws
• Senior Romar Reid (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Woodstock Academy/Manhattan), 12 points, 4 steals, 4-for-10 field goals, 2-for-3 three-pointers
• Sophomore Nolan Marold (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Brewster Academy/Loyola Chicago), 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals, 7-for-10 free throws
• First-year TJ Henaghen (Hampden, Maine/Williston Northampton School), 5 points, 5 rebounds
• Sophomore Matt Houde (Windsor Locks, Conn./Saint Thomas More School), 3 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Redshirt junior Ileri Ayo-Faleye, 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, 7-for-9 field goals
• Graduate student Aaron Deloney, 10 points, 3-for-5 field goals
• Junior TJ Long, 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3-for-6 field goals

GAME FACTS

• Vermont won five of the past seven America East Conference Championships and appeared in four of the last six NCAA Division I Tournaments.
• Saint Michael's forced 13 turnovers by the Catamounts while committing 11.

THE ACTION

• Neither team led by more than three points until the Catamounts knocked down four straight free throws to lead 12-5 by 14:56 of the opening half.
• Ten seconds after checking into the game, Fricas threw down a breakaway dunk at 13:49 to spark a 6-2 run, which he capped with a pair of free throws with 11:55 left (14-11).
• Ayo-Faleye converted consecutive buckets to kick off a 12-5 stretch that put Vermont up 26-16 with 6:14 left.
• On the strength of a Reid triple and three straight Marold free throws, the visitors trailed 26-22 by 4:05, and another Marold freebie (1:35) had Saint Michael's within 30-25 at halftime.
• Vermont started the second half on a 12-3 run, with Ayo-Faleye (4), Deloney (3) and Long (5) doing all of the scoring. The Purple Knights trimmed their deficit to 12 twice down the stretch but came no closer.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Nov. 10 vs. Bloomfield College in the Purple Knights' Best Western Windjammer Doc Jacobs Classic at 5 p.m.