VESTAL, N.Y. -- Robert Mansell scored 18 points and Binghamton held off Vermont 57-53 to win its first game of the season Tuesday night, snapping a 27-game losing streak and shedding the dubious distinction of being the only winless team in Division I.
"To see the happiness on their faces was uplifting," said Bearcats coach Mark Macon.
FINAL SCORE: Vermont 50, Albany 47 ALBANY, N.Y. – Sophomore Sandro Carissimo hit a pair of free throws with nine seconds remaining to help the Vermont men's basketball team earn a tough 50-47 victory at Albany on Wednesday night. The win is the ninth straight for the Catamounts as they improve to 18-10 overall and move into first place in the America East standings with a 12-2 mark.
FINAL SCORE: Vermont 68, Stony Brook 49 | Photos | BURLINGTON, Vt. – Freshman Four McGlynn netted a career-high 24 points to lead the Vermont men's basketball team to a 68-49 victory over Stony Brook at home in America East action on Sunday afternoon. The win is the eighth straight for the Catamounts, as they now control their own destiny to win the league championship after knocking off the first-place Seawolves and improve to 17-10 overall and 11-2 in conference play.
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Box Score FINAL SCORE: Stony Brook 65, Vermont 59 STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Al Rapier led three Seawolves in double figures with 17 points as Stony Brook earned a 65-59 victory over the Vermont men's basketball team on Monday night in the America East opener for both squads. Sophomore Luke Apfeld paced the Catamounts with 18 points, as they fall to 6-9 overall and 0-1 in league play.
Please make the losing stop. Chime in on the message board or on Twitter/Facebook. Unfortunately, now Garvey Young's handler will be trolling on VTSN telling us Young made the right choice leaving UVM and that the Cats suck.. BOO... Onward and upward to Iona.
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FINAL SCORE: Saint Louis 62, Vermont 43| Box Score | Highlights ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis opened up a seven-point halftime advantage with a 13-2 run to start the second half on its way to a 62-43 victory over the Vermont men's basketball team on Wednesday night. The Billikens outscored the Catamounts 28-16 in the second half to improve to 8-1 on the year, while UVM falls to 4-5 with the loss. Sophomore Luke Apfeld led Vermont with 13 points.
On Wednesday, the Vermont Catamounts lost to Saint Louis, 62-43. The Billiken is still just as creepy as he was before the game...
Source: Ben Dickie - UVMAthletics.com article
FINAL SCORE: Saint Louis 62, Vermont 43| Box Score | Highlights ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis opened up a seven-point halftime advantage with a 13-2 run to start the second half on its way to a 62-43 victory over the Vermont men's basketball team on Wednesday night. The Billikens outscored the Catamounts 28-16 in the second half to improve to 8-1 on the year, while UVM falls to 4-5 with the loss. Sophomore Luke Apfeld led Vermont with 13 points.
NORFOLK, Va. -- Luke Apfeld scored 15 points and Vermont edged Old Dominion 65-63 in overtime on Wednesday night.
The Catamounts (3-2) outscored the Monarchs 5-3 in the extra period, with Old Dominion's Trian Iliadis missing a 3-point attempt with 1 second left in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Matt Glass scored on a last-second tip-in and Vermont defeated Siena 64-62 on Saturday.
Glass and Ben Crenca led the Catamounts (4-2) with 13 points each. It was Vermont's second win in a row by two points. The Catamounts defeated Old Dominion 65-63 in overtime on Wednesday.
FINAL SCORE: South Florida 61, Vermont 59 | Box Score | TAMPA, Fla. – South Florida held off a late Vermont comeback bid to earn a 61-59 victory in men's college basketball action on Saturday night in the season opener for both squads. Catamount senior Matt Glass looked to convert a tip-in just before the buzzer sounded that would have sent the game into overtime, but the hoop was waived off and ruled after the horn. Freshman Four McGlynn paced Vermont in his debut with 17 points off the bench.
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Vermont Men’s Basketball Head Coach John Becker Featured on ESPN.com
University of Vermont men’s basketball head coach John Becker is featured in a story on ESPN.com today by Dana O’Neil. The first year head coach takes over a Catamount program that has advanced to postseason play seven times in the last nine years.
