FINAL SCORE: Vermont 1, Holy Cross 2
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Stella Retrum netted her sixth goal of the season on Saturday evening during UVM's final weekend series of the 2025 calendar year, but in the end Vermont (6-12-2, 2-7-1 HEA) fell 2-1 to Holy Cross (14-6-1, 6-5-1 HEA) from Gutterson Fieldhouse throughout the team's annual Teddy Bear Toss game presented by TD Bank.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Again, Holy Cross shut things down on our offense and they got the sweep," said Head Coach Jim Plumer. "We will regroup during our break and look for a fresh start in 2026."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Holy Cross opened scoring 4:56 into the first period when Emily Crovo scored her second goal of the season, cutting to the middle and finding the high blocker side, earning the Crusaders a 1-0 advantage.
• The Catamounts pounced back, scoring 6:13 into the middle frame when Sophia DeAnzeris connected with Lauren O'Hara on a breakout pass, who then found Retrum upon entering the Holy Cross zone. While battling the sticks of multiple Crusader defenders, Retrum was able to fire a shot towards Abby Hornung, beating her five-hole, securing her sixth goal of the season and knotting the score at 1-1.
• The Crusaders regained the lead 2-1 on the power play 13:30 into the second period, seeing Hannah Deck set up Alexia Moreau for a one-time slap shot, pinning the top left corner and collecting her seventh goal on the campaign.  
• Vermont successfully killed two Holy Cross power plays in the final frame, but the Crusader defense never let up on the Catamount offensive push, successfully orchestrating the 2-1 road victory from Gutterson Fieldhouse.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Retrum netted her sixth goal of the season to go along with a tied game high three shots on goal. Her six goals thus far ties a team high.
• O'Hara notched her eighth assist on the campaign against Holy Cross while adding two blocked shots and nine faceoff wins.
• DeAnzeris recorded her second career assist on Saturday while tallying a career high three blocked shots.
• Rose-Marie Brochu won 11 of her 16 faceoffs, a game high on Saturday.
• UVM won 27 faceoffs to Holy Cross' 18.
• With this evening's 2-1 decision, Community Bank N.A. will donate $50 to Special Olympics Vermont. Community Bank, N.A. donates $50 per goal to Special Olympics Vermont for every goal the men's and women's team scores this season.

 
 UP NEXT
The Catamounts get the rest of December to prepare for a home-and-home series with Dartmouth on Friday (Jan. 2) and Saturday (Jan. 3), concluding their non-conference play. Friday's puck drop is slated for 6 p.m. from Gutterson Fieldhouse while Saturday's contest is scheduled for 4 p.m. from Thompson Arena in Hanover, N.H. All the action will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
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