Sophomore forward Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup scored both goals for the Black Bears
Schmidt-Svejstrup Leads Maine Past Vermont, 2-1
Sophomore forward Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup scored both goals for the Black Bears

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Maine's Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup talled the first and last goals of the night to lift the Maine Black Bears (4-2-0, 1-1-0 HEAM) to their first Hockey East win of the season over the Vermont Catamounts (1-2-0, 0-1-0 HEAM) on Rally Against Cancer Night presented by Inspired Closets.


COACH'S QUOTE

"I didn't think we played well tonight to be honest with you," head coach Kevin Sneddon said. "I want to credit Maine; I thought they were better at a game we should have played; they were stronger on pucks, won more battles, and won more races."


HOW IT HAPPENED

- Schmidt-Svejstrup opened the scoring at 14:32 of the first period. The Black Bears won an offensive zone faceoff to the right of Stefanos Lekkas (30 saves) and Tim Doherty found Schmidt-Svejstrup open in the slot, where he tallied his third goal of the season.

- Joey Cipollone tied the game at 1-1 with 14:48 to play in the third period. The sophomore batted a rebound from Andrew Lucas past Maine goalie Jeremy Swayman (31 saves) from the right hash mark. Dallas Comeau assisted on the goal with Lucas.

- Schmidt-Svejstrup scored his second goal of the game on the power play with 6:21 left to play in the third period. Levi Kleiboer and Emil Westerlund assisted on the eventual game-winning goal.

- The Catamounts pulled Lekkas with 1:20 to play in a last effort to tie the game at 2-2. However, Maine held on defensively for the 2-1 conference win.


GAME NOTES

- Fans can bid on the game-worn lavender jerseys through noon on Thursday (Oct. 31). Click here to view the auction.

- Transfer Thomas Beretta made his Catamount debut against the Black Bears. He finished the game with one shot on goal.


UP NEXT

Vermont returns to the road to take on ninth-ranked Quinnipiac on Sunday (Oct. 27) in Hamden, Connecticut. The puck is scheduled to drop at 2 p.m. at Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena. The voice of the Catamounts, Michael Lehr, will have the call locally on WVMT and through UVMAthletics.com.

Game Summary

Friday, October 25, 2019

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1
Game statistics
33 Shots 32
1 / 4 Power Plays 0 / 5
5 / 10 PIM 4 / 8
4-2-0 Records 1-2-0
GOAL SCORERS
Maine Vermont
Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (3)
1st/14:32
Joey Cipollone (2)
3rd/5:12
Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (4)
3rd/13:39 PP GW
GOALTENDERS
Maine Vermont
Jeremy Swayman
60:00, 31 Saves, 1 GA
(W, 4-2-0)
Stefanos Lekkas
58:40, 31 Saves, 2 GA
(L, 1-2-0)

Empty Net
1:20, 0 GA