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The Vermont Catamounts (1-0) and Navy Midshipmen (0-0) meet for the first time Saturday afternoon in Annapolis, Maryland.
 
The game is slated to begin at 12 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and will stream for free on the Patriot League Network. Video and live stats are available through the links below.
 
RELATED LINKS
Watch | Live Stats | Game Notes (.pdf)
 
SCOUTING THE MIDSHIPMEN
Navy opens the 2019 season against Vermont after finishing the 2018 campaign with a 9-5 overall record and 7-1 Patriot League conference mark. Navy took its biggest win of the season late in the year in 2018, defeating Syracuse on the road, 13-12. The Midshipmen's season ended in the Patriot League semifinals with a 10-9 overtime loss to Lehigh.
 
Three of the four leading scorers from a season ago return in 2019. Greyson Torain (19-14-33), Ryan Wade (9-24-33) and Christian Daniel (21-10-31) headline the returning offensive unit for the Midshipmen. On the other side of the ball, two starting defensemen, Michael Strack and Hiram Carter, graduated. Sophomore Andrew McKenna returns for his sophomore season after making 13 starts as a freshman. Ryan Kern enters his junior season between the pipes for Navy. He has started all 28 games in his two years in Annapolis. He posted a .502 save percentage and 8.82 goals against average in 2018.
 
YOU GET A POINT, YOU GET A POINT
A total of eight Catamounts recorded two or more points in Vermont's season-opening 21-6 win at Utah. Ben French (6), Dawes Milchling (6), Rob Hudson (4), David Closterman (3), Liam Limoges (2), Jack Knight (2), Sal Iaria (2), and Jonathon McConvey (2) all recorded multiple points.
 
Utah native Jack Mintz added his first career assist and the trio of Braiden Davis, Thomas McConvey, and Jake Quilty each added a goal as a total of 12 Catamounts found the scoresheet at least once.
 
The 12 scorers and eight multi-point scorers marked UVM highs under Chris Feifs. The last time Vermont had 12 players record a point in a single game was in the 2016 America East Championship game against Hartford, a 17-16 loss. Vermont has not had eight players record multi-point games dating back to at least 2007. 
 
CLOSTERMAN'S DEBUT
Closterman recorded a hat trick in his first collegiate game at Utah, marking the fourth straight year a Catamount freshman has opened his career with a hat trick.
 
Liam Limoges netted a hat trick in the 2018 season-opener at Furman. Ben French netted a hat trick (4 goals) in the 2017 season-opener at Furman. Dawes Milchling netted a hat trick in the 2016 season-opener at Jacksonville. The streak nearly dates back to 2015, where James Barlow '16 and Ian MacKay '18 netted hat tricks in the season opener, but Barlow was a junior and MacKay a sophomore.

MILESTONE: ACHIEVED
Several Catamounts reached career milestones in the season-opener at Utah. Junior Ben French recorded his 50th career goal early in the second quarter and added three more and sits are 53 in his career. Senior Jack Knight recorded his 50th career point with an assist on Closterman's first career goal. Junior Rob Hudson recoded his 50th career point with an assist on French's 50th career goal.
 
A LOOK AHEAD
Vermont hosts a pair of teams in the coming weeks to open the home schedule at Virtue Field. The Holy Cross Crusaders visit Burlington for a 12 p.m. game on Saturday, Feb. 16 before the Quinnipiac Bobcats make the trip north for a 12 p.m. game on Saturday, Feb. 23.