{"id":1874730,"date":"2023-03-11T17:56:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T22:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conference-final-roundup-vermont-wins-america-east\/"},"modified":"2023-03-11T18:04:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T23:04:28","slug":"conference-final-roundup-vermont-wins-america-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conference-final-roundup-vermont-wins-america-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference final roundup: Vermont wins America East"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconference-final-roundup-vermont-wins-america-east%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1874730&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p> <br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Dylan Penn scored 21 points for Vermont against UMass Lowell to win the America East Conference Tournament final in Burlington.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Catamounts (23-10), the top-seeded team, extended their winning streak by 15 games. They are now headed back to NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season and fifth time under John Becker.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Penn hit 8 of 12 field goals. Matt Veretto scored 15, Finn Sullivan added 14 points with seven rebounds, and Aaron Deloney added 10 points.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The second-seeded River Hawks (26-28) shot 37.7 percent from their field and lost their six-game winning streak. Allin Blunt had 14 points, and Yuri Covington scored 10 from the bench.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Vermont scored the first five goals of the second period to erase a 29-25 deficit at halftime. With 12:39 remaining, Deloney&#8217;s 3-pointer put the Catamounts in control at 38-37.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Howard 65, Norfolk State 64<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jelani Williams finished a 20-point performance with two free throws in the second period. This helped Howard win against Norfolk State in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference final in Norfolk, Va.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Dockery, third-seeded Spartans (22-11) led 64-60 before Marcus Dockery made his only 3-pointer of game with 13.2 seconds left in the second period. Norfolk State&#8217;s attempt to inbounds pass was blocked by Williams, who helped the top-seeded Bison (20-12) win their first MEAC tournament championship title since 1992. Williams also secured its first NCAA Tournament berth and third overall.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Howard, which defeated Norfolk State on three occasions this year, has won five consecutive games and has won 14 of its last sixteen games.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Dana Tate Jr. had 19 points and seven boards, while Joe Bryant Jr. contributed 18 points and five steals to the Spartans.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/conference-final-roundup-vermont\/attachment\/ncaa-basketball-good-sam-empire-classic-central-michigan-at-bellarmine\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/conference-final-roundup-vermont\/attachment\/ncaa-basketball-pennsylvania-at-florida-state\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sports\/conference-final-roundup-vermont\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=conference-final-roundup-vermont\">Final roundup of conference: Vermont wins America East<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dylan Penn scored 21 points for Vermont against UMass Lowell to win the America East Conference Tournament final in Burlington. The Catamounts (23-10), the top-seeded team, extended their winning streak by 15 games. They are now headed back to NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season and fifth time under John Becker. 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