WOMEN'S LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
Vermont (8-2, 1-1 AE) hosts UAlbany (3-6, 1-0 AE) in a rematch of the 2021 America East Semifinals on Saturday afternoon at Virtue Field. The opening draw is set for 3:30 p.m. and will broadcast live on AmericaEast.TV. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or by visiting the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on gameday. Saturday's game will be the "Vanessa Cox #23 Memorial Game" in honor of Catamount alumnae Vanessa Cox '05. The matchup between the Cats and Great Danes will also be the Rally Around Mental Health Game, presented by Inspired Closets
 
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VANESSA COX #23 GAME
UVM will host its "Vanessa Cox #23 Memorial Game" on Saturday to honor the late Vanessa Cox '05. Head coach Sarah Dalton Graddock will select one player to wear Cox's No. 23 jersey. A UVM Athletic Hall of Fame inductee in 2015 and the program's all-time leader in points (173) and goals (133), Cox was tragically killed in a car crash in February of 2015 at the age of 31.
 
SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES
UAlbany enters Saturday's game with wins in two if its last five games. The Great Danes were selected third in the 2022 America East Preseason Poll – their first time being selected outside the top two since 2010. UAlbany has made it to the America East Championship game every year for the past decade and already have one conference win under its belt, with a 15-11 victory over Binghamton on Mar. 26. The Great Danes lost their most recent outing against Cornell (L, 20-15) despite leading point producer Katie Pascale's eight-point (4 goals, 4 assists) performance. Pascale ranks No. 2 in America East in points per game (5.40), and leads the league in assists per game (2.11).
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
UAlbany and Vermont meet for the 24th time in series history and the first time since last season's America East Semifinals. The Catamounts will look to snap a 15-game losing streak against the Great Danes on Saturday afternoon. UVM faced off against UAlbany twice last season. UAlbany handed UVM their third loss of the year 20-5 in the Empire State. The conference foes rematched in the America East Semifinals, with the Great Danes defeating the Catamounts 17-8. Maris Large and Taylor Mullen each added three points (2 goals, 1 assist) for the Cats. Ava Vasile scored twice in Vermont's first America East Playoff appearance since 2015.
 
CAUSING TURNOVERS
Vermont remains No. 1 in the nation in caused turnovers per game (14.40) through 10 games this season. Carolyn Carrera leads the Catamounts with 2.90 caused turnovers per game, which ranks No. 3 in the country. UVM's highest single-game caused turnover total is 22, registered twice against Manhattan (Mar. 14) and Merrimack (Mar. 23).
 
RALLY AROUND MENTAL HEALTH
Saturday's matchup is the Rally Around Mental Health Game, brought to you by Inspired Closets. Through this partnership, Inspired Closets is helping to raise money to support the Rally Around Mental Health initiative in the UVM Department of Athletics, which is focused on increasing awareness about mental health issues, decreasing the stigma around mental health & help-seeking, as well as providing mental health resources & support to student-athletes. Click here to make a donation and help UVM's student-athletes.
 
LACROSSE ALUMNAE DAY
Join fellow alumna as Vermont Lacrosse hosts a double header on Saturday, April 2. Men's Lacrosse will host UMBC at 12 p.m. and Women's Lacrosse will host the annual Vanessa Cox #23 Memorial Game against UAlbany at 3:30 p.m. Our 2020 and 2021 classes will be honored at halftime and alumnae are invited to attend our postgame team gathering. Please register at go.uvm.edu/wlaxalum and e-mail Victory.Club@uvm.edu with any questions or to update your registration.