FINAL SCORE: Vermont 15, Quinnipiac 8

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (2-2) defeated Quinnipiac (1-4) on Saturday afternoon at Virtue Field. Max Frattaroli and Zack Toll combined for seven of the Catamounts' 15 goals.

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COACH'S QUOTE

"Very proud of the guys today for the team effort," said head coach Chris Feifs. "Starting the game faster than we did last week, and had a lot of good individual contributions. I think we can do a better job of handling the elements, but overall, I'm pleased that we were able to grind out a quality win against Quinnipiac today." 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts opened the first quarter with three straight goals, going on a 3-0 run behind scores from Sean Grevelding, Frattaroli, and Toll.

• Quinnipiac scored its first goal of the game at the 13:13 mark of the second quarter as Nate Watson tallied his 11th goal of the season for the Bobcats.

• The Catamounts responded with a 4-2 run from the 9:30 mark of the second quarter to the end of the quarter. The surge began with Luke Reiter's fourth goal of the season and ended with Walter Zhao's second of the game at the 2:04 mark.

• The Catamounts took a 7-3 lead over the Bobcats into halftime.

• In the third quarter, the Catamounts went on a 4-1 run, with Frattaroli scoring three times in the quarter, completing a hat trick and reaching four goals on the game. Reiter added his second goal of the season at the 4:45 mark.

• The Catamounts took an 11-4 lead into the fourth quarter.

• Vermont and Quinnipiac traded an even 4-4 run in the fourth quarter, with four different goal scorers for each team. The Catamounts opened the scoring at the 14:32 mark with a goal by Zack Toll, followed by a man-up goal from Tristan Whitaker, and additional scores from Ethan Pearson and Cullen Decker. The effort secured a victory for the Catamounts.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Frattaroli scored a game-high four goals on five shots and also picked up a ground ball.

• Toll led the team with eight points, scoring three goals and adding five assists. He also picked up two ground balls.

• Zhao scored two goals on two shots on goal, collected nine ground balls, and won 16 of 21 faceoffs.

• Decker, Pearson, Whitaker, and Grevelding all recorded goals on the day.

• Jack Combs, Sean McCeney, and Matthew Drimmie each recorded an assist.

• Ryan Daly earned his first win of the season in goal, stopping five shots and allowing three for a 62.5 save percentage.

• Vermont had the 23-16 edge in shots on goal, collected 31 ground balls to the Bobcats' 23, and held the edge in faceoffs, winning 19 of 27 compared to Quinnipiac's 8 of 27.

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