GAME 8 CATAMOUNTS (1-4-2 • 1-4-0 WHEA) vs. (1-6-1 • 1-5-0 WHEA)

NOV. 2, 2018 • 2:00 p.m. • GUTTERSON FIELDHOUSE • BURLINGTON, VT.

SETTING THE SCENE SCHEDULE & RESULTS • Friday afternoon’s matchup is the 44th all-time meeting between the Catamounts OVERALL 1-4-2 CONFERENCE 1-4-0 and UNH Wildcats HOME 0-2-2 ROAD 1-1-0 • Vermont has a 12-27-4 record against the Wildcats in the all-time series and a 2-2- NEUTRAL 0-0-0 1 mark in the last five games meetings SEPTEMBER • It’s game two of the season-series as well as the first meeting between the two 29 MCGILL (Exh.) W, 3-2 schools at Gutterson Fieldhouse in 2018-19 OCTOBER 6 UCONN* L, 4-2 • UVM took game one at the in Durham, N.H. for their only win 12 QUINNIPIAC T, 1-1 13 QUINNIPIAC T, 3-3 to-date with a 2-1 victory 19 at New Hampshire* W, 2-1 • Saana Valkama and Ève-Audrey Picard registered goals in the first two periods for 20 at * L, 3-0 26 at Merrimack* L, 2-1 Vermont while Melissa Black stopped 22 shots in goal 30 NORTHEASTERN* L,4-1 NOVEMBER • Kristina Shanahan (1 goal, 3 assists) and Alyssa Gorecki (4 assists) were the 2 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 2 p.m. Catamounts top performers against UNH last season 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 2 p.m. 6 at Dartmouth 7 p.m. 11 PROVIDENCE* 1 p.m. INSIDE THE GAME 16 at * 7 p.m. 17 at Boston University* 3 p.m. 23 SYRACUSE^ 7 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION OFFICIALS 24 ST. LAWRENCE/MINNESOTA 7 p.m. 30 MAINE* 2 p.m. VIDEO: CatamounTV.com Referee: Patrick Silva DECEMBER 1 MAINE* 1 p.m. AUDIO: CatamounTV.com Referee: Bob Hawkes 7 at Yale 6 p.m. 8 at Yale 3 p.m. LIVE STATS: UVMAthletics.com Linesman: Evan Knox JANUARY 5 at Providence* 2 p.m. Linesman: Jeremy Letourneau 6 at Providence* 2 p.m. 11 MERRIMACK* 7 p.m. 12 MERRIMACK* 4 p.m. 18 BOSTON COLLEGE* 7 p.m. 19 BOSTON COLLEGE* 4 p.m. 25 at Northeastern*! 6 p.m. 26 at Northeastern* 2 p.m. FEBRUARY INSIDE THE MATCHUP 1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY*+ 7 p.m. MEDIA INFORMATION 3 at Holy Cross* 2 p.m. 2 players (2)...... Goals...... 2 players (3) 8 at UConn* 6 p.m. 2 players (3)...... Assists...... Martin (4) 9 at UConn 3 p.m. SID 15 HOLY CROSS* 7 p.m. Ryan Manley 2 players (4)...... Points...... Dunbar (5) 16 HOLY CROSS* 4 p.m. Black (2.24)...... GAA...... Boutilier (2.28) 23 at Maine* 2 p.m. Office Phone MARCH (802) 656-1109 Schafzahl (27)...... Shots...... Wenczowski (28) 1-3 HEA Quarterfinals @ TBA 9-10 HEA Championship # TBA Email 15-17 NCAA Quarterfinals TBA 1.43...... Goals per game...... 1.62 5-7 NCAA Frozen Four $ TBA [email protected] 2.57...... GAA...... 2.38 Website 3.4%...... Power Play...... 16.1% Home games in ALL CAPS * game UVMAthletics.com 88.9%...... Penalty Kill...... 95.7% ^ (Burlington, Vt.) 8.3...... PIM/game...... 5.8 ! WATCH on NESNplus Video Stream + Pack the Gut CatamounTV.com 22.0...... Shots/game...... 22.8 @ Campus Sites 51.6%...... Faceoffs...... 45.9% # Boston, Mass. () & Hamden, Conn. (TD Bank Sports Center)

