FINAL SCORE: Vermont 13, Siena 10
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – Riley Halloran's late first-quarter goal gave Vermont (4-1) a lead it would never give back as the Catamounts defeated Siena (2-2) 13-10 on Saturday afternoon at Hickey Field.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Credit to Siena, they are a tough team who battled for 60 minutes," head coach Sarah Dalton Graddock said. "We need to clean up our turnovers, especially as we get closer to conference play. Always proud when the team gets a win."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Halloran netted the game's first goal 3:28 into the contest on an assist by Kerry Gerety. The Saints countered with Meghan Decker's fifth goal of the season minutes later. Halloran notched her second of the game with 2:09 left in the first quarter to give Vermont a 2-1 lead through the opening frame.
• McKenzie Ballard and Erin Kloostra struck quickly in the second quarter with a pair of goals in the first two minutes of the frame. Nicole Siew answered for Siena with 11:18 remaining in the half, but the Cats countered with three of the next four goals to take a 7-3 lead. Halloran capped off the Vermont run with her third goal of the contest, coming with 4:33 left in the first half. Grace Dobrzynski added a goal in the final minutes, but UVM remained in front, up 7-4 at the break.
• Meaghan O'Connor opened the scoring 26 seconds in to the second half, but Siena rattled off a pair of goals to cut the deficit to two. O'Connor netted her second goal of the game with 10:17 left in the third quarter to spark a 3-0 Vermont run. Ballard capped off the run with her eighth tally of the season that put the Cats up 11-6 with 8:41 on the clock. Siena would close out the third quarter with three-straight goals to pull back to within a pair.
• The Saints pulled to within one goal for the first time since the early minutes of the second quarter when Logue Siew scored with 9:02 remaining. O'Connor registered her hat trick with 6:06 left in the game to put Vermont up 12-10. Grace Giancola capped off the afternoon with a woman-up goal in the final minutes.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Halloran and O'Connor each had a game-high four points. Both Catamounts produced three goals and one assist on the afternoon. Halloran scored on all three shots taken. O'Connor's hat trick is the first of her career.
• Ballard (3 goals) and Gerety (2 goals, 1 assist) recorded three-point afternoons for the Cats, and Giancola (1 goal, 1 assist) also registered a multi-point game.
• Dani Paterno and Taylor Mullen also tallied assists.
• Sophie McLaughlin registered five saves in goal for Vermont.
• With today's win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to COTS, the Committee on Temporary Shelter, as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. A special thank you to Vermont Mutual Insurance for their support. Vermont Mutual Insurance, protecting Vermonters since 1828.

UP NEXT
Vermont heads back on the road Wednesday (Mar. 9) when it visits Marist at 2 p.m. The non-conference matchup will broadcast live on ESPN+.