DEDHAM, Mass. – The Vermont field hockey team stretched its win streak to eight games with a 2-0 shutout of former America East foe Northeastern Sunday afternoon.
 
Vermont improves to 8-1 with the victory while NU falls to 1-7.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE

"Before the match we talked about finishing in both circles and it feels good to earn this shutout with solid team defense and to finish on a rebound and a set piece," head coach Kate Pfeifer said. "It was also great to see our passing game return and develop even more today."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams played a scoreless first quarter with Sierra Espeland making one save and Lauren Schellhamer recording Vermont's lone shot of the opening 15 minutes.
• UVM got on the board late in the first half thanks to Mora Fernandez de Oliveira's second of the season. After an Alina Gerke baseline drive, Sophia Lefranc's shot generated a rebound right to the first-year from Argentina who buried her chance.
• Eileen King had the best chance for the Cats in the third but her turnaround shot went just wide of the NU cage.
• The Catamount defense was stout in the fourth surrendering neither a penalty corner nor a single shot.
• Sophia Drees provided the finishing touches on the afternoon with her fifth goal of the season – a deflected drag-flick off a penalty corner with 13 seconds to play. Gerke got credit for the assist.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Catamounts extended their program-best winning streak to eight games.
• UVM is now tied with North Carolina for the longest active win streak in the country.
• This is Vermont's first ever victory over Northeastern in the state of Massachusetts and second overall against the Huskies in the last three meetings.
• Drees now has a team-best 19 points this season.
• Espeland now has 11 career shutouts which ties her with Holy Colberg '03 for third all-time.
• 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
 
Vermont head back out on the road for a pair of games next weekend starting first with a key league matchup against UAlbany on Friday. The Cats wrap up next weekend with a non-league bout at Colgate.
 
Friday's action gets underway at 2 while Sunday begins at noon.