GET ONE STEP CLOSER TO RETURNING TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. WELCOME TO THE NBC5 SPORTS DESK.. I'M JACK MAIN. THE CATAMOUNTS CAUGHT A HOT ONE IN THE FINAL THREE WEEKS OF THE REGULAR SEASON.. RIDING A THREE GAME WIN STREAK.. VERMONT SLIDES INTO THE SECOND SEED... TO FACE U-M-B-C WITH A TRIP TO THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE VERMONT LOOKING TO AVENGE LAST SEASONS DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE SEMIS 1. EARLY ALL U-M- B-C... THREE GOALS TO OPEN AN EARLY LEAD.... JORDAN GALLOWAY WITH THAT SCORE (2 goals) 2. SECOND QUARTER... CHARLIE POPE FINDS TRISTAN WHITTAKER... 5-4 UMBC 3. THEN POPE FINDS MAX FRATTAROLI..... TIED AT 5-5 AT HALF 4. THIRD QUARTER.. RETRIEVERS RELENTLESS... 17 SHOTS IN THE THIRD QUARTER ALONE BUT GEORGE EGAN HAD A DAY WITH 15 SAVES 4. STILL THIRD... NICK GUTIERREZ FINDS ALLEN HOCKENBERRY FOR THE DUNK... 8- 6 UMBC 5. SAME SCORE LATE FOURTH.... ANOTHER EGAN SAVE... UMBC BOIG HIT NEGATING A WOULD BE MAN UP FOR THE RETRIEVERS. 6. 16 SECOND LATER.... WHITTAKER TIES IT 7. THEN ITS FRATTAROLI WITH THE GAME WINNER TWO GOALS IN 14 SECONDS WINS IT 10-8 FOR VERMONT... N-B-C FIVES NOAH CIERZAN HAS THE REPORT FROM A WILD ENDING it's been a roller coaster ride of the season for the University of Vermont men's lacrosse team and Catamounts fans who made the trip to Albany on Thursday saw that on full display, even down three goals early down late in the fourth quarter. But the catapults did what they've done all season long, got well and claw their way back into things, scoring two goals in the span of 14 seconds to help lift Vermont over UMBC and advance to Saturday's America East Championship. <CHRIS FEIFS/VERMONT HEAD COACH, "IT'S A CREDIT TO GEORGE, YOU KNOW, PLAYING TO THE WHISTLE ON THAT PLAY AND SCOOPING THROUGH A GROUND BALL TO DRAW THAT PENALTY. YOU KNOW, IF HE DOESN'T FINISH THAT PLAY, WE DON'T DRAW THAT PENALTY. AND I THINK THE FIVE ON FIVE SCENARIO IS WHAT REALLY OPENED IT UP FOR OUR OFFENSE AND GAVE TRISTAN THE CONFIDENCE TO SCORE THAT GOAL."> <GEORGE EGAN/15 SAVES AGAINST UMBC, "KNEW THAT ANY GOAL THEY SCORED WOULD BE VITAL TO THE WIN, SO I WOULD BRING THE DEFENSE IN. WE WERE ALL TALKING SAYING, YOU KNOW, ONE MORE STOP, ONE MORE STOP. AND EVERY TIME WE MADE A SAVE STOP IT, JUST GIVEN OUR OFFENSE, YOU SAID, LUCKILY THEY WERE ABLE TO CANCEL AND GET THE WIN."> Vermont starting goalkeeper George Egan had another massive game America's goalkeeper of the year had 15 saves that amounts know they're going to need another performance like that in Saturday's championship face off scheduled for 3 p.m. For now in Albany I'm Noah Cierzan. NBC5. (áááJACKááá) VERMONT WILL FACE ALBANY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND.. THE GREAT DANES DEFEATING MERRIMACK 18-7.. ALBANY W