FINAL SCORE: Bentley 3, Vermont 0
WALTHAM, Mass. – Despite a fast start from the Catamounts Bentley scored on two of their first four shots Friday night as the Falcons topped Vermont 3-0 in both clubs' season opener from the Bentley Arena.
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Have to really break down the video to learn from that one," said Head Coach
Steve Wiedler. "Bentley played to a great identity. Once they got up two they made it really hard to come back. We had some good looks, but I would want to wait till we watch the tape to pass any judgement on our play."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Vermont came out strong in the opening frame outshooting the Falcons 8-0 in the games' opening nine minutes. Bentley's Lukas Swedin was sharp early and padded them aside including four Catamount chances on the power play.
- The Falcons opened the scoring 7:04 into the first period on a fortuitous bounce in front of the Vermont net. Jimmy Doyle centered a feed through the slot, and it deflected off James Duerr's skate and in for his first career goal with Bentley.
- Doyle made it a two-goal lead for the Falcons with 5:57 to play in the first period. Marton Nemes intercepted a UVM pass and hit Doyle with a quick pass to send him in alone on Aiden Wright. Doyle deked to his backhand and roofed a shot for his first goal of the season.
- Colin Kessler came inches away from cutting the deficit in half 4:22 into the middle frame. From the top of the faceoff circle, he one-timed a feed from Ethan Burroughs that beat Swedin, but not the far post.
- Swedin made 16 saves in the final two periods to seal his third career shutout.
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UP NEXT
The Catamounts return home next weekend for a two-game Hockey East set against No. 14 Boston University. Vermont will host the Terriers at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17. Friday's contest is the TD Home Opener; the first 500 fans will receive a cobranded t-shirt courtesy of TD.
Both contests will air live on ESPN+ with Ryan Zimmerman and Rob Ryan on the call. They will also be available to international viewers on HockeyEast.TV. The games will also be broadcast live on WVMT with the voice of the Catamounts Owen Gund in the Vermont Energy Broadcast Booth.
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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