BURLINGTON, Vt. – Thomas McConvey powered a relentless UVM offensive attack with a career-high four goals to lead Vermont (6-4, 6-2 AE) to 16-14 victory over 17th-ranked UAlbany (7-4, 5-3 AE) on Wednesday night at Virtue Field.

With the win, the Catamounts also clinch a spot in next week's America East tournament for the third straight season.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE

"It's all about how you respond - we really preached that with our guys and I just love how we came out today," head coach Chris Feifs said. "There's no easy games so hopefully we can get rested and recovered and get two good days of practice in for another tough game on Saturday."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on a pair of goals by Brock Haley. The sophomore logged his unassisted goals before the 10-minute mark in the first quarter. Vermont closed out the opening frame with a 5-3 lead, thanks to goals from McConvey, Sal Iaria, and Michael McCormack.
• McConvey quickly converted in the second quarter, registering his 23rd goal of the season just 56 seconds into the frame. UAlbany's Graydon Hogg netted his second goal of the game minutes later, but Griffin Fenech scored for the Cats to retake a three-goal lead. The Great Danes closed out the first half with three consecutive goals to tie the game.
• Vermont came out of the break on attack, outscoring UAlbany 6-2 in the third quarter. Iaria and David Closterman scored in the first three minutes of the quarter. McConvey netted his third of the night to spark four straight goals for the Catamounts, which was capped off by Closterman's second of the frame. UAlbany ended the UVM run with Logan Tucker's man-up goal in the final seconds of the quarter.
• Trailing 13-9 with 15 minutes to play, Corey Yunker cut the Great Danes' deficit with 13:13 to play. McConvey and Liam Limoges responded to give Vermont a five-goal lead – it's largest of the game – with 10:46 left in regulation. Kyle Casey added a pair of goals for UAlbany, but Limoges' third of the game, put the game out of reach with 1:19 remaining.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• McConvey's matches his four-goal career-high for the fourth time this season. The junior added one assist and tallied a career-high 11 shots.
• Limoges also registered five points on three goals and two assists. The senior's hat trick was his third of the season.
• Ryan Cornell tallied a career-high 15 saves on 29 shots faced.
• Vermont's faceoff specialist Tommy Burke won 23 of 34 draws.
• When the Cats Win, the Community Wins. With each Catamount win, Vermont Mutual Insurance donates $100 to the Vermont Foodbank. For 2020 they donated $15,000 to Spectrum Youth and Family Services. A special thank you to Vermont Mutual Insurance for their support. Vermont Mutual Insurance, protecting Vermonters since 1828. 

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont gets right back to work for Saturday's regular season finale as Stony Brook comes to town for a noon faceoff. Saturday will also be Senior Day presented by the UVM Alumni Association.