BURLINGTON, Vt. – The fourth-ranked Northeastern Huskies (10-2-1, 9-2-1) scored two goals in 28 seconds in the third period to hold off Vermont (4-6-1, 2-3-1) Saturday evening in a 3-1 decision in Hockey East action at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Saturday was Vermont's annual Military Appreciation Night presented by Milton CAT and the Catamounts wore special edition jerseys that are being auctioned off with proceeds benefitting the Josh Pallotta Fund.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"What a great weekend of hockey at Gutterson," Head Coach Jim Plumer said. "I am so proud of the way we battled Northeastern. We really fought them tooth and nail in both games and today we had a really short bench. This wasn't the result we wanted but I can this team improving and I know we have good things ahead of us."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts opened the scoring 4:47 into the first period in transition. Cam Morrissey entered the Northeastern zone and took the puck around the net before attempting a centering feed. Morrissey's feed tipped off Alyssa Holmes and right to Kristina Shanahan who uncorked a high and powerful slap shot. Northeastern's Gwyneth Philips made a shoulder save deflecting the puck high in the air and it came down in the crease. As a NU defender tried to block off Holmes she inadvertently knocked it in her own net.
• The Huskies answered back with 27 seconds left in the first period. Maureen Murphy scored her 11th goal of the season from just inside the faceoff circle. Her wrist shot through traffic hit the post and bounced in off UVM's Blanka Škodová.
• The two squads played a back and forth but scoreless second frame. Northeastern outshot Vermont 8-7 in the middle stanza.
• With 5:54 left in the third period Northeastern's Andrea Renner broke the tie with her second goal of the season. She just beat Škodová to the post on a wraparound attempt. Katy Knoll and Skylar Irving earned assists on the game-winner.
• 28 seconds later the Huskies doubled their advantage with a two-on-one down low. Katie Cipra pressured a Vermont defender and she pushed the puck forward to NU's Tessa Ward. Ward fed a pass to Cipra down low and she beat Škodová with a quick move to the backhand.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• For the second straight contest Sini Karjalainen led the Catamounts with three blocked shots.
• Maude Poulin-Labelle led the Catamounts with six shots.
• Junior defenseman Cam Morrissey earned her first collegiate point with an assist on UVM's first tally.
• Tonight's game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off starting at $125 per jersey. The auction will end on Saturday November 20^th 2021 at 12 p.m. Proceeds from this jersey auction will go to the Josh Pallotta Fund. Bid now at https://uvmathletics.com/auctions/

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont heads back out on the road in Hockey East play next weekend. They will face Merrimack in a two-game series. Game one is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 20 and the teams' final meeting of the regular season is at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
 
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