Box Score BURLINGTON, Vt. – Merrimack scored twice in the opening six minutes of the third period breaking a 1-1 tie on their way to a 4-1 win Sunday afternoon in Hockey East action from Gutterson Fieldhouse.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"This will be a short summary from today's game," said Head Coach Todd Woodcroft. "I did not like any aspect of how we played today. There was nothing redeeming to consider. The first three goals were easily preventable and all were mental/effort based mistakes. All three goals were situations that we discussed before the game and were aware of. Our errors tonight were ones of commission and omission. This was not a good game for us and Monday will be a work day for the team to get ready for the weekend."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a scoreless first period Andrew Lucas got the Catamounts on the board 6:46 into the middle frame. Philip Lagunov passed out to Lucas at the point and he fired a wrist shot through traffic that beat Merrimack's Hugo Ollas. Isak Walther earned the secondary assist on the goal.
• Declan Carlile equalized for the Warriors with 2:51 left in the second period. Carlile had an initial shot blocked by Porter Schachle but he recovered the loose puck and fired a shot into the top corner for his seventh goal of the season.
• Jake Durflinger and Alex Jeffries scored two goals 2:45 apart to take the a two-goal advantage early in the third.
• Merrimack's Liam Walsh closed out the contest with an empty-netter with 11 seconds left.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• In addition to an assist Philip Lagunov was the best player at the faceoff dot Sunday for both teams. He won 12 of the 17 he took good for 70.6%.
• This year with each goal scored by UVM, Community Bank, N.A.  will donate $75 to Special Olympics Vermont. With today's goal, Community Bank, N.A. will be adding a donation of $75 to Special Olympics Vermont. Thank you Community Bank, N.A. for your support of our UVM and Special Olympics athletes!

UP NEXT
UVM will travel to North Andover next weekend for a two-game series as a three-game swing with the Warriors continues. On Friday night, the teams will square off at 7 p.m. and then on Saturday the teams will close out their season series with a 7:30 game on NESN. The voice of the Catamounts, Adam LaFleur, will broadcast the action live on WVMT (FM 96.3 / AM 620).
 
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