Bell-Haynes perfect 10, Vermont tops Dartmouth 91-79
HANOVER, N.H. -- Trae Bell-Haynes scored a season-high 27 points on perfect 10 of 10 shooting and Payton Henson added 20 as Vermont raced away for a 91-79 non-conference victory over Dartmouth on Wednesday night.
Cam Ward added 14 points for the Catamounts (12-5), who have won 10 straight against neighboring-state rival Dartmouth (4-9), though Big Green still leads the all-time series 57-46. The win matches Vermont's program record 10 nonconference wins in a season.
Taylor Johnson scored 17 points with three 3-pointers, leading four Dartmouth players into double figures. Chris Knight scored 14, Brendan Barry 13, including all 3 from distance, and Will Emery 10. Dartmouth hit a season best 55 percent on 11-of-17 shooting from 3-point range.
Ernie Duncan, who won America East co-player of the week honors for averaging 17.7 points per game in Vermont's 3-0 week, scored nine.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kyle Walter
- Ryan Corbett
- Tom Comer
2023-24 America East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Vermont | 15-1 | - | 28-7 |
UMass Lowell | 11-5 | 4 | 22-10 |
Bryant | 11-5 | 4 | 20-13 |
New Hampshire | 7-9 | 8 | 16-15 |
Binghamton | 7-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
Maine | 7-9 | 8 | 15-17 |
UMBC | 6-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
UAlbany | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
NJIT | 3-13 | 12 | 7-21 |