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UAlbany's forward Chyanna Canada (44) puts a shot over Vermont's forward Cassidy Derda (15) during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
lessUAlbany's forward Chyanna Canada (44) puts a shot over Vermont's forward Cassidy Derda (15) during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans
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Vermont forwards Cassidy Derda (15) and Hanna Crymble (10) defend against UAlbany's forward Tiana-Jo Carter (33) during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
lessVermont forwards Cassidy Derda (15) and Hanna Crymble (10) defend against UAlbany's forward Tiana-Jo Carter (33) during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018,
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UAlbany's guard Emma List (32) moves the ball past Vermont's guard Kianna Funderburk (5) during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
lessUAlbany's guard Emma List (32) moves the ball past Vermont's guard Kianna Funderburk (5) during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans
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UAlbany's guard Mackenzie Trpcic (00) puts up a shot against Vermont during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
lessUAlbany's guard Mackenzie Trpcic (00) puts up a shot against Vermont during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the
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UAlbany's head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee instructs her players against Vermont during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
lessUAlbany's head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee instructs her players against Vermont during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink /
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UAlbany's hosts Vermont for their annual "Commitment to Education" basketball game featuring school children from around the capital region during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
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UAlbany's hosts Vermont for their annual "Commitment to Education" basketball game featuring school children from around the capital region during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
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UAlbany's forward Heather Forster ,left, and Vermont's guard Kianna Funderburk wrestle for control of the ball during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
lessUAlbany's forward Heather Forster ,left, and Vermont's guard Kianna Funderburk wrestle for control of the ball during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in
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UAlbany's guard Mackenzie Trpcic (00) moves the ball against Vermont during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
lessUAlbany's guard Mackenzie Trpcic (00) moves the ball against Vermont during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the
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UAlbany's guard Mackenzie Trpcic (00) moves the ball against Vermont during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
lessUAlbany's guard Mackenzie Trpcic (00) moves the ball against Vermont during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the
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UAlbany's guard Emma List (32) scores against Vermont during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
UAlbany's guard Emma List (32) scores against Vermont during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
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UAlbany's forward Chyanna Canada (44) moves the ball against Vermont's forward Cassidy Derda (15) during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / Special to the Times Union)
lessUAlbany's forward Chyanna Canada (44) moves the ball against Vermont's forward Cassidy Derda (15) during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Albany, N.Y.
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UAlbany women energized by crowd of 2,248
Albany
Who says kids don't do what they're told?
If the SEFCU Arena video board Wednesday morning read "MAKE SOME NOISE," the mostly school-aged crowd 2,248 responded. If the board script flashed "LOUDER," the instructions were followed.
It's always a unique atmosphere when the University at Albany women's basketball team has its annual "Commitment To Education" day, and the Great Danes responded with a 67-55 America East Conference victory over Vermont.
"I loved the energy in the gym," UAlbany coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee said. "Our players fed off of it. I wish we could get that kind of crowd every game. We'd love to pack this building and feel that adrenaline and energy on the floor."
The Danes (18-3, 7-1) fed off the play of senior Jessica Fequiere, who had 10 of her 15 points in the second half, and sophomore Mackenzie Trpcic, who had her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 assists.
To accommodate the busloads of students who attended, the game began at 11 a.m.
"There was way more energy," Fequiere said. "They were loud. We feed off of that."
"I had a lab this morning, so I'm glad to have missed that," Trpsic said. "We have class later, so some of us are going to run off to class. It's a fun game to play."
UAlbany was ignited by a 10-point first-quarter fun and never trailed after that en route to its seventh straight victory.
"We were saying we wanted to turn the corner this game," Tripcic said. "We want to set the tone for the rest of the season, and we started to do that. We may not have completely done that because we could have buried them in the third quarter there, but this is the turning point. We're going to keep that energy going through the rest of the season."
Vermont (6-14, 3-4) trailed by 15 midway through the third quarter but closed to within nine going into the final 10 minutes.
Two free-throws by Tiana-Jo Carter and a pair of 3-pointers by Fequiere quickly got the margin to 17 at the start of the fourth quarter, and the Danes cruised.
"What we were able to do throughout the game," Bernabei-McNamee said, "besides Mac (Trpcic), every else got rest here and there. It allowed us in the fourth quarter to have our starting lineup in. We converted those defensive stops into scoring on the offense end, and that was a credit to how hard they came out and how focused they were."
Bernabei-McNamee used 12 players, nine of them for nine minutes or longer.
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