FINAL SCORE: Vermont 13, Dartmouth 11
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (6-7, 2-2 AE) rallied back from an early four-goal deficit to defeat Dartmouth (5-8, 2-3 Ivy) 13-11 on Tuesday night at Virtue Field.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Just a really, really good team win," head coach Sarah Dalton Graddock said. I thought both units did a good job of having each other's back as the game wore on. I don't think we had a great start, but I'm proud of our effort to make adjustments, play together, and get that win."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Dartmouth grabbed a 4-0 lead through the opening frame with Katina Christensen netting two of the early goals. Lucy Murray recorded the game's first goal just 0:29 into the contest. Christensen doubled up the lead shortly after, and later gave the Big Green a 3-0 lead with 6:14 left in the quarter.  Maja Desmond scored the final goal of the quarter with 4:36 left in the opening frame.
• Kendall Traveis ended the UVM scoring drought 7:57 into the second quarter with her sixth goal of the season. McKenzie Ballard was credited with the assist on the goal.
• Ava Vasile cut the lead in half 1:02 later on an unassisted tally that made the score 4-2. The senior's goal was her 32nd of the season.
• Dartmouth ended the Vermont scoring run when Catherine Erb netted her first goal of the game to take a 5-2 lead with 3:06 remaining in the half. Christensen assisted on the goal for her third point of the evening.
• Jane Trauger scored with 0:23 left in the half to cut the deficit to 5-3 heading into the break. Claire Adelhelm found the rookie who quickly directed a shot past Gisele Todd (8 saves).
• Vermont opened the quarter with six-straight goals before the nine-minute mark. Vasile notched the Catamounts' first goal 0:34 into the frame. Trauger tied the game a little over a minute later and Maddie Erskine put the Cats in front, up 6-5 with 12:28 left in the third quarter.
• Vasile, Traveis, and Ciera Licare added goals to cap off the six-goal run, putting Vermont up 9-5 with 9:38 left in the frame.
• Dartmouth's Samantha Bennett ended the scoring drought for the Big Green, cutting the UVM lead down to three with 8:55 on the clock.
• Licare netted her second goal of the quarter with 8:14 remaining to put Vermont up by four goals.
• Katie Elders scored for Dartmouth with 2:41 left in the frame to cut the Catamount lead to 10-7 heading into the final quarter. Elders added a goal 1:18 into the fourth quarter to bring the Big Green deficit down to two.
• Trauger countered with a free-position goal that put Vermont back up by three goals with 12:06 remaining.
• Bennett scored two-straight goals for the Big Green, to cut the UVM lead to 11-10 with 9:51 remaining. The Catamounts' lead was down to one for the first time since the 11:42 mark of the third quarter.
• Erskine grew Vermont's lead back to up to two goals when she netted her second of the game with 5:54 remaining, but Murray quickly countered to put the Big Green back within one.  
• Dartmouth gained possession down a goal with 0:28 remaining, but Trauger forced a turnover and Adelhelm quickly found the back of the net with 0:07 left to ensure the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Vasile led the UVM attack with four points on three goals and one assist. The senior tallied seven shots, directing four on goal, and came up with seven draw controls.
• Trauger scored three goals on five shots, and picked up two ground balls. The rookie also had two caused turnovers.
• Licare registered a career-high three points on two goals and one assist.
• Kenzie Vasque forced a team-high three caused turnovers and picked up a pair of ground balls.
• Sophie McLaughlin recorded seven saves in goal for the Catamounts.
• With the win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to King Street Center as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. Since its inauguration in 2017, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has donated over $80,000 to local non-profits through the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative.  

UP NEXT
The Catamounts return to action on Saturday (Apr. 22) when the visit UMBC in Baltimore, Maryland. The opening draw is set for 12 p.m. and will broadcast live on AmericaEast.TV. Vermont can clinch a berth in the America East Tournament with a victory.