UVM rides breakout game from freshman, beat McGill 70-61

Freshman TJ Hurley lead the way with his team-high 17-point performance

Freshman TJ Hurley lead the way with his team-high 17-point performance

TRAVELED UP TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEW LOOK CATS! NOT EVEN A DAY AFTER A 76-71 VICTORY OVER CONCORDIA U-V-M CONTINUED ITS MONTREAL TOUR THIS TIME TAKING ON MCGILL REDBIRDS HERE AT EXHIBITION HALL 2Q.... MCGILL DOWN... CAN'T GE THE THREE TO FALL BUT HARRIS ELEZOVIC IS THERE TO CLEAN IT UP... FOR THE AND 1 THEN WITH THREE SECOND LEFT IN THE HALF DRAINS IT... THE RED BIRDS HAD A 26 TO 23 LEAD AT HALF. 3RD QUARTER NOW... CATAMOUNTS TURNING UP THE DEFENSE... DYLAN PENN WITH THE STEAL... AND DISH TO AARON DELONEY MCGILL HANGING TOUGH UNTIL THE FOURTH... WHEN FRESHMAN TJ HURLEY WENT OFF HE HAD 17 POINTS TO LEAD THE TEAM AND COACH AND THE TEAM WERE IMPRESSED THE HIS PERFORMANCE AFTER THE GAME. <TJ HURLEY/FRESHMAN GUARD, "I HAD MISSED MY FIRST COUPLE THREES BUT THE GUYS WERE HELPFUL TELLING ME THEY'RE GOING TO FALL GOING TO FALL. AND IT HAPPENED, I STARTED HITTING IN THE FOURTH. HAD A FEW THREES THAT WERE CLUTCH DOWN THE STRETCH. OVERALL GOOD FOURTH QUARTER FOR THE TEAM."> <JOHN BECKER/HEAD COACH, "YEAH HE'S BEEN IMPRESSIVE REALLY EVER SINCE HE GOT TO CAMPUS. HE'S A HARD WORKED, A TALENTED. REALLY CAN SHOOT IT, AND THIS IS REALLY WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING ALL SUMMER.> VERY ENCOURAGING SIGN TO SEE HURLEY GO OFF LIKE HE DID TODAY... THAT OPPONENT ON SUNDAY

UVM rides breakout game from freshman, beat McGill 70-61

Freshman TJ Hurley lead the way with his team-high 17-point performance

In game two of its international trip, University of Vermont freshman TJ Hurley led the way with his team-high 17-point performance on the way to a 70-61 win over McGill University.It was a slow start to the game, with the Redbirds leading 26-21 at the half thanks to a buzzer-beater from McGill's Haris Elezovic. He had eight points in the first half to lead all scoring.The Catamounts came out of the locker room quickly, with Dylan Penn turning things up on the defensive end to forcer turnovers. He helped push the pace, until the fourth quarter when he went down hard on the floor. He'd be helped off the court and wouldn't return to the game.After not making a three-pointer since the first quarter, Hurley helped range in from deep to help pull away from the Redbirds. The Freshman was responsible for five of the team's eight made three-pointers in the fourth quarter on the way to the win.Head Coach John Becker gets one more opportunity to see what his squad filled with seven new faces is made of. That opportunity comes Sunday at 2 p.m. against the University of Quebec.

MONTREAL, QC —

In game two of its international trip, University of Vermont freshman TJ Hurley led the way with his team-high 17-point performance on the way to a 70-61 win over McGill University.

It was a slow start to the game, with the Redbirds leading 26-21 at the half thanks to a buzzer-beater from McGill's Haris Elezovic. He had eight points in the first half to lead all scoring.

The Catamounts came out of the locker room quickly, with Dylan Penn turning things up on the defensive end to forcer turnovers. He helped push the pace, until the fourth quarter when he went down hard on the floor. He'd be helped off the court and wouldn't return to the game.

After not making a three-pointer since the first quarter, Hurley helped range in from deep to help pull away from the Redbirds. The Freshman was responsible for five of the team's eight made three-pointers in the fourth quarter on the way to the win.

Head Coach John Becker gets one more opportunity to see what his squad filled with seven new faces is made of. That opportunity comes Sunday at 2 p.m. against the University of Quebec.

UVM rides breakout game from freshman, beat McGill 70-61

Freshman TJ Hurley lead the way with his team-high 17-point performance

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