WOMEN'S LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
Vermont (1-1) will visit Marist (1-0) on the final stop of a two-game road trip in New York on Saturday (Feb. 24). The opening draw is set for 12 p.m. Free video and live stats will be available by clicking the links below.
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LAST TIME OUT
Vermont outscored St. Bonaventure 8-0 in the second half and rolled to an 18-10 victory on Tuesday afternoon.
Jenna Janes had a big day with five goals and she was a perfect 3-for-3 in free-position attempts. The junior also won three draw controls and caused a turnover.
Elise Koehl matched Janes with five points on four goals and recorded an assist.
Elena McWright added four points with a hat trick and one assist.
MacKenzie Bolt followed with four points as well after netting a pair of goals and handing out two assists.
Maddy Kuras picked up her first win of the season in goal after making eight saves.
FEEL THE BERN
Alex Bernier has cracked the top-10 on UVM's all-time assists list with 40 assists. She has moved into a ninth-place tie with Vanessa Cox. She holds the third-best season in school history after handing out 26 assists as a junior.
AMERICA EAST LEADER
Janes leads all America East scorers with nine goals this season. The junior is also tied for third in the conference with 10 points and 14 total shots.
STOP RIGHT THERE!
Kuras has made 20 saves on the year, two more than any other America East goalie. Stony Brook's Anna Tesoriero follows in second place with 18 saves. Kuras also sits fifth among her conference peers with a .488 save percentage.
SCOUTING MARIST
The Red Foxes opened the 2018 season with a 14-11 win at Army last Saturday and collected a pair of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) weekly awards. Sophomore Samantha Mehalick was named Offensive Player of the Week after netting a career-high six goals against the Black Knights. Freshman Delaney Galvin earned Defensive Player of the Week honors after making 14 saves in her first career start. Prior to the season opener, Marist had high expectations coming into season after getting picked to finish third in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. Hailey Wagner was one of three midfielders named to the MAAC Preseason All-Conference Team. In the victory at West Point, Wagner scored a goal and handed out two assists.
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Catamounts hold a 6-4 edge over the Red Foxes in the all-time series, but UVM will be looking to end a three-game skid. Despite the setbacks in the last three meetings, the Cats have only lost by a combined six goals. Prior to 2015, UVM had won six of the first seven contests. Last year, the Red Foxes outlasted the Green and Gold 13-9 in Burlington.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will return to Catamount Country to host Siena on Wednesday (Feb. 28). The opening draw is set for 2 p.m. Single game tickets are available for purchase at
UVMathletics.com/Tickets or at the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on gameday. Free live video will be available in HD on
AmericaEast.TV.