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Vermont defeats Albany (N.Y.) 63-54

ALBANY, N.Y. – Brendan Bald scored a career-high 20 points and Vermont defeated Albany (N.Y.) 63-54 on Saturday night.

The Catamounts (16-5, 7-2 America East Conference) won their fourth straight game and have held all four opponents to 54 points or less during the streak.

Evan Fjeld chipped in 19 points and Brian Voelkel had 11 rebounds for the Catamounts, who have beaten the Greyhounds five times in a row.

Vermont outscored Albany (N.Y.) 24-16 in the paint. The Greyhounds were held to 33.9 percent shooting (20 of 59) from the field, including 2 of 15 (13.3 percent) from 3-point range.

The Catamounts never trailed after the opening seconds of the game and built a 17-point lead with 6:17 remaining.

Tim Ambrose scored 16 points and Logan Aronhalt added 12 for the Greyhounds (11-13, 4-5), who had a three-game winning streak snapped.