FINAL SCORE: UMBC 11, Vermont 8
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Three straight goals sparked a late comeback bid for Vermont (4-5, 4-3 AE) that ultimately fell short as UMBC (5-4, 4-3 AE) took an 11-8 victory on Saturday at Virtue Field.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Retrievers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 5:29 with goals from Dymin Gerow and Megan Halczuk. Maris Large answered for the Catamounts less than a minute later, but UMBC responded with Gerow's second tally of the game.
- Ava Vasile pulled Vermont to within a goal before the midway point of the opening half with her 24th marker of the season, but the Retrievers closed out the first half with a 4-2 run in the final 14:15 to take a 7-4 lead into the break.
- Vasile added her second tally of the game 6:07 into the second half to bring the Catamounts back to within two. Olivia Docal answered for UMBC with a goal that sparked a stretch of three straight for a 10-5 lead with 17:38 left in the game.
- Vermont's comeback bid began with 17:27 left as Taylor Mullen struck quickly after UMBC's 10th goal. MacKenzie Bolt added a goal 1:55 later and Dani Paterno pulled the Catamounts to within two with 2:07 left in regulation.
- Gerow netted her fifth goal of the game in the final minute for a late insurance marker to hold off the Catamounts.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Paterno had a team-high three points, which included a pair of assists.
- Vasile and Large led the UVM goal scorers with two goals each. Vasile also posted a team-high nine shots and six shots on goal.
- Grace Giancola also had a pair of points with one goal and one assist. The redshirt junior wore No. 23 today in honor of Vanessa Cox '05.
- Sophie McLaughlin stopped 11 shots in goal for the Catamounts.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont returns to action on Saturday (Apr. 24) at New Hampshire for the final road game of the regular season. The opening draw is scheduled for 6 p.m.
