FINAL SCORE: Vermont 20, Gardner-Webb 6
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Maddie Erskine led a high-powered attack as Vermont (2-0) defeated Gardner-Webb (0-1) 20-6 on Sunday afternoon at Spangler Stadium.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Great two wins," head coach Sarah Dalton Graddock said. "Looking forward to getting back to Vermont and preparing for our next game."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Erskine opened the scoring for the Catamounts when she converted on a free-position attempt 1:53 into the game.
• Emma Duchscherer tied the game at 1-1 on a free-position goal with 9:16 left in the first quarter.
• Erskine quickly put Vermont back in front when she drove around a defender and fired a shot into the upper left corner with 8:47 remaining in the frame.
• Trauger doubled the lead 0:47 later, splitting a pair of Gardner-Webb defenders and beating Lauren Cretella (5 saves) to go up 3-1.
• The UVM lead was cut to one on Duchscherer's goal of the season with 6:35 left in the first half.
• Erskine added her third goal of the quarter 0:21 later to put the Catamounts back up by 2.
• Ava Vasile made the score 5-2 less than a minute later when she received a pass from McKenzie Ballard, drove around a defender and found the back of the net with a shot.
• Minutes later, Kendall Traveis and Celia Begonia added goals to make the score 8-2 with 2:00 remaining in the first quarter. Begonia's goal was the first of her career.
• Erskine netted her fourth goal of the quarter in the final seconds to give UVM a 9-2 lead after one frame.
• Vasile opened the second quarter with a pair of goals, the first coming just 0:08 into the frame. Her second tally came off a feed from Brittany Barton to put Vermont up 11-2 with 10:58 left on the clock.
• Traveis opened up a 10-point lead, scoring a woman-up goal with 4:50 left in the half.
• Erskine and Licare closed out the half with goals in the final few minutes to carry a 14-2 lead into the break.
• Karina Sethi scored her first career goal 1:29 into the second half. Lauren Lefebvre made the score 16-2 exactly 3:00 later.
• Alera Cornett ended the scoring drought for the Runnin' Bulldogs when she netted her first goal of the season with 7:28 left in the third quarter.
• Begonia brought the lead back up to 14 goals with her second tally of the game, coming with 6:40 left in the frame.
• Lydia Doraz notched her first collegiate goal minutes later when she received a pass from Sethi and quickly released a shot into the back of the net to make the score 18-3.
• Trauger added her second goal of the game with 1:32 remaining to put the Cats up 19-3.
• Elizabeth Kaiser ended UVM's scoring with her first career goal, coming 2:03 into the final quarter.
• The Runnin Bulldogs recorded three goals over the final eight minutes to reduce the margin.      

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Erskine matched a career-high five goals on six shots.
• Vasile's three goals came on four shots. The graduate student also picked up two rebounds, caused one turnover, and recorded seven draw controls.
• Traveis, Begonia, and Trauger rounded out the group of five Catamounts with a pair of goals.
• Five different Cats were credited with a pair of groundballs.
• Barton led Vermont with two caused turnovers.
• Ayla Shea made five starts in her first collegiate start.
• With the win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to Vermont Children's Trust Foundation as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. Since its inauguration in 2017, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has donated over $94,000 to local non-profits through the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative.

UP NEXT
Vermont returns to action on Saturday (Feb. 17) when it visits Merrimack in North Andover, Mass. The opening draw is set for 12 p.m. ET at Duane Stadium. The matchup will broadcast live at NECFrontRow.com.