FINAL SCORE: Navy 13, Vermont 8
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy senior Greyson Torain scored five goals as the Midshipmen took a 13-8 win over the Catamounts in the first-ever meeting between the two schools at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday.  
 
Navy opens its 2019 season with a win and moves to 1-0 on the season. Vermont drops to 1-1 following the loss.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"I want to give a lot of respect to Navy on their victory today," head coach Chris Feifs said. "They were a very athletic group on both sides of the ball, Torain is a dangerous midfielder who put immense pressure on our defense. Kern had a phenomenal day and stopped what I believe were a multitude of quality looks. We definitely have a lot of room for improvement and our guys are hungry to show we are better than how we executed today."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Navy's Christian Davis opened the afternoon's scoring with 10:08 remaining in the first quarter with an assist from Ryan Wade. Catamount junior Rob Hudson and Wade traded goals in the remaining 10 minutes of the quarter, and Navy held a 2-1 lead at the first break.
• Jack Knight and Sal Iaria scored back-to-back goals in the second quarter to tie the game at 3-3 with 7:50 remaining in the opening half. However, three straight Navy goals to end the period gave the Midshipmen a 6-3 halftime lead.
• Torain scored all three third quarter goals for the Midshipmen, extending Navy's lead to 9-4 at the end of three quarters. Liam Limoges scored the lone UVM goal of the quarter with 12:57 remaining.
• Navy goalie Ryan Kern had the save of the game with 2:40 remaining in the third. Limoges received a backdoor feed to Kern's right, but the Midshipmen goaltender quickly moved in front of Limoges for the big save.
• Liam Rischmann, Thomas McConvey, and Dawes Milchling scored three straight goals in the fourth to make it 10-7 Navy with 6:11 remaining. However, a Vermont turnover on the ensuing possession followed by three straight goals from Navy made it 13-7 with 1:43 remaining.

GAME NOTES

• Limoges led Catamount scorers with two goals and two assists for four points. The sophomore has recorded 12 multi-point games in his career.
• Navy goalie Ryan Kern was sensational all afternoon, making 13 saves and preventing second chances for the Catamounts.
• Navy held a 48-30 advantage in shots while Vermont held a 21-20 advantage in shots on goal.
• Navy held a heavy advantage in clears, going 20-for-23 compared to Vermont's 12-for-23 effort.
• UVM was 14-for-25 on faceoffs, with freshman Michael Giaquinto leading all FOGOs with a 9-for-15 effort at the X.
• Vermont was penalized three times, but held the Navy man-up offense scoreless. Navy was not penalized. Ground balls were even at 32 per team.

UP NEXT
Vermont opens the 2019 home slate next weekend as Holy Cross visits Virtue Field on Saturday (Feb. 16) for a 12 p.m. start. The game will stream for free on CatamounTV.