Plymouth St. PLYMOUTH 4-17, 1-0

Vermont State Castleton VERMONT 7-15, 3-1

Plymouth St. PLYMOUTH

4-17, 1-0

Final

Feb. 12, 2025

Vermont State Castleton VERMONT

7-15, 3-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Plymouth St. PLYMOUTH	8	21	18	25	72
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT	12	15	16	22	65

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 2/12/2025 8:20:00 PM | Christopher J. Kilmer, Asst. Director of Communications for Athletics

WBB: Malozzi notches double-double in win over VTSU Castleton

CASTLETON, Vt. – Junior Hailey Malozzi (Maynard, Mass.) notched her third double-double of the season to help lead Plymouth State University to a 72-65 win over Vermont State University Castleton in a Little East Conference (LEC) women's basketball game at Glenbrook Gymnasium on Wednesday evening.

With the game tied at 47-47 early in the fourth quarter, Malozzi got to the basket and Plymouth State would lead the rest of the way. Graduate student Sabrina Vlahovic (New Hope, Pa.) scored from the interior as the Panthers extended to a 56-49 lead midway through the frame. The Spartans pulled to within three on multiple occasions, but each time Plymouth State answered back, and PSU drained five-of-six free throws down the stretch to hold on for the league win.

Plymouth State improves to 4-17 (1-12 LEC), while the Spartans dip to 7-15 (3-10 LEC).

The Basics:

Plymouth State 72, VTSU Castleton 65
- Plymouth State (4-17, 1-12 LEC)
- VTSU Castleton (7-15, 3-10 LEC)

Top Performers:

Plymouth State
- Hailey Malozzi (20 pts, 7-16 fg, 3-3 3pt, 10 reb, 3 ast)
- Ashley Stephens (17 pts, 7-13 fg, 2 reb, 2 stl)
- Sophie George (9 pts)
- Alessia Salzillo (6 pts, 7 reb, 3 stl, 2 ast)

How it Happened:

The hosts used a 6-0 spurt to take an 8-4 lead through the first three minutes of action.
Sophomore Ashley Stephens (Pembroke, N.H.) sank a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to one, 9-8, but the Spartans connected from distance to take a 12-8 lead after one.
VTSU Castleton extended the lead to eight early in the second quarter, but PSU responded. Malozzi connected from distance and Stephens got to the basket to pull within 20-17 midway through the quarter.
The Spartans held a five-point lead late in the frame, but Plymouth State closed the frame with a flurry. Junior Sophie George (Meredith, N.H.) knocked down a triple and Malozzi's layup tied the game with a minute to go and a last second bucket by Stephens gave PSU a 29-27 lead at the half.
Plymouth State carried the momentum out of the break, scoring the first eight points of the third quarter for a 37-27 lead.
The hosts kept the deficit around ten points, then closed the third with four straight to make it 47-43 entering the fourth quarter.
VTSU Castleton hit a triple to tie the game at 47-47 early in the fourth, but Malozzi got to the paint and Plymouth State would stay in front the rest of the way.
Vlahovic's layup put PSU ahead by seven, 56-49, midway through the stanza but the Spartans wouldn't go away. The hosts got to within three on five different occasions down the stretch, but Plymouth State would answer back each time.
Vlahovic got to the rim for a 67-62 lead in the final minute and PSU would knock down its free throws to secure the conference win.

By the Numbers:

Malozzi went 7-of-16 from the floor and drained all three of her triples. Her 20 points were one shy of her career high. She reached double-digit rebounds for the fifth time this winter.
Stephens finished with 17 points, just two shy of her career best.
Plymouth State finished 28-of-68 (41.2%) from the field and knocked down 12-of-16 from the free throw line.
VTSU Castleton went 23-of-66 (34.8%) from the floor and hit 6-of-15 three-pointers.
PSU owned a 32-27 advantage on the boards.
Plymouth State's reserves outscored the Spartans' bench by an 18-2 margin and the Panthers had a 38-30 advantage on points in paint.
The Spartans lead the series, 19-17, dating back to the 1990-91 season. VTSU Castleton took the season's previous meeting, 63-61, on a three-pointer in the final seconds.

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