WOMEN'S LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
Vermont (1-14, 0-5) wraps up the 2017 season on Saturday (April 29) as UMBC (10-5, 3-2) visits Burlington in the regular season finale. Action gets underway at 11 a.m. Single game tickets are available for purchase at
UVMathletics.com/Tickets or at the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on gameday. Free live video is available in HD at
AmericaEast.TV.
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SETTING THE SCENE
The Catamounts are seeking their fourth win the last five home finales.
Jenna Janes has established herself as one of the top scorers in league play. Janes has netted the sixth-most goals (11) and she has notched the ninth-most points per game (3.50).
Brynne Yarranton has solidified the third spot with 15 draw controls versus conference rivals. Fellow senior
Alison Bolt sits in a three-way tie for third with seven caused turnovers against America East teams. In goal,
Catherine Green has stopped 42.5% of attempted shots – the fourth-highest save percentage among conference goalies.
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SENIOR DAY
Before the game, UVM will honor the careers of seven seniors –
Alex Bernier, Bolt,
Meghan Cobb,
Meredith Moore, Rachel Smith,
Emma Tizard, and Yarranton with a Senior Day celebration.
CLASS OF 2017 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The Class of 2017 has won a total of 30 games in their careers, which is tied for the fourth-most by a graduating class. This unit helped set the program record with 12 wins in 2014 and set the school mark with four conference victories in 2015. These upperclassmen have tallied three All-Rookie selections, one All-Conference recipient, and a pair of berths into the America East Tournament.
LAST TIME OUT
After mounting a late comeback in the second half, the Catamounts could not overcome a seven-goal deficit earlier in the period and UVM suffered a 14-8 conference defeat at UMass Lowell last Sunday in the road finale. Janes recorded her fifth hat trick of the season and caused a pair of turnovers for the Catamounts. Bolt and Moore added two goals apiece and combined to win six draw controls. Yarranton netted a goal with two ground balls, two draw controls and caused a turnover.
Molly Little and Moore each handed out two assists.
Maddy Kuras stopped six shots in goal and Green saved one shot in a relief appearance.
SCOUTING UMBC
The Retrievers are looking to get back on track after their four-game winning streak was snapped against No. 4 Stony Brook last Saturday. In conference play, UMBC owns the second-highest scoring offense at 24.60 points per game (14.80 goals/9.80 assists) behind Stony Brook. Lauren McDonald leads the team with 52 goals and the sophomore has netted 29 goals in the last six games with three double hat tricks. In the overall scoring column, Sam Nolan ranks third in America East with 68 points on 40 goals and 28 assists. Sara Moeller is tied for fifth among the league's top distributors with 35 assists. Against league foes, goalie Ashley Peacock holds the third-lowest goals-against average at 11.90.
SERIES HISTORY
Vermont will be looking to even the all-time series as UMBC holds a slight 7-6 edge. The Catamounts have won the last two meetings and three out of the last four overall to close the gap. Since 2009, UVM and UMBC have been very competitive against one another as six of the outcomes have been determined by five goals or less.
2017 RALLY AWARDS
The 2017 Rally Awards presented by XFINITY are vastly approaching. The ceremony takes place on Tuesday, May 9 at 7:15 p.m. in the historic Flynn Theatre in downtown Burlington. The event is free and open to the public. The Rally Awards is an all-sports celebration highlighting the accomplishments of student-athletes at the University of Vermont.
The Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center is the presenting sponsor of the 2017 women's lacrosse season.
