FINAL SCORE: Binghamton 10, Vermont 9
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Hayley Weltner's goal with 3:51 remaining was the difference as Vermont (6-5, 1-2 AE) fell to Binghamton (6-6, 2-1 AE) 10-9 on Saturday afternoon at Virtue Field.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Vermont struck first, earning the early 1-0 lead after Ava Vasile fed Lindsay Lefebvre in the slot with 11:47 to go in the opening frame. Lefebvre's tally was the only one of the first quarter.
• Binghamton got on the board in second frame when Weltner picked the top right corner, knotting the score at 1-1 with 13:42 to go in the quarter.
• The Catamounts bounced back just over two minutes later after Jane Trauger found Kendall Traveis in the slot while a man-down. Traveis tucked a shot over the left shoulder of Binghamton's goalkeeper giving Vermont a 2-1 advantage with 11:18 to go in the second frame.
• McKenzie Ballard scored her first goal of the game with 5:13 to go in the quarter after receiving a pass from Ciera Licare. She took a few steps forward and unleashed a left-handed shot, beating the Binghamton goalie top left, to earn the two-goal edge, 3-1.
• Licare scored a free-position goal for Vermont with 2:42 remaining in the first half, elevating the lead to 4-1.
• The Bearcats managed to notch two goals before the halftime buzzer, cutting Vermont's lead down to 4-3 as both teams entered the break.
• A little over one minute into the third quarter, Weltner tied the game for the Bearcats, scoring her second of the game to make the score 4-4.
• Vasile found Ballard for her second goal of the game, giving Vermont the lead back, 5-4, with 12:44 to play in the third frame.
• After a goal from Binghamton to tie the score at 5-5, Vasile found the back of the net with 7:19 remaining in the third to take the lead back for Vermont, up 6-5.
• With 0:36 left in the third quarter, Trauger scored on a free-position attempt, quickly rifling her shot to beating the goalie top left, and Vermont a 7-6 advantage late in the quarter. Vermont held onto the one-goal advantage for the remainder of the frame.
• Ballard scored her hat-trick goal with 12:58 remaining in gametime after sniping a shot in the upper corner, using a left-handed side-arm shot to earn the Catamounts a two-goal lead, 8-6.
• Vermont bounced back after Binghamton's seventh goal of the game when Vasile fed Lydia Doraz for her fifth goal of the season. The goal gave the Catamounts a 9-7 advantage with 9:12 remaining.
• Shortly after, the Bearcats scored two goals in a little less than one minute to knot the score at 9-9 with 6:18 to go in regulation.
• Weltner scored the clinching goal for Binghamton, earning their first and only lead of the game with 3:51 remaining in regulation.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Vasile earned a game-high four points after recording one goal and another game-high, three assists. Vasile's three assists tied a career high. Vasile also recorded two draw controls and two ground balls.
• Ballard earned a team-high three goals recording three or more goals in a game for the third time this season.
• Trauger earned a game-high seven shots on goal to go along with one goal and one assist.
• Kendall Traveis, Maggie Parker, and Brittany Barton each collected two ground balls in the matchup with Binghamton.
• Annie O'Hara, Doraz, and Traveis each earned team-high's in caused turnovers, tallying two each.
• Seven different Catamounts scored for Vermont against the Bearcats.
• UVM went 3-3 on free position attempts. UVM also won the ground ball battle, corralling 17 to Binghamton's 14.

UP NEXT
Vermont continues America East play on Saturday, April 6 as they gear up to face Bryant on the road in Smithfield, R.I. The opening draw is set for a 12 p.m. start.