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Nov. 2, 2014 SCOUTING THE WILDCATS • New Hampshire enters its ninth game of the season with a 1-6-1 The Catamounts netted four goals in the third period to defeat UConn 6-0 at Gutterson (1-5-0 WHEA) record Fieldhouse. • The Wildcats last played at Providence where they fell 1-0 to the Friars Dayna Colang, Cassidy Campeau, and Brittany • UNH’s lone win came against UConn in a 5-3 home victory led by Zuback each recorded two points while Nicole Dunbar’s two-goal performance Madison Litchfield posted a 19-save shutout. • Dunbar leads the Wildcats with three goals on the season as well as a team-high five points Vermont outshot the Huskies 42-19 in the win. • Freshman forward Lauren Martin has a team-high four assists through eight games this season • Ava Boutilier has played all but one game for New Hampshire LAST 20 MEETINGS posting a 2.28 GAA, .923 SV% and the third-most saves (193) in Hockey East DATE RESULT LOCATION • UNH finished last season with a 14-15-7 (9-10-5 WHEA) for fifth 10-19-18 W, 2-1 Durham, N.H. in Hockey East, but were ousted by fourth-seeded Northeastern in 11-4-17 L, 6-2 Durham, N.H. two games of the league quarterfinals. 11-3-17 T, 2-2 (OT) Durham, N.H. 10-20-17 L, 5-4 Burlington, Vt. INSIDE THE SERIES 2-4-17 W, 3-1 Burlington, Vt. • Friday afternoon marks the 44th all-time meetings between 2-3-17 T, 3-3 (OT) Burlington, Vt. the Catamounts and UNH 10-28-17 L, 4-2 Durham, N.H. • Vermont has an 12-27-4 record against the Wildcats dating 2-6-16 W, 3-2 Durham, N.H. back to the 2002-03 season 2-5-16 W, 2-1 Durham, N.H. • The Catamounts are 2-2-1 in the five previous meetings with 10-30-15 L, 4-0 Burlington, Vt. New Hampshire, which includes a hard-fought overtime loss at 2-14-15 T, 3-3 (OT) Burlington, Vt. Gutterson Fieldhouse 2-13-15 L, 4-2 Burlington, Vt. • The two programs have already met this season at New 11-8-14 L, 5-1 Durham, N.H. Hampshire where the Catamounts earned their first win of the 2-16-14 W, 5-1 Durham, N.H. season 2-15-14 W, 3-2 Durham, N.H. • Saana Valkama and Ève-Audrey Picard registered goals in 11-10-13 T, 3-3 (OT) Burlington, Vt. the first two period for Vermont while Melissa Black stopped 22 2-2-13 L, 4-2 Burlington, Vt. shots in goal 2-1-13 W, 3-1 Burlington, Vt. • Last season, Kristina Shanahan (1 goal, 3 assists) and Alyssa 10-16-12 W, 4-3 Durham, N.H. Gorecki (4 assists) were the Catamounts top performers against 1-29-12 W, 2-1 Burlington, Vt. UNH.

2018-19 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS LAST TIME OUT • Vermont fell to No. 8 Northeastern 4-1 at Gutterson Fieldhouse CONFERENCE OVERALL Tuesday night GP Pts. Record GP Record • Val Caldwell registered her first goal of the season on assists 1. Northeastern 7 13 6-0-1 9 7-1-1 from Ève-Audrey Picard and Maude Poulin-Labelle 2. Boston College 4 8 4-0-0 9 7-2-0 • Blanka Škodová entered the game in the second period and 3. Merrimack 5 7 3-1-1 9 6-1-2 stopped all 17 shots she faced in relief 4. UConn 5 5 2-2-1 9 5-3-1 SWEET 60 Boston University 7 5 1-3-3 7 1-3-3 • Ève-Audrey Picard recorded her 60th career point Tuesday 6. Providence 3 4 2-1-0 7 5-2-0 night against No. 8 Northeastern at Gutterson Fieldhouse Maine 4 4 2-2-0 8 6-2-0 • The junior assistant captain became the seventh Catamount 8. Vermont 5 2 1-4-0 7 1-4-2 in program history to reach the 60-point milestone New Hampshire 6 2 1-5-0 8 1-6-1 • Her career total includes 32 goals, which is sixth on the 10. Holy Cross 4 0 0-4-0 9 0-7-2 program’s all-time list • Picard is two points away from tying Taylor Willard ’18 for sixth all-time in program history.

