FINAL SCORE: Boston University 12, Vermont 4
BOSTON, Mass. – Boston University scored the afternoon's first three goals and never gave up the lead, taking a 12-4 win over Vermont Saturday afternoon at Nickerson Field.
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The Terriers improve to 5-1 on the season while the Catamounts drop to 3-2 in 2019.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- BU's trio of goals came in the opening 4:11 of the first quarter as sophomore Chris Gray tallied his first of the game 45 seconds in and his second goal 4:11 into the quarter during the mini-run.
- Thomas McConvey and Ben French tallied goals for Vermont as the Terriers took a 4-2 lead into the second quarter.
- French scored his second of the game and 10th of the season with 4:48 remaining in the first half. From there, BU held Vermont scoreless until Jonathon McConvey's man-up goal with 8:34 to play in the fourth quarter. The Terriers scored five goals to push the lead to 11-4.
- Nick Washuta made several stops throughout the game to prevent the Terrier lead from expanding further. He finished the game with a season-high 16 saves, just three shy of his career-best. Terrier goalie Joe McSorley made 14 saves in the victory.
GAME NOTES
- The Terriers went 3-for-6 on extra-man opportunities while Vermont went 1-for-5.
- BU went 13-for-20 at the X and held a 42-33 advantage in ground balls. Vermont finished the game with 25 turnovers compared to BU's 17 giveaways.
- Senior Dawes Milchling played his 50th career game Saturday in Boston.
- Sophomore Liam Limoges pushed his consecutive game point streak to nine with an assist on French's second quarter goal.
UP NEXT | Tickets
Vermont heads to New Canaan, Connecticut for a neutral site game against the Hobart Statesmen next Saturday (Mar. 9). The game is slated to begin at 2:00 p.m. at New Canaan High School.
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