FINAL SCORE: Vermont 13, UAlbany 9
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Vermont tallied the game's final four goals to break a 9-9 deadlock and claim a 13-9 win over UAlbany in the America East semifinal game Thursday afternoon at Stony Brook.
 
With the win, Vermont improves to 8-6 on the season and will play in the America East Championship game for the second straight season on Saturday (May 4).  
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"That was a gritty win against a good Albany team; it's tough to beat them any time but to beat them twice in one year is really big for our program," head coach Chris Feifs said. "I'm really relieved we got that first win, but we still have a really tough game ahead of us."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAlbany scored a pair of transition goals late in the first quarter to take a 4-2 lead into the first break. Ben French and Thomas McConvey tallied the first two Catamount goals.
• After an early second quarter goal from Davis Diamond pushed the Great Dane lead to 5-2, senior Dawes Milchling and freshman Thomas McConvey scored back-to-back goals in the second quarter to cut the UAlbany lead to one goal.
• Trailing 6-4 late in the half, Milchling scored his second of the game with 1:40 to play and sophomore Alex Semler tallied his first career goal with 1:29 remaining to tie the game at 6-6.
• After allowing an early second half goal, Vermont scored three straight goals to take a 9-7 lead late in the third quarter. Jack Knight, McConvey, and Rob Hudson found the back of the net in the scoring run.
• UAlbany's Diamond cut the lead to a single goal with 1:42 left in the third quarter and Ron John tied the game at 9-9 with 13:46 remaining in the fourth quarter.
• The Catamounts ended the game on a 4-0 run to take a 13-9 final over the Great Danes. Knight scored his second goal of the game to kickstart the run and McConvey capped the run with his third of the game with 4:55 left in the game.

GAME NOTES

• Vermont's man-down defense was 8-for-9 against the Great Dane man-up offense that entered the game ranked 22nd in the NCAA.
• Nick Washuta recorded 15 saves in the win. He allowed just one fourth quarter goal and three second half goals.
• Semler finished the game with 13 ground-balls, crushing his previous career-high of nine, set in the regular season meeting against UAlbany.
• Knight's pair of goals pushed his season total to 14, a new career-high.
• Milchling matched a career-high with four goals and six points. He also matched his previous season-high of 36 points, set in 2016.
• UVM makes its second consecutive trip to the America East Championship game and third of the last four seasons.
• Vermont takes its second win of the season over UAlbany after just four wins over the Great Danes in the last 25 meetings.
• With the victory, the Cats Win, Community Wins campaign and Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to Make-A-Wish Vermont, bringing this year's total to 53 wins and $5,300.

UP NEXT
Vermont will face the winner of Thursday night's Stony Brook (9-5, 5-1 AE) and UMBC (4-8, 2-4 AE) matchup in the America East Championship game Saturday at LaValle Stadium. The game is slated to begin at 12:00 p.m. and will air on ESPNU.