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SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! • Rookie Theresa Schafzahl registered a season-high 10 shots and her first career goal at Merrimack (Oct .26) CATS IN THE PROS • Her heavy shot total was 52.6% of the Vermont total against • The Vermont women have seven alumni playing professionally the Warriors in that contest in North America • Schafzahl became one of three skaters in Hockey East to • Amanda Pelkey ‘15 continues her career with the Boston Pride register at least 10 shots on goal in one-game in the month (NWHL) for the third year of October • The all-time leading scorer in UVM history with 105 pts is fresh • Alyssa Gorecki registered a season-high 13 shots last season off a gold medal with Team USA in the Pyongchang Olympic against RIT in the Windjammer Classic Games • Madison Litchfield ‘17 guards the net for Pelkey and the Boston CATS ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE Pride • Six of the 2018-19 Catamounts have skated for their national • The two former Catamounts spent two years together in programs in their careers Vermont and tallied a record of 33-33-6, which included the • Sammy Kolowrat represented the Czech Republic in several program’s first trip to the Hockey East Semifinals IIHF World Championships, most recently in 2016-17 • Taylor Willard ‘18 was selected 23rd overall in the CWHL draft • Sini Karjalainen and Saana Valkama represented the Finland by the Montreal Canadiennes U18 program for several seasons • Rachael Ade ‘17 enters her second season with the Connecticut • Theresa Schafzahl played for the Austria U18 and National Whale (NWHL) Team prior to Vermont • Pelkey’s former teammate, Brittany Zuback’ 15 made her • Ève-Audrey Picard represented the Canada U18 team in professional debut with the Toronto Furies (CWHL) last season, 2013-14 and participated in Team Canada Development Camp posting 13 points in 24 games leading up to the 2018 Olympic Games • Mackenzie MacNeil’ 18 and Gina Repaci ‘16 round out the Cats in the pro ranks after getting drafted 25th by the Toronto Furies LIGHT THE NIGHT and 26th overall by the Markham Thunder, respectively • The Catamounts raised $1,720 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and participated in the Light the Night Walk Friday (Sept. 2018-19 CAPTAINS 29) Sammy Kolowrat | Sr. | #4 • LLS is an organization that provides patient support services Captain and advocates for lifesaving treatments and continued research • The UVM women paired with the men’s hockey team to help Defense | 5-7 | Right LLS surpass its $110,000 fundraising goal Prague, Czech Republic

BLANKA IN-LINE Alyssa Gorecki | Sr. | #23 • Blanka Škodová earned a silver medal in the 2018 Women’s Captain Inline Hockey World Championship in Italy over the summer Forward | 5-4 | Left • The Czech Republic native won her first five games before Monee, Illinois falling to USA in the Gold Medal Game • The Vermont freshman closed the event 5-1-0 with a 0.67 Taylor Flaherty | Sr. | #29 GAA Assistant Captain

CATS IN THE CLASSROOM Defense | 5-9 | Left • The Cats posted a record year in the classroom last season with Lakeville, Minnesota 15 student-athletes earning Hockey East All-Academic Honors in 2017-18 Ali O’Leary | Jr. | #14 • Kourtney Menches ‘18 was also honored as one of only 11 Assistant Captain Hockey East Top Scholar Athletes to compile a 4.0 GPA in 2017- 18, an award she won all four years at UVM Forward | 5-4 | Left • “It’s a tremendous accomplishment for our program to place Reading, Massachusetts nearly 70% of our entire roster on the Hockey East All-Academic Team,” said head coach Jim Plumer Ève-Audrey Picard | Jr. | #26 • Honorees include: Greta Close, Amanda Drobot ‘18, Anna Assistant Captain Erickson, Alyssa Gorecki, Allie Granato, Alyssa Holmes, Sammy Kolowrat, Mackenzie McNeill ‘18, Sierra Natzke, Katherine Pate Forward | 5-5 | Left Longueuil, Québec ‘18, Kristina Shanahan, Saana Valkama, Taylor Willard ‘18

