Vermont walloped UMBC 82-43 in Burlington, Vt., on Saturday to win the America East title, sending the Catamounts to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019.
The top-seeded Catamounts (28-5) were led by Ryan Davis, the unanimous league player of the year, who scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds. Ben Shungu added 19 points and six rebounds, and Finn Sullivan scored 14.
With 10 points, Darnell Rogers was the only player to reach double figures for UMBC (18-14). The Retrievers shot just 27.8 percent from the field.
Mideastern Athletic Conference
Top-seeded Norfolk State (24-6) ended an impressive run by Coppin State (9-23) with a 72-57 victory in the MEAC tournament final in Norfolk, Va. Joe Bryant Jr. scored a game-high 23 points and Jalen Hawkins added 17 for the Spartans, who won a First Four game in last season’s NCAA Tournament before losing to No. 1 seed Gonzaga in the first round.
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
No. 2 seed Saint Peter’s (19-11) held No. 4 Monmouth (21-13) at bay to earn the auto-bid out of the MAAC with a 60-54 win in Atlantic City, N.J. A big scoring day from guard Doug Edert (20 points, including 8-for-9 from the free throw line) paced the Peacocks, who made it back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011 and just the fourth time ever. The Peacocks are winless (0-3) in the tournament.
–Field Level Media
