BURLINGTON, Vt. (Interstat) — The Maine women’s basketball team used a dominant fourth quarter to defeat Vermont 55-46 on Thursday afternoon, avenging a loss from three weeks prior.

Vermont led 14-9 after the first quarter, but Maine’s defense tightened, holding the Catamounts to just six points in the second. The Black Bears took a 21-20 lead into halftime. After a close third quarter, Maine pulled away by outscoring Vermont 22-15 in the final period.

Maine dominated inside with 24 points in the paint and scored 15 points off Vermont turnovers. The victory improved Maine’s record to 12-11. Vermont fell to a non-divisional opponent in front of 2,549 fans at Patrick Gymnasium.