@UVMWHOCKEY UVMATHLETICS.COM QUICK HITS QUICK HITS Oct. 6, 2018 vs. UConn - L, 4-2 Lilly Holmes scored her first career goal shorthanded but UConn rallied with three goals in the third period to steal the first game of the season.

Oct. 12, 2018 vs. Quinnipiac - T, 1-1 (OT) Two goals in the first period, including Ève-Audrey Picard’s first goal of the season was all the action in a 1-1 tie at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

Oct. 13, 2018 vs. Quinnipiac - T, 3-3 (OT) Olivia Kilberg and Alyssa Gorecki each earned three-point games (1 goal, 2 assists) and Blanka Škodová stopped 34 shots in her collegiate debut.

Oct. 19, 2018 at New Hampshire - W, 2-1 Saana Valkama and Ève-Audrey Picard registered their second goals of the season to earn Vermont’s first win.

Oct. 20, 2018 at #6 Boston College - L, 3-0 Theresa Schafzahl, Ève-Audrey Picard, and Maude Poulin-Labelle each had four shots on goal, but were blanked by BC at .

Oct. 26, 2018 at Merrimack - L, 2-1 Theresa Schafzahl netted her first career goal on a season-high 10 shots, but the Cats fell to Merrimack at Lawler Rink.

Oct. 30, 2018 vs. #8 Northeastern - L, 4-1 Val Caldwell registered her first goal of the season and Blanka Škodová stopped all 17 shots she faced in a relief effort, but Vermont fell at home.

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2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Two-Goal Game Overall record 15-14-9 10-20-5 1-4-2 Alyssa Holmes at Minnesota (1/12/18) Hockey East record 9-8-7 7-13-4 1-4-0 Home 8-5-5 5-8-3 0-2-2 Hat Trick Away 7-8-4 5-12-2 1-2-0 Vermont: Ève-Audrey Picard at Boston University (2/2/18) Neutral 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Home vs. non-league 3-2-1 2-1-1 0-0-2 Four-Plus Goal Game Away vs. non-league 3-3-1 1-6-0 0-0-0 Ève-Audrey Picard (4G) vs. Union (10/10/17) Neutral vs. non-league 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Three-Assist Game Overtime games 2-4-9 0-2-5 0-0-2 Taylor Willard at Boston University (2/2/18) One-goal games 6-8-0 5-5-0 1-1-0 Two or more goal games 9-6-0 5-15-0 0-3-0 Four-Assist Game Cealy Nottingham at Connecticut College (1/23/99) Vermont outshoots 10-3-4 1-6-2 1-0-0 Opponent outshoots 4-9-4 9-14-3 0-3-1 10-Plus Shots in a Game Equal shots 1-2-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 Theresa Schafzahl (10) at Merrimack (10/26/18) 20 or fewer shots 1-5-1 4-7-2 0-2-0 21-29 shots 7-4-4 4-9-1 1-2-2 Four-Point Game 30 or more shots 7-5-4 1-4-3 0-0-0 Ève-Audrey Picard (4G) vs. Union (10/10/17)

Vermont scores first 12-5-6 8-2-3 1-0-0 Short-Handed Goal Opponent scores first 3-9-3 2-18-1 0-4-2 Lilly Holmes vs. UConn (10/6/18)

