Saints Fall in Catamount Cup Title Game
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence (8-9-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont (11-4-2) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 01:15 | Downing, Jack (Vermont) |
| 1st - 04:17 | PP - Downing, Jack (Vermont) |
| 1st - 12:50 | Stacey, Wahsontiio (Vermont) |
| 3rd - 17:41 | EN - Stalberg, Viktor (Vermont) |
| St. Lawrence | Vermont |
|---|---|
|
G:
N/A
A: N/A Sh: Aaron Bogosian - 4 Sv: Kain Tisi - 17 |
G:
Downing, Jack - 2
A: 7 Players (#3, #7, #9, #13, #18, #21, #22 - 1) Sh: Lenes, Peter - 7 Sv: Madore, Rob - 29 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | St. Lawrence | Vermont |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 7 | 1 for 8 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 8 (16) | 7 (14) |
| Shots on Goal | 29 | 33 |
| Face Offs Won | 27 | 31 |
BURLINGTON, VT - The University of Vermont jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead and freshman goalie Rob Madore made it stand up for the 2009 Catamount Cup Championship as the host Catamounts turned back St. Lawrence 4-0 in the title game.
Vermont got just the kind of start to the game the Saints did not need, scoring two goals in the first 4:17 of the game to rev up the capacity crowd of 4003 and putting the Saints in an early hole. Sophomore wing Jack Downing did most of the first period damage, scoring his first and second goals of the season and assisting on the third goal.
"Vermont came out flying and pinned us back on our heels in the first period," said Saint coach Joe Marsh. "We recovered and played pretty good hockey in the second and third periods, but the damage had been done."
Downing's first goal, just 1:15 into the game, came as Peter Lenes put a hard shot on net which Alex Petizian kicked out, but Downing charged the net and put the rebound back in just before colliding with the Saint goalie. The Catamounts, who went four-for-eight on the power play in their 6-4 win over Colgate on Friday, connected on their first power play chance of Saturday's game as Downing took a pass from Viktor Stalberg and slid a shot along the ice which banked in off the post at 4:17. Wahsontiio Stacey made it a 3-0 game with his fifth of the season at 12:50 as the Catamounts took advantage of a turnover in the Saint defensive end. SLU tried the clear the puck, but it hit a linesman and bounced to Downing, who fed Stacey who charged the net, coming right down the center of the zone.
The Saints played a better second period, but still couldn't solve Vermont goalie Rob Madore, who came up with several big saves among his ten in the period. The Saints had four second period power play opportunities and Vermont three, but neither team scored as Kain Tisi had ten saves for the Saints in relief of Petizian.
"Madore made some big saves and we missed a couple of great chances or had the puck bounce off the post. I think if we could have gotten one in the second we could have made it a little more interesting, but UVM played very well with the lead," Marsh added.
SLU turned in a solid third period as well, but couldn't solve Madore, who made 14 of his 29 saves in the final 20 minutes and received some help from the post as the Saints came up empty despite generating some good pressure.
Vermont tacked on an empty net goal with 17:41 gone in the period as Corey Carlson tapped the puck out of the zone and Stahlberg beat a sliding Saint forward to the puck, sliding it into the net from just inside the defensive blue line.
Tisi finished with 17 saves for the Saints and did not allow a goal in his stint in net as Vermont finished with a 33-29 edge in shots on goal. The Saints, now 8-9-1, were shut out for the third time this season and were scoreless in seven power play chances.
Defenseman Zach Miskovic and forward Casey Parenteau were named to the all tournament team for the Saints who will conclude the non-league portion of the 2008-09 season with a two-game set against Clarkson next Saturday and Sunday.
