FINAL SCORE: UAlbany 15, Vermont 11
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Charlie Pope had five points on two goals and three assists, but Vermont (4-6, 2-2 AE) fell to UAlbany (5-8, 3-2 AE).

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COACH'S QUOTE
"It's a tough loss and playing on Virtue is really important to us, which is why this loss stings so bad," said head coach Chris Feifs. "These next two games are must wins and its back against the wall mentality, and I think that's the best motivator you can ask for."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Great Danes opened the games on a five-goal run with two goals from Silas Richmond and Max Neeson and two from Jackson Palumb.
• Pope got the Catamount's first goal of the game with just over three minutes to go in the first quarter off an assist from Luke Reiter.
• Ryan Doherty restored the UAlbany five-goal advantage 34 seconds later when he scored unassisted.
• Pat Coughlin got Vermont's second of the game when he scored unassisted with just three minutes played in the second quarter.
• Cullen Decker and Max Frattaroli scored seven seconds apart to cut the deficit to two, just forty seconds after the goal by Coughlin.
• Richmond scored two straight for UAlbany to push the Great Danes's lead back to four.
• Tatum Lewis scored his first career goal with just under three minutes to go in the first half off an assist from Chase Gozdeck.
• Palumb completed his hat trick with a minute to go in the half to push the UAlbany lead back to four.
• Matthew Drimmie got the Catamounts first of the second half, four minutes in, when he scored off an assist from Kean Paré.
• Doherty got his second of the game when he scored off an assist from Koleton Marquis with nine minutes gone in the third quarter.
• Zach Davis cut the deficit back to three when he scored off an assist from Max Goldstein with five minutes to go in the third.
• The Great Danes closed the third quarter on a two-goal run with two goals from Doherty.
• Pope got his second of the game on the man-up, with two minutes gone in the fourth off, with an assist from Reiter.
• A little more than a minute later, Decker found the back of the net for the second time off an assist from Pope.
• With 10 and a half minutes to go, Paré got the deficit to two off an assist from Pope.
• Richmond, Emmett, and Marquis scored in the final seven minutes to push the lead back to five.
• With less than a minute to go, Jack Combs scored shorthanded for Vermont to make it 15-11 off an assist from Zach Davis.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Pope and Decker were the top scorers for the Catamounts with two apiece. Seven other players recorded a goal.
• Pope had a career-high three assists to lead Vermont's distribution. Reiter had two to be second, while five others recorded an assist.
• Henry Dodge and Walter Zhao combined to go 21-27 from the faceoff spot, with 13 ground balls between the two.
• Ryan Daly had 11 saves, giving him double-digit saves for the sixth time this season.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts are back in action at home next weekend, on April 19, for their Senior Day game against UMass Lowell. The game will start at 3:30 p.m. and be streamed live on ESPN+. Tickets can be found here.

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