FINAL SCORE: Bryant 11, Vermont 8
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Zach Amend scored four goals, including the final two, leading Bryant (3-4, 1-1) in an 11-8 win over Vermont (3-4, 1-1) where they scored the final four goals of the game Saturday night from Beirne Stadium.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Hats off to Bryant for defending their home turf tonight and executing for 60 minutes. We will learn from this game and prepare for NJIT." – Head Coach Chris Feifs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bryant built an early 3-0 lead behind an opening goal from Amend and two tallies 2:41 apart from Dawson Reilly. Carr also made three stops in the opening moments for the Bulldogs.
• Vermont answered right back with two goals in 200 seconds from Ethan Pearson and Luke Reiter. Bryant held a 3-2 lead after the first quarter.
• Vermont's Max Goldstein spun past two defenders and scored his fifth goal of the season to make it 4-3 for the hosts with 8:56 to play in the first half.
• 1:42 later Luca Elmaleh scored his first of the game to regain the two-goal edge for Bryant.
• Harrison Josloff and Max Frattaroli (EMO) scored 2:15 apart to tie things up at five for the first time since 0-0- with 4:23 to play in the second quarter.
• Elmaleh gave Bryant the lead at halftime with his second goal of the game, a diving effort in front of the crease to make it 6-5 with nine seconds left before the break.
• Vermont scored two goals 1:28 apart early in the third quarter to take its first lead of the game. Josloff found the back of the net again 3:08 into the third and Frattaroli gave UVM the lead with his team-leading 12th goal of the season 4:36 into the third.
• The back-and-forth affair continued as Luke Aasheim scored his first career goal for Bryant to tie things at 7 with 8:43 to play in the third quarter.
• Frattaroli and Josloff combined on the Catamounts go-ahead goal with 1:06 to play in the third quarter. From behind the cage Josloff found Frattaroli with space in front and he one-touched home his third goal of the game to make it 8-7.
• Caden Lennon and Owen West scored two goals for Bryant in the opening 3:36 of the fourth quarter to regain a Bryant edge at 9-8.
• After two key stops from Carr in the fourth quarter Amend completed his hat trick with 6:10 to play to make it 10-8 Bryant.
• Amend closed out the scoring with eight seconds left to make it 11-8.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Vermont's Walter Zhao won 16 of the 23 draws Saturday evening. He has now won 98 draws this season and 64.9% of them. Zhao also led all players Saturday with 10 ground balls.
• Vermont held a 42-30 advantage in shots.
• Bryant defeated Vermont for the first time as league opponents this evening, snapping the Catamounts four-game win streak in the series.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts will host NJIT at noon on Saturday, March 28 at Virtue Field. The action will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Tickets are available at go.uvm.edu/328. Saturday is Youth Day presented by Healthy Living. Pre-game activities will begin one hour prior to the start of the game on the concourse, there will be activities including inflatables, and giveaways from Healthy Living. All youth under 12 receive complimentary tickets by visiting the ticket office on game day. There will also be a Poster signing postgame with the Catamounts.
 
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