BURLINGTON, Vt. – Army's JJ Cataldo earned his second shutout in his last three starts making 22 saves in a 3-0 win over Vermont in non-conference action from Gutterson Fieldhouse Saturday night.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two clubs played a scoreless opening twenty minutes. Army's JJ Cataldo made a couple of key saves on Vermont odd man rushes in the first period. Cataldo had seven stops.
• Army's Vincent Salice opened the scoring with 57 seconds left in the second period on a breakaway. Jack Ivey forced a turnover and fed it up to Salice who had a step on the UVM defense. Salice waited for Aiden Wright to make a move and roofed it bar down from right in front.
• Ben Ivey doubled the Black Knights advantage at the 11:59 mark of the second period. On a three-on-three rush Ivey one-timed a feed from Nils Forselius past Wright for his seventh goal of the season.
• Jack Ivey put the game out of reach with an insurance marker with 4:25 to play in regulation.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Catamounts held the Black Knights to three shots on goal in the first period, they lowest total by a UVM opponent in the opening frame this season.
• Caeden Herrington, Blake Steenerson and Thomas Sinclair were tied for the team lead with three shots on goal Saturday.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts are back home after the holiday for a special midweek Hockey East contest against Merrimack on Monday, December 29 at 6 p.m. Tickets are available now at go.uvm.edu/dec29. The Merrimack contest is our annual Military Appreciation game retired and active service members will receive a complimentary ticket (at the door) and 20% off their purchase at the UVM Bookstore kiosk with a valid military ID.
 
Rob Ryan and Damian Diguilian will have the call on ESPN+, while an international feed is available ($) via Stretch Internet. Owen Gund will have the radio call on the Varsity Network and WVMT.

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