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.
Fjeld's Career Day Leads Men's Hoops Over New Hampshire
Written by VT Sports Network News Feed
Sunday, 25 January 2009
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Sophomore Evan Fjeld (Durham, N.C.) scored a career-high 18 points to lead the University of Vermont men’s basketball team to a 72-56 victory over visiting New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon at Patrick Gym. Fjeld went a perfect 7-for-7 from the floor to help the Cats win their fifth straight and improve to 14-6 overall and 5-2 in America East action.
Four players reached double figures, as Vermont would lead by as many as 22 in the second half. Senior Mike Trimboli (Norwalk, Conn.) ended with 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists, as he is now just two shy of breaking the school’s all-time assist record.
“I was very happy with our performance today. I was a little nervous when Marqus picked up his second foul because it is so hard to play without him, but I thought the guys did a great job playing with a lot of energy. When we play with energy it really helps us and to get that kind of performance from Evan is big,” said Vermont head coach Mike Lonergan.
Fjeld stepped up in the first half when junior Marqus Blakely (Metuchen, N.J.) had to go to the bench with two fouls just 2:35 into the game. Fjeld matched his season-high of 10 points in the half, as he went 4-for-4 from the floor and the Cats also got 13 from Trimboli as they took a 45-31 advantage into the locker room.
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BURLINGTON, Vt. – Sophomore Evan Fjeld (Durham, N.C.) scored a career-high 18 points to lead the University of Vermont men’s basketball team to a 72-56 victory over visiting New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon at Patrick Gym. Fjeld went a perfect 7-for-7 from the floor to help the Cats win their fifth straight and improve to 14-6 overall and 5-2 in America East action.