Leading after first 7-2-5 5-1-0 1-0-0 Two Short-Handed Goals in Season Trailing after first 3-7-2 2-12-0 0-2-0 Brittany Nelson (2007-08) Tied after first 5-5-2 3-7-5 0-2-2 Empty-Net Goal Leading after second 12-1-4 6-2-3 1-0-1 Mackenzie MacNeil vs. Northeastern (1/26/18) Trailing after second 1-7-1 0-16-0 0-3-0 Tied after second 2-6-4 4-2-2 0-1-1 Penalty Shot Goal Ève-Audrey Picard at Providence (2/25/17) Vermont scores PPG 9-3-5 8-6-2 0-0-1 Vermont scores 0 PPG 6-11-4 2-14-3 1-4-1 Goalie Shutout Opponent scores PPG 4-8-3 4-14-0 0-2-0 For UVM: Sydney Scobee (27 SV) vs. UConn (2/10/18) Opponent scores 0 PPG 11-6-6 6-6-5 1-2-2 Against: Maddy McArthur (25 SVs), No. 6 Boston College (10/20/18)

After a win 5-7-3 4-4-2 0-1-0 40-Plus Save Game Sydney Scobee (46 SVs) at Clarkson (11/11/17) After a loss 6-4-3 5-11-3 0-2-1 After a tie 3-3-3 1-4-0 1-0-1 50-Plus Save Game Roxanne Douville (50 SV) at Boston College (3/1/14) Against ranked teams 2-7-3 2-8-1 0-2-0 Against CHA 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 60-Plus Save Game Against ECAC 3-3-1 2-3-0 0-0-2 Kami Cote (66 SV) at Wisconsin (10/10/03) Against NEWHA 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Against WCHA 1-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 Point Scored by Goalie Molly Depew (Assist) at Syracuse (11/15/14)

2018-19 GAME HIGHS & LOWS Overtime Win 3-2 at Northeastern (12/4/17) Most Goals 3 (vs. Quinnipiac, 10/13) Least Goals 0 (at No. 6 Boston College, 10/20) Overtime Loss Most Goals Against 4 (2x, vs. #8 Northeastern, 10/30) 3-2 at Boston Colllege (1/20/18) Least Goals Against 1 (2x, at UNH, 10/19) Swept a Home Series Most Goals/Period 2 (2nd vs. Quinnipiac, 10/13) vs. Northeastern (5-2, 4-3) (1/26/18, 1/27/18) Most GA/Period 3 (2x, 1st vs. #8 Northeastern 10/30) Most Power Play Goals 1 (vs. Quinnipiac, 10/12) Swept a Road Series Most PPG Against 3 (vs. UConn, 10/6) at Merrimack (3-0, 2-1) (10/27/18, 10/28/18) Most Shots on Goal 26 (vs. Quinnipiac, 10/12) Least Shots on Goal 14 (vs. #8 Northeastern, 10/30) Win Against No. 1 Ranked Opponent Most Shots Against 37 (vs. Quinnipiac, 10/13) *Vermont has never faced a top-ranked opponent Least Shots Against 23 (at UNH, 10/19) Win Against Top-5 Ranked Opponent Most Shots/Period 11 (at UNH, 10/19) vs. #5 Minnesota (1/12/18) Least Shots/Period 3 (vs. #8 Northeastern, 10/30) Most Shots (Player) 10 Schafzahl (at Merrimack, 10/26) Win Against Opponent Ranked No. 6-10 Most Saves (Player) Škodová 34 (vs. Quinnipiac, 10/13) at #10 Northeastern (12/4/16) Most Penalties 8 (vs. UConn, 10/6) Least Penalties 2 (vs. Quinnipiac, 10/12) 9-Plus Goals in a Game Most Penalty Minutes 16 (vs. UConn, 10/6) 9 vs. Union (2/20/99) Least Penalty Minutes 4 (vs. Quinnipiac, 10/12)

