FINAL SCORE: No. 3 Northeastern 10, Vermont 2
BURLINGTON, Vt. – An offensive outburst in the second period powered third-ranked Northeastern (21-3-1, 18-2-0 HEAW) over Vermont (9-12-6, 6-10-4 HEAW) on Saturday at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"There's not much to say about a game like this," head coach Jim Plumer said. "We didn't defend our net and that is never a recipe for success. We have to put this behind us and move forward."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Huskies struck twice in the opening seven minutes on goals from Katy Knoll and Chloe Aurard. Knoll's goal came 36 seconds into the game with a backhander over the shoulder of Blanka Škodová (7 saves).
• Val Caldwell got the Catamounts on the board with her seventh goal of the season late in the first period. The junior fired a high shot from the right circle that fooled Aerin Frankel (21 saves) with 5:01 left in the opening frame. Maude Poulin-Labelle was credited with the lone assist on the goal.
• Northeastern netted three quick goals to start the second period. Lauren MacInnis started the scoring 1:08 into the frame and Matti Hartman followed it up with a power-play goal that beat Natalie Ferenc (9 saves) 2:59 later. Aurard added a power-play goal for her second marker of the game.
• Theresa Schafzahl registered her ninth goal of the season 6:01 into the middle frame. Kristina Shanahan sent the sophomore on the rush before the sophomore fired a shot below the blocker of Frankel. Ali O'Leary had the secondary assist.
• NU added three more goals before time expired in the second period. Jess Schryver found the back of the net before the midway point of the game and Aurard registered a hat trick with 8:21 left in the frame. Katie Cipra added a goal before the period ended.
• In the third period, Alina Mueller and Peyton Anderson each netted a goal on Sierra Natzke (3 saves).

UP NEXT
The Catamounts visit Boston University for a one-game conference matchup on Friday (Jan. 31). Puck drop at Walter Brown Arena is slated for 7 p.m. and will be broadcasted on NESNplus.
 
Vermont women's hockey alumnae are invited back to Gutterson Fieldhouse for Vermont Hockey Alumnae Weekend on February 7 and 8. The weekend's schedule includes two home games as Vermont hosts UConn on Friday (Feb. 7) in the 7th Annual Pack the Gut Challenge presented by The Windjammer and Upper Deck Pub at 6 p.m. and on Saturday (Feb. 8) at 4 p.m. There will also be an alumnae game on Saturday morning and a post-game gathering with the current team.  Alumnae are asked to register at go.uvm.edu/wihalum and can contact our Victory Club office at Victory.Club@uvm.edu or 802-656-0956 with any questions.
 
The Windjammer and Upper Deck Pub is the presenting sponsor of the 2019-20 women's hockey season