FINAL SCORE: No. 17 Vermont 1, No. 9 Boston College 0
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Rookie Jarrid Privitera scored the game-winning goal three minutes into the third period and Brody Hoffman made 36 saves as No. 17 Vermont shut out ninth-ranked Boston College 1-0 in Game 3 of the Hockey East Quarterfinal to win the best-of-three series on Sunday night at Conte Forum.
 
The 7th-seeded Catamounts advance to the Hockey East Semifinal for the first time in five years and will face No. 4 seed UMass Lowell at 5 p.m. next Friday (March 20) at TD Garden in Boston. No. 8 UNH will face No. 1 Boston University in the other semifinal at 8 p.m.

UVM improved to 22-14-4 to match the program's highest win total since 2008-09, while the Eagles dropped to 21-13-3 on the year.
 
Hoffman stopped 87 of the 88 shots he faced over the weekend for a .989 save percentage in three appearances. Jarrid Privitera registered his second game-winning goal of the season, while Alexx Privitera collected his eighth point in the last seven games with the assist on his brother's tally.

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Vermont thought it had taken the lead in the second half of the first period, but a goal was called back after video review for goaltender interference. Travis Blanleil fired a shot from the right circle that deflected past Thatcher Demko, but the officials ruled that Mike Paliotta didn't allow the goalie to defend his position.
 
Nick Luukko had an earlier chance on Demko, but the sophomore closed his pads for a key save with Luukko bearing down on a breakaway from the blue line. UVM out-shot Boston College 10-5 in the opening 20 minutes.
 
The UVM penalty kill took over in the second period, killing off four straight Boston College power plays. Included in those opportunities were two abbreviated 5-on-3's and a 4-on-3 as Hoffman and the defensive unit kept the game scoreless.
 
Privitera finally tallied the game's first goal at 2:53 of the final frame. The freshman collected a stretch pass down the middle of the ice from his older brother Alexx Privitera and skated in alone on Demko. Privitera wristed a shot on goal and it trickled through Demko's pads for the only goal of the night.

Mike Stenerson nearly doubled the lead but narrowly missed the net wide right on a 2-on-1 with Colin Markison. Stenerson had another look on a point shot off the post from Paliotta, but Demko dove across his crease to rob the sophomore with his glove.
 
BC called timeout with 1:48 remaining in regulation and pulled Demko for an extra skater with an offensive zone faceoff. UVM cleared the zone, but Alex Tuch nearly tied the game as he rung the left post with a wrister from the left circle.
 
Vermont blocked a late Noah Hanafin shot from the center point and sent the puck to center ice as time expired to hang on for the victory.

Both Hockey East Semifinal games will be televised live on NESN, and pre-game radio coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. on WVMT 620-AM, SportsJuice.com, and the TuneIn Radio app with Alastair Ingram and Joe Gervais on the call.

Tickets to the 2015 Hockey East Championship are available by calling 1-800-653-8000, online through Ticketmaster, or in person at the TD Garden Box Office. Ticket information for the Vermont ticket allotment will be announced on Monday (March 16).