FINAL SCORE: Binghamton 11, Vermont 10
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Gage Adams goal with 2:57 remaining in overtime was the difference as Vermont (4-7, 2-2 AE) fell to Binghamton (5-5, 3-1 AE) 11-10 on Saturday afternoon at Virtue Field.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Following an early 2-0 lead by the Bearcats, Vermont found the back of the net for the first time at () after Brock Haley buried his shot in front, cutting the Binghamton lead in half, 2-1.
• The Catamounts knotted the score at 2-2 after Charlie Pope corralled Luke Reiter's original shot, netting his 29th goal of the season with 6:58 remaining in the opening quarter.
• Reiter connected with Max Frattaroli who scored with 2:12 left in the first quarter to gain the 3-2 lead for Vermont.
• Haley notched his second goal of the game at the 13:51 mark in the second frame, extending the Catamounts advantage, 4-2.
• Pope tallied his second of the game a little over two minutes later with 11:41 remaining in the second quarter after wheeling around the net and scoring while diving in the slot, slipping his shot past the Bearcat goalie to give the Catamounts a 5-2 edge.
• A one minute locked in penalty on Vermont resulted in the Bearcats securing two goals while being a man up, cutting the Catamount lead down, 5-4, with () left to play in the second frame.
• At the 6:11 mark in the quarter, Vermont answered after Haley fed Frattaroli, who ripped his second goal of the game top right on the Binghamton goalie, bringing the Catamounts ahead by two, 6-4.
• With 3:54 remaining in the first half, Pope scored his hat-trick goal, sniping his shot past the Bearcat goalie using a right-handed shot to earn Vermont a 7-4 lead.
• In response to Binghamton's fifth goal of the game, Tristain Whitaker notched his 16th goal of season with 0:42 remaining on the clock in the second frame as Vermont entered halftime holding onto an 8-5 advantage.
• Binghamton orchestrated three straight goals to begin the third quarter, knotting the score at 8-8.
• Haley scored his hat-trick goal with 2:23 to play in the third frame after the Catamounts successfully took advantage of a Bearcat turnover near mid field. Reiter found Haley all alone in front after intercepting Binghamton's clear attempt, where Haley tucked his shot over the right shoulder of the Bearcat goalie giving Vermont a 9-8 lead.
• Frattaroli scored his hat-trick goal with 8:39 left of gametime after receiving a pass from Reiter and ripping his shot past the Binghamton goalie to give Vermont a 10-8 lead.
• Binghamton cut the Vermont lead to one, 10-9, after scoring with 7:41 of gametime remaining.
• Liam Ferris knotted the score at 10-10 after scoring unassisted for Binghamton with 5:00 left to play in the game.
• Binghamton scored the game winning goal 1:03 into overtime to secure the 11-10 victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Haley captured a game-high five points after scoring three goals and registering two assists.
• Pope earned a game-high nine shots on goal to go along with three goals and three ground balls.
• Frattaroli registered three goals on four shots on goal.
• Whitaker scored one goal while corralling three ground balls.
• Reiter notched a game-high four assists, a new career high for him in that category.
• George Egan earned a team-high 10 ground balls.

UP NEXT
Vermont continues America East play on Saturday, April 13 as they gear up to face Bryant on the road in Smithfield, R.I. The opening draw is set for a 12 p.m. start and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.