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The Vermont Catamounts (2-1, 0-0 AE) continue a four-game homestand and looks for their third straight win Saturday (Mar. 7) against the unbeaten Dartmouth Big Green (3-0, 0-0 Ivy).
 
Saturday's game is slated to begin at 1 p.m. and will stream through AmericaEast.tv with Michael Lehr on the call. Live stats are available through the UVMAthletics.com website.
 
RELATED LINKS
Watch | Live Stats | Game Notes (.pdf)
 
SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN
Dartmouth enters Saturday as one of six remaining unbeaten teams in the NCAA. The Big Green opened the season with wins over Merrimack (13-11), Bryant (11-8), and UMass Lowell (14-5).
 
Junior George Prince leads the team with 13 points and five assists. Junior Matt Paul has nine goals to lead the Big Green in 2020. Sophomore Daniel Hincks has started all three games between the pipes for Dartmouth. He ranks second in the NCAA with a .623 save percentage and sixth with a 7.92 goals against average.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont holds a 6-21 all-time record against Dartmouth in a series dating back to 1988. UVM has a 6-8 mark at home against the Big Green.
 
FROM THE GOAL OUT
Saturday's contest pits a pair of top-10 defenses against each other. Dartmouth's scoring defense ranks fifth in the country (8.00) while Vermont ranks ninth (8.33).
 
TUB MAKES THE SAVES
Senior Nick Washuta recorded a season-high 14 saves and a career-high seven ground balls in Vermont's win over Merrimack. Washuta picked up his 11th career weekly honor from America East with Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
 
He is one of five players in America East history to pick up 10 or more weekly honors, trailing only UAlbany's Connor Fields '18 and his 16 weekly honors.
 
In 2020, Washuta is ninth in the NCAA with an 8.10 goals against average  and .600 save percentage.
 
GOLDEN STICK
Senior captain Ben French scored his second game-winning goal in as many weeks with the golden goal against Merrimack. The Toronto, Ontario native has eight career game-winning goals.
 
THOMAS HEATS UP
Thomas McConvey tallied just three points in Vermont's win over Merrimack (Feb. 29), snapping a three-game streak of four or more points. McConvey recorded his second straight hat trick and a career-high six points against Quinnipiac (Feb. 22).
 
The sophomore has 13 points through three games in 2020. Dating back to the start of the 2019 America East tournament, McConvey has 12 goals and eight assists for 20 points in five games.

RALLY AROUND MENTAL HEALTH
Saturday is UVM's annual Rally Around Mental Health (RAMH) Game, an initiative created to help increase awareness and reduce stigma surrounding mental health. Led by student-athletes, the Rally Around Mental Health Committee offers educational programming and activities to promote mental health, resources for seeking help, and supports ongoing conversations about mental health. Visit go.uvm.edu/ramh and the Rally Around Mental Health table at the game for more information.