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The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Wells’ toughness, hustle key to UVM’s success

Austin Chen, Cynic Sports Reporter March 3, 2022

Senior guard Sarah Wells authored a fitting end to UVM’s senior night game against Binghamton University, sealing UVM’s 65-60 victory with a steal and layup in the final seconds. Wells’ contributions...

Shanahan brings leadership as women's hockey captain

Shanahan brings leadership as women’s hockey captain

Matthew Rosenberg, Sports Editor February 15, 2022

Graduate forward and captain Kristina Shanahan is leading UVM women’s hockey to historic success in her fifth and final season with the Catamounts. Shanahan, from Ste-Anne-De-Bellevue, Quebec, became...

Lagunov leads men’s hockey after transfer

Lagunov leads men’s hockey after transfer

Austin Chen, Cynic Sports Reporter February 10, 2022

After winning a national championship with the University of Massachusetts Amherst, UVM men’s hockey senior forward Phillip Lagunov now leads a rebuilding Vermont team. Lagunov played at UMass from...

McPherson’s saves lead UVM to historic success

McPherson’s saves lead UVM to historic success

Lucia Gallo, Cynic Sports Reporter February 9, 2022

Sophomore goaltender  Jessie McPherson’s performance in January earned her conference-wide and national recognition and led Vermont to an 8-1-0 record in the month. McPherson, a native of Chatham,...

 Graduate guard Josie Larkins poses with her 1,000 point award and her head coach, Alisa Kresge, on Jan. 26. Larkins scored her 1,000 point on Jan. 15 at a home game against University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Larkins breaks record, excited for her team to do more

Lucia Gallo, Cynic Sports Reporter February 1, 2022

Graduate guard Josie Larkins has enjoyed a successful fifth season with UVM women’s basketball, rising to No. 2 in program history for 3-pointers and reaching 1,000 career points. As of Jan. 28, Larkins...

Senior forward Abby Cleary sits during an interview, Feb. 26. The team finished their season with a 3-1 loss against Hockey East No. 1 Northeastern University Feb. 28.

Senior reflects on her time on the ice

Aryanna Ramsaran, Cynic Sports Reporter March 3, 2020

Senior forward Abby Cleary said she began playing hockey around the age of four or five. Now, with the little time she and the other seniors on UVM’s women’s hockey team have left, Cleary is bringing...

Speidel to play in first game

Speidel to play in first game

Sawyer Loftus, News & Sports Editor March 2, 2020

Five years after a car accident left senior Josh Speidel with a traumatic brain injury, he’s slated to take the court during UVM men’s basketball ‘s senior night. In 2015, before coming to UVM,...

Former student Paula Moltzan skis for UVM during her 2019 season. Moltzan has been on the U.S. Ski team since 2012.

UVM skier shines on U.S. Ski Team

Aryanna Ramsaran, Cynic Sports Reporter January 29, 2020

Not many UVM students can say that they’ve competed in the World Cup, but Paula Moltzan can.  “When I was two, I started skiing,” Moltzan said. “Not until I was six or seven did I know what...

Defending a legacy: Vermont based Men's Soccer captain on the season ahead

Defending a legacy: Vermont based Men’s Soccer captain on the season ahead

Hayley Rosen, Staff Writer September 19, 2019

Lucas Shaw was born and raised a Catamount. Both of his parents graduated from UVM, and he grew up just down the road in South Burlington. Shaw is now a senior at the University studying business administration...

Trumble running at a meet

Former dancer shatters track records

Nickie Morris, Assistant Sports Editor April 9, 2019

After 12 years of competitive dancing, senior Lauren Trumble of Ithaca, New York, chose UVM to pursue a collegiate running career on the track and field team. Trumble later rose to track captain...

Anthony Lamb: A natural leader shines on the court

Stephan Toljan, Senior Staff Writer February 20, 2019

An outlier is any point that falls outside of the mean. In UVM men’s basketball, forward Anthony Lamb, a junior, is an example of an outlier, averaging 21.3 points a game, according to UVM athletics. For...

Lacrosse senior dreams of pro future

Maddie Allan, Staff Writer April 5, 2018

Senior Ian MacKay’s collegiate lacrosse career will draw to a close this spring, but the captain isn’t done with the sport. Following his career as a Catamount, MacKay is hoping to play professionally. “The...

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