FINAL SCORE: Yale 17, Vermont 6
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Vermont (0-2) had an early lead, but No. 22 Yale (1-0) answered with a eight-straight goals to defeat the Catamounts 17-6 on Saturday at Reese Stadium.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"We are still looking for consistency across four quarters," head coach Sarah Dalton Graddock said. "Against a strong team like Yale, they will capitalize on the simple errors. While there were some parts of our game I'm happy with, we need to be better with winning 50/50 balls and valuing possession. My belief in this team remains high, and I'm looking forward to continuous improvement."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Yale opened the scoring with a goal from Taylor Everson 3:17 into the game, but Vermont countered with back-to-back goals for a 2-1 lead. Ava Vasile netted the equalizer on her first free-position goal of the season with 10:32 left in the opening frame. Jane Trauger added her second career goal 20 seconds later for the early lead.
• The Catamounts and Bulldogs traded woman-up goals with Yale's Fallon Vaughn knotting the game at 2-2 with 7:34 left in the first quarter. Vasile added her second goal of the game minutes later to give Vermont a 3-2 lead with 4:24 left on the clock.
• Yale answered with three-straight goals in the final 3:12 to take a 5-3 lead before the end of opening quarter.
• The Bulldogs carried their scoring run into the second quarter, with three unanswered goals in the frame. Jenna Collignon recorded two of Yale's goals, with one coming on a woman-up advantage.
• Collignon opened the scoring in the third quarter to continue Yale's scoring run. Vaughn and Bella Saviano added goals to finish off an 8-0 run for the Bulldogs.
• Maddie Erskine ended UVM's scoring drought, tallying her second goal of the season with 6:24 left in the third frame.
• Yale responded with two more goals before Meghan O'Connor notched her first goal of the 2023 campaign to end the quarter down 13-5.
• Erskine tallied her second goal of the game late in the fourth quarter to stop a 4-0 scoring run by the Bulldogs. The Marblehead, Mass. native's free-position goal came with 3:03 left in the game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Vasile, Trauger, and Erskine each recorded two points to lead the Catamounts. Trauger registered one of her points with an assist on Vasile's second goal.
• Vasile was credited with 11 draw controls, one short of tying her career-high set in 2020. The Milford, Mass. native had a team-high two caused turnovers, matching Carolyn Carrera's total.
• McKenzie Ballard and Claire Adelhelm also recorded an assist each for Vermont. Ballard also tallied three shots on goal, which tied Erskine for a team-high.
• Sophie McLaughlin had 11 saves in goal for the Catamounts.

UP NEXT
Vermont returns to action on Wednesday (Feb. 22) when it visits LIU in Brookville, N.Y. The opening draw is set for 1 p.m. ET at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium. Fans can tune into the action live on NEC Front Row.