FINAL SCORE: Jacksonville 10, Vermont 11
Jacksonville, FL. – Vermont (1-0) took home a victory in the first game of the season on Sunday afternoon, defeating Jacksonville (0-2) at Rock Stadium. Sophomore Lydia Doraz scored her first career hat-trick and freshman Caitlin Haggerty scored a hat-trick and a game-winning goal in double overtime.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"I am proud of this group getting a win," head coach Sarah Dalton Graddock said. "We showed great resilience throughout the game and will use it to build on."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Lydia Doraz scored the first goal 37 seconds into the game.
• Jacksonville responded at the 9-minute mark tying the game 1-1 on a free position shot.
• After going down 3-1, Caitlyn Haggerty scored her first collegiate goal with 10:48 remaining in the 2^nd quarter.
• Three minutes later, Meghan O'Connor would score an unassisted goal. This was O'Connor's first goal since the 2023 season.
• At 3;16 in the 2^nd quarter, Anna Rosenberger tailed her fifth save off a free position shot.
• Lindsay Lefebvre scored a goal with 12 seconds left in the half thanks to a Lydia Doraz pass. Catamounts were down 4-5 at the half.
• A green card was issued to Jacksonville at the 13-minute mark in the 3^rd quarter.
• Lauren Lefebvre capitalized on the green card and scored top shelf goal at 11:46.
• Doraz scored her second goal from the middle to tie the game at 6 apiece.
• Jacksonville would respond with 2 straight goals. The Dolphins led 8-6 with five minutes remaining in the 3^rd quarter.
• Meghan O'Connor scored her second goal with three minutes left in the 3^rd.
• Catamounts trailed 7-8 at the end of the 3^rd quarter.
• Caitlin Haggerty then buried her second goal tying the game 8-8 at the 12:24 mark in the 4^th quarter.
• Two minutes later, Lydia Doraz scored her first collegiate hat trick, as UVM took a 9-8 lead.
• At the five-minute mark, Lindsay Lefebvre finished through contact and scored a Catamount goal which would put UVM up 10-9.
• Jacksonville would tie the game a minute later.
• Thanks to an Anna Rosenberger save with 2:30 left, the game went into overtime tied 10-10.
• In the first overtime, both teams would get game-winning chances, but neither team could find the back of the net.
• In double overtime, freshman Caitlin Haggerty buried a game-winning goal off a free position shot with 2:13 on the clock.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Lydia Doraz had a career-high three goals and a team-high four points for UVM. Doraz also had a team-high three draw controls.
• Cailin Haggerty contributed a hat-trick in her first collegiate game, including the game-winning goal.
• Meghan O'Connor and Lindsay Lefebvre both contributed two goals.
• Anna Rosenberger recorded eight saves.
• Emily Gorham had a team-high eight ground balls. Gorham also recorded a team-high five caused turnovers.
• UVM won the turnover battle against Jacksonville 9 to 15.
• The Catamounts went 19-21 in clears.

UP NEXT
Vermont heads back on the road for a trip to Le Moyne on Saturday (Feb. 12). The matchup with the Dolphins is set for 12 p.m. ET at Ted Grant Field and will broadcast live on NEC Front Row.