WOMEN'S LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
Vermont (8-3, 1-2 AE) squares up against conference foe UMBC (7-5, 1-1 AE) on Military Appreciation Day, presented by Milton CAT, Saturday (Apr. 9) at Virtue Field. The opening draw is slated for 12 p.m. and will broadcast live on AmericaEast.TV with Brian McLaughlin on the call. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or by visiting the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on gameday.
 
RELATED LINKS
Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
 
MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY
Saturday is Military Appreciation Day presented by Milton Cat. Please consider showing your support by donating to the Josh Pallotta Fund at Joshpallottafund.org. Donations directly support veterans in our local community.
 
SPREAD RESPECT GAME
America East's Spread Respect initiative raises awareness to ensure equality and safety for all student-athletes, coaches and fans without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
 
SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS
UMBC enters Saturday's contest after suffering a 20-14 loss to Binghamton on Wednesday (Apr. 6) at home. The Retrievers have earned wins in three of their last five games, including their lone conference victory over UMass Lowell (W, 12-11) on Apr. 2. UMBC owns the top scoring offense in the league, averaging 14.82 goals per game. Claire Bockstie leads America East in scoring, averaging 4.00 goals per game, which ranks seventh in the country. Teammate Dymin Gerow has 3.36 goals per game, which is third in the league. The Retrievers also have the top save percentage (.524) in the conference, which ranks fifth nationally. Goalkeeper Lexi Roberts has a league-best .509 save percentage.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont is 6-11 all-time against UMBC with a 4-5 mark in Burlington. The Catamounts and Retrievers had matching 6-6 records in league play a season ago – Vermont won the tiebreaker and secured the No. 3 seed in the America East Playoffs. UVM suffered an 11-8 loss to UMBC at Virtue Field last season. Dani Paterno led the Catamounts with three points (1 goal, 2 assists) against the Retrievers. Ava Vasile and Maris Large notched two goals. Then-junior Sophie McLaughlin registered 11 saves in goal for Vermont.
 
CAUSING TURNOVERS
Vermont remains No. 1 in the nation in caused turnovers per game (14.27) through 11 games this season. Carolyn Carrera leads the Catamounts with 3.18 caused turnovers per game, which also leads the country. UVM's highest single-game caused turnover total is 22, registered twice against Manhattan (Mar. 14) and Merrimack (Mar. 23). Carrera's career-high seven caused turnovers against Manhattan on Mar. 14 is the highest single-game total in the country this season.
 
MORE CC STATS
Carolyn Carrera's caused turnover average isn't her only stat that leads the country. The senior averages a nation-best 4.09 ground balls per game – 0.49 ground balls higher than the second-best mark. Carrera's career-high nine ground balls against Manhattan on Mar. 14 is the third-highest single-game total in the country this season.