Four Goal Second Period Powers 'Cats Past Vermont, 4-3 - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Friday, November 13

Durham, N.H.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

8-7-1, 3-4-1

Vermont

4-7-1, 1-4-1

Team	1	2	3	F
Vermont	1	0	2	3
New Hampshire	0	4	0	4

Meet Results

Photo by: Alex Miller

11/13/2026 5:54:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Catie Putt finished with a career-high two points in the win

DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team skated past the University of Vermont (4-7-1, 1-4-1 HEA) on Friday afternoon (Nov. 13) at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex, taking a 4-3 decision.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Vermont opened the scoring 8:33 into the first period, when Zoe Charland finished a one-timer feed in the low slot to give the Catamounts the 1-0 edge.

-The Wildcats tied things up just 26 seconds into the middle frame, when Sydney Leonard (St. Bonifacius, Minn.) collected a rebound in front of the crease before firing it past Vermont's Tara Bach. Josie Linn (Excelsior, Minn.) set Leonard up with a shot try from Bach's glove-side.

-UNH took their first lead of the night 4:41 later, when Julia Cabral (Lee, N.H.) forced a Vermont turnover in the Wildcats' zone before racing in on net all alone, beating Bach to make it 2-1.

-The Wildcats extended their advantage 10:28 into the period on an off-balance shot in front from Addison Spitz (Grosse Pointe, Mich.). Catie Putt (Norfolk, Mass.) set up the play with a try from just outside the right face-off circle.

-New Hampshire collected their fourth goal of the period 2:56 later, when Nina Rossi (Pittsgrove, N.J.) took a pass from Putt in the Vermont zone, skating with it through the left face-off circle before finding an opening, rifling a shot on net and beating Bach high glove-side to make it a 4-1 affair.

-Vermont got one back just 1:02 into the final period on a power-play score from Rose-Marie Brochu, cutting the lead to 4-2.

-With 1:15 left to play and the extra attacker on the ice, Vermont tallied their second of the period on a Lauren O'Hara score, bringing about the final 4-3 tally.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Goals: Four Players (1)
Assists: Putt (2)
Points: Putt (2)
Shots: Four Players (3)
Blocks: Putt, Botterill, Cabral (1)

GOALTENDERS
Sedona Blair (UNH): 24 saves, 3 goals against, .889 SV%
Tara Bach (UVM): 23 saves, 4 goals against, .852 SV%

SPECIAL TEAMS
UNH
Power Play: 0-3
Penalty Kill: 2-3

Vermont
Power Play: 1-3
Penalty Kill: 3-3

BY THE NUMBERS
-Nine different players earned a point in the win, paced by a two-assist outing from Catie Putt.

With her two-point performance, Putt posted multiple points in a game for the first time in her collegiate career.

-12 Wildcats landed a shot on net, paced by three tries apiece from Aurora Kahlert (Maple Ridge, British Columbia), Josie Linn, Sydney Leonard, and Danika Botterill (Portage La Prairie, Manitoba). Additionally, 11 players finished with multiple tries on net.

-Defensively, three players stood in front of a shot.

-Nine players finished with a positive plus-minus rating, headlined by Putt, Leonard, and Callista Printz (Buffalo, N.Y.), who each finished with a plus-two rating.

-At the faceoff dot, Sofia Kari (Alajärvi, Finland) led the team with 10 wins (10-of-17), while Linn finished with eight wins (8-of-22).

-In net, Sedona Blair (Eden Prairie, Minn.) denied 24-of-27 shots faced, good for an .889 save percentage.

NEXT UP • AWAY AT HOLY CROSS, THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 7 P.M.
The Wildcats open their two-game series with Holy Cross (3-6-4, 1-4-1 HEA) on Thursday, Nov. 13, with a 7 p.m. puck drop at the Hart Center in Worcester, Mass.

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