Bach’s 36 Saves Lead Vermont Past Minnesota-Duluth

BURLINGTON, Vt. (Interstat) — Tara Bach made 36 saves, and Vermont scored in every period to beat visiting Minnesota-Duluth 3-0 in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game Friday at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Morgann Skoda opened the scoring in the first period at 6:23. Stella Retrum scored at 36:31 in the second, assisted by Linnea Misner and Kaylee Lewis. Lewis added a third-period goal at 57:36, with Retrum and Misner assisting. Bach was Vermont’s top star and earned the win. Retrum finished with one goal, one assist and four shots. Misner had two assists and four shots. Lewis had one goal, one assist, two shots, two penalty minutes and one hit. Skoda had one goal, two shots and two penalty minutes. Minnesota-Duluth’s Caitlin Kraemer recorded nine shots. Lauren O’Hara had five shots for Vermont, while Madi Burr had four for the Bulldogs. Rose-Marie Brochu had one shot for Vermont, and Zoe Charland had two. The Catamounts improved to 1-0, and Minnesota-Duluth fell to 2-1. Attendance was 1,811.