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The sixth-seeded Vermont Catamounts will face third-seeded New Hampshire for the second consecutive season in the Hockey East quarterfinals on Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Durham, New Hampshire. Watch all the action live on ESPN+.
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Mrinkova became the top scorer
After an impressive final outing, Natalie Mlinkova scored 26 points (15 goals, 11 assists) in conference play to earn a share of the scoring title. For the first time in Hockey East history, Mrinkova shared the title with Maine's Aida Kuoppala, with two players at the top of the scoring list. Mrinkova becomes the second Catamount player in Hockey East history to be named the Hockey East Division's leading scorer. Teresa Shafzaar's 2021-22 season.
McPherson named Head of the Week Goaltender
jesse mcpherson Last weekend, he made 60 saves against No. 12 Northeastern University, leading Vermont to a 2-0 win and a 1-1 tie. For her performance, McPherson won Hockey East Goaltender of the Week. In her last three games, McPherson has a .32 goals-against average and a .989 save percentage.
Lewis named to the All-Rookie Team
cayley lewis He was recognized as one of eight members selected to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team. In conference play, Lewis ranked tied for third among rookie scorers with nine goals on the season. Lewis also ranked second among rookies in points (16) and tied for fifth in assists (7) in conference play.
wildcat reconnaissance
UNH finished the regular season in third place in the Hockey East with 50 points. Last weekend, the Wildcats defeated Boston College twice by scores of 3-1 and 6-4. Annie Berry had six points (three goals, three assists) over the weekend, including the game-winning goal in Friday's win, helping UNH move past BC into third place in Hockey East.
Junior forward Kira Giudikis leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15 goals and 25 points. New Hampshire goaltender Sedona Blair was recently named to the All-Rookie team and allowed just 2.36 runs per game while posting a .917 save percentage.
Series history
The Catamounts will play their conference foe Wildcats for the 61st time this weekend and are 21-31-8 overall. Vermont is 2-1 against UNH this season and 6-2-2 in its last 10 games. The only playoff matchup between Vermont and New Hampshire was last year, when UVM defeated the Wildcats in overtime in the Hockey East quarterfinals. Mlinkova scored the tying goal midway through the second period. Teresa Shafzar He scored the winning goal, leading the Cats to a 2-1 overtime victory.
wildcats season series
Two of the three games between the teams this season were by one point. On October 28, UVM defeated the Wildcats 2-1 in overtime, and on December 2, UNH defeated the Catamounts 1-0 at home. The outlier was the University of Vermont's 6-3 victory on October 27th. Natalie Mlinkova was the Catamounts' leading scorer against UNH's post. 5 points with 4 goals and 1 assist. jesse mcpherson He started all three games for Vermont, posting a 1.64 points per game and .919 save percentage.
playoff history
For the first time since 2020, Vermont will be playing in a quarterfinal game. UVM was 3-12 in the quarterfinals played on the road. He is 6-17 in the history of the Catamounts as a Division I program in the playoffs.Appeared in all 13 consecutive games under the head coach. Jim Plummer.
6th Seed in Hockey East Tournament History
In the history of the Hockey East Tournament, the No. 6 seed on the women's side is 6-20 overall and has advanced to the semifinals only once. In 2020, sixth-seeded UNH dominated the best-of-three series in Providence, losing to UW in the semifinals. A team with fewer than three seeds has never won the women's title.
In the men's tournament, No. 6 seeds advanced to the championship game three times: Providence (1995), Maine (1998) and Northeastern (2016). The Huskies defeated Massachusetts Lowell 3-1 to win the Hockey East title. This group is the lowest seed among boys or girls to win the Hockey East Championship.
Catamount Leadership Group
Head coach Jim Plummer has selected five student-athletes to lead the Catamounts during the 2023-24 campaign. 2023 World Championship bronze medalist Natalie Mlinkova will captain the Vermont team. The Catamounts have four alternates this season: Haley Burns, Sarah Levesque, Maddie Skelton and Alaina Tansky. Skelton also served as acting captain last season.
Resetting attendance record
Vermont broke the Hockey East home attendance record for the second year in a row on Nov. 10, beating the previous record of 2,210. A whopping 2,705 fans attended the Windjammers' Pack the Gut Challenge game against No. 15 Boston College on Saturday.
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