FINAL SCORE: UMass Lowell 19, Vermont 18
LOWELL, Mass. – The UVM women's lacrosse team nearly erased a four-goal deficit in the last five minutes of the game, but suffered a 19-18 setback at UMass Lowell in America East action on Saturday afternoon. The Catamounts drop to 7-5 overall and 1-4 in the league standings. The River Hawks improve to 4-10 and match UVM at 1-4 in conference play.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Janes scored the first goal of the contest in the opening minute on a free position opportunity.
• The River Hawks answered with a five-goal run but Elise Koehl broke the streak at the 20:38 mark. The Catamounts kept the pressure on and drew within 7-5 after Grace Giancola, Janes, and Jenny Caoili found the back of the net.
• UML cashed in a free position chance but UVM countered with three unanswered goals and tied the game at 8-8 with six minutes left in the half. Janes set up a pair of scoring chances for Koehl and Maris Large, then MacKenzie Bolt netted the equalizer to cap off the surge.
• In the final 5:20 of the period, the conference foes traded scores and went into halftime knotted up at 10-10.
• The River Hawks built a 15-11 lead less than 10 minutes into the second half, but Koehl and Caoili countered with goals of their own and cut the margin to 15-13.  
• Facing a 19-15 deficit with 5:40 left to play, Vermont mounted a furious comeback. Large added her second goal of the afternoon 15 seconds later then Bolt netted a woman-down goal with three minutes remaining on the clock. Near the two-minute mark, Bolt lofted a pass over the defense and Dani Paterno lined a shot into the back of the net to trim the margin to 19-18.
• In the last minute, UVM forced a turnover and marched down field with a chance to tie the game. Janes tossed a pass to an open Large in front of the net but the pass sailed too high. Following a timeout, the River Hawks preserved their one-goal lead by running out the clock.  

GAME NOTES

• Janes matched her career high with seven points to lead all scorers. The senior recorded a hat trick and dished out four assists.  
• Bolt notched a career-best six points with her first ever four-goal effort and handed out two assists. The sophomore also won six draw controls.
• Elise Koehl added a hat trick of her own, her ninth of the season, and registered an assist.
• The Cats had eight players reach the scoring column, including two goals apiece from Taylor Mullen, Caoili, and Large.
• Goalie Maddy Kuras made four saves between the pipes.
• Saturday was the fifth all-time meeting between the programs as UVM holds a 3-2 edge over UML.

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont hosts regional rival and 24th-ranked Dartmouth in the non-conference finale on Tuesday (April 16). The opening draw is set for 4 p.m. The game is also Military Appreciation Day presented by Milton Cat. Military members and their family will receive free tickets to the game. The general public can purchase tickets at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or at the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on gameday. All of the action can be seen on AmericaEast.TV.