FINAL SCORE: Vermont 10, UMBC 5

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (3-3, 1-0 AE) defeated UMBC (1-5, 0-1 AE) 10-5 on Saturday afternoon at Virtue Field, earning its first conference win of the season. Cullen Decker and Zack Toll combined for seven of the Catamounts' 10 goals.

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COACH'S QUOTE

"I'm just really proud of Ryan Daly," said head coach Chris Feifs. "11 saves, I thought he played tremendous today. He's really been picking up his stride the last couple of games, and I thought we did a good job of not giving them second-chance opportunities when it really mattered the most. That's a great team. They take the air out of the ball, and it felt like we didn't give them any chances to make us tired, and it allowed us to clear the ball when we were fresh." 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Max Frattaroli opened the scoring for the Catamounts, whipping a shot into the net with the goalie out of position to give Vermont a 1-0 lead at 12:10 of the first period.

• UMBC answered with a 2-1 run from the 10:21 mark of the first quarter to the end of the period, with goals from Ryan Demato and Connor Chick. The Catamounts entered the second quarter of play tied at 2-2

• Demato scored his second goal of the game at the 11:28 mark of the second quarter off an assist from Jake Kucinski.

• The Catamounts responded to Demato's goal with a 3-1 run from the 7:13 mark of the second quarter to the end of the period. Both Tristan Whitaker and Decker got on the board. Decker scored his second goal of the game, while Toll chipped in on the scoring as well. The Catamounts took a 5-4 lead into the half. 

• Decker scored the lone goal of the third quarter, completing the hat trick and sending the Catamounts into the final quarter with a 6-4 lead.

• The Catamounts closed the game on a 4-1 run in the final quarter, with goals from Matthew Drimmie, two from Toll, and one from Decker.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Decker led the Catamounts with four goals, marking the first four-goal game of his career and the third hat trick. He also added a caused turnover on the day. 

• Toll recorded the second hat trick of his career and added an assist for four points, while also recording a caused turnover.

• Frattaroli, Whitaker, and Drimmie all chipped in with a goal. 

• Luke Reiter dished out an assist on Decker's second goal. 

• Ryan Daly made 11 saves on 16 shots for a .688 save percentage. 

• The Catamounts had 18 shots on goal to UMBC's 16 and converted two of three extra-man opportunities, compared with the Retrievers' one of two.

UP NEXT

Vermont travels to Smithfield, RI., to face the Bryant Bulldogs on Saturday, March 21. Faceoff is set for 6:00 p.m. at Beirne Stadium, and the game will air live on ESPN+.