Knights Race Past UMaine Presque Isle 117-70

January 14, 2011

Vermont Tech kept its perfect string alive with an impressive 117-70 win over visiting UMPI. The Knights are now 15-0 on the season and 3-0 in the Sunrise Conference.

UMPI started the game clearly pumped to take on Vermont Tech’s winning streak. They jumped to an early 7-0 lead. The Knights didn’t blink. They rolled off fifteen straight points and never looked back. Vermont Tech went to the locker room with a comfortable 17 point lead. The Knights came out strong in the second half. Six minutes into the second half Vermont Tech opened an insurmountable 30 point lead and cruised to victory #15.

Five players scored in double figures: Nick Simpson (29); Kevin Carr (25); Kwei General-Vanderpuije (18); Alex Tyrrell (15) and Trent Roleau (12).

Senior Trent Roleau hit a major milestone in the second half—he scored his 1,000 career point. Trent also had a game high 16 rebounds for his fifth “double-double” of the season.