FINAL SCORE: William & Mary 3, Vermont 1
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary (3-4, 0-0 CAA) tallied a pair of third quarter goals to pull ahead of Vermont (4-5, 0-0 AE) and take a 3-1 home victory over the Catamounts Sunday morning at Busch Field.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"It was great to open the scoring today, and we created a few other solid chances," head coach Kate Pfeifer said. "We needed to connect more through the midfield and make better decisions, especially as the game went on. We lost steam in the second half and William & Mary moved the ball very well, which made things difficult."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Claudia Cotter carried the ball towards the end line in the 22nd minute and fired a pass to Sydney Melfi in the circle for the tap-in goal and 1-0 lead.
• The Tribe responded quickly as Lily Saunders tied the game at 1-1 in the 25th minute.
• Cara Menges gave the Tribe a 2-1 lead with an unassisted goal in the 39th minute. William & Mary's Melanie Strik doubled the lead three minutes later on the Tribe's second penalty corner of the game.
• Vermont goalie and Stafford, Virginia native Sierra Espeland finished the game with six saves.

GAME NOTES

• The Tribe finished the game with a 25-9 advantage in shots and a 9-3 advantage in shots on goal. William & Mary also held a 4-2 advantage in penalty corners.

UP NEXT
Vermont opens America East conference play next Friday (Oct. 4) as the UAlbany Great Danes (6-3, 0-0 AE) visit Moulton Winder Field. The match is slated to begin at 4 p.m. and will stream on CatamounTV.