WOMEN'S LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
Vermont (7-5) will wrap up non-conference play against 13th-ranked Dartmouth (8-4) on Tuesday afternoon. The opening draw is set for 4 p.m. Fans 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.
 
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MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY
Tuesday's non-conference finale is Military Appreciation Day presented by Milton Cat. Military members and their families will receive free admission into the game with the presentation of a government-issued ID at the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office.
 
FROM ONE SIDELINE TO THE OTHER
UVM assistant coach Jessica Drummond came to Burlington after three seasons as an assistant coach at Dartmouth. With the Big Green, she was the lead defensive coach and was responsible for recruiting. Drummond also organized all team travel and logistics.
 
NON-CONFERENCE RECAP
The Catamounts are 6-1 against non-conference opponents this season with a +42.0 scoring margin. Elise Koehl has registered 27 points, including 23 goals, during the non-league slate. With the exception of the season opener, the senior has recorded a hat trick in each non-conference contest. Jenna Janes has enjoyed similar success with 26 points on 18 goals and eight assists. She set a career high with a seven-point effort at ECU on March 10, which she matched at UMass Lowell on Saturday.
 
CATS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
Dartmouth is the second nationally-ranked foe to visit Virtue Field in the last two weeks. Vermont has reached the win column three times against ranked opponents. UVM knocked off No. 14 New Hampshire 9-8 on April 9, 2008. In a triple-overtime thriller, the Catamounts took down 15th-ranked Dartmouth 16-15 on March 27, 2013. The Green and Gold also beat No. 15 Stony Brook 8-7 in overtime on April 26, 2014.
 
SCOUTING DARTMOUTH
The Big Green, ranked No. 13 in this week's Inside Lacrosse weekly poll, are one of the top scoring teams in the country. Dartmouth has scored 23.08 points per game for the 11th-best average in Division I. The Big Green also have the second-highest clearing percentage (.933) and have won the fifth-most draw controls per game (17.42) in the nation. Kellen D'Alleva paces the team with 50 points on 16 goals and 34 assists. D'Alleva's assist total sits second in the Ivy League and No. 12 nationally. Kierra Sweeney follows with 48 points on 38 goals and 10 assists. The senior has torn up the non-conference competition with 28 points including 22 goals. Kiera Vrindten has earned the starting nod in goal nine times. Vrindten has posted a 12.71 goals-against average (GAA) and stopped 75 shots on the year.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Cats and Big Green will close the books on non-conference play for the second year in a row. The Green and Gold have won three out of the last four meetings, but trail their twin state rival 22-6-1. Dartmouth will come into Tuesday's game nationally ranked for the seventh time in the last eight head-to-head contests.