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Wed., March 18 at Dartmouth, 3 p.m. | Live Video ($) | Live Stats
Sat., March 21 vs. Central Connecticut, 1 p.m. | Live Video (free)

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VERMONT WOMEN'S LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
The Catamounts continue play this week with a matchup at Dartmouth on Wednesday (March 18) at 3 p.m., and a home contest versus Central Connecticut on Saturday (March 21) at 1 p.m. Links to live coverage of the games are available above.
 
TICKETS
Tickets for the game vs. Central Connecticut are available at UVMathletics.com/tickets or in person one hour prior to the game at the Gutterson Fieldhouse ticket office. Admission is free for all UVM students with a school ID.
 
PROMOTIONS
Saturday's game will be Student-Athlete Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day and Non-Profit Appreciation Day. Non-profit employees can email Rallycat@uvm.edu to receive complimentary tickets to the game.
 
ABOUT VERMONT
The Catamounts collected back-to-back wins last week over Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart to improve to 5-3 on the season. With a pair of 15-goal outputs, Vermont is now averaging 10.88 goals per game and holding opponents to 10.38 per contest. Jessica Roach leads all Catamounts in points, goals and assists, while Vanessa VanderZalm tops the squad in draw controls, ground balls and caused turnovers. Goalie Meg Hopkins has all five wins in net and owns a 10.40 goals against average.
 
Team Leaders
Points: Jessica Roach (37), Vanessa VanderZalm (17), Marcie Marino (10)
Goals: Roach (31), VanderZalm (11), Danielle Seifert (8)
Assists: Roach (6), VanderZalm (6), Marino (3)
Ground balls: VanderZalm (17), Taylor Pedersen (14), Roach (12)
Caused turnovers: VanderZalm (14), Megan Wilson (8), Pedersen (7)
Draw controls: VanderZalm (18), Alison Bolt (13), Marino (12)
Save pct.: Meg Hopkins (.411)
 
JOHNSON BECOMES PROGRAM'S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH
With Saturday's win at Sacred Heart, head coach Jen Johnson collected her 77^th career victory with the Catamounts, becoming the program's all-time winningest coach. She passed former coach John Carter, who was at the helm of the program from 1984-97. Johnson has guided UVM to at least seven wins in each of the past four seasons, including a program-high 12 victories last year.
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior Captain Jessica Roach captured her second America East Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season on Monday after leading the Catamounts to victories over Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart last week. Roach posted back-to-back eight-point performances, including a career-high seven goals in the contest against Quinnipiac. The Scituate, Massachusetts native added a game-high five goals and three assists in the win at Sacred Heart on Saturday. Roach leads the team in all three scoring categories this season, and has scored five or more goals three times on the year.
 
TAKING CONTROL
Junior Vanessa VanderZalm currently has 164 career draw controls during her two-plus seasons at Vermont. With six more draws, she would pass former teammate Sydney Mas for second place on UVM's all-time list. Last season, VanderZalm registered 77 draw controls, which was the eighth-most in a single season in America East history.
 
SCOUTING DARTMOUTH
Dartmouth is still looking for its first win of the season after falling to UConn (16-10), Florida (18-10), Boston U. (13-7) and most recently Princeton (8-5). The Big Green is averaging just 8.00 goals a game and surrendering 13.75 to opponents. Jaclyn Leto (14 g) and Sarah Byrne (5 g, 1 ast) have provided much of the early season offense for the squad. Jessica Frieder has made all four starts in net and posted a 12.98 goals against average.
 
Team Leaders
Points: Jacly Leto (14), Sarah Byrne (6), Frances Bird (3)
Goals: Leto (14), Byrne (5), Bird (3)
Assists: Danielle Lisovicz (2), Lauren Malorano (2), Byrne (1)
Ground balls: Jessica Frieder (8), Frances Bird (7), Leto (6)
Caused turnovers: Bird (4), Malorano (4), Ellie Bennett (4)
Draw controls: Leto (13), Bird (8), Byrne (7)
Save pct.: Frieder (.347)
 
ALL-TIME VS. DARTMOUTH
Vermont and Dartmouth will matchup for the 25^th time in series history on Wednesday. The Big Green hold the all-time advantage in the series, but Vermont has won the last two meetings, including a 12-10 victory in Burlington last season. Marcie Marino and Danielle Seifert led the Catamount charge in that contest with five goals combined.
 
SCOUTING CCSU
The Blue Devils own a 1-5 overall record this season with their lone win coming against Iona back in late February. In their two most recent outings, the Blue Devils dropped decisions to Albany (21-3) and Fairfield (13-9). CCSU is averaging just 6.00 goals per contest, led by Falynn McCartney, who tops the squad in points and goals. Morgan Tullar owns a 16.20 goals against average in six starts in net.
 
Team Leaders
Points: Falynn McCartney (10), Alexandra Hooker (8), Madison Hughes (7)
Goals: McCartney (8), Hooker (7), Marissa Soto (6)
Assists: Hughes (3), McCartney (2), Erin Dougherty (1)
Ground balls: Morgan Tullar (18), Hughes (9), Hooker (8)
Caused turnovers: Dougherty (5), Hughes (5), McCartney (5)
Draw controls: McCartney (24), Hughes (11), Soto (11)
Save pct.: Tullar (.390)
 
ALL-TIME VS. CCSU
CCSU has yet to beat Vermont in the five meetings between the two programs after a big 22-7 Catamount victory last season on the Blue Devils' home turf. Four different Vermont players registered multi-goal efforts in the 2014 matchup, including Vanessa VanderZalm, Marcie Marino and Jessica Roach.
 
NEXT UP
Vermont plays host to UMBC in the America East opener for the Catamounts on Saturday (March 28) at 11 a.m. Live video will be streamed for free at CatamounTV.com.