Vermont won opener 8-3 after scoring 6 runs in 2nd inning for early 7-2 lead ...
Tri-City won nightcap 3-2 with run in 7th
Bobby Crocker 4-for-6 with 3 RBI in doubleheader, including 3-for-3 with 2 RBI in game 2 ... Series finale Monday 7:05
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BURLINGTON, VT --- The Vermont Lake Monsters scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning in an 8-3 victory in game one, while three straight hits with two outs in the top of the seventh in game two gave the Tri-City ValleyCats a 3-2 victory and a split of the New York-Penn League doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at historic Centennial Field.
Ironbirds scored 4 runs in both the 1st and 6th innings for 9-2 lead ... Xavier Macklin 3-for-4 with 1 RBI for Lake Monsters
Aberdeen has won 3 of first 5 games in the series vs. Vermont (16-11) with final game at Centennial Monday at 7:05 pm
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BURLINGTON, VT --- The Aberdeen Ironbirds scored four runs in both the top of the first and sixth innings in a 9-4 New York-Penn League victory over the Vermont Lake Monsters Sunday afternoon at historic Centennial Field.
After a leadoff walk to Glynn Davis, Sammie Starr smacked the first pitch he saw from Vermont starter J.C. Menna over the leftfield fence for a 2-0 lead. The Ironbirds added two more unearned runs in the inning on a RBI groundout and an RBI double from Dudley Leonora.
Aberdeen led 5-2 when they added four more runs in the sixth off reliever Jeiler Castillo for a 9-2 advantage. Starr got the rally started with a two-run single down the leftfield line and Joe Velleggia capped off the four-run inning with a solo home run to right center.
Xavier Macklin was 3-for-4 with two RBI for Vermont (16-11), including RBI singles in the first and seventh innings, while Sean Jamieson went 2-for-5 with two runs scored as all 10 Lake Monster hits were singles. Menna (2-20) allowed five runs (three earned) on five hits with four walk and four strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings to take the loss.
Wynson Sawyer and Leonora each had three hits and an RBI for Aberdeen (8-22), which had four doubles and two homers among its 13 hits in the game. Starr and Velleggia both had two hits to go along with their first and fourth home runs of the season respectively. Mike Wright (1-0) allowed two runs on six hits over five innings for his first win.
The Ironbirds have won three of the first five contests heading into the finale of the six-game series between Vermont and Aberdeen Monday at historic Centennial Field starting at 7:05 pm. Monday is Northeast Delta Dental Night at the ballpark with an Eco-friendly Tooth Brush Giveaway for the first 1,000 fans.
PAIR OF 4-RUN INNINGS LEADS VERMONT TO 12-8 WIN TUESDAY AT TRI-CITY
4-4 tie when Lake Monsters scored 4 runs in 6th and 7th innings for 12-4 lead ... Jacob Tanis 2-run homer for 6-4 lead
Tanis 3-for-5 with 3 runs , while Aaron Shipman 1-for-3 with 2 runs, double and 3 RBI ... Sean Jamieson a solo homer
Lake Monsters are 6-2 in last 8 games as Vermont (11-7) heads to Brooklyn for 3-game series starting Wednesday
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TROY, NY --- The Vermont Lake Monsters broke a 4-4 tie with four runs in both the sixth and seventh innings for a 12-8 New York-Penn League victory over the Tri-City ValleyCats on Tuesday night at Bruno Stadium.
Jacob Tanis, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, snapped the 4-4 tie in the top of the sixth with a two-run homer off reliever Kristian Bueno for his first home run of the season. Bueno struggled with his control after the homer as he walked two and hit a batter as the Lake Monsters scored two more runs on an error and Jordan Tripp sacrifice fly.
Vermont quickly loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh inning before a two-run double down the rightfield line from Aaron Shipman, who scored two runs and added three RBI. Two batters later Chih-Fang Pan collected his third single of the game to plate Nick Rickles and then Shipman scored on a fielding error by rightfielder Andrew Muren for a 12-4 lead. Tri-City was able to cut the lead in half with four runs in bottom of ninth, but Tanner Peters retired final two batters for his fourth save.
