FINAL SCORE: No. 10 UMass 4, Vermont 0
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The 10th-ranked UMass Minutemen (15-7-2, 8-4-1 HEA) tallied a goal in each of the first two periods and added a pair in the third to take a 4-0 win over the Vermont Catamounts (3-14-3, 0-10-1 HEA) Friday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
 
Friday's game was Vermont Night; a special thanks to Cabot Cheese, Darn Tough, Healthy Living Market and Café, and Lake Champlain Chocolates for providing giveaways throughout the night.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"UMass played very well and we struggled defensively tonight," head coach Kevin Sneddon said. "We did not sustain offensive pressure like they did to us. We all need to be better tomorrow night."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• UMass took the lead at 18:24 of the first period on a defensive zone turnover below the goal line. Mitchell Chaffee ended up with the puck in the slot and buried a shot into the top right corner.
• Chaffee doubled the Minutemen lead at 6:26 of the second period, blasting a rebound from the slot past Stefanos Lekkas (31 saves). Jack Suter and Oliver Chau assisted on the goal.
• The Catamounts killed a pair of UMass power plays in the remainder of the second period to enter the second intermission trailing by a pair.
• John Leonard pushed the UMass lead to 3-0 with a breakaway goal at 6:40 of the third period. Marc Del Gaizo sprung the junior on the breakaway and picked up the assist.
• Chaffee added an empty-net goal to complete the hat trick with 2.1 seconds remaining.
• Matt Murray recorded 25 saves in the shutout victory.

GAME NOTES

• Fans can bid on the game-worn flannel jerseys by clicking here until 12 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24.

UP NEXT | Tickets
Vermont closes the weekend series with the 10th-ranked Minutemen tomorrow night at Gutterson Fieldhouse. The puck is scheduled to drop at 7:05 p.m. and marks UVM's third annual Green Out the Gut game presented by Casella Waste Management.
 
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