BURLINGTON, Vt. (Interstat) — Josie St. Martin scored in the opening minute of overtime to lift Minnesota-Duluth to a 3-2 victory over Vermont in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game Saturday at Gutterson Fieldhouse. The game drew an attendance of 670. St. Martin’s second goal of the game came at 61 minutes elapsed, with assists from Madi Burr and Kate Kosobud, and allowed the Bulldogs to complete a comeback victory. Minnesota-Duluth improved to 3-1. Vermont moved to 1-1. The Bulldogs’ win came in the first overtime meeting of the season between the teams.

Vermont opened the scoring in the first period when Natalie Zarcone scored at 12:22, with Sophia DeAnzeris and Rose-Marie Brochu assisting. Minnesota-Duluth answered at 17:47 in the first when St. Martin scored from Molly Cole. The Catamounts regained the lead in the third period at 42:52 on Hilary Wilkin’s goal, assisted by Zoe Charland and Linnea Misner. The Bulldogs tied it again at 46:46 when Caitlin Kraemer scored from Rae Mayer and Kosobud. Minnesota-Duluth then killed off a hooking penalty to Laini Gnetz at 49:08 before St. Martin won it in overtime.

Penalties were part of the game from the start. Vermont’s Linnea Misner was called for holding at 11:09 of the first period. Minnesota-Duluth’s Laini Gnetz received a tripping penalty at 12:06, and Vermont’s Josie Hemp was whistled for crosschecking at 19:59. In the second period, Minnesota-Duluth’s Kate Kosobud was sent off for holding at 23:56. Both teams had chances in the second period before the third-period flurry and overtime finish.

Kraemer, Minnesota-Duluth’s top star, finished with one goal and four shots on goal. A center from Waterloo, Canada, the 5-foot-9 Kraemer previously played for the Waterloo Ravens U22 Elite. St. Martin, a 5-foot-4 right wing who previously played at Stillwater Area High School, had two goals and four shots on goal. Goaltender Ève Gascon earned the win for the Bulldogs with 22 saves on 24 shots. The 5-foot-8 Gascon previously played for the Patriotes du Cegep de Saint-Laurent.

Zarcone, a 5-foot-5 left defenseman from Vermont who previously played at Northwood School, scored one goal and had three shots on goal. Burr, a 5-foot-7 center who previously played for the Stoney Creek Sabres, recorded one assist and three shots on goal. Mayer, a 5-foot-8 right wing who previously played for Bishop Kearney Selects, added one assist and three shots on goal. Wilkin, a 5-foot-8 left wing who previously played at Northwood School, scored one goal and had one shot on goal for the Catamounts.

Kosobud, a 5-foot-8 right defenseman who previously played at Moorhead High School, contributed two assists and two penalty minutes. Brochu, a 5-foot-8 center who previously played for Limoilou, had one assist for Vermont. Pauliina Salonen, a 5-foot-3 left wing who previously played for HIFK in Auroraliiga, recorded one shot on goal for Minnesota-Duluth. The Bulldogs’ victory came after Vermont had won the most recent meeting between the programs, a 3-0 Catamounts win.

Minnesota-Duluth had opened the season with a pair of home wins over Mercyhurst, 2-0 and 4-0, before falling at Vermont in the first game of the series. The Bulldogs next host St. Thomas for two games. Vermont, which had won its season opener against Minnesota-Duluth, next travels to Franklin Pierce for two games. Minnesota-Duluth’s upcoming schedule also includes games against Bemidji State, Minnesota and Ohio State. Vermont’s upcoming slate includes Cornell, Boston College and Northeastern.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Vermont 3, Minnesota-Duluth 2, while Interstat’s ELO system had projected Minnesota-Duluth with a 65.2 percent probability to win. The projections were made before the game.