BURLINGTON, Vt. – Despite hat tricks from David Closterman and Charles Huntley, Vermont fell at home in a snowstorm against Brown on Sunday afternoon, 22-12. 
 
With the loss the Catamounts fall to 2-2 overall and the Bears improve to 2-1 on the season.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brown jumped to an early 2-0 lead before David Closterman and Brock Haley answered for the Catamounts with back-to-back goals to tie it up at 2-2 with 6:45 remaining. It was Closterman's ninth goal of the season and was scored man-up.
• Brown then went on a scoring run with four straight to end the first quarter up 6-2.
• James Basile stemmed the tide with his third goal of the season to cut the lead to five with 7:41 left in the second quarter.
• Devon McLane scored one of his game-high nine goals as part of a quick 2-0 spurt to start the second half for Brown.
• Huntley, Harrison Josloff and Tristan Whitaker all found twine for the Cats to trim the lead to 15-9 with 3:49 to go in the third.
• Brown would go on to score six of the game's next seven goals to keep UVM at bay and fend off any Catamount run.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Closterman registered his team leading 12th goal of season.
• George Egan saw his first action of the season registering four saves in the fourth quarter for the Catamounts.
• Brock Haley scored two goals and registered an assist for three points for UVM.
• James Basile now has at least one goal in his last three games.

WHO'S NEXT
The Cats head back out on the road to face another tough Ivy League foe in Harvard on Saturday, March 4. That game is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.