BURLINGTON, Vt. – Pleun Haantjes netted the first goal of her career in the 21st minute to tie the game at 1-1, but the Minutewomen (2-2) scored a pair of unanswered goals to take a 3-1 final over Vermont (0-3) at Moulton Winder Field Sunday.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"It was an exciting match today," head coach Kate Pfeifer said. "UMass plays fast restarts, and I thought our team did a good job of managing that speed and creating some dangerous opportunities of our own. We need to continue to work on connecting and finishing in the circle, but I'm proud of the effort our players showed today against a strong team."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Antonet Louw scored her fifth goal of the season to break a scoreless deadlock in the 18th minute. Louw fired a high shot into the back of the net off a penalty corner. Bailey McNamara and Lucy Cooper picked up assists on the play.
• Haantjes responded just minutes later off Vermont's first penalty corner of the afternoon. She ripped a rebound past UMass goalie Johanna van dem Borne for the equalizer.
• Clare Sheahan made a great defensive play and broke up a 2-on-1 late in the first half to keep the score even at 1-1.
• UMass regained the lead 12 minutes into the second half off of a goal from Georgie McTear.
• Louw added her second of the game in the final minutes off an assist from McTear.

UP NEXT

• Vermont travels to Dartmouth next Friday (Sept. 7) to take on the Big Green. The match is slated to begin at 4 p.m. in Hanover.