WOMEN'S LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
Vermont (8-1, 1-0 AE) looks to continue its historic start on Saturday (Mar. 26) when it visits nationally-ranked Stony Brook (5-2, 0-0 AE) at Lavalle Stadium. The opening draw is set for 1 p.m., and can be seen live on ESPN+.
 
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SCOUTING THE SEAWOLVES
Stony Brook enters Saturday's matchup ranked No. 6 on the IWLCA National Poll, with wins in three-straight games. The Seawolves have registered two wins against ranked opponents this season, defeating No. 11 Florida 14-13 (Mar. 5) and No. 16 Johns Hopkins 16-5 (Mar. 13). Stony Brook was selected as unanimous favorites in the 2022 America East Preseason Poll, but were ruled ineligible for the league's playoffs. The Seawolves have the No. 4 scoring defense in the country, allowing only 8.29 goals per game. Stony Brook's offense is led by Ellie Masera, who has tallied 34 points (26 goals, 8 assists) through seven games this season. Masera ranks No. 14 in the country in goals per game (3.71), and No. 2 in America East.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont owns a 5-14 all-time record against Stony Brook. The Seawolves have won six-straight meetings with the Catamounts. UVM last beat Stony Brook on April 26, 2014 with an 8-7 overtime victory in Burlington. Jessica Roach scored the deciding marker with 3:21 left in overtime to defeat the 15^th-ranked Seawolves. Vermont suffered a 19-8 loss to Stony Brook last season at Virtue Field. Ava Vasile (2 goals, 2 assists) and Riley Halloran (1 goal, 3 assists) led the Catamounts in the contest.
 
SIX IN A ROW
The Catamounts won their sixth-straight game on Wednesday against Merrimack, matching the longest streak in program history. The program record was set in 1984.
 
8-1
The 2022 Catamounts are the first team in program history to open the season 8-1. Only three teams had ever been 7-2 to start the season – 1995, 2014 and 2019.
 
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.
 
LACROSSE ALUMNAE DAY – APR. 2, 2022
Join fellow alumna as Vermont Lacrosse hosts a double header on Saturday, April 2.  Men's Lacrosse will host UMBC at 12 p.m. and Women's Lacrosse will host the annual Vanessa Cox #23 Memorial Game against UAlbany at 3:30 p.m.  Our 2020 and 2021 classes will be honored at halftime and alumnae are invited to attend our postgame team gathering. Please register at go.uvm.edu/wlaxalum and e-mail Victory.Club@uvm.edu with any questions or to update your registration.