FINAL SCORE: Vermont 14, UAlbany 4
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Jane Trauger tied a program record with eight goals in a single game, leading Vermont (8-6, 4-1 AE) to a win over UAlbany (10-5, 5-1 AE) on Senior Day at Virtue Field. With the win, the Catamounts have clinched a spot in the upcoming America East Playoffs.
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COACH'S QUOTE
"A lot to celebrate today with our senior game, clinching, and beating Albany. I'm proud of the focus we had for this game and our execution. We will enjoy the victory and get ready for our last regular season game next weekend." – Head Coach
Sarah Dalton Graddock
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Catamounts opened the scoring with an unassisted goal by Trauger at the 13:05 mark of the first quarter to take the 1-0 lead.
- Trauger added two more unassisted goals in the first quarter. One at the 11:49 mark and another with 57 seconds remaining to complete the hat trick and give the Catamounts a 3-0 lead heading into the second quarter.
- The Catamounts went on a 6-1 run in the second quarter with Trauger, Lindsay Lefebvre, and Lydia Doraz all scoring two goals each to send Vermont into the second half with a 9-1 lead.
- UAlbany's Riley Forthofer opened the third quarter with a man-up goal at the 11:42 mark. The Catamounts responded with a 3-0 run, as Trauger scored back-to-back unassisted goals and Karina Sethi added her first of the game.
- The Great Danes scored two straight goals to start the fourth quarter. The Catamounts answered with goals from Caitlin Haggerty and Trauger to secure the 14-4 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Jane Trauger tied a program record with eight goals. She becomes the 5th ever Catamount to reach this mark. Trauger also added two assists for a career-high 10 points.
- Lefebvre and Doraz each scored twice, while Haggerty recorded a goal and an assist, and Sethi also found the back of the net.
- The Catamounts put 24 shots on goal to the Great Danes' 11.
- The Catamounts finished with a 24-11 advantage in shots on goal and held a 15-12 edge in ground balls.
- Ayla Shea made 14 saves and posted a career-high .778% save percentage.
UP NEXT
Vermont travels to Lowell, Mass., to play the River Hawks for the final game of the regular season on Saturday, April 25, on Cushing Field. Faceoff is set for noon and can be viewed on
AmericaEast.TV.
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