It was a classic bend-but-don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t-break victory for the Vermont Catamounts.<\/p>\n
Despite being outshot 41-24, UVM withstood the razzle-dazzle offense of Boston University and emerged with a gritty 4-3 win in front of 5,187 at Agganis Arena, breaking the Terriers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 11-game winning streak at home. <\/p>\n
Freshman goaltender Rob Madore led the way with 38 saves, including an amazing glove save to rob Jason Lawrence in the second period. Peter Lenes added a goal and two assists for the No. 15 Catamounts (6-3-2, 3-3-1 Hockey East), while Colin Wilson and Colby Cohen each notched two assists for the No. 2 Terriers (7-3-0, 6-3-0).<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was a game of momentum swings,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We felt we were sitting pretty good [at 3-2], but they had a response. I was just really pleased with our guys and the way they responded after BU got the five-on-three goal.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I think Rob Madore was obviously sensational. BU threw everything at him. The goals that were scored were second, third, maybe fourth opportunities.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
With the exception of the spunky fourth line of Luke Popko, Zach Cohen, and Joe Pereira, Terrier coach Jack Parker was unhappy by his team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s performance. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I thought that was a disguised effort on our part,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Parker said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They let us make some pretty plays and then they win the game. We had a lot of dipsy-doodle plays and looked like we were going to break it open any minute but didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t and gave them opportunities. As the game progressed, it looked like we were in a hurry instead of being poised.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mind losing a game when my team plays real hard, when my team plays real smart. That was not the case tonight.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The first few minutes were uneventful, but BU dominated much of the first period starting at the six-minute mark. Chris Higgins had a wraparound bid followed by a Colin Wilson rebound chance, and then Wilson had a second opportunity from close quarters.<\/p>\n
At 9:05, Colby Cohen set up Zach Cohen (no relation) for a great bid in the crease, then Zach Cohen and Wilson whacked at a rebound to no avail less than a minute later. At 12:05, David Warsofsky set up Zach Cohen yet again, crashing the net. Vermont had just one great chance at 14:00, when Corey Carlson was set up nicely but shot wide.<\/p>\n
Fittingly, Zach Cohen figured in the first goal, as he was an obvious standout in the first period. Pereira passed to him on a two-on-one, and Cohen shot. Madore made the save, but Popko knocked in the rebound at 16:28.<\/p>\n
The second period started ominously for BU when Eric Gryba completely fanned on the puck near his own net, setting up a great chance for Justin Milo at the two-minute mark. Freshman goalie Grant Rollheiser stopped that one but gave up the first goal at 2:31 off of a two-on-one rush. Wahsontiio Stacey raced out of his zone, passed to Lenes on the right wing, and then crashed the net for the tip-in.<\/p>\n
At 8:50, Madore made the save of the night. With the goaltender down and seemingly out, Jason Lawrence fired a backhander that looked to be a sure goal. Madore reached up and pulled it in for the last-ditch save. As so often happens, his teammates capitalized just over a minute later. Sophomore Chris Atkinson was left alone in the left-wing faceoff circle for a long look. Rollheiser got a piece of the shot with his left arm, but the puck deflected up high in the air before coming down behind him and bouncing into the net to make it 2-1 Vermont.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153In the second period, we gained confidence by just making simple plays\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and we got better defensively as the game went on,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sneddon said.<\/p>\n
The Terriers got the equalizer at 16:04 on a power play. Colby Cohen took a shot from the left wing faceoff circle, and Higgins took two whacks at the rebound before getting it past Madore.<\/p>\n
The third period was a topsy-turvy affair. Higgins and Matt Gilroy teamed up for what easily could have been a shorthanded goal at 4:30, only to have UVM take the lead on the same man advantage. Lenes got the puck at the right point and stickhandled over to the left-wing faceoff circle before firing a wrister into the net.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to take away from the rest of the team because I thought we did some really good things offensively,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sneddon said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our power play was very effective. Peter Lenes did a great job up top getting shots through.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
BU tied it up on a five-on-three at 11:11. Colby Cohen took a shot from the left point that Higgins redirected in high on the glove side. Less than three minutes later, though, Vermont got the game-winning goal on another power play. A BU defender lost his stick, and the Catamounts showed great poise by possessing the puck for a solid minute before seizing an opportunity. This time Brayden Irwin redirected a Lenes shot from the point to make it 4-3.<\/p>\n
BU pulled the goalie and came close to tying it when Higgins had a couple swats at the puck in a wild scramble in the crease with less than a minute left, but that was all she wrote.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153There was no determination to play defense,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Parker said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We gave up more [odd-man rushes] than in every other game combined and that was because we weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t there. And they were.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Speaking of the flashy play of his first three lines, Parker said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re playing to look good instead of playing to win.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153BU\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the best team we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve played so far,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sneddon said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153For us to win in their building after they won 11 in a row here is a big win for us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The two teams square off again on Saturday night at Agganis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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