FINAL: Vermont 11, Rutgers 10
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Kendall Traveis' goal with 1:24 remaining was the difference as Vermont (8-7, 1-4 AE) defeated Rutgers (7-9, 1-5 B1G) 11-10 on Senior Day presented by UVM Health Advantage, Sunday afternoon at Virtue Field.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Just incredible getting a win like that and I think we've been waiting to see our team perform at that level, and you know, get as close to 60 minutes as we can all year," head coach Sarah Dalton Graddock said. "I couldn't be prouder of their resilience that game, in a game of runs. With how we started the game and then the third quarter and handling what Rutgers threw at us, it was absolutely incredible."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts wasted little time, taking a 1-0 lead 0:30 into the game on Jane Trauger's 30th goal of the season.
• Rutgers countered 1:35 later when Victoria Goldrick converted on a pass from Lily Dixon to tie the game at 1-1.
• Trauger notched her second goal of the game with 11:15 left in the opening quarter to put the Catamounts back in front. Ava Vasile stretched the lead seconds before the 10-minute mark as Vermont went up 3-1.
• Trauger registered a hat trick with 8:58 remaining in the first frame to lead 4-1. Ciera Licare gave the Cats a four-goal lead on a free-position tally with 6:54 left in the quarter.
• Ava Chiarella received a pass from Cassidy Spilis and deposited a goal with 5:27 remaining in the quarter to end UVM's 4-0 scoring run. Payton Tini added a goal with 4:16 left to cut the Scarlet Knights' deficit to 5-3 after one quarter of play.
• Chiaralla opened the second quarter with two straight goals to tie the game at 5-5 with 10:08 left in the frame.
• Spilis gave Rutgers its first lead of the afternoon when she scored a woman-up goal, her 65th goal of the season, with 6:57 left in the frame.
• Claire Adelhelm tied the game at 6-6 with 3:02 remaining in the half when she caught a pass from Karina Sethi and quickly fired a shot past Sophia Cardello (10 saves).
• Tini scored an unassisted goal to put the Scarlet Knights back in front, up 7-6 with 1:23 left on the clock.
• Lindsay Lefebvre tied the score at 7-7 with 0:47 left when she converted on a pass form Jane Trauger. The Catamounts and Scarlet Knights would head into halftime knotted up.
• Vasile quickly put UVM back in front with her second goal of the game coming just 0:15 into the third quarter. Adelhelm was credited with the assist on the go-ahead goal.
• Vasile added goals with 7:02 and 2:41 left in the quarter to give the Catamounts a 10-7 lead. Karina Sethi and Adelhelm had assists on the remainder of Vasile's scoring run.
• Spilis cut the UVM lead to 10-8 with 0:42 remaining in the third quarter to enter the final frame down by two.
• Spilis scored back-to-back goals in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 10-10 with 4:45 remaining.
• In the final minutes of the game, Vermont had several chances to retake the lead firing shots at the Rutgers goal. A ground ball picked up by Trauger with 1:43 left kept possession alive for the Catamounts.
• The game-winning goal came on a feed from Adelhelm from behind the goal. The junior found Traveis cutting in front of the goal where she one-timed a shot for the clinching tally.
• Sabine Godwin pulled in the draw control to maintain Vermont possession for the remainder of the game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Vasile led the UVM attack in goals (4), points (4), shots on goal (7), and draw controls (7). Her four-goal game brought her career total to 215 career goals, three away from tying the program record.
• Trauger and Adelhelm also had a team-high four points. Trauger produced three goals and one assist. She has scored three or more goals in each of the last four games. Adelhelm matches a career-high four points with one goal and a season-high three assists.
• Sethi produced a season-high two assists in the victory.
• On the defensive side of the ball, Brittany Barton pulled in three ground balls and led the Cats with three caused turnovers.
• Anna Rosenberger recorded seven saves for Vermont. The rookie also had two caused turnovers and a team-high five ground balls.
• With the win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to Vermont Children's Trust Foundation as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. Since its inauguration in 2017, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has donated over $94,000 to local non-profits through the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative.

UP NEXT
Vermont closes out its 2024 campaign on Saturday (April 27) at UMass Lowell. The opening draw is set for 12 p.m. ET and will broadcast live on ESPN+. The broadcast will also be available for international viewers on AmericaEast.TV.