University of New Hampshire Athletics
University of New Hampshire
1-6-0
Vermont
1-0-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vermont | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Boutilier Stops 35 Shots in 4-2 Loss at UVM
12/19/2020 10:04:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) made a season-high 35 saves, but the University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team was defeated 4-2 by the University of Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Saturday night.
Boutilier stopped 16 shots in the second period and another 13 in the final frame. Annie Berry (Milton, Mass.) and Lauren Martin (Cambridge, Ontario) were the Wildcats' goal scorers.
UVM was led by Val Caldwell (one goal, two assists), Natalie Mylinkova (1g, 1a) and Lily Humpshrey (2a). Natalie Ferenc was credited with 14 saves.
UNH (1-6-0 overall, 1-6-0 Hockey East) and UVM (1-0-0, 1-0-0) conclude the two-game series Dec. 20 (6 p.m.) at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
The Wildcats' next home game is scheduled for Dec. 23 (3 p.m.) versus Holy Cross.
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FIRST PERIOD SUMMARY
- UNH quickly took a 1-0 lead on Martin's second goal of the season at 2:10. Brianna Legros (New Liskeard, Ontario)) initiated the scoring sequence with a pass through the neutral zone to Nicole Kelly (Brantford, Ontario), who advanced down the slot. Her drop pass found Tamara Thiérus (Saint-Jerome, Quebec) at the right point, and she slipped a pass ahead to Martin, who wristed a shot into the upper-left corner.
- UVM tied the score, 1-1, just 46 seconds later when Mylinkova advanced to the low slot and chipped the puck high into the cage.
- Bella Parento gave the Catamounts a 2-1 lead at 11:16 as her shot from the right point eluded Boutilier and the puck trickled across the goal line.
SECOND PERIOD SUMMARY
- UNH opened the second stanza on the power play when Vermont was charged with a bench minor for delay of game. The Wildcats generated an excellent scoring chance 20 seconds into the skater advantage, but Legros' one-timer from the low-side right circle was stopped by Ferenc.
- UVM extended the advantage to 3-1 when Caldwell, from a scrum at the top of the crease, swept the puck into the net at 2:59.
- Boutlilier kept UNH within two goals at 6:25 when she denied Maude Poulin-Labelle from the low slot with an acrobatic glove save.
- Ciara Wall (Hampton, N.H.), alone at the blue line, corralled a long stretch pass from the UNH defensive zone to break alone down the slot, but her bid from close range was turned aside by Ferenc.
- Vermont converted a 2-on-1 rush into a 4-1 advantage at 16:47 when Maddy Skelton finished Lily Humphrey's centering feed from the left circle into the upper-right corner.
THIRD PERIOD SUMMARY
- Moments after a successful penalty kill ended, UNH closed within 4-2 at 2:44. Emily Rickwood (Brantford, Ontario) advanced the puck to Berry, who skated down the slot and received a return pass from Chavonne Truter (Uxbridge, Ontario), shifted the puck to her backhand at the left doorstep and lifted a shot under the crossbar.
- With 8:30 on the clock, Berry skated out of the right corner with the puck and, from the top of the crease, backhanded a low shot that was enveloped by Ferenc.
- UNH went on its third power play of the game at 15:49 and recorded one shot on goal – by Martin, stopped by Ferenc – before pulling Boutilier for a 6-on-4 advantage at 17:28.
- UVM returned to full strength and Boutilier remained on the bench for the visiting 'Cats, but a series of three shots in a 35-second span were all blocked by Vermont's Hailey Burns.
- The Catamounts called their timeout with 36.3 seconds remaining, and UNH followed with its timeout before play resumed.
- New Hampshire won the faceoff, but Rickwood's shot was blocked and the puck was cleared out of the zone with 24 seconds to play.
- UNH reentered the attack zone but another shot attempt was block and once again the puck was cleared into the neutral zone with six seconds remaining to secure the win.
UNH NOTEBOOK
- Berry scored her first career goal to record her first point of the 2020-21 season; she tallied 10 points, all on assists, last year as a freshman.
- Kelly has a team-high five assists and her five points ranks second.
- Thiérus increased her team-leading point total to seven; she is tied for second with three assists.
- Truter has the team's longest active point scoring streak of two games.
- UNH's penalty kill was a perfect 6-for-6.
SERIES NOTEBOOK
- UNH has a 35-14-6 lifetime record against Vermont. The teams split last season's series, 1-1-1.
- UVM has a 2-0-2 edge the past four meetings at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
- The Catamounts' four goals marked their highest output vs. New Hampshire since a 5-4 overtime loss Oct. 20, 2017, and their highest total in a win since Feb. 16, 2014 (5-1).
GOALS
UNH (2) – Annie Berry, Lauren Martin
UVM (4) – Val Caldwell, Natalie Mylinkova, Bella Parento, Maddy Skelton
ASSISTS
UNH (4) – Nicole Kelly, Emily Rickwood, Tamara Thiérus, Chavonne Truter
UVM (8) –Val Caldwell (2), Lily Humphrey (2), Alex Gray, Ellice Murphy, Natalie Mynkova, Maude Poulin-Labelle
GOALTENDERS
UNH – Ava Boutilier 6-16-13—35 (4 GA) [57:28] {L}
UVM – Natalie Ferenc 5-6-3—14 (2 GA) [60:00] {W}
PENALTIES
UNH 6-12 UVM 3-6
POWER PLAYS
UNH 0-3 UVM 0-6
