BOSTON – Julia Nearis scored 19 seconds into overtime to lift Boston University to a 2-1 win over #11 Vermont Saturday afternoon in Hockey East action from Walter Brown Arena. With the setback, the Catamounts are now 13-8-1 in league play. Vermont did earn a point in the contest and remain in second place in Hockey East with 44 points, one more than Providence, with a game in hand.
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COACH'S QUOTE
"It was a very disappointing ending today," Head Coach
Jim Plumer said. "In a lot of ways, we played better than in a lot of our recent games but we weren't able to finish. Credit to BU for hanging in there and their goalie was outstanding. We have to play with more urgency and attention to detail so we can finish better. We are entering the homestretch of the season and we need to be dialed in for every game."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Terriers opened the scoring just 2:53 into the contest. Christina Vote entered the Vermont zone and dropped the puck to a cutting Catherine Foulem. From a sharp angle Foulem wired a shot past UVM's Jessie McPherson for her fourth goal of the season.
- Vermont equalized with 3:16 left in the opening frame. Evelyne Blais-Savoie made an excellent defensive play stripping a Boston University player of the puck as she cut towards the net. Blais-Savoie's defensive check pushed the puck out to the neutral zone and Lara Beecher was the first to the puck with nobody to beat. While being harassed from behind Beecher tried to go five-hole on BU's Andrea Brändli. Brändli made the initial save but Blais-Savoie followed the play and roofed the rebound for her 11th goal of the season.
- Vermont had 14 shots in the second period, including two on its only power play of the game but couldn't find the go-ahead goal.
- Jessie McPherson made nine saves in the third period and for the second time this season these two teams headed to overtime.
- In overtime Brooke Disher caused a UVM turnover at their own blue line with an aggressive play and Nearis was able to skate in alone on McPherson. Nearis got McPherson moving from the left to her right and tucked a backhand home for her 10th goal of the season.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- With today's 2-1 decision, Community Bank N.A. will donate $75 to Special Olympics Vermont. Community Bank, N.A. donates $75 per goal to Special Olympics Vermont for every goal the men's and women's team scores this season.
UP NEXT
Vermont will return to action next Friday, February 3 as they host Merrimack at 6 p.m. from Gutterson Fieldhouse. Friday is the Catamounts annual Rally Against Cancer Game presented by Mascoma Bank. The Catamounts will wear special edition lavender jerseys that will be auctioned off. The auction will start Friday at 6 p.m., visit
https://uvmathletics.com/auctions/index.aspx to place your bid.
The contest like all Hockey East games will air on ESPN+. The game will also be available on a pay-per-view basis outside of North America at
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/hockeyeast. Subscriptions to the service are available for $9.99 USD per month or $4.99 USD for individual games.
Please consider making a gift to support the important work of the UVM Cancer Center. Your support is critical to providing top-notch clinical care, and advancing cancer research right here in our community. Mascoma Bank bolsters its support and commitment by pledging to match up to $10,000 for the Rally Against Cancer games through the month of February.
Donate Here
If fans would like to learn more about how Mascoma Bank is partnering with UVM Athletics and the UVM Cancer Center, you can read a full press release about the partnership here -
https://go.uvm.edu/okrdq.
The Windjammer Inn and Conference Center is the presenting sponsor of the UVM women's hockey program
