FINAL SCORE: Vermont 21, Fairleigh Dickinson 3
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Thirteen different Catamounts registered goals as Vermont (1-3) defeated Fairleigh Dickinson (0-3) 21-3 in its home opener on Sunday at Virtue Field.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Proud of our team effort today," head coach Sarah Dalton Graddock said. Starting strong was a big focus for us today. We have been kind of inconsistent with our past couple of games. I'm proud of getting a lot of people in there and getting a lot of different names on the scoresheet."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts wasted no time, scoring a goal just 0:09 into the contest. Erin Kloostra secured the draw control for Vermont and charged to the net for her first of the season. UVM scored five times in the first five minutes of the afternoon, all with different goal scorers. Maddie Erskine continued her scoring streak with a goal in her fourth-straight game less than a minute after Kloostra's opening tally. Jane Trauger netted Vermont's third goal, and Ava Vasile and Lily Trainor added free-position goals for the 5-0 lead with 10:02 left in the opening quarter.
• Kendall Traveis registered her first goal of the season minutes later when she converted on a pass from Claire Adelhelm.
• The Catamounts scored a pair of goals just 0:12 apart when Meghan O'Connor scored her first of the game, followed by a goal from Adelhelm with 5:16 left in the frame. Adelhelm added her second tally 3:15 later to go up 9-0. Vermont would own an 11-0 lead after the first quarter.
• Trauger brought the UVM lead up to 12 goals when she netted her second of the game 0:33 into the second quarter.
• Karina Vélez-Corretjer put Fairleigh Dickinson on the board with her first goal of the season, scoring on a woman-up advantage with 12:45 left in the second quarter. Brielle McInaw was credited with the assist.
• Erskine (2 goals) and Lexie Ruff countered with three-straight goals for the Catamounts to take a 15-1 lead with 2:56 remaining in the second quarter. McInaw countered with FDU's second goal with 0:14 left in the half.
• Trauger began the third quarter with her third goal of the game, coming with 11:01 left in the frame, to take a 16-2 lead.
• Lindsay Lefebvre checked in and scored her first collegiate goal with 5:22 remaining on an assist from O'Connor. The rookie netted her second goal minutes later to put Vermont up 18-2 before the end of the third quarter. McInaw added her second goal of the half for the Knights 4:55 into the fourth quarter on a free-position shot.
• Lauren Lefebvre also notched her first collegiate goal, scoring on a feed from Adelhelm with 8:42 left in the game. O'Connor recorded her hat trick with 5:24 remaining, and Kean Sneath tallied her first career goal in the final minutes to end the day.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• O'Connor recorded a career-high five points on three goals and two assists. The hat trick was the second of her career, and first since Mar. 5, 2022 against Siena.
• Adelhelm also had a career-high five points, tallying two goals and three assists. The two-goal outing was her first of the season.
• Trauger and Erskine also recorded hat tricks. The Catamount duo also registered one assist each. Trauger had a game-high six shots on goal in the victory.
• A total of eight Catamounts recorded multi-point games.
• Sophie McLaughlin, Jackie Shipp (4 saves), and Erin Windwer (1 save) split time in goal for Vermont.
• With the win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to King Street Center as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. Since its inauguration in 2017, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has donated over $80,000 to local non-profits through the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative.  

UP NEXT
Vermont returns to action on Saturday (Mar. 4) when it hosts Fairfield at Virtue Field. The opening draw is slated for 12 p.m. ET, 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.