FINAL SCORE (2OT): Vermont 1, Maine 1
BURLINGTON, Vt. – In the America East home opener, the Vermont Catamounts and Maine Black Bears played to a 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon at Virtue Field. UVM improves its overall record to 2-5-2 and sits at 0-1-1 in the conference standings.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Julia Mahoney nearly gave the Black Bears a lead in the 37th minute. The sophomore bent a shot towards the near post but the ball clanked off the left upright and UVM's back line cleared away any chance for a rebound.  
• With 10 ticks left on the clock before halftime, the Black Bears netted the first goal of the afternoon. On the right side of the box, Kayla Brace tapped a pass to Mahoney who tapped the ball into the bottom left corner of the net.Ella Bankert answered for the Catamounts in the 51st minute. After a failed clear by the Maine defense, Bankert gathered the loose ball and lofted the equalizer under the crossbar from 20 yards out.
• In double overtime, Maine's Nicole Bailey fought off a defender on the left side of the box but her potential game-winning attempt sailed over the crossbar.

GAME NOTES

• Kacey Lambertson denied a season-high eight shots.
• UVM is unbeaten in its last two conference home openers and five out of the last six.
• The match was Vermont's annual Rally Against Cancer Game presented by Inspired Closets.

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will continue conference play at Hartford on Thursday (Oct. 3). Originally scheduled for 6 p.m., the opening kickoff has been moved to 3 p.m. Fans can catch the game on ESPN3 and the ESPN app by logging in with your television provider.