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FINAL SCORE: Vermont 5, Boston College 1
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. –The University of Vermont used three power-play goals in the second period to defeat Boston College 5-1 in women’s hockey action on Saturday afternoon. The win gives the Catamounts their first win in Hockey East for the 2009-10 season.

Freshman Emily Walsh (Suffield, Conn.) scored the first of her two goals in the game four minutes into the second period to give UVM a 1-0 lead. Fellow freshman Maggie Walsh (Bloomfield, Conn.) recorded her third assist of the season during the play.

The Walsh’s connected again for Emily Walsh’s second goal of the game six minutes into the third period.

Sophomore Kailey Nash (Middletown, R.I.) scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season at the 11:28 mark in the second period off a Chelsea Furlani (Colchester, Vt.) assist. Nash beat Boston College goalie Corinne Boyles for her fifth power-play goal of the season.

Furlani was able to extend the lead to 3-0 with less than two and a half minutes remaining in the second period when she used a Nash pass to find the back of the net. Freshman Erin Wente (Scottsdale, Ariz.) notched her first career goal eight minutes into the third period.

For the fourth consecutive game the Catamounts did not allow a power-play goal. UVM has killed 20 consecutive power play opportunities. The Catamounts were 4-for-11 on power plays in Saturday’s win.

UVM improves to 5-5-0 overall and 1-3-0 in Hockey East, while the Eagles drop to 3-3-4 overall and 2-2-0 in the league.

Vermont will stay in Boston to battle Hockey East foe Boston University on Wednesday, November 11 at 7 p.m.