2008 Woodie Awards
Catch up with the Cats
While the University was busy relaxing and ringing in the new year, Catamount athletes had plenty to do
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Issue date: 1/23/07 Section: Sports
Men's Hockey
The 14th ranked UVM Men's Ice Hockey team fought through a myriad of blowouts, tough losses and a tie to run their overall season record to 12-8-2 (7-4-2 Hockey East).
The Cats opened the break on Dec. 16 by bulldozing over St. Lawrence 4-0. Junior Torrey Mitchell's first period shorthanded goal proved to be the game winner as goaltender Joe Fallon's 31 saves blanked the Saints for his 14th career shutout.
On Dec. 29, the host Cats opened the Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup with a 3-0 plastering of Rensselaer in front of the Gut's 46th consecutive sellout crowd. Sophomore Corey Carlson picked up a pair of power play goals in support of Fallon's 21 stops.
Despite Fallon's superb goaltending, earning Hockey East Player of the Week honors
on 12/18, the Cats fell to #6 St. Cloud State 4-2 in the Catamount Cup final on Dec. 30. Carlson and sophomore Peter Lenes scored the lone Catamount goals.
The Cats opened 2007 with a thud, falling to #4 UNH 7-1 on Jan. 5. Freshman Colin Vock scored for UVM. In the rematch, UNH edged the Cats again, 2-1 on Jan. 6. Fallon finished with 25 saves as Vock recorded his second goal in two games.
UVM wrapped up the break with a pair of contests against Northeastern. On Jan. 12, the Cats battled the Huskies to a 2-2 draw. Sophomore Dean Strong and freshman Viktor Stalberg scored for the Cats as Fallon made 12 stops. On Jan. 13, the Cats shutout the Huskies 3-0. Mitchell netted a pair of goals in support of Fallon's school record 16th career shutout.
-JOSH APPELBAUM
Women's Basketball
Vermont's women's basketball team went an impressive 7-1 over the winter break, before losing their first conference game Wednesday to Albany 62-59. UVM now stands at 13-4 overall and 3-1 in America East placing them in a tie for second with Hartford.
UVM piled up wins against Manhattan, Kent State, Northeastern, Sienna, Boston University, Hartford and Maine. Their lone loss came to South Florida in the opening round of the Hawk Classic at St. Joseph's University on Dec. 28.
The 14th ranked UVM Men's Ice Hockey team fought through a myriad of blowouts, tough losses and a tie to run their overall season record to 12-8-2 (7-4-2 Hockey East).
The Cats opened the break on Dec. 16 by bulldozing over St. Lawrence 4-0. Junior Torrey Mitchell's first period shorthanded goal proved to be the game winner as goaltender Joe Fallon's 31 saves blanked the Saints for his 14th career shutout.
On Dec. 29, the host Cats opened the Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup with a 3-0 plastering of Rensselaer in front of the Gut's 46th consecutive sellout crowd. Sophomore Corey Carlson picked up a pair of power play goals in support of Fallon's 21 stops.
Despite Fallon's superb goaltending, earning Hockey East Player of the Week honors
on 12/18, the Cats fell to #6 St. Cloud State 4-2 in the Catamount Cup final on Dec. 30. Carlson and sophomore Peter Lenes scored the lone Catamount goals.
The Cats opened 2007 with a thud, falling to #4 UNH 7-1 on Jan. 5. Freshman Colin Vock scored for UVM. In the rematch, UNH edged the Cats again, 2-1 on Jan. 6. Fallon finished with 25 saves as Vock recorded his second goal in two games.
UVM wrapped up the break with a pair of contests against Northeastern. On Jan. 12, the Cats battled the Huskies to a 2-2 draw. Sophomore Dean Strong and freshman Viktor Stalberg scored for the Cats as Fallon made 12 stops. On Jan. 13, the Cats shutout the Huskies 3-0. Mitchell netted a pair of goals in support of Fallon's school record 16th career shutout.
-JOSH APPELBAUM
Women's Basketball
Vermont's women's basketball team went an impressive 7-1 over the winter break, before losing their first conference game Wednesday to Albany 62-59. UVM now stands at 13-4 overall and 3-1 in America East placing them in a tie for second with Hartford.
UVM piled up wins against Manhattan, Kent State, Northeastern, Sienna, Boston University, Hartford and Maine. Their lone loss came to South Florida in the opening round of the Hawk Classic at St. Joseph's University on Dec. 28.
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