FINAL SCORE: Vermont 13, UMass Lowell 5
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (8-7, 4-2 AE) capped off the 2023 regular season with a 13-5 victory over UMass Lowell (6-10, 0-6 AE) on Saturday afternoon at Virtue Field.
 
The Catamounts honored 10 seniors on Senior Day, presented by the UVM Alumni Association:  Camille Argentieri, McKenzie Ballard, Abbey Gicewicz, Erin Kloostra, Lexie Ruff, Jackie Shipp, Kristiana Strtak, Lily Trainor, Ava Vasile, and Kenzie Vasque.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"So happy to end our regular season with a win on Virtue Field," head coach Sarah Dalton Graddock said. "A special day celebrating our senior class who have given everything to our program. I love this class and look forward to another week with our team."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Maddie Erskine opened the scoring for the Catamounts with her 27th tally of the season 1:15 into the game. Claire Adelhelm quickly doubled the UVM lead on an assist from Jane Trauger before the 10-minute mark of the opening frame.
• Ballard put the Cats up 3-0 with 7:19 left in the first quarter when she converted on a pass from Vasile.
• Megan Brockbank ended the UVM run when she netted UMass Lowell's first goal of the afternoon with 6:20 left in the quarter, but Vasile countered with a goal less than 30 seconds later to take a 4-1 lead.
• Vermont's three-goal lead carried into the second quarter until Jade Catlin cut it to 4-2 on a free-position goal with 10:16 left in the frame.
• The Catamounts rattled off five-straight goals to close out the half up 9-2. Ballard began the scoring run with her second tally of the game and 100th career point. Ballard and Vasile each scored twice during the run.
• Charlotte Nevins closed out the opening half with her first collegiate goal to send Vermont into the break up seven.
• Grace and Audra Hansen scored back-to-back goals in the third quarter as the River Hawks cut the UVM lead to 9-4 with 4:29 left in the frame.
• Minutes later, Brittany Barton found Ciera Licare who put the Catamounts back up by six with 0:44 remaining in the quarter.
• Molly Shaw added one more goal for the River Hawks with 0:08 left in the third quarter.
• UVM scored three unanswered goals in the fourth quarter, with Vasile and Ballard each scoring their fourth tallies of the game. Erskine added her second goal with 1:26 left to close out the afternoon.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Carolyn Carrera recorded a game-high six caused turnovers to set an America East and UVM single-season record (56). The fifth-year senior passed Vermont alum, Kristen Millar (54), and Stony Brook's Brooke Gubitosi (54).
• Ballard matched a season-high with her four-goal outing, converting on all four shots taken.
• Vasile posted a game-high five points (4 goals, 1 assist). The senior directed seven shots on goal and pulled in four draw controls.
• Sophie McLaughlin (3 saves) and Jackie Shipp (5 saves) split time in goal for the Catamounts.
• 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
Third-seeded Vermont will face No. 2 Binghamton in the America East Semifinals on Friday (May 5) in Albany, New York. The Catamounts and Bearcats will square off at 4 p.m. ET on John Fallon Field. Tickets for the America East Women's Lacrosse Tournament are available for purchase at UAlbanySports.com. Friday's game will broadcast live on AmericaEast.TV.