FINAL SCORE: #8 Harvard 4, Vermont 1
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Eighth-ranked Harvard (5-1) scored three times in the final 12 minutes to defeat Vermont (2-5) on Sunday afternoon in Burlington.

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COACH'S QUOTE
"I think we leveled up our play today in a few specific areas, despite being disappointed in the result," said head coach Kate Pfeifer.  "The long- range passing skills in the second half created opportunities. There were also some great defensive plays, limiting opportunities for Harvard to score in the run of play. We'll get back to work this week and build on the successes from this weekend."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Harvard opened the scoring in the 19th minute when Kate Oliver scored off an assist from Lara Beekhuis.
• In the 48th minute, Fiene Oerlemans extended Harvard's lead when she scored unassisted.
• Emily Guckian extended Harvard's advantage to three when she scored in the 51st minute off a penalty corner.
• Lauren Schellhamer cut the deficit to two in the 56th minute when she scored off an assist from Lotte Kanters.
• Beekhuis extended the Harvard lead back to three when she scored with 21 seconds to go in the game off an assist from Marie Schaefers.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Ila Gunner matched her career-high six saves in the first half and finished with 11.
• Schellhamer's goal marks her first since 2022 and the second of her career.
• Kanter now has points in back-to-back games, with her assist bringing her one step closer to matching her total from a season ago.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts will return to action on Friday (Sept. 27) when they travel to Maine for their second conference game of the season. The game will begin at 3 p.m.

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