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VERMONT MEN'S LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
The Catamounts play their first conference game of the season on Saturday (March 21) at America East newcomer UMass Lowell, with faceoff from Cushing Field set for 3 p.m. Links to live video and stats of the contest are available above.
 
ABOUT VERMONT
The Catamounts have won two of their last four contests and sit at 2-6 overall on the season. Over spring break, UVM earned victories over NJIT (17-10) and Air Force (11-10 3OT), before falling at Georgetown (18-10) and Sacred Heart (21-17) this past week. The team is averaging 10.88 goals per contest, led by the trio of Cam Milligan, Ian MacKay and James Barlow, who each have 20-plus points on the year. Sophomore Ben Cox has led the defensive effort for the Catamounts and ranks second in America East in ground balls per game (5.75). Sophomore Jon Kaplan, who's earned the last five starts in net, tops all America East goalies with 13.00 saves per game.
 
Team Leaders
Points: Cam Milligan (29), Ian MacKay (24), James Barlow (23)
Goals: Barlow (19), MacKay (16), Milligan (14)
Assists: Milligan (15), MacKay (8), Dyson White (7)
Ground balls: Ben Cox (46), Luc LeBlanc (41), Jon Kaplan (17)
Caused turnovers: White (6), Barlow (5), Cox (5)
Faceoff pct.: LeBlanc (.539)
Save pct.: Kaplan (.489)
 
LAST TIME OUT
Vermont matched its highest scoring output of the season with 17 goals and nearly pulled off a fourth-period comeback last time out against Sacred Heart, but eventually fell to the Pioneers by a final of 21-17. Dyson White registered a career-high in both points (6) and goals (5) to lead the Catamounts, and tallied four of his scores in the second half to help propel the comeback attempt. Cam Milligan (2 g, 2 ast), Ian MacKay (2 g, 1 ast) and James Barlow (2 g, 1 ast) each added multi-goal efforts on the afternoon. Jon Kaplan and Justin Rosenberg split time in net, combining for 15 saves in the contest.
 
LEADING THE ATTACK
Vermont's top three goal scorers, James Barlow, Ian MacKay and Cam Milligan, each rank in the top-10 of America East in goals per game this season. Barlow leads the trio with 2.38 per contest, good for fifth-most in the league, while MacKay (2.00) and Milligan (1.75) rank seventh and 10^th, respectively. Milligan and MacKay also place among the top-10 in the conference in points per game.
 
BUONO AWARDED #30 HONORED JERSEY
Junior goalie Patrick Buono was named the first recipient of former Catamount John Scotnicki's honored #30 jersey, as announced by head coach Ryan Curtis on Wednesday.
 
"It is my pleasure to announce that Patrick Buono will be wearing John's #30 jersey for the remainder of the season. Patrick's unwavering support of his teammates, pride in the program and selfless contributions made him an easy choice to be the first recipient of the #30. Patrick is the consummate teammate who's always quick to offer help or a word of encouragement," commented Curtis.
 
Scotnicki's #30 jersey became the first honored uniform in program history during a ceremony at Alumni Weekend last season. Scotnicki, who was a defender for UVM and later became a Graduate Assistant Coach with the program from 1990-91, passed away in June of 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. In recognition of his influence and impact on the men's lacrosse program, Scotnicki's #30 was declared an honored jersey, awarded each season to the student-athlete on the men's lacrosse team who best displays exceptional pride in the program, a selfless approach as a teammate, and untiring effort, qualities which Scotnicki exhibited every day of his life.
 
SCOUTING UMASS LOWELL
The Riverhawks own a 1-6 overall record through the opening seven games in the inaugural season for the team. They earned the program's first win earlier this month with a 9-7 triumph at NJIT. UMass Lowell enters the matchup with Vermont on a three-game losing streak after dropping decisions versus Providence (11-6), Hartford (13-5) and Fairfield (11-5). Jon Phillips and Sean Tyrrell have led the Riverhawk attack with a combined 17 goals and seven assists. Goalie Giles Ober has made all seven starts, posting a 13.34 goals against average.
 
Team Leaders
Points: Jon Phillips (13), Sean Tyrrell (11), Cory Highfield (10)
Goals: Phillips (9), Tyrrell (8), Highfield (8)
Assists: Phillips (4), Tyrrell (3), Matthew Balter (3)
Ground balls: Michael Adler (27), Giles Ober (23), Highfield (13)
Caused turnovers: Brian Schroeder (12), Christopher Litchfield (8), Adler (8)
Faceoff pct.: Will Puduski (.348)
Save pct.: Ober (.467)
 
NEXT UP
UVM plays its final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday (March 24) at Dartmouth at 3 p.m. Click here for links to live coverage of the game