FINAL SCORE: #2 Vermont 10, #3 UMBC 8
ALBANY, N.Y. – Max Frattaroli and Tristan Whitaker each recorded hat tricks as second-seeded Vermont came from behind to defeat third-seeded UMBC on Thursday afternoon in Albany.

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COACH'S QUOTE
"Really proud of our guys today, a really gritty win," said head coach Chris Feifs. "We played a really tough UMBC team, and I am really proud that we stayed the course and found a way to win the game.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UMBC opened the game on a three-goal run with two goals from Brian Tregoning and a goal from Jordan Galloway.
• Griffin Fenech gave the Catamounts there first goal of the game when he scored on an assist from Brock Haley.
• Three minutes later, Frattaroli cut the deficit to one when he scored on an assist from Luke Reiter.
• Mike Doughty and Kyle added tallies a little less than two minutes apart to push the Retrievers lead back to three.
• Frattaroli picked up his second with three minutes to go in the quarter when he found the bottom corner off an assist from Cullen Decker.
• Whitaker cut the UMBC lead to one with three minutes played in the second quarter when he found the back of the net after an assist from Charlie Pope.
• Fenech tied the game up at five all when he scored off an assist from Pope with four minutes to go in the first half.
• The Retrievers opened the second half on a three-goal run through Dane Hall, Galloway, and Allen Hockenberry.
• Whitaker got Vermont's first goal of the second half with three and a half minutes to go in the third quarter when he scored unassisted.
• Pope brought the game within one when he scored off the assist from Reiter with four minutes gone in the fourth quarter.
• With two and a half minutes to, Whitaker completed his hattrick when he scored unassisted.
• 12 seconds later, Frattaroli put the Catamounts ahead for good when he scored off an assist from Jack Combs. 
• Jack Fitch added an empty netter with 21 seconds to go to seal the Vermont victory. 

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 

• With three points, Pope now has 50 points on the season for the first time in his career. His 41 goals are the ninth most in a single season by a Vermont player.
• The Catamounts defense held the UMBC offense scoreless in the second and fourth quarters including a 20-minute stretch to end the first half.
• Vermont caused 12 turnovers which is the second highest mark this season with Eddie Schwasnick, Patrick Murphy, and Tim Manning each causing two.
• Henry Dodge went 14-20 with 10 ground balls which is the fourth time he has recorded 10 plus in a single game this season. His 93 ground balls tie him for fifth most in a single season by a Catamount.
• George Egan finished with 15 saves and five ground balls which is the seventh game he has had 15 plus in a game.

 
WHO'S NEXT
The Catamounts will face the winner of first seed Albany and fourth seed Merrimack on Saturday at 3 p.m. the game will broadcast live on ESPNU with Don Zimmerman and Kevin Fitzgerald on the call.