Box Score

	Caroline Donahue scored the lone goal of the game.

BOSTON, Mass. - Sophomore Caroline Donahue's (Westwood, Mass.) first period goal guided the University of Vermont women's hockey team to its first-ever Hockey East victory on Saturday night, 1-0 over Northeastern. The Catamounts have now won two straight contests and improve to 2-8-2 overall and 1-1-1 in league play.

The sophomore scored the only goal of the contest just 4:55 into the game, unassisted. The goal was Donahue's third on the season, which is tied for the team lead.

After spending its first four seasons of Division I as a member of the ECAC Hockey League, the victory was Vermont's first league win in its inaugural season of Hockey East.

With the win, Vermont has now won back-to-back contests, also defeating Robert Morris 3-1 on November 6. Junior Shivaun Siegl (Livonia, N.Y.) went the distance in net for the Catamounts, stopping all 27 shots that she faced to give Vermont its first shutout of the season. Marisa Hourihan made 27 saves as well for Northeastern, as the Catamounts out shot the Huskies 28-27 in the contest.

It was the second straight game that Northeastern has been shut out, as the Huskies fall to 1-9-1 overall and 1-4-1 in conference action. Four of Vermont's last six victories have been shutouts.

Vermont returns to action tomorrow as the Catamounts are at Boston University starting at 3:00pm. The two newest members of Hockey East have already met twice this season, resulting in a 3-3 tie and a 4-1 Terrier victory in Burlington.