FINAL SCORE: Vermont 12, UMBC 8
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Five different Catamounts scored two goals for Vermont (5-5, 1-1 AE) on a snowy Friday afternoon en route a 12-8 victory over UMBC (6-3, 1-1 AE) from Virtue Field. With the win, the Catamounts collect their first conference win of the season and snap a three-game losing skid.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Excited to get the W, we know how important each game is," said Head Coach Sarah Dalton Graddock. "I thought we did a great job of controlling the first two quarters which was important when weather shifted. Another important game next week." 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• By the 9:30 mark of the opening quarter, the Catamounts were able to secure a pair of unanswered goals, seeing Caitlin Haggerty score on a free-position attempt and Lindsay Lefebvre find the back of the net while Vermont was a woman-up, earning the 2-0 advantage. Haggerty earned an assist on Vermont's second goal.
• Vermont made it 3-0 with 7:41 remaining in the first quarter, this time seeing Lauren Lefebvre score her 12th of the season after being fed by Lydia Doraz, forcing UMBC to take a timeout and regroup as the Catamounts gained a 3-0 lead.
• Following a UMBC response from Sam Hewitt, the Catamounts proceeded to score back-to-back goals courtesy of Haggerty and Lindsay Lefebvre, heading into the second quarter with a 5-1 lead. Both goals were during a woman-up advantage.
• Jane Trauger got scoring started in the second frame, scoring her 22nd goal of the season, unassisted, propelling UVM to a 6-1 advantage with 12:53 remaining until halftime.
• Ava Wilde found Doraz a little under one minute later for Vermont's seventh goal of the game, seeing the Catamounts take a commanding 7-1 lead.
• Vermont's Karina Sethi scored the final goal in the second quarter as the Catamounts carried an 8-3 advantage into halftime.
• Both teams went back-and-forth trading goals to begin the third quarter as Vermont maintained the lead, 11-5, by the first timeout in the third quarter with 5:20 left to play until the final frame. Ali Cabot, Doraz, and Trauger were the three Vermont goalscorers before the UMBC timeout.
• No goals were scored for the remainder of the third quarter as Vermont entered the final frame with a six-goal cushion.
• UMBC outscored UVM 3-1 in the final quarter as snowfall began to pour down rapidly, but the damage was already done as Vermont walked away with the 12-8 win from Virtue Field, earning the first conference win of the season.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Doraz led a team high four points on two goals and two assists, putting her at 99 total career points, one shy of the 100-point club. Doraz has multiple goals in eight of her 10 games played this season.
• Trauger scored two goals to go along with a tied game-high six shots on goal. Trauger has posted multiple goals in seven of the 10 games she's played in this season.  
• Sabine Godwin, Eleanor Vander molen, and Cabot all notched two caused turnovers. Godwin led a team high with three draw controls.
• Lindsay Lefebvre recorded her first multi-goal game on the campaign while Haggerty tallied her sixth multi-goal game of the season. Sethi also notched two goals, her fourth multi-goal game on the season.
• Maggie Parker and Izzy Garvin each had two ground balls, a tied team high.
• Lauren Lefebvre and Cabot each tallied one goal.
• Wilde registered her team leading 16th assist of the season. 
• Ayla Shea made 11 total saves on Friday, two shy of tying her season best (13). 
• UVM outshot UMBC on goal 21-17 and 36-23 overall.
• The Catamounts caused nine turnovers compared to the Retrievers' seven.
• With today's Win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to The Ronald McDonald House through the Cat's Win, Community Win's initiative. Vermont Mutual has donated over $6 Million Dollars since launching their Charitable Giving Fund in 2014.

 
UP NEXT
Following the win over UMBC, the Catamounts will get eight days to prepare for their next outing, traveling to Durham, NH for a road conference duel with twin state rival, New Hampshire, set for Saturday (Mar. 28) with faceoff slated for 1 p.m. Fans can catch all the action streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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