BURLINGTON, Vt. – In their final regular season home games Theresa Schafzahl and Corinne McCool ensured it was a successful Senior Day presented by the UVM Alumni Association combining for five points and leading Vermont in a 3-0 win over Maine Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Catamounts made it back-to-back 20 win seasons for the first time in program history.

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COACH'S QUOTE
"First of all, it was great to send our seniors out on such a positive note," Head Coach Jim Plumer said. "They have transformed this program and they deserved to go out with a win on Senior Day. Really happy for Jessie McPherson to get the shutout.  Maine was a very good team today and this game was much more difficult than the score would suggest.  Theresa Schafzahl and Corinne McCool were also outstanding and it was key for us to get off to a quick start today. We have two big games left in the regular season and we need to be even better to be ready for the playoffs."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Vermont opened the scoring 2:47 into the first period. In transition Schafzahl fired on net and Maine's Anna Larose made the initial save but the rebound sat out in front. McCool pounced on the rebound and one-timed it past Larose for her 13th goal of the season. Evelyne Blais-Savoie earned the secondary assist on the play.
• Just under two minutes late the Catamounts top line struck again. McCool centered a feed to Blais-Savoie and she redirected it on net. Again, Larose made the initial stop but Blais-Savoie followed up her own shot and tapped it home for her 12th goal of the year. Schafzahl earned the secondary assist this time around.
• 16 seconds into the third period the Black Bears earned a five-on-three power play for 1:02 of game action. The Catamounts kept Maine to the outside and allowed only one shot on net.
• With 3:39 to play Schafzahl ensured everyone would come home happy this afternoon depositing her 19th goal of the season into the empty net.
• Vermont's Jessie McPherson made eight saves in each period on the way to earning her fourth shutout of the season.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Ellice Murphy matched her season-high with a game-high five blocked shots Saturday. As a team Vermont blocked 18 shots.
• This afternoon's crowd of 676 was Vermont's second largest home attendance of the season.
• After Saturday's action in Hockey East the Catamounts remain in second place with 51 points. They sit five points ahead of No. 13 Providence. UVM cannot finish lower than third in the league.
• With today's 3-0 decision, Community Bank N.A. will donate $225 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.
• With today's win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to King Street Center as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. Since its inauguration in 2017, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has donated over $80,000 to local non-profits through the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative.  

UP NEXT
Vermont will close out the regular season with a two-game series at New Hampshire next weekend. The Catamounts will face the Wildcats at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 17 and again Saturday at 2 p.m. Vermont will need just a single point in their final two games to clinch the two-seed in the Hockey East Tournament.
 
Both contests like all Hockey East games will air on ESPN+. The games 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.
 
HOCKEY EAST QUARTERFINALS SET FOR SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 AT 1 PM
Vermont will host the Hockey East Quarterfinals at Gutterson Fieldhouse for the third consecutive season. Action is scheduled for Saturday, February 25 at 1 p.m. Tickets are available now at https://go.uvm.edu/23qtr.
 
The regular season will wrap up on February 18, stay tuned to UVMAthletics.com for updates on who the Catamounts will face. Like all regular season action in Hockey East the opening round, quarterfinals and semifinals will air live on ESPN+. The Hockey East Championship is scheduled for Saturday, March 4 at noon and the game will air live nationally on ESPNU. 

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