Boston College Soars Past Vermont with 4-1 Victory: Inside The Ice EP:10

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By Nolan Larrabee @Nolan_larrabee Iceinsider.com NCAA All Access Reporter

BURLINGTON--On Saturday, February 22 the Vermont Catamounts (11-16-3, 6-12-2) hosted the #2 Boston College Eagles (24-6-1, 16-4-1) in a hockey east matchup at the Gutterson Field House. The Eagles came out on top as they defeated the Catamounts 4-1.

What went down?

1st period.

Boston College would get the first of the game, as with 9:58 into the period, Teddy Stiga would get a breakaway and chip it by Mangbo for a 1-0 lead.

Less than five minutes after the Eagles' first goal, they would get another, as Andre Gasseau deflected a shot from the top of the faceoff circle.

2nd Period.

BC would open the frame. Four minutes into the period, Ryan Leonard would cut from the faceoff circle to the net and then slide the puck past Mangbo for a 3-0 lead.

10 minutes after Boston College’s 3rd goal of the game they would get another as Andre Gasseau would rip one bar down from the top of the faceoff circle to increase the lead by 4.

3rd Period.

At the start of the period Vermont would do a goalie change pulling Axel Mangbo and replacing him with Keenan Rancier.

Vermont would get the only goal of the period as with 17:48 into the frame Timofei Spitserov would hammer home a rebound after a net-front drive by Colin Kessler to cut Bc’s lead to 3.

Summary.

Fowler stopped everything in sight as Vermont poured a total of 33 shots against the 18 shots of the Eagles. The Eagles played opportunistic hockey, taking advantage of defensive lapses in Vermont's game. Vermont had a game on their stick, with chances upon chances being denied by Fowler and defensive mistakes costing them further.

Notable Players.

UVM:

• #13 Timofei Spitserov- 1 goal 3 shots.

• #7 Colin Kessler- 1 assist 5 shots.

• #35 Keenan Rancier- stopped all 3 shots faced.

• #50 Axel Mangbo - 11 saves.

Boston College:

• #24 Andre Gasseau - 2 goals and 2 shots.

• #9 Ryan Leonard - 1 goal 1 assist and 4 shots.

• #1 Jacob Fowler - 32 saves.

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