Friars score two goals apiece in the first and second periods for 5-2 win over the Catamounts
Friars score two goals apiece in the first and second periods for 5-2 win over the Catamounts
Friars score two goals apiece in the first and second periods for 5-2 win over the Catamounts
The University of Vermont men’s hockey team lost its fourth straight game.
The Catamounts were unable to battle back from a 4-1 deficit, losing to the No. 7 Providence College Friars at home 5-2.
Vermont did get on the board first after Colin Kessler buried a breakaway chance to put his squad up 1-0 less than five minutes into the game.
PC would then proceed to score four straight unanswered goals between the first and second periods of play. John Mustard scored first on a power play goal, followed by a shorthanded Will Elger score to give the Friars a 2-1 first-period advantage.
Roger McQueen and Kale McCallum would score the next pair of goals, followed by a Tanner Adams empty-netter in the third period to help seal the deal on a PC victory. UVM would get one more score from Sebastien Tornqvist on a shot he made from beyond the blue line.
While UVM lost the match, they were winning big off the ice. The Catamounts hosted men’s hockey’s edition of the “Rally Against Cancer” game. The combined partnership between UVM Athletics and the UVM Medical Center aims to bring the local community together to battle cancer and support those who are experiencing it.
“We’re so excited to bring patients, our providers under the same roof, sitting in the stands together, rallying together,” said UVM Medical Center Program Director for Community Outreach Rachel Zwynenburg. “It’s so fun to see each other out of the clinic and in the community.”
The men’s hockey game featured fans signing posters of family and friends who are battling cancer, while some fans also provided donations to the UVM Medical Center for cancer treatment.
The game also featured a ceremonial puck drop. William O’Connor from Morrisonville, New York, met a captain from PC and Vermont at center ice, recognizing his battle with B-cell leukemia.
UVM also recognized the “Hero of the Gut,” dedicating it to UVM professor and lymphoma Jessica Strolin.
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