BU Pounds Vermont, 18-7, in AE Semifinal
from press release
BOSTON - The No. 12 ranked Boston University Terriers, the top
seed in the America East Women's Lacrosse Championship, cruised to
an 18-7 victory over No. 4-seeded Vermont in the tournament
semifinals at Nickerson Field on Thursday. America East Player of
the Year, Sarah Dalton, led the Terriers with a game-high five
goals and teammate McKinley Curro added six points.
UVM sophomore Megan MacDonald converted an 8-meter shot at the
18:34 mark of the first half to even the score 3-3. Dalton scored
27 seconds later to ignite a five-goal outburst by the Terriers and
open up an 8-3 lead. America East Rookie of the Year Allison
Pfohl stopped the rally with a goal with 6:27 remaining in
the half, but the Terriers would add two goals in the final minutes
to take a 10-4 lead into halftime.
The Terriers kept the pressure on, outscoring UVM 8-3 in the second
stanza. Vermont senior Kristen Millar scored with 8:56 left in the
game and added an assist on Sara Buxton's goal at the 2:17 mark.
Millar closed out her outstanding career recording a point in 64
straight game, the longest consecutive points streak in the
country.
Erica Baumgartner and Traci Landy added four goals each and
Baumgartner chipped in three assists for Boston U. Rachel Klein
made nine stops for the Terriers in net.
Pfohl and MacDonald led Vermont's offensive with a pair of goals
each. Freshmen Olivia Hatfield (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Laura Barber
combined for two stops in the UVM net.
Boston U improves to 14-3 overall and will face the winner of No. 3
New Hampshire vs. No. 2 Albany in the America East Championship
game on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Terriers will be looking to win
their fifth straight conference title.
Vermont closes out the year with a record of 9-8, the program's
first winning record since 1994. UVM's nine wins also ties the
school record for most wins in a season in the program's history.
