WOMEN'S HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
The Vermont Catamounts host the Holy Cross Crusaders this weekend for the season's final games at Gutterson Fieldhouse. UVM will be sporting camo tape on their sticks and socks in honor of Military Appreciation Night presented by Milton CAT Friday (Feb. 15) at 7 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 16) is Senior Night presented by the UVM Alumni Association as the Cats honor the five members of the Class of 2019 who will be playing in their final game on home ice at 4 p.m.

RELATED LINKS
Friday (Feb. 15): Watch | Live Stats | Game Notes (.pdf)
Saturday (Feb. 16): Watch | Live Stats
 
SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS
Holy Cross enters the two-game weekend series with a 1-26-3 (1-22-1 WHEA) mark in the 30 games played in their inaugural Division I season. Rachel Moore leads the Crusaders with 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists) in her junior season. Rookie Carlie Magier has matched Moore's goal count and leads all Holy Cross freshmen with 11 points on the season. Julia Matthias also has 11 points and is tied with Moore in assists as a senior captain for the Crusaders. The expected goaltender for Holy Cross is Jada Brenon who has taken over the starting role with 61.2% of the minutes played in net. The Holy Cross freshman has posted a 3.94 GAA and .893 SV% in 18 starts for the Crusaders, which includes a 34-save victory over No. 5 Northeastern for the program's first Division I win.

INSIDE THE SERIES
The two-game series marks the third and fourth official meetings between the Catamounts and Holy Cross. The programs first met unofficially in 1998 when UVM took an 11-0 victory in the exhibition contest at Gutterson Fieldhouse. In 2001, the first official game between the Crusaders and Vermont was played; UVM skated to a 2-0 victory in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Cats visited Holy Cross earlier this month (Feb. 3) and registered a 2-1 win at Hart Center. Alyssa Gorecki opened the scoring for Vermont and Maude Poulin-Labelle netted the game-winning goal on a two-point day to earn Hockey East Rookie of the Week.
 
PLAYOFF PICTURE
Vermont currently sits three points out of the final playoff spot with three games left in the regular season. The Catamounts (15 pts.) trail the Maine Black Bears (18 pts.) who face off against No.8 Boston College for a two-game road series. Maine has the potential to lock up a spot in the postseason with a three-point weekend at BC, however, if the Catamounts earn at least one more point than them this weekend, the final playoff spot can come down to the last game of the regular season (Feb. 23) when the two teams meet in Orono.
 
CLASS OF 2019
The Catamounts honor Melissa Black, Saana Valkama, Taylor Flaherty, Sammy Kolowrat, and Alyssa Gorecki Saturday (Feb. 16) on Senior Day, presented by the UVM Alumni Association. Those five seniors have played a combined 510 games in the Green & Gold and tallied 73 goals, 101 assists, and 174 points. Three members of the UVM captaincy are in the Class of 2019; Kolowrat and Gorecki wear the 'C' while Flaherty serves as an assistant captain. Gorecki and Valkama are currently in the program's top 10 in points with totals of 67 and 62, respectively. Black is the lone goaltender in the Class of 2019 with a 2.85 GAA and .908 SV% in 47 games played at Vermont. Saturday will be the senior class' 76th game played at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
 
MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT
Friday (Feb. 15) is Military Appreciation Night presented by Milton CAT. Tickets are free for military personnel and their family if they purchase at the ticket office, with a military ID prior to the game. The Catamounts will be wearing camo tape on their sticks and socks to honor the military.
 
BERTAGNA TROPHY TOUR
Hockey East's 2019 Bertagna Trophy Tour makes its stop at Gutterson Fieldhouse Friday (Feb. 15). The trophy, given annually to the Women's Hockey East Tournament champion, can be seen in the Hall of Honor during the 7 p.m. game.   
 
CATS IN THE PROS
Amanda Pelkey '15 headlined the Vermont alumnae this past weekend with an appearance in the National Women's Hockey League All-Star game in Nashville. She also represented the United States Tuesday (Feb. 12) in the first game of the 2019 Rivalry Series against Canada. Pelkey and Team USA were 1-0 victors and continue the series Thursday (Feb. 14) at 7 p.m. on NHL Network. In the Canadian Women's Hockey League, Taylor Willard '18 and the Montreal Canadiennes skated against former classmate Mackenzie MacNeil '18 and the Toronto Furies and took a 4-1 win. This week, Gina Repaci '16 and the Markham Thunder take on MacNeil, Brittany Zuback '15 and the Furies for a two-game series. Willard's Canadiennes visit the Worcester Blades.
 

	Vermont Women's Hockey Alumnae Stats (as of 2/14)
Name	Team	Position	GP	G	A	P
Amanda Pelkey '15	Boston Pride (NWHL)	F	13	4	4	8
Rachael Ade '17	Connecticut Whale (NWHL)	D	12	1	0	1
Gina Repaci '16	Markham Thunder (CWHL)	D	22	0	0	0
Taylor Willard '18	Montreal Canadiennes (CWHL)	D	22	2	5	7
Mackenzie MacNeil '18	Toronto Furies (CWHL)	F	20	1	1	2
Brittany Zuback '15	Toronto Furies (CWHL)	F	11	0	0	0
Name	Team	Position	GP	GAA	SV%	SO
Madison Litchfield '17	Boston Pride (NWHL)	G	0	0.00	.000	0

 
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