Author: George Commo

Women’s Hockey: UConn Downs Vermont, While Norwich, Middlebury and Castleton Earn Wins

Courtesy Vermont, Norwich, Middlebury and Castleton Sports Information Offices Four Stories Below … BURLINGTON — Theresa Schafzahl registered her second two-goal game of the season, but Vermont (9-14-7, 6-12-5 HEAW) fell to UConn (15-12-2, 12-8-2 HEAW) 4-2 in the seventh annual Pack the Gut game on Saturday afternoon. There were 1,163 fans in attendance at […]

Men’s Hockey: UVM’s Sneddon to Retire at End of Season

Courtesy Vermont Sports Information BURLINGTON –– University of Vermont Director of Athletics Jeff Schulman and Men’s Hockey Head Coach Kevin Sneddon announced Wednesday afternoon that the 2019-20 campaign will be Sneddon’s final after 17 seasons with the Catamounts and 27 seasons in college coaching. “The decision to retire from college hockey coaching and announce this […]

Women’s Hockey: Norwich and Middlebury Tie 2-2

Courtesy Norwich Sports Information NORTHFIELD — The Norwich University women’s ice hockey team rallied to score two third-period goals and skate to a 2-2 stalemate with No. 2-ranked Middlebury College on Tuesday night at Kreitzberg Arena. No. 7-ranked Norwich (15-4-2, 12-0-0 NEHC) got goals from Sophie McGovern (Hermantown, Minn.) and Mikah Baptiste (Ottawa, Ontario) to […]

Boy’s Hoops: Rice Survives Seahorse Scare 66-60

SOUTH BURLINGTON — Anything can happen in a rivalry game, and something big nearly happened on Monday night on Bernie Cieplicki Court. But the top ranked Rice Green Knights fought off repeated challenges from their arch-rivals, the Burlington Seahorses, and came away with a 66-60 victory over BHS. But it was not easy. After a […]

Men’s Hockey: St. Michael’s Completes Weekend Sweep of St. Anselm with Second 5-4 Win

Courtesy St. Michael’s Sports Information SOUTH BURLINGTON — The Saint Michael’s College men’s ice hockey team rallied from a two-goal deficit to down Saint Anselm College by a 5-4 count for the second straight day on Sunday during Northeast-10 Conference play in Cairns Arena. The second-place Purple Knights exit the weekend one point short of […]

Women’s Hockey: Catamounts Rally For Tie With Crusaders

Courtesy Vermont Sports Information BURLINGTON — Lily Humphrey scored the tying goal with 56 seconds left in regulation as Vermont (9-13-7, 6-11-6 HEAW) and Holy Cross (3-20-5, 3-17-2 HEAW) skated to a 2-2 draw on Sunday at Gutterson Fieldhouse. The Catamounts rallied back from a two-goal deficit in the final seven minutes. COACH’S QUOTE “Credit […]

College Hoops: Vermont Men and Women Complete Sweep of Albany

Courtesy Vermont Sports Information Two Stories Below … ALBANY, NY. –– Anthony Lamb scored a season-high 33 points as Vermont (17-6, 7-1) beat conference rival UAlbany (12-11, 5-3) 86-75 on the road Saturday night. The Catamounts have finished the first half of conference play with a 7-1 record or better for the fourth consecutive season. […]