BURLINGTON, Vt. – UMass junior goaltender Michael Hrabal made a season-high 42 saves and posted a shutout in the Minutemen's 4-0 win over Vermont Friday night in Hockey East action from historic Gutterson Fieldhouse.

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COACH'S QUOTE
"One of the toughest things in sports is when you feel like you played a good game, but you didn't get the result," said Head Coach Steve Wiedler. "We have to stay the course.  We played hard, we had a lot of good chances.  That's a good team and a good goalie we played against. Recover, refresh, get ready for tomorrow."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a great early start from the Catamounts with Hrabal making 11 saves in the game's opening 10 minutes the Minutemen scored the opening goal of the game 11:07 into the first period.
• Lucas Olvestad kept the puck in along the boards and fired a quick shot towards Aiden Wright. UMass' Owen Mehlenbacher knocked it down in front of the net and then Cam O'Neill backhanded it home to make it 1-0 with his third goal of the season.
• The Minutemen doubled their advantage midway through the second period. Mehlenbacher one-timed home a pass from Cam Dunn and it slid just under the arm of Wright to make it 2-0 at the 8:18 mark.
• Olvestad made it 3-0 for the Minutemen with 1:54 to play in the middle frame. Through a ton of traffic, he placed a wrist shot just inside the post from the point for his third goal of the season. Francesco Dell'Elce and Bo Cosman earned assists on the play.
• Larry Keenan added an insurance marker for the Minutemen 6:50 into the third period. His fourth tally of the season was assisted by Mehlenbacher and O'Neill.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Colin Kessler and Massimo Lombardi were tied for the team lead Friday night with five shots apiece.
• Former UMass defenseman Sebastian Törnqvist blocked a team-high three shots Friday night.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts and Minutemen will wrap up their two-game series Saturday night at 7 p.m. from historic Gutterson Fieldhouse. Saturday is NBT Bank Night and the first 500 fans will receive a free co-branded beanie, courtesy of NBT Bank. Students 21 and under can also receive a free co-branded koozie, courtesy of Anheuser-Busch.
 
Rob Ryan will have the call on ESPN+, while an international feed is available ($) via Stretch Internet. Owen Gund will have the radio call on the Varsity Network and WVMT.
 
RALLY BEFORE THE RINK – FEB. 6 AT BOSTON COLLEGE
Join the Catamounts in Chestnut Hill for a pregame gathering at Cityside Tavern (1960 Beacon St., Brighton, Mass.) on Friday, February 6 from 5-6:30 p.m. before UVM faces Boston College at Conte Forum. RSVP today at go.uvm.edu/mihatbc. A UVM specific ticket block is available at gofevo.com/event/Universityvermont5.

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