Central Plains FFA Chapter

12/04 03:42 CST Vermont Catamounts to host Bucknell Bison Friday Vermont Catamounts to host Bucknell Bison Friday By The Associated Press Bucknell Bison (3-5) at Vermont Catamounts (6-3) Burlington, Vermont; Friday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Vermont faces Bucknell in a matchup of Division 1 Division teams. The Catamounts have gone 3-0 at home. Vermont ranks third in the America East in team defense, giving up 55.8 points while holding opponents to 37.5% shooting. The Bison have gone 1-3 away from home. Bucknell is eighth in the Patriot with 19.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Anna Kunzwiler averaging 3.1. Vermont averages 6.1 made 3-pointers per game, 1.3 more made shots than the 4.8 per game Bucknell allows. Bucknell has shot at a 37.0% clip from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points fewer than the 37.5% shooting opponents of Vermont have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Keira Hanson is shooting 44.4% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Catamounts, while averaging 14.7 points. Nikola Priede is shooting 59.1% and averaging 16.0 points. Reese Zemitis is shooting 32.2% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Bison, while averaging 13 points. Tuana Coskun is averaging 10.4 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.