Fellow America East powers Albany and Stony Brook had lost most of their talent following the 2015-16 season, opening the door for a stretch we may never see again.
The Catamounts would follow up their perfect 2016-17 campaign with a 15-1 regular season in 2017-18, finishing 17-2 overall by the time the America East Playoffs were completed. Their season becomes even more impressive when considering the fact they lost their most talented player in Anthony Lamb just weeks before conference play began.
Over a two year span Vermont had won 36 over their 38 America East contests, with 30 of those wins coming by double digits. To get an idea for how remarkable this was let's take a look at what the next three winningest programs were able to accomplish over the previous two seasons vs conference opponents:
- UMBC 24 wins
- Albany 22 wins
- Stony Brook 21 wins
Vermont had not only won more than anyone else, they had won by double digits six more times than anyone else had won at all.
Their 49 wins vs conference opponents from 2016-18 surpasses their total of 45 wins from 2012-2014. To increase their three year total they would have to win more than 13 games this upcoming season, their total in 2016 between the America East regular and postseason.
Entering 2018-19 the Catamounts will once again have to replace major contributors from the previous season, just as they had to entering 2017-18. Their most important player in Trae Bell-Haynes is gone, their most talented player in Anthony Lamb returns from injury.
With question marks up and down America East rosters this upcoming season it's certainly possible Vermont will be able to win the conference's regular season for a third straight year, if not continue their run of dominance.
In the end however, the only question that truly matters is:
Will they dance?
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