WOMEN'S LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
Vermont (7-1, 1-0 AE) looks to extend its winning streak to a program-best six games when it hosts Merrimack (0-5, 0-0 NEC) on Wednesday (Mar. 23) at Virtue Field. The opening draw is set for 3:30 p.m. and can be seen live on AmericaEast.TV. Wednesday's game is a make-up date for the matchup that was originally scheduled for Feb. 20. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets.
 
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SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
Merrimack is in search of its first win of the season, after nearly earning a victory on Sunday (Mar. 20) against Marist. The Warriors suffered a 16-15 loss to the Red Foxes, powered by five goals from Meghan Dzialo. Dzialo leads the MC attack with 17 points (16 goals, 1 assist) through five games this season. The leading scorer for the Warriors a season ago, Dzialo currently ranks No. 3 in the Northeast Conference in goals per game (3.20). Hayley Kowalczyk has been the starting goalkeeper in all five games, posting a .398 save percentage and 14.46 goals against average.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Wednesday's game will be the second head-to-head matchup between Merrimack and Vermont. The first time they faced each other was two years prior, during the shortened 2020 season. The Catamounts ended with a 19-11 victory at Merrimack. Maris Large tallied six points (4 goals, 2 assists), Taylor Mullen led the team in assists (4), and Sophie McLaughlin record six saves in goal for Vermont.
 
MAKE IT SIX
The Catamounts are looking for their sixth-straight win on Wednesday afternoon, which would match the program record set in 1984. UVM's current five-game winning streak is tied for the longest under head coach Sarah Dalton Graddock – the Cats also won five-straight games in 2019.
 
7-1
The 2022 Catamounts are only the third team in program history to open the season 7-1. Vermont last won seven of its first eight games in 2019. This year's team can become the first in program history to reach 8-1 with a victory on Wednesday.
 
CARRERA'S THIRD AWARD
UVM senior Carolyn Carrera was named America East Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season on Monday (Mar. 21). Carrera recorded 14 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers in Vermont's two victories against Manhattan and UMass Lowell a week ago. The defender had a career-high nine ground balls and seven caused turnovers against Manhattan – her seven caused turnovers are the highest single-game total in Division I this season.
 
MULLEN'S OFFENSE
Taylor Mullen tallied 12 points (9 goals, 3 assists) in Vermont's 2-0 week against Manhattan and UMass Lowell. The senior registered a career-high seven points on four goals and three assists as the Catamounts defeated Manhattan 16-11 at Virtue Field on Monday (Mar. 14). Mullen added a career-high five goals in the conference opener at UMass Lowell on Saturday (Mar. 19).