FINAL SCORE: #11 Boston University 2, Vermont 1
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Ryder Ritchie scored late in the third period and again in overtime to lift No. 11 Boston University to a 2-1 win against Vermont on Saturday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Hockey East action.
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Went toe-to-toe with #11 in the country for two straight games," said Head Coach
Steve Wiedler. "I was proud of our effort and intensity level. We played to our standard. Tough break at the end today, it stings to lose in that fashion, but big picture it reaffirms a lot of things for our program and locker room. The level of buy in we saw this weekend will be something to build off of." Â
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Catamounts almost jumped in front right from the get-go Saturday night. Colin Kessler broke in alone on BU's Mikhail Yegorov and rang a shot off the post 3:46 into the first period.
- Boston University had two first period power plays, but the Catamounts shut them down, preventing a shot on goal. In the first period UVM blocked nine Terriers shots.
- Vermont opened the scoring with 2:42 left in the second period. In the Vermont zone Max Strand passed along the boards to Mathias Loiselle, Loiselle tapped it past the BU defender, and the Catamounts were off to the races. Loiselle and Jonah Aegerter broke into the BU zone on a two-on-two rush. Loiselle fed a cross-ice pass to Aegerter, and he redirected it past Yegorov to make it 1-0.
- In the final moments of the third period with the goalie pulled for the second straight night BU was finally able to beat UVM's Jacob Oster. Ryder Ritchie scored his first goal of the season with 56 seconds left in regulation. His wrist shot from the point was perfectly placed through traffic and found the top corner. Jack Harvey and Tynan Lawrence earned assists on the tally.
- The Catamounts headed to overtime for the first time this season. Kessler was again inches from finding the back of the net. He fired against the grain skating to his left and firing back to the right and Yegorov just got a pad on it.
- The ensuing rebound was quickly passed up to Ritchie who was alone ahead of the play. As he cut in on Oster with a furious UVM backcheck right behind him he scored his second of the night along the ice to complete the BU comeback.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Vermont blocked a season-high 25 shots Saturday night. David Jesus and Max Strand each blocked a game-high four shots.
- In his first two collegiate games this weekend Jacob Oster stopped 56 of the 59 shots he faced (.949 Sv%).
- Over Jonah Aegerter's last five Hockey East games he's posted two goals and three assists for five points.
- Mathias Loiselle registered his first collegiate point with an assist on Aegerter's second period tally.
- 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 are back in action next weekend for a home-and-home set with their former ECAC rivals Clarkson. UVM will host the Golden Knights on Friday, October 23 at 7 p.m. from Gutterson Fieldhouse. Then on Sunday the teams will faceoff at Cheel Arena in Potsdam at 4 p.m. Both games will air live on ESPN+. The games will also be broadcast live on WVMT with the voice of the Catamounts Owen Gund in the Vermont Energy Broadcast Booth. For tickets for Friday's action at the Gut visit go.uvm.edu/mhsg.
For news and updates about the Vermont men's hockey program, follow @UVMmhockey on Instagram, X, and Facebook, and visit UVMathletics.com.
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