AMHERST, Mass. – UMass outscored Vermont 5-0 in the first quarter and held on late to hand the Cats their third straight loss, 12-10, Wednesday afternoon.
 
Vermont falls to 2-6 on the season while UMass has now won three straight and improves to 4-3.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• UMass was strong in the opening frame holding the Cats off the scoreboard and netting five goals of their own to take a 5-0 lead into the second.
• Ryan Cornell stood tall in cage and made eight saves in first 15 minutes.
• Vermont answered the bell with three straight goals to start the second quarter. Michael McCormack got the scoring started on a nifty feed from Griffin Fenech before Thomas McConvey dodged from the right wing to make it 5-3.
• UMass countered with three straight and took a 9-4 lead into halftime.
• UVM's defense was strong in the 3^rd quarter holding UMass to just one goal.
• McCormack scored both of the Catamount goals in the third and pulled UVM to with four at 10-6 heading to the fourth.
• UVM started the fourth man-up and David Closterman finished a nice feed from Brock Haley to make it 10-7. Haley got his own goal just 90 seconds later when Jackson Canfield found the Canadian righty in transition to make it 10-8.
• After two UMass scores on the next two possessions, McCormack drilled his fourth of the day from deep to make it 12-9 and then Haley replicated his earlier effort – this time on a feed from Devin O'Leary – to make it 12-10.
• The Cats had the extra-man with 37 seconds to go but UMass goalie Dom Elmo made a save and UMass cleared to ice the game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Ryan Cornell made a career-high 17 saves in cage – including 11 in the first half.
• Thomas McConvey now has at least one point in every every career game for the Catamounts.
• In limited action, Dobson Cooper picked up his first career caused turnover.
• Jackson Canfield also picked up his first career assist.
• The Cats are now 0-7 all-time against the Minutemen.

WHO'S NEXT

For the first time in two weeks, the Cats are back at home this Saturday to begin conference play against NJIT. Opening faceoff from Virtue Field is set for 12 p.m. on AmericaEast.TV.