FINAL SCORE: New Hampshire 20, Vermont 14
BURLINGTON, Vt. – UVM women's lacrosse was dealt a 20-14 setback by twin state rival New Hampshire in the regular season home finale on Saturday afternoon. The defeat evens Vermont's overall record to 7-7 and drops its conference record to 1-5. UNH moves to 10-5 on the season and 5-1 in the conference standings.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jenna Janes opened the scoring for the Cats 1:49 into the game, but UNH's Mickenzie Larivee (5 goals, 2 assists) answered minutes later. The Wildcats tallied five straight goals, including four from Larivee.
• Jenny Caoili and Taylor Mullen recorded goals later in the first half as the Catamounts trailed the Wildcats 11-3 at the break.
• The Catamounts started the second half with a sense of urgency. Caoili began the scoring spree with a goal in the first minute of play, then Elise Koehl and Maris Large buried goals within 24 seconds of each other.
• The twin state rivals traded scores for an eight-minute stretch as UNH held a 16-9 lead at the midway point of the second half.
• The Green and Gold sparked a comeback and clawed back into the game. Alex Vignona found Dani Paterno in the midst of a defensive cluster, who lined a shot into the bottom left corner of the net. Janes kept the ball rolling with an unassisted goal a minute later then Caoili and Janes teamed up under the 12-minute mark. Janes sent a pass to a defended Caoili, but the senior snagged the pass with her stick and finished the scoring chance. Paterno capped off the run with her second goal of the afternoon with 10:47 left to play.
• UNH countered with a run of its own and put the game out of reach with four goals in the final seven minutes of action.

GAME NOTES

• Janes guided the Catamounts with a six-point performance. The Baltimore, Maryland native scored four goals, her seventh hat trick of the season, and handed out two assists. She also hauled in three ground balls and caused two turnovers.
• Grace Giancola followed with a career-high four assists and won eight draw controls.
• Large and Caoili added individual hat tricks with three goals apiece.
• Maddy Kuras registered 11 saves in net.
• Before the game, UVM 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.

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will conclude the regular season at Binghamton next Saturday (April 27). The opening draw is set for 12 p.m.