Sean Jamieson had given the Lake Monsters a 1-0 lead in the third with a two-out solo homer, his first home run of the season. After the ValleyCats got the run back in the bottom of the third, Vermont scored three times in fourth on a Chad Lewis sacrifice fly, wild pitch and a bases loaded walk to Shipman for a 4-1 lead. The ValleyCats again tied the game in the fifth with three runs, including a two-run homer from Jacke Healey.
The 12 runs were a season-high for Vermont (11-6), which is now 10-1 when scoring five or more runs in a game. T.J. Walz tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings for the victory in relief of starter J.C. Menna, who allowed four runs (two earned) on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Brandon Meredith went 4-for-4 with a double and triple for Tri-City (7-11), while former University of Vermont baseball standout Matt Duffy went 2-for-3 and his now hitting .338 (22-for-65) on the season for the ValleyCats.
Vermont, winners in six of its last eight, continues the roadtrip with a three-game series at Brooklyn beginning on Wednesday night at 7:00 pm. The Lake Monsters return home to historic Centennial Field on Saturday for a three-game series against the Staten Island Yankees through Monday.
UVM coach John Becker and staff have interest in 5-11 Philly high school point guard, Maurice Watson (@reecewatson10) of Boys Watson ('12).
From suburbanonesports.com :
Quick, exciting, and passionate: Watson is the epitome of a “Philly Guard”. His stats may not blow you out of the water, but he is a crunch time performer and will always make things interesting. Unpredictable, this guard can light it up or drop dimes all day.
John Becker has been promoted to the men's basketball head coaching position at the University of Vermont, CBSSports.com writer Jeff Goodman reported Thursday.
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York, PA - In the end, Four McGlynn decided a coaching change was not enough to turn him away from Vermont.
The Dallastown basketball standout confirmed Monday he will stick with Vermont, the school he has signed to play at next year, despite the departure of coach Mike Lonergan to George Washington.
McGlynn said he talked and texted throughout the weekend with a handful of Vermont players. They assured him that, while Lonergan was leaving, the rest of the program would remain intact.
"They said they're going to have the biggest say in who the new coach was," McGlynn said. "The first thing that came to my mind was if Coach Lonergan is leaving, at least one or two of them are leaving, too."
Lonergan was officially named the new coach at George Washington on Friday, ending a six-year run with the Catamounts.
Pat McGlynn, Four's father, said that night it was possible his son would consider looking at other schools.
Instead, all Four McGlynn needed was a few days of reflection. The family took a walk on the campus of Towson University on Sunday. At one point, Four McGlynn turned to his parents and said, "This isn't Vermont."
"The (Vermont players) are texting him as he's going around," Pat McGlynn said. "He told me 'I think I've found a home in Vermont.'"
"Vermont is just such a high standard," Four McGlynn added. "It's a place I can see myself staying for all four years."
Source: Burlington Free Press Article- John Fantino
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As Mike Lonergan flew to Washington, D.C., on Thursday, thoughts of a tremendous career opportunity likely raced through his head.
But Lonergan is also a man who likes to talk and think about the past, so it stands to reason he’s spent some time reflecting on his six years as the men’s basketball coach at the University of Vermont.
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Sophomore point guard Simeon Marsalis left the University of Vermont men's basketball team, UVM spokesman Ben Dickie confirmed this morning. With no plans to transfer, Marsalis intends to stay at UVM and finish his degree but will ...
Over on Ridiculous Upside, Scott Schroeder writes about former Univ. of Vermont standout, Marqus Blakely's ascension to the top ranks of the NBA D-League. Looks like it's a matter of time before he gets the call up to the NBA and we couldn't be happier. Way to make the best of what you've got Marqus (like you always have).
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Sophomore point guard Simeon Marsalis left the University of Vermont men's basketball team, UVM spokesman Ben Dickie confirmed this morning. With no plans to transfer, Marsalis intends to stay at UVM and finish his degree but will ...
