FINAL SCORE: Vermont 13, #20 UMASS 12
AMHERST, Mass. – Charlie Pope led all scorers with five goals, and four other Catamounts had four points as Vermont (2-4) defeated No. 20 UMass (4-2) on Saturday afternoon. 
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"Great team win today on the road with our backs against the wall," said head coach Chris Feifs. "We had plenty of reasons to fold up tent but our guys came together and found a way to win against a very good program. Couldn't be prouder to be a Cat."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

• UMass opened the scoring on a quick two-goal run, with Shane O'Leary and Caelin Lewis scoring within a minute of each other just three minutes in. 
• Lewis added a second five minutes later to make it 3-0. 
• Harrison Josloff got his first season when he scored off the assist from Luke Reiter with 12 seconds to go in the first quarter. 
• Pope cut the lead down to 3-2 when he scored unassisted 34 seconds into the second quarter.
• Matthew Gargiulo extended the Gorilla's lead back to two as he got on the scoresheet a minute after Pope. 
• Pope scored his second of the game a little more than four minutes into the second quarter, off the assist from Reiter. 
• Carson Boyle tied the game at four all when he scored off an assist from Josloff halfway through the second quarter. 
• Mike Tobin and Lewis combined to give UMass a two-goal lead going into the half. Tobin scored with six minutes to go, while Lewis completed his hattrick with ten seconds to go in the half. 
• Tobin extended the lead to three after the half when he scored three minutes into the third quarter. 
• Pope completed his hattrick when he scored off an assist from Brock Haley a minute later. 
• Matt Knote restored the three-goal lead when the goalie scored off a full-field shot. 
• Cullen Decker took the Catamounts on a two-goal run of their own. He scored twice within 40 seconds to make the deficit one. Josloff picked up his second assist on Decker's first goal. 
• Tobin completed his hattrick a minute later to keep UMass up two. 
• Max Frattaroli got Vermont's first man-up goal of the afternoon to make the deficit one off an assist from Reiter. 
• Reiter got on the score sheet to tie the game at nine with an assist from Haley. 
• Pope's fourth goal of the game gave the Catamounts their first lead when he scored off the assist from Decker. 
• Pope picked up his fifth goal two minutes later off another assist from Haley to give Vermont a two-goal advantage. 
• Connor Foley cut the Catamount's lead to one when he scored 40 seconds later. 
• Haley and Boyle then scored twice within a minute of each other to give Vermont a three-goal advantage. 
• Grant Beyo cut the deficit to two with a man-up goal and three minutes to go in the game. 
• O'Leary got his second of the game with under two minutes to go to cut the deficit to one. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 

• The victory marks Vermont's first-ever win against UMass in program history and its second-ever win against a ranked non-conference opponent. 
• The Catamounts trailed by two going into the fourth and outscored UMass by three in the final frame for their biggest come-from-behind victory since 2021. 
• Josloff recorded his first points off the season with his goal and three assists.
• Reiter set career highs in points and assists with four and three assists. 
• Jack Combs played a huge role on defense, causing five turnovers and three ground balls, both career highs. 
• Pope became the first Catamount since Ian McKay in 2018 to have more than 15 shots in a game, as he had 17. 

 
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont returns home to Virtue Field next week to host Dartmouth in their final non-conference match-up of the season on Mar. 14. The game is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+.