WOMEN'S LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
Vermont will welcome twin state rival New Hampshire in the regular season home finale on Saturday (April 20). The opening draw is set for 3:30 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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SENIOR DAY PRESENTED BY THE UVM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Before Saturday's game, UVM will honor its 10 seniors with a Senior Day ceremony presented by the UVM Alumni Association. The Class of 2019 includes
Jenny Caoili,
Catherine Green,
Elise Koehl,
Maddy Kuras,
Jenna Janes,
Micaela O'Mara,
Katie Remien,
Missy Riccio,
Alex Vignona, and
Charity Warner.
RALLY AROUND MENTAL HEALTH
Saturday is also Vermont's annual Rally Around Mental Health (RAMH) game. Fans are encouraged to visit Stop by the RAMH table on the Virtue Field concourse for free giveaways and more information on Rally Around Mental Health. To donate & support our department's mental health initiatives, visit
go.uvm.edu/umy2q.
CLASS OF 2019'S PRODUCTION
The Class of 2019 has accounted for 61.8% of Vermont's offensive production this season. The seniors have registered 157 of the team's 254 points. Janes paces the team with 46 points on 32 goals and 14 assists. Koehl trails in a close second with 45 points on 39 goals and six assists.
MAJOR DISTRIBUTION
Vignona has accrued 34 assists in her final campaign and stands seven assists away from tying Samantha Stern for the single-season assists record, set back in 2012. Vignona ranks No. 16 nationally in total assists this year and she is one assist shy of cracking the program's career top-10 list.
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION
O'Mara and
Lexi Gordon will face former high school teammate and current UNH freshman Rachel Spaulding. The trio graduated from Queensbury High School in Queensbury, New York. The tandem guided the Spartans to a New York Section II Finals appearance in 2015.
SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Wildcats are currently tied with UAlbany for the No. 2 spot in the league standings with a 4-1 conference record and can clinch a playoff berth with one more victory. In America East play, UNH has the third-highest scoring offense. New Hampshire has posted 89 points, one ahead of Vermont, against league foes. Rylee Leonard guides the Wildcats with 46 points on 28 goals and 18 assists. She is coming off a career-high seven-point performance (4 goals, 3 assists) against UMBC last Saturday. Devan Miller leads the team with 31 goals this season, the eighth-most by an America East player, and has scored at least two goals in three out of her last four games. Issy Torres has started each game in goal and owns a 10.41 goals-against average – the third-lowest in the league.
INSIDE THE SERIES
The twin state rivalry is the longest standing rivalry in school history. The programs have met on an annual basis since 1983. The Catamounts will try to snap a three-game skid against the Wildcats. UVM has beat UNH eight times and has won three out of the last four meetings in Burlington. Prior to the last three meetings, Vermont had won five games in a row against its twin state rival. The series has seen some competitive matches of late as four out of the last five contests have been decided by three goals or less.
