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The Vermont Catamounts (1-1, 0-0 AE) continue a four-game homestand this Saturday (Feb. 29) against the Merrimack Warriors (1-3, 0-0 NEC) on Virtue Field.
 
Saturday's game is slated to begin at 12 p.m. and will stream through AmericaEast.tv with Michael Lehr on the call. Live stats are available through the UVMAthletics.com website.
 
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MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY PRESENTED BY MILTON CAT
Saturday's matinee marks UVM's annual Military Appreciation Day presented by Milton CAT. Free tickets are available to all military members and their families for the game. Additionally, UVM Athletics will have a table at the game where fans can write letters to those currently serving.

SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
After winning the Division II Championship in back-to-back seasons in 2018 and 2019, Merrimack makes the jump to Division I in 2020, joining the Northeast Conference.
 
Merrimack enters Saturday with a 1-3 record in 2020. The Warriors took down Big 10 opponent Michigan in Ann Arbor last weekend with a 14-12 final for their first-ever Division I win. The Warriors opened the season with close losses to Holy Cross, Dartmouth, and Fairfield.
 
Senior Charlie Bertrand leads the Warrior offense with 15 goals and 20 points. He has four man-up goals this season. Juniors Christian Thomas and Sean Black are tied for second on the team with 16 points apiece. Black leads Merrimack with 12 assists.
 
Between the pipes, Peter Brown has started all four games and holds a .434 save percentage and 13.43 goals against average.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between Vermont and Merrimack.
 
CAREER DAYS
Rob Hudson tallied a career-high five goals last weekend against Quinnipiac. He also fired a career-high six shots on goal.
 
Thomas McConvey recorded his second straight hat trick and tallied a career-high six points against the Bobcats. Dating back to the start of the 2019 America East tournament, McConvey has 11 goals and 17 points in four games.
 
CAREER FIRSTS
JJ Levandowski (2 goals), Connor Boyle (1 goal), Amos Gilbert (1 assist), and Colin Sharkey (1 assist) each tallied his first career point in the win over Quinnipiac.
 
2020 HAT TRACKER
Vermont has four hat tricks through two games in 2020. Thomas McConvey has hat tricks in each of Vermont's first two games. Liam Limoges tallied three goals against Holy Cross and Hudson had five goals against Quinnipiac.