Vermont Nabs First AE Victory in Shootout
from press release
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- The Vermont Catamounts
scored a season-high 22 goals to earn their first league win of the
year with a 22-14 victory over visiting Binghamton in America East
women's lacrosse action at Moulton Winder Field on Saturday
afternoon.
Sophomore Samantha Stern (Cherry Hill, N.J.) led the Catamounts
with four goals and two assists. Senior Sara Buxton (Northfield,
Ill.) also added four goals. Senior Alison Haigh (Northborough,
Mass.) and sophomore Natalie Jones (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) each
potted hat tricks.
Lis Zuern led the Bearcats with a team-high four goals and two
assists and Ali Castiglie added a hat trick.
Vermont took a 4-2 lead to start the game, but Binghamton climbed
back within one, 5-4, after a goal by Lindsay Angelillo with 12:29
remaining in the half. UVM responded with a five straight goals to
increase its leads to six, 10-4, with 1:46 left in the half.
Binghamton and Vermont each scored in the final minute and the
Catamounts took an 11-5 lead into the break.
The Bearcats opened the second half scoring four of the first five
goals to slice UVM's lead to three, 12-9, with 17:43 left in the
game. The Catamounts went on another run, rattling off five
straight, capped by a goal from Emma Kelly (Redding, Conn.), to
extend their lead back to seven, 17-9, with 10:39 left.
Binghamton rallied again, scoring four of the next five goals, but
could only get as close as five the rest of the way.
Laura Barber (Middlebury, Vt.) was credited with 11 saves for the
Catamounts, while Emily Miller and Lauren Scott combined for 11
saves in the Binghamton net.
The Catamounts improve to 3-8 overall and 1-3 in America East.
Binghamton falls to 1-9 overall and remains winless in the league
at 0-3.
Vermont continues a three-game homestand when it hosts LeMoyne on
Wednesday (April 14) at 3 p.m. at Moulton Winder Field.
GAME NOTES: America East Players of the Game: Lis Zuern
(Binghamton), Samantha Stern (Vermont). Vermont out shot Binghamton
42-32 in the game and held a 26-16 advantage in draw controls.
