FINAL SCORE:  RV Harvard 15, Vermont 12
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Max Frattaroli recorded his first career hat trick and Charlie Pope registered four goals as Vermont (1-4) fell to Harvard (5-0) Saturday afternoon.

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COACH'S QUOTE
"That's the best fight we've showed all year, I think defending Virtue Field is a huge priority for us," said head coach Chris Feifs. "The guys practiced really hard this week. They came out with one goal on their mind and that was to do whatever it took to get this win and we took a lot of good stuff out of today for sure."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Vermont opened the game scoring the first two goals led by Tristan Whitaker and Pope to take the early 2-0 lead. Luke Reiter fed Pope on his goal.
• Harvard answered at the 12:49 mark of the first quarter, cutting the lead to 2-1.
• Frattaroli ripped a worm burner shot passed Harvard's goalie, giving UVM the 3-1 edge.
• At 11:14 of the first frame, Cullen Decker scored for UVM on a bounce shot going top right. UVM gained a 4-1 lead forcing Harvard to call a timeout and recoup.
• Coming out of timeout, Harvard orchestrated a five-goal scoring run enabling them to take the lead, 6-4.
• Whitaker answered, scoring an unassisted goal at 5:40 in the first frame. UVM trailed 6-5.
• Whitaker assisted on Pope's second of the game with 2:46 remaining of the opening quarter, knotting the score 6-6.
• Harvard then scored two goals in seven seconds as Sam King and Ray Dearth combined to make it 8-6.
• Frattaroli then scored two straight in about a minute to knot the game at eight. Brock Haley and Luke Reiter assisted each of the goals.
• Harvard's' Miles Botkiss scored with 1:29 remaining in the first half, regaining the lead, 9-8.
• UVM bounced back thanks to Pope scoring unassisted with 0:31 left of the half, knotting the score at 9-9.
• Harvard went on a 4-goal scoring run throughout the third quarter, not allowing a single goal, taking a 13-9 lead into the final frame.
• Pope opened scoring in the final quarter at 12:29, scoring his 14th of the season to bring Vermont within three, 13-10.
• With 7:10 remaining of gametime, Griffin Fenech scored for Vermont, unassisted, cutting Harvard's lead down to two, 13-11.
• Six seconds later, Harvard responded with a goal of their own, extending the lead, 14-11.
• Haley fed Reiter who ripped his third goal of the season with 4:39 remaining to make bring the Catamounts back within two, 14-12.
• Harvard scored one more before the end of regulation, securing the 15-12 victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Pope had a team high four goals followed by a hat trick from Frattaroli to go along with his one assist. Frattaroli earned a new career high in goals, assists, and points in a single game against Harvard.
• Pope also led the Catamounts with seven shots on goal.
• Whitaker contributed four points on two goals and two assists.
• George Egan had 16 saves for the second time this season as well as a game high 10 ground balls.
• Haley registered two assists against Harvard.

UP NEXT
Vermont hits the road to Amherst, Mass. next weekend to take on the UMass Minutemen on Saturday, Mar. 9. Game time is set for 1 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+.