FINAL SCORE: Vermont 13, Marist 10
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Vermont (5-1) scored three goals in a span of 1:46 in the fourth quarter to take the lead and secure a 13-10 victory over Marist (0-4) on Saturday at Tenney Stadium.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Credit to Marist and their fight throughout the game," head coach Sarah Dalton Graddock said. "I'm proud of our response, especially in the fourth quarter. We are continuing to put the pieces in place and will learn a lot here."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Red Foxes grabbed the first lead of the day 1:22 into the contest when Kerri Gutenberger converted on the free position opportunity.
• Vermont quickly countered on a goal from Kendall Traveis 0:32 later. McKenzie Ballard was credited with the assist on UVM's opening tally.
• Gutenberger put Marist back in front, up 2-1 with 11:11 left in the opening quarter.
• Ava Vasile tied the score 0:12 later when she pulled in the draw control and sprinted to the net before notching her first goal of the day.
• Kelly Trotta scored twice on separate woman-up opportunities later in the opening frame as the Marist lead grew to 4-2 with 2:51 left in the quarter.
• Lydia Doraz scored a free-position goal with 0:34 left in the first quarter to cut the deficit to 4-3.
• Jane Trauger quickly tied the game and put the Catamounts in front with a pair of goals in the first 2:11 of the second quarter. The sophomore attacked the Red Foxes' goal in the opening seconds after Vermont won the draw control and tied it 4-4 just 0:10 into the frame. She gave the Cats their first lead of the day with 12:49 left in the second quarter.
• Trotta tied the game at 5-5 with her third tally of the day, coming 0:39 after Trauger's go-ahead goal.
• Vasile's second goal of the game came on a free position shot that gave UVM a 6-5 lead with 10:05 left in the second quarter.
• Goals from Maddie Schrader and Gutenberger gave Marist a 7-6 lead with 3:41 remaining in the half.
• Ballard knotted the score at 7-7 with 1:31 left in the second frame, converting on a feed from Trauger.
• Vasile gave UVM an 8-7 lead with 0:12 left as the Cats would head into halftime up a goal.
• Trotta registered her fourth goal of the game on a woman-up opportunity 2:46 into the third quarter to make the score 8-8.
• Olivia Arnsten briefly put the Red Foxes ahead by one goal with 3:09, but Doraz countered with her second goal of the game 0:10 later to tie it at 9-9. Doraz pulled in the draw control and quickly attacked the goal as the two squads entered the final quarter tied.
• Ballard put the Catamounts back in front, up 10-9, 4:07 into the fourth quarter with her second goal of the day.
• Arnsten found Guternberger for her 11th goal of the season to tie the game at 10-10 with 9:59 remaining.
• Trauger scored back-to-back goals for the Catamounts to take the lead and extend it to 12-10. The sophomore's first came with 8:12 remaining, followed by another just 0:45 later.
• Vasile stretched UVM's lead to three goals when she netted her fourth goal of the season, spinning off a Marist defender and finding the back of the net with 6:26 left.
• The Catamounts held off a pair of scoring chances for the Red Foxes, including a stop by Anna Rosenberger with 4:46 left.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• UVM held the advantage in shots (37-28) with a 12-4 advantage in the fourth quarter.  
• Trauger and Vasile each tallied a game-high four goals. Trauger's goal total and points total were both season highs. Vasile led all players with 14 shots, including nine directed on goal.
• Rosenberger made six saves in goal for the Catamounts. Megan Morris had 12 saves for the Red Foxes.
• Doraz registered the first two-goal game of her career. The rookie tallied three shots in the contest.
• Erin Kloostra was credited with a team-high two ground balls. Claire Adelhelm tallied a team-high two caused turnovers.
• 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 Wednesday (Mar. 6) when it visits reigning MAAC Champion, Fairfield, in The Constitution State. The opening draw is set for 3 p.m. ET at Conway Field and will broadcast live on ESPN+.