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# Name Pos. Cl. Ht. St. Hometown/Previous Team 1 Sierra Natzke G So. 5-6 L-C Pine, Colo./Lansing Spartans 2 Sini Karjalainen D Fr. 5-8 L Posio, Finland/Finland U18 National Team 4 Sammy Kolowrat (C) D Sr. 5-7 R Prague, Czech Republic/Czech Republic National Team 7 Kristina Shanahan F So. 5-4 R Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec/Dawson College 9 Olivia Kilberg F So. 5-4 R Edina, Minn./Edina H.S. 10 Ellice Murphy D Fr. 5-4 L Roseau, Minn./Roseau High School 11 Abby Cleary F Jr. 5-8 L Buffalo, N.Y./Quinnipiac 12 Greta Close D So. 5-7 L Norwich, Vt./Kimball Union Academy 13 Lilly Holmes F Fr. 5-5 L Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Westminster 14 Ali O’Leary (A) F Jr. 5-4 L Reading, Mass./Boston Shamrocks 17 Theresa Schafzahl F Fr. 5-8 L Weiz, Austria/Austria National Team 18 Corinne McCool F Fr. 5-8 R West Roxbury, Mass./Lawrence Academy 19 Val Caldwell F So. 5-6 L Glenview, Ill./Chicago Mission 21 Allie Granato F Jr. 5-3 L Plainfield, Ill./Chicago Fury 22 Alex Gray F Fr. 5-7 L Brownlee, Saskatchewan/Stanstead College 23 Alyssa Gorecki (C) F Sr. 5-4 L Monee, Ill./United States U18 National Team 24 Saana Valkama F Sr. 5-6 L Pirkkala, Finland/Finland National Team 25 Alyssa Holmes F So. 5-4 R Burlington, Ontario/Stoney Creek 26 Ève-Audrey Picard (A) F Jr. 5-5 L Longueuil, Québec/Canada U18 National Team 29 Taylor Flaherty (A) D Sr. 5-9 L Lakeville, Minn./North Dakota 31 Blanka Škodová G Fr. 5-9 L-C Šternberk, Czech Republic/Vermont Academy 33 Melissa Black G Sr. 5-5 L-C Newmarket, Ontario/Union College 44 Anna Erickson D So. 5-4 R Stillwater, Minn./Madison Capitals 76 Maude Poulin-Labelle D Fr. 5-6 L Sherbrooke, Québec/Stanstead College

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Jim Plumer (Colby ‘83), 7th season Associate Head Coach: Jess Koizumi (Minnesota-Duluth), 2nd season Assistant Coach: Alex Gettens (Vermont ‘17), 1st season Director of Hockey Operations: Evan Moorhouse (Westfield State ‘16), 1st Season

2018-19 VERMONT WOMEN’S HOCKEY PRONUNCIATIONS Sierra Natzke nat-ski Sini Karjalainen See-Nee KARJ-yuh-lie-nin Ève-Audrey Picard EV-Audrey puh-CARD Theresa Schafzahl Tuh-RAY-zuh SHAWF-zall Jim Plumer Plew-mer Blanka Škodová SH-kuh-DOH-vuh Saana Valkama suh-nuh Vall-ca-ma Maude Poulin-Labelle Mode Poo-LEHN-Luh-BELLe Ellice Murphy uh-LEASE

2018-19 VERMONT WOMEN’S HOCKEY ROSTER (CLASS) Freshmen (8) Sophomores (7) Juniors (4) Seniors (5) Alex Gray Val Caldwell Abby Cleary Melissa Black Lilly Holmes Greta Close Allie Granato Taylor Flaherty Sini Karjalainen Anna Erickson Ali O’Leary Alyssa Gorecki Corinne McCool Alyssa Holmes Ève-Audrey Picard Sammy Kolowrat Ellice Murphy Olivia Kilberg Saana Valkama Maude Poulin-Labelle Sierra Natzke Theresa Schafzahl Kristina Shanahan Blanka Škodová

@UVMWHOCKEY UVMATHLETICS.COM COACHING2018-19 VERMONT STAFF WOMEN’S HOCKEY COACHING STAFF JIM PLUMER | Head Coach • Season at Vermont: 7th season CAREER HONORS • Alma Mater: Colby ‘83 • 2016-17 New England Division I Women’s Coach of the Year • Record at Vermont: 75-117-29 • 2013-14 Hockey East Co-Coach of the Year • Career Record: 233-186-48 • 2013-14 New England Division I Women’s Coach of the Year

