On February, 20, 2009, in response to the need for budget cuts, the University of Vermont athletic department chose to eliminate the varsity baseball and softball programs after the 2008-2009 academic year.
Each of the programs has been a loyal mainstay on baseball and softball scenes within the state, as well in department lore. Baseball was the first program started at the university and consistently has one of the highest amount of native Vermonters on its roster.
Big Offensive Effort Leads Men's Basketball Over Dartmouth
Written by VT Sports Network News Feed
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Marqus Blakely (Metuchen, N.J.), Mike Trimboli (Norwalk, Conn.) and Garvey Young (Washington, D.C.) combined for 69 points on 26-for-35 shooting from the floor to lead Vermont to an 88-71 victory over Dartmouth on Tuesday night at Patrick Gym. The Catamounts shot 59.3 percent from the floor for the game as they earn their third straight win and improve to 4-2 on the year.
Young went for a career-high 19 on 6-for-8 shooting off the bench, while both Blakely (27) and Trimboli (23) added season-highs. Blakely also earned his third double-double of the year as he grabbed a game-high 11 boards.
“I thought Dartmouth did a good job and gave us a good battle,” said Vermont head coach Mike Lonergan. “I think Mike Trimboli had a great game, obviously Garvey played real well and Marqus was very good especially offensively. Dartmouth hung in there and battled. I give (Alex) Barnett a lot of credit. We didn’t have an answer for him and he lit us up.”
Vermont opened the game on an 8-0 run as it would go on to shoot a sizzling 65.4 from the floor in the first half. Dartmouth (1-5, 0-0 Ivy League) on the other hand connected on only one of its first 10 attempts. A 16-6 run by the Cats would give them their biggest lead of the half at 35-25 with 3:05 to go, as they took a 42-34 edge into the locker room.
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