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Second-seeded Vermont (7-7, 5-2 AE) takes on third-seeded UMBC (5-6, 4-3 AE) in the semifinals of the America East playoffs on Thursday afternoon (May 2) in Albany, NY. The opening faceoff will be at 4:00 p.m. ET at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium.  
 
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LAST TIME OUT
The Catamounts capped the regular season with a 15-13 win over UMBC last Saturday. Charlie Pope led the Vermont offense with four goals, all coming in the first half. Luke Reiter had five points for the second straight game, with two goals and three assists. Tristan Whitaker and Max Frattaroli also had four points for the Catamounts as seven different players found the back of the net. Henry Dodge and Walter Zhao combined again for another dominating performance at the faceoff spot as the two went 21-32. George Egan had another big game in cage with 14 saves.
 
WEEKLY AWARDS
Dodge was honored for his performances at the faceoff spot for the fourth time this season. Dodge went 10-15 with six ground balls, a caused turnover, and his first career goal. He now has 170 faceoff wins this season to go with 83 ground balls, which puts him sixth and eighth, respectively, for all-time single-season totals. Pope was also named to the USILA team of the week after his four-goal performance against UMBC. 
 
ALL-CONFERENCE CATS
Vermont picked up two major awards: Pope was named Offensive Player of the Year, and Egan was named Goalkeeper of the Year. The Catamounts earned 12 all-conference spots, five on the first team, two on the second team, four all-rookie selections, and one on the all-academic team. 

TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Vermont is making its sixth straight appearance in the conference tournament under Chris Feifs, and it will be the second seed for only the second time in the last 25 years. The Catamounts are 5-5 all-time in semifinals but 4-1 under Coach Feifs. They are 1-1 all-time against UMBC in tournament play, with both of those games coming in championships, most recently in 2022.  

SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS
UMBC comes into the semifinals having lost three of its last five and finished 4-3 in conference play. Mike Doughty leads the Retrievers' offense with 49 points on 14 goals and 35 assists. His 35 assists are third in the country, as he averages 3.18 per game. Brian Tregoning is the team's leading scorer with 32 goals and 41 points. Jayson Tingue will start in goal. The senior has recorded an 11.55 goals against average in 11 starts this season. 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont has only won eight of the 22 meetings, but seven of those have come in the last ten games. The Catamounts' win last Saturday stretches their winning streak to four games. Their last loss came in 2021 when they fell 10-8 in Baltimore. 
 
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To join the Win Club, we ask that you pledge to make a gift of $47 for each of our wins during our spring season. 

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