• Became winningest coach in program history in 2017-18 with a 4-2 win over fifth-ranked Minnesota on the road • Has led the Catamounts to both of their appearances in the Hockey East Semifinals (2014, 2017). • In 2014-15, UVM set program records in non-conference wins (9) and power play goals (28) • Set a program record with 18 wins during the 2013-14 campaign, including 13 in Hockey East action • The 18 victories that season, improved that category by 10 games from the previous campaign, a NCAA-best • Previously was the head coach for nine years at Amherst College (Mass.), capturing NCAA Championships in both 2009 and 2010 • Under his guidance, eight Catamounts have garnered Hockey East All-Star laurels

JESS KOIZUMI | Associate Head Coach • Enters her second season on the Vermont women’s hockey staff. • She spent the 2016-17 campaign as the associate head coach at Ohio State after spending six season as an assistant coach at Yale. • Koizumi was a standout and All-WCHA performer at Minnesota-Duluth where she served as a captain for two seasons and registered 87 career goals for seventh all-time in UMD history • In 2008, Koizumi helped lead Team USA to a gold medal at the IIHF Women’s World Championship • Koizumi spent 2009-2015 in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League and notched the first goal in the history of the National Women’s Hockey League

ALEX GETTENS ‘17 | Assistant Coach • Returns to Vermont for his first full season as assistant coach. • Gettens previously served the Catamounts as a student assistant in 2016-17 and an assistant to hockey operations from 2014-2016. • He spent the 2017-18 season at the , where he was involved in practice, skill sessions, film sessions, pre-scout analysis, and recruiting as well as commuity involvement • He and the Maine staff led the Black Bears to a program-best 19 wins • Gettens has also worked as an intern coach at the USA Hockey U15 and U18 National Develop- ment Camps

EVAN MOORHOUSE | Director of Hockey Operations • Enters his first season as Director of Hockey Operations for UVM • A 2016 graduate of Westfield State, Moorhouse played hockey and baseball for four years • Moorhouse spent the 2017-18 season as the Director of Men’s Hockey Operations at Ameri- can International College • He previously served as assistant coach for Westfield State men’s hockey in 2016-17

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CATAMOUNTS IN THE NWHL (THRU 11/1) CATAMOUNT OLYMPIANS (Goals-Assists-Points) YEAR PLAYER TEAM Amanda Pelkey ‘15 (Boston Pride) 2018 Amanda Pelkey* USA 0-1-1 (3 GP) 2010 Klara Myren Sweden

Madison Litchfield ‘17 (Boston Pride) *Gold Medal 0.00 GAA, .000 SV% (0 GP)

Rachael Ade ‘17 (Connecticut Whale) 0-0-0 (2 GP)

CATAMOUNTS IN THE CWHL (THRU 11/1) (Goals-Assists-Points)

Taylor Willard ‘18 (Montreal Canadiennes) 0-0-0 (5 GP)

Brittany Zuback ‘15 (Toronto Furies) 0-0-0 (4 GP)

Mackenzie MacNeil ‘18 (Toronto Furies) 0-1-1 (3 GP)

Gina Repaci ‘16 (Markham Thunder) 0-0-0 (6 GP) PELKEY WINS GOLD! • Amanda Pelkey ‘15 became the first former Catamount to win a women’s ice hockey gold medal at the 2018 Olympic Games in CATAMOUNTS IN IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Pyeongchang, South Korea • The Vermont native tallied two assists in five games as Team USA

went on to claim its first gold medal since the 1998 Olympic Games YEAR PLAYER TEAM • Pelkey’s team also earned an ESPY for Best Game after its 3-2 2017 Amanda Pelkey USA shootout victory over archrival Canada to win the gold medal 2017 Sammy Kolowrat Czech Republic • The game broke records at NBCSN as the most watched late- 2017 Saana Valkama Finland night (11:15 p.m. to 2:15 a.m. ET) program in network history with 2016 Amanda Pelkey USA an average of 3.7 million viewers • Pelkey is no stranger to setting records, posting program-highs in 2016 Saana Valkama Finland goals (49), assists (56), points (105), single-season points (40), and 2012 Klara Myren Sweden single-season goals (21) 2009 Klara Myren Sweden • She is also the first Vermont native to represent Team USA in the 2008 Klara Myren Sweden Olympics for women’s ice hockey • Pelkey joins John Leclair ‘91 and Aaron Miller ‘93 as the only alumni to play ice hockey for the United States in the Olympic Games CATAMOUNTS IN IIHF WORLD U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS

