JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Vermont suffered a 20-5 non-conference defeat to Jacksonville on Sunday afternoon in the second leg of its four-game road trip. The loss drops the Catamounts to 2-5, while the reigning Atlantic Sun champion Dolphins improve to 4-2. 

Megan Prescott led the way offensively with four goals and two other Dolphins recorded hat tricks in the win. Kristen Brunoforte picked up the win in net for JU, making four saves in 52 minutes of action. 

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Jacksonville scored the first seven goals of the game before Elise Koehl put the Catamounts on the board midway through the first half off a feed from Alex Bernier. The Dolphins answered with three straight tallies, including a pair from Alyssa Arnold.

Bailey Saneman converted a free position shot with 7:13 left in the opening half, but the Dolphins took a 14-2 cushion into the break. Maddy Kuras stopped five shots in the opening 30 minutes and finished the day with six saves. 

Koehl and Bernier collected unassisted goals less than eight minutes into the second stanza, and Courtney Cole scored on an 8-meter shot to cap the scoring. Koehl's second marker of the afternoon was her 20th of the season. 

Vermont moves on to the third leg of its road trip on Wednesday (March 14) with a 12 p.m. contest against the Stetson Hatters in DeLand, Florida.

45TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The women's lacrosse team will host a celebration of its 45th anniversary of being a varsity team on Saturday, March 24 as it participates in a lacrosse doubleheader hosting Binghamton University at Virtue Field. Alumnae are invited back to campus to celebrate the history of the program. Alumnae are asked to register at go.uvm.edu/wlax45. Please contact our Victory Club office at Victory.Club@uvm.edu or 802-656-0956 with questions or to update your contact information.