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Vermont hockey, basketball: How Catamount teams fared Feb. 23-24
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How did the University of Vermont men's and women's hockey and men's and women's basketball teams fare during the Feb. 23-24 weekend? Read on below.
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FRIDAY, FEB. 23
Women's hockey
Vermont 2, Northeastern 0
V: Kaylee Lewis 1G. Lily Humphrey 1G. Jessie McPherson 29 saves.
Note: Behind McPherson's second straight shutout, Vermont (12-16-4, 11-12-3) silenced 12th-ranked Northeastern (23-10-2, 16-8-2).
Men's hockey
Boston College 7, Vermont 1
BC: Cutter Gauthier 2G. Aidan Hreschuk 1G. Lukas Gustafsson 1G. Jacob Bengtsson 1G. Andrew Gasseau 1G. Gabe Perreault 1G.
V: Mario Gasparini 1G. Gabe Carriere 27 saves, Axel Mangbo 8 saves.
Note: A four-goal second period powered No. 1-ranked Boston College (24-5-1, 16-3-1). Vermont drops to 12-14-3, 6-10-3.
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SATURDAY, FEB. 24
Women's basketball
Bryant 57, Vermont 52
B: Mariona Planes Fortuny 20 points, 8 rebounds. Mia Mancini 13 points. Kemari Reynolds 9 points.
V: Anna Olson 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists. Delaney Richason 11 points, 6 rebounds. Emma Utterback 10 points, 4 assists. Bella Vito 7 points, 5 rebounds.
Note: After a rout of Albany on Thursday at home, Vermont had a disappointing showing at Bryant to fall to 19-10 overall and 11-4 in America East. Bryant (14-13, 7-7) outscored the Catamounts 38-29 in the second half.
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Men's basketball
Vermont 65, Bryant 48
V: TJ Long 20 points, 8 rebounds. Shamir Bogues 16 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals. Aaron Deloney 13 points, 4 assists.
B: Daniel Rivera 14 points, 8 rebounds. Earl Timberlake 13 points, 15 rebounds.
Note: Vermont (22-6, 13-1) clinched at least a share of the America East regular-season crown for the eight straight season, which is the second-longest streak in the nation (Gonzaga, 11). Long's 20-point outing included six 3-pointers and the UVM bench outscored Bryant's bench 20-3. ... The Catamounts also had a 40-21 advantage in the second half, with a pair of Deloney 3s under the 5-minute mark pushing the advantage into double digits. Bryant was held to four points over the final 9:08 of regulation. ... Patrick Gym was a sellout at 3,000.
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Women's hockey
Vermont 1, Northeastern 1 (Vermont wins shootout 1-0)
V: Lily Humphrey 1G. Jessie McPherson 31 saves.
N: Megan Carter 1G. Gwyneth Philips 27 saves.
Note: Humphrey notched the game-tying goal with just over two minutes left in the third period and Krista Parkkonen scored in the shootout to give Vermont (14-16-4, 12-12-3) the extra point. Vermont earns the No. 6 seed for the Hockey East playoffs and will play at No. 3 New Hampshire next Saturday night.
Men's hockey
Boston College 4, Vermont 2
BC: Ryan Leonard 2G, 1A. Will Smith 1G, 1A. Cutter Gauthier 1G, 2A. Jacob Fowler 17 saves.
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V: Ryan Miotti 1G, 1A. Chris Theodore 1G. Gabe Carriere 27 saves.
Note: In a game of one lead change and two ties, Gauthier's third-period tally was the difference for the No. 1 Eagles (25-4-1, 17-3-1). Vermont falls to 12-15-3, 6-11-3.
Contact Alex Abrami at aabrami@freepressmedia.com . Follow him on Twitter: @aabrami5 .
This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont hockey, basketball: How Catamount teams fared Feb. 23-24
