FINAL SCORE: Vermont 1, #14 Northeastern 3
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (8-24-2, 7-18-2 HE) women's hockey opened scoring in the second period thanks to Natalie Zarcone's second goal of the campaign, but Northeastern (20-13-1, 15-11-1 HE) stormed back in the third frame, scoring two goals in 37 seconds while adding an empty net tally, skating away with the 3-1 victory on Saturday afternoon from Gutterson Fieldhouse during Senior Day presented by MVP Health Care. With the result, the Catamounts have now completed their regular season schedule and turn their attention to Wednesday night when #8 Vermont hosts #9 Holy Cross in the opening round of the Hockey East Tournament.
 
RELATED LINKS
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COACH'S QUOTE
"We battled hard today but Northeastern did what they had to do," said Head Coach Jim Plumer. "We had an outstanding goaltending performance from Syd Correa, and it was great for her to do that on Senior Day. Now our attention turns to Holy Cross and our opportunity to play our best in the playoffs."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Following a scoreless first period, the Catamounts struck first 4:09 into the middle frame on the powerplay, seeing Ashley Kokavec feed the puck up to Natalie Zarcone who was waiting at the point. After receiving a pass from Kokavec, Zarcone wasted no time shooting a wrist shot on net, beating the glove of Mattie Robitzer to give Vermont the first lead of the game, 1-0.
• A spectacular second period from Sydney Correa stopping all 11 shots that were fired her way anchored UVM into the final period with a one goal lead.
• Northeastern came out on fire in the third period, scoring two goals in a 37 second time span, gaining a 2-1 advantage 5:21 into the third frame. Lily Shannon was the first Huskie to score followed by Taze Thompson netting the go-ahead goal.
• With nine minutes remaining in the final period, Correa made a thrilling one handed paddle save, denying Jaden Bogden the opportunity at a wide open net, keeping the Catamounts hopes alive as they battled hard for the comeback. 
• Skylar Irving scored an empty net goal with 52 seconds of gametime remaining, sealing the deal and earning Northeastern the 3-1 victory on Saturday afternoon.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Zarcone notched her second goal of the season and second career powerplay goal.
• Evelyne Blais-Savoie was dominant in the faceoff circle, winning a game high 16 faceoffs.
• Havana recorded a point in her third consecutive game, tallying one assist on Saturday afternoon. Havana also earned a team high four shots on net
• Havana has registered an assist in four of her last five games.
• Kokavec tallied one assist on Saturday, adding to her 10 assists on the season. It's the fifth time this season Kokavec has notched a point in back-to-back games.
• Correa posted 32 saves against Northeastern, the third time in her career notching 30 or more saves in a single game.
• Vermont successfully killed off all three Northeastern powerplays.
• UVM won 27 faceoffs to the Huskies' 24.
• The Catamounts blocked 12 shots to the Huskies' seven.

 
UP NEXT
Vermont enters the Hockey East playoffs as the #8 seed, hosting the #9 seed Holy Cross Crusaders on Wednesday (Feb. 26) at 6 p.m. during the opening round of the Hockey East tournament from Gutterson Fieldhouse. Like all regular season action, Wednesday's playoff game will be stream live on ESPN+ with Rob Ryan on the call. Fans can get tickets HERE.
 
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The Windjammer Inn and Conference Center is the presenting sponsor of the UVM women's hockey program