University of Vermont Athletics

JUNIOR SEASON (2019-20): Skated in 30 of 34 games and posted five goals and eight assists for 13 points … Scored the game-winning goal at St. Lawrence (Oct. 19) … Added a goal and assist against UMass Lowell (Nov. 2) … Recorded a career-high three points with two goals in Vermont’s 4-2 win over 12th-ranked Northeastern (Feb. 28) … Added 57 shots on goal and nine blocked shots on the season … Finished the campaign with a 50.6% success rate at the faceoff circle (78-for-153).

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19): Skated in 28 games, posting seven goals and nine assists for 16 points… netted a pair of opening goals in a 5-2 victory at Michigan (Oct. 6) … scored Vermont’s first goal at New Hampshire (Oct. 27) … assisted both of Vermont’s goals at Colorado College (Dec. 7) … scored a power-play goal in a 3-2 win against Sacred Heart (Jan. 4) … earned both a goal and an assist versus Merrimack (Jan. 26) … made Vermont’s only goal at Northeastern (Feb. 15) …  finished the season with 79 shots and 12 blocks

FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18): Skated in 35 of 37 games, leading the Catamounts' rookies with 10 goals and 10 assists for 20 points ... Made his collegiate debut against Colorado College (Oct. 7) ... Registered his first career point with an assist at No. 17 Quinnipiac (Oct. 14) ... Recorded his first point in Gutterson Fieldhouse with an assist against New Hampshire (Oct. 28) ... Netted his first career goal on the road at Northeastern (Nov. 17) ... Scored a goal at home against UConn (Nov. 21) ... Tied the game with a goal on the road at Dartmouth (Nov. 25) ... Tallied a season-high six shots on goal against Harvard (Dec. 30) ... Posted four points in a weekend series against UMass Lowell including a goal and two assist in a 6-3 win at home (Jan. 19 & 20) ... Added four points including assist on both of the game-winning goals in a series sweep over Merrimack (Jan. 26 & 27) ... Netted the game-winning goal at home over No. 8 Providence (Feb. 3) ... Recorded a goal and an assist in a 2-1 win at New Hampshire (Feb. 9) ... Buried the game-tying goal on the road at Boston University (Feb. 24) ... Finished the season with a third-best 79 shots on goal.

BEFORE VERMONT: Spent two seasons with the Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL, where he was a teammate of UVM forward Matt Alvaro during the 2015-16 campaign … Ranked second on the squad in scoring with 34 points during the 2016-17 season and led the team with 144 PIM … Spent three seasons at Loomis Chaffee School, totaling 94 points in 78 career games, including 21 goals as a senior ... Finished as the boy's all-time leader in goals and points ... Team won the 2015 Founders League Championship ... Named 2015 All-Founders League and All-New England ... Also played lacrosse at Loomis Chaffee ... Spent two seasons at Notre Dame High School (West Haven, Conn.) ... Team won the 2012 state title

PERSONAL: Son of Joe and Melisa Esposito of West Haven, Connecticut ... Has two older siblings Calleigh and AJ, and a younger brother Eric, a sophomore on New Hampshire men's hockey team ... He and Eric were USHL teammates for two seasons with Youngstown ... Majoring in economics