HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Vermont field hockey team flipped the double-overtime script on Sunday winning a dramatic 2-1 contest over Colgate in non-conference field hockey action.
 
Vermont bounced back from Friday's double-OT loss to improve to 9-2 overall. Meanwhile, Colgate slips to 2-10.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE

"This group has something very special," head coach Kate Pfeifer said. "We didn't come out with the energy I hoped today, but good days and bad, they play with a belief in each other that you don't always see in teams. We'll recharge and get back to work particularly on our finishing skills this week."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Reggie Hillery nearly got the Cats on the board with a backhand shot that found the back of the cage but it was ruled to be an illegal shot so the goal was taken off the board.
• Julia Jamesley staked Colgate to a first-half lead after a UVM turnover in the circle. She slotted a loose ball just inside the left post for her second of the season.
• UVM tied the game on a quick counterattack with five minutes left in the third quarter. Alina Gerke found Hillery at the top of the circle and her shot was deflected in by Maddie Moran.
• Sophia Lefranc got a great chance five minutes into the first overtime but blasted a backhand shot just high of the Raider net.
• The Catamounts applied consistent pressure throughout the overtime periods and it finally paid off with just under five minutes remaining in double-overtime. Gerke corralled a rebound off her own shot outside of the circle, made three Colgate defenders miss and flicked a clinical forehand to the back of the cage to win it for Vermont. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• This is the 11^th time in 25 all-time meetings that the matchup has gone to overtime.
• UVM is now 3-1 in games that have gone to overtime this season.
• Gerke peppered the cage with four shots on a goal and nine total shots.
• Sierra Espeland earned the win in cage making three saves.
• With today's win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to COTS, the Committee on Temporary Shelter, as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. Since the campaigns inauguration in 2017, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has donated over $72,000 to local non-profits.

UP NEXT
 
The Cats return home next weekend for just a single game – a huge league matchup against UMass Lowell on Friday afternoon. All the action against the River Hawks begins at 2 p.m. on AmericaEast.TV.