BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (3-6-1, 0-3-1 HEA) gets set to travel for its lone road series in the month of November, preparing to face New Hampshire (7-6-1, 2-3-1 HEA) in a two-game set from the Whittemore Center in Durham, NH. Game one of the two-game series will begin on Thursday (Nov. 12) at 6 p.m. and will conclude on Friday (Nov. 13) with puck drop slated for 2 p.m. All the action for the conference showdown will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
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VERMONT OUTLOOK

• The Catamounts most recently played in their first home series since the first week of October, welcoming top five ranked Northeastern to Gutterson Fieldhouse. On Friday (Nov. 6) Vermont skated to a 3-3 draw and took a shootout victory in front of a record 2,744 fans during UVM's annual Pack the Gut Challenge. The Catamounts scored three unanswered power-play goals in the final 21:54 to force overtime as Tara Bach made 36 saves. Sophia DeAnzeris notched the game-tying goal, her first career goal. Zoe Charland and Kaylee Lewis were the other two Catamount goal scorers in the comeback.
• Lewis and Charland each scored in both games against Northeastern, seeing both forwards tied for a team high in points (7) and goals (3). Hilary Wilkin also has a tied team high three goals on the campaign thus far.
• Bach recorded 73 combined saves in the two-game set against the Huskies, notching 36 during the first game and tying a career high with 37 saves the second game.
• Vermont holds a 24-35-8 all-time record against New Hampshire, currently on a two-game win streak against the Wildcats. Last season, the Catamounts defeated New Hampshire 4-0 from Gutterson Fieldhouse and then defeated the Wildcats 6-5 in overtime in Durham thanks to Oona Havana scoring her first career hat-trick, including the overtime game-winner.
• The Catamounts rank on the top half of the conference in numerous statistical categories. Vermont is second in Hockey East in power play goals (8), third in power play percentage (0.195), fourth in scoring defense (2.00), fifth in team faceoff win percentage (0.491), and fourth in team goals against average (1.980).
• Individually, Lewis is tied for the second most power play goals in Hockey East with three. Rose-Marie Brochu ranks seventh in Hockey East in faceoff wins with 102 and Lauren' O'Hara is right behind in eighth with 96.

 
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS

• New Hampshire was selected to finish seventh in the 2026-27 Hockey East Preseason Coaches' Poll, entering the two-game set with Vermont holding a 7-6-1 overall record and a 2-3-1 record in conference play.
• The Wildcats are coming off a home-and-home two-game series against Providence, splitting the series winning the first game 3-1 and falling in their most recent outing 4-2.
• Sophomore forward Nina Rossi leads the team with 16 points on two goals and a team high 14 assists. Senior forward Danika Botterill leads the team with 10 goals.

 
Friday, December 4 - Catamounts on Tour:  Women's Hockey at Holy Cross | Full Details and Registration
Please join us on Friday, December 4 from 4-5:30 at The Mercantile (2 Mercantile Street, Worcester, MA) and then head over the women's hockey game at Holy Cross!
 

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