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University of Massachusets Athletics
Sunday, December 20
Amherst, Mass.
6 p.m.
University of Massachusetts
4-3-1, 4-3-1HE
4
vs
1
Vermont
0-2-0, 0-2-0HE
1
2
3
F
Vermont
0
0
1
1
Massachusetts
3
0
1
4
#10/13 Massachusetts Hockey Powers Past Vermont, 4-1
December 20, 2020 | Hockey
Gicewicz scores twice and Trivigno collects three assists as the Minutemen complete their sweep of the Catamounts.
AMHERST, Mass. – No. 10/13 University of Massachusetts hockey used three first period power-play goals to propel the squad to a 4-1 victory and completed the weekend sweep over Vermont on Sunday evening at the Mullins Center. The win moves the Minutemen to 4-3-1 (4-3-1 HE) on the season, while the Catamounts fall to 0-2-0 (0-2-0 HE).
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"Again, special teams were a big factor in the game," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "We got three power-play goals in the first period and I thought Vermont played better than last night. I thought it was a pretty close game, other than the three power-play goals. They scored in the third and I give our guys credit that we buckled down and found a way to score a fourth goal and kind of put the game out of reach."
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Redshirt senior Carson Gicewicz was first to convert for the Minutemen, knocking a loose puck home from junior Bobby Trivigno and sophomore Cal Kiefiuk on the power play 6:39 into the first.
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Freshman Josh Lopina doubled the lead with his power-play goal from junior Marc Del Gaizo and Aaron Bohlinger, putting back his own rebound off the pad of Tyler Harmon at the 18:16 mark of the opening period at the tail end of a 5-on-3.
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Sophomore Matthew Kessel followed with another just 1:09 later as the man advantage continued, hammering in his third goal of the season from the high slot with sophomore Zac Jones and Trivigno picking up the assists.
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UVM pulled to within 3-1 early in the third. Alex Esposito redirected William Lemay's shot through the legs of netminder Matt Murray on the power play, 1:48 into the stanza. The tally snapped a shutout streak of 236 minutes, 34 seconds for Murray against the Catamounts.
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Gicewicz later added his second of the night at the 17:08 mark, tapping in a cross-ice feed from Bohlinger and Trivigno to bring the score to 4-1.
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UMass out-shot Vermont 33-18 in the contest and went 3-for-5 on the power play, while the Catamounts were 1-for-3. Murray ended the night with 17 saves and Harmon had 29 stops for UVM.
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Gicewicz's two-goal effort was his first multi-goal game since his sophomore year at St. Lawrence when he scored twice vs. Brown on Jan. 26, 2018. Trivigno tied his career single-game best for points and set a new career single-game best with three assists on the evening and Bohlinger's pair of helpers marked his second multi-point game of his collegiate career.
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UMass will be back in action this Wednesday, Dec. 23, when the squad will play host to UConn at 3:30 p.m.
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For continued coverage of UMass hockey, follow the team on Twitter (@UMassHockey) and Instagram (@MassachusettsHockey) and on Facebook at facebook.com/UMassHockey.
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"Again, special teams were a big factor in the game," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "We got three power-play goals in the first period and I thought Vermont played better than last night. I thought it was a pretty close game, other than the three power-play goals. They scored in the third and I give our guys credit that we buckled down and found a way to score a fourth goal and kind of put the game out of reach."
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Redshirt senior Carson Gicewicz was first to convert for the Minutemen, knocking a loose puck home from junior Bobby Trivigno and sophomore Cal Kiefiuk on the power play 6:39 into the first.
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Freshman Josh Lopina doubled the lead with his power-play goal from junior Marc Del Gaizo and Aaron Bohlinger, putting back his own rebound off the pad of Tyler Harmon at the 18:16 mark of the opening period at the tail end of a 5-on-3.
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Sophomore Matthew Kessel followed with another just 1:09 later as the man advantage continued, hammering in his third goal of the season from the high slot with sophomore Zac Jones and Trivigno picking up the assists.
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UVM pulled to within 3-1 early in the third. Alex Esposito redirected William Lemay's shot through the legs of netminder Matt Murray on the power play, 1:48 into the stanza. The tally snapped a shutout streak of 236 minutes, 34 seconds for Murray against the Catamounts.
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Gicewicz later added his second of the night at the 17:08 mark, tapping in a cross-ice feed from Bohlinger and Trivigno to bring the score to 4-1.
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UMass out-shot Vermont 33-18 in the contest and went 3-for-5 on the power play, while the Catamounts were 1-for-3. Murray ended the night with 17 saves and Harmon had 29 stops for UVM.
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Gicewicz's two-goal effort was his first multi-goal game since his sophomore year at St. Lawrence when he scored twice vs. Brown on Jan. 26, 2018. Trivigno tied his career single-game best for points and set a new career single-game best with three assists on the evening and Bohlinger's pair of helpers marked his second multi-point game of his collegiate career.
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UMass will be back in action this Wednesday, Dec. 23, when the squad will play host to UConn at 3:30 p.m.
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For continued coverage of UMass hockey, follow the team on Twitter (@UMassHockey) and Instagram (@MassachusettsHockey) and on Facebook at facebook.com/UMassHockey.
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Team Stats
UVM
UMASS
Shots
18
33
PPG
1
3
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
4
Penalty Mins
12
8
Faceoffs Won
30
28
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
3
+/-
+1
Goals
2
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
Players Mentioned
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