YEAR PLAYER TEAM 2011 Amanda Pelkey USA 2011 Gina Repaci Canada 2010 Amanda Pelkey USA 2009 Amanda Pelkey USA 2009 Klara Myren Sweden 2009 Roxanne Douville Canada 2008 Klara Myren Sweden

@UVMWHOCKEY UVMATHLETICS.COM VERMONT QUICK FACTS COVERING THE CATS Location Burlington, Vermont CatamounTV LIVE STREAMS Founded 1791 Enrollment 10,513 • The Vermont athletic department has partnered with Stretch National Affiliation NCAA Division I Internet to stream all home games for free in HD this season Conference Hockey East • Video streams can be accessed at CatamounTV.com, including Nickname UVM* on-demand access to archived games * Universitas Virdis Montis, Latin for University of the Green Mountains School Mascot Catamount MEDIA CREDENTIALS School Colors Green & Gold Home Ice (capacity) Gutterson Fieldhouse (4,007) • Media interested in season or game credentials for home Ice Size 200’ x 90’ games should contact Ryan Manley in the Media Relations President Tom Sullivan Office at (802) 656-1109 or [email protected] Director of Athletics Jeff Schulman ‘89 • Credentials will be left at the Gutterson Ticket Office for pick Athletic Department Phone (802) 656-3075 up on gameday, beginning one hour prior to faceoff Athletic Ticket Office (802) 656-4410 Gutterson Fieldhouse Press Box (802) 656-4193 MEDIA INTERVIEWS

COACHING STAFF • All women’s hockey interview requests must be arranged through Ryan Manley in the Media Relations Office Head Coach Jim Plumer, 7th • Please contact Manley to arrange interviews early in the week Vermont Record (Entering 2018-19) 75-113-27 with at least 24 hours notice in advance Overall Record (Entering 2018-19) 233-182-46 Associate Head Coach Jess Koizumi, 2nd • Jim Plumer and Vermont student-athletes are available on Assistant Coach Alex Gettens, 1st Wednesdays at 1:45 p.m. in the Hall of Honor Hockey Operations Evan Moorhouse, 1st • Please contact Ryan Manley to make arrangements for phone Athletic Trainer Allison Shepherd interviews; Please note that student-athlete phone numbers will Equipment Manager Tyler Potter not be given unless there are unique circumstances Athletic Performance Coach Justin Smith

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS TEAM INFORMATION • The Vemont locker room is closed to all members of the media Overall Record (2017-18) 10-20-5 • Jim Plumer will be available upon request following the game, League Record (2017-18) 7-13-4 and select student-athletes will be available after a 10-minute Letterwinners Returning 15 (10F, 3D, 2G) Letterwinners Lost 7 (2F, 4D, 1G) cooling-off period Newcomers 9 (5F, 3D, 1G) • With the exception of live television, student-athletes are not Captains Sammy Kolowrat, Alyssa Gorecki available until the conclusion of the cooling-off period • Please make post-game player requests through Ryan Manley

TEAM HISTORY • Interviews with the visiting head coach and student-athletes should be arranged through the visiting SID in Press Box 4 First Year of Women’s Hockey 1995-96 First Varsity Season 1998-99 First Divison I Season 2001-02 First Year in Hockey East 2005-06 All-Time Record 191-438-6 All-Time Hockey East Record 70-176-31 Catamounts in NWHL 3 Catamounts in CWHL 4

MEDIA RELATIONS Women’s Hockey Contact Ryan Manley Email [email protected] Office Number (802) 656-1109 Website UVMathletics.com Twitter @UVMwhockey Instagram @UVMwhockey Facebook @UVMwhockey YouTube YouTube.com/UVMathletics Video Stream (HD) CatamounTV.com

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