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After falling in three of the past four America East title games (2016, 2018, 2019) the Vermont Catamounts have finally gotten over the hump and are NCAA Tournament bound for the first time in program history, taking down UAlbany 15-10 to capture that first-ever conference title and NCAA Tournament berth.
Following a back-and-forth first half which saw the Catamounts take a narrow 8-7 lead after two goals from Thomas McConvey and Tommy Burke within the final 13 seconds of the half, Vermont stepped on the gas in the third quarter and din’t let up until the final buzzer sounded. The Catamounts put in three straight, including two from Liam Limoges, to start the third, extend their run to five, and take a 12-7 lead.
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For 29 minutes and 47 seconds, the America East final could not have been any closer. No. 2-seed Vermont and No. 4-seed UAlbany traded goals, the margin was never greater than one goal, and the score was tied at every increment between 1-1 and 7-7.
Thomas McConvey scored with 13 seconds remaining, then FOGO Tommy Burke punctuated his dominant first half (16-of 17, 12 groundballs) by winning to himself and scoring a goal with eight seconds remaining. The Catamounts stayed outside for halftime and parlayed that momentum into scoring the game’s next four goals, opening up a lead they’d be able to sit on for the last 20 minutes en route to a 15-10 victory to claim the America East championship.