FINAL SCORE: Bryant 21, Vermont 10
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Vermont had an early lead, but offensive surges from Bryant in the second and fourth quarters proved to be the difference as they defeated the Catamounts 21-10 on Saturday from Beirne Stadium. With the loss the Catamounts fall to 6-6 overall and 1-3 in conference play while Bryant improves to 8-4 and 2-1 in America East on the season.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jane Trauger got the scoring started for Vermont, finding the back of the net at the 13:39 mark of the opening frame to give the Catamounts a 1-0 lead.
• A little over a minute later, Bryant answered, knotting the score at 1-1 with 12:28 to play in the first quarter.
• While being a woman up, Trauger set up Claire Adelhelm who scored at the 11:17 mark of the opening quarter to extend Vermont's lead to 2-1.
• Bryant scored two goals before the end of the first quarter to take a 3-2 advantage into the second quarter.
• Emily DeGeorge opened scoring in the second frame, putting the Bulldogs ahead, 4-2, just 26 seconds into the quarter.
• McKenzie Ballard answered for the Catamounts, scoring 26 seconds later to bring Vermont within one, 4-3, with 14:08 to play in the second quarter.
• Bryant dialed up a five goal scoring run over the next seven plus minutes of action, taking a commanding 9-3 lead with 4:18 to play in the second frame.
• Trauger ended the Bulldogs run, scoring her second goal of the game, with 3:41 to go in the quarter, making the score 9-4 in favor of Bryant.
• Following Bryant's tenth goal of the game, Ava Vasile scored with 1:28 to go, bringing the score to 10-5 in favor of Bryant.
• Bryant took a five goal lead into halftime leading Vermont, 10-5.
• The Bulldogs scored the first two goals to begin the third quarter, extending their lead to 12-5 with 11:57 left to play in the frame.
• Vermont tried to battle back with Erin Kloostra finding the back of the net just seconds later at the 11:21 mark of the third frame to cut the deficit 12-6.
• Elise Larsen notched a goal for Bryant at the 8:01 mark of the third quarter, bringing the Bulldogs ahead, 13-6.
• Vasile scored her second goal of the game while being a woman up at the 6:33 mark of the quarter, making the score 13-7.
• Vermont continued to try and battle back and with 1:05 to go in the third quarter, Trauger registered her hat-trick goal to bring the Catamounts within five, 13-8.
• However, Bryant broke away in the fourth quarter, Kenna Kaut opened the scoring in the final quarter, elevating Bryant's lead to 14-8 with 13:17 left to play.
• A little over one minute later, Vasile fed Erin Kloostra, who scored with 12:05 of gametime remaining, putting the score at 14-9 in favor of Bryant.
• From there Bryant orchestrated a seven goal scoring run to take a 21-9 advantage with 2:10 left to play in the game.
• Ballard would net a late goal, her second of the game, with 1:12 of gametime remaining before the clock expired, to put the game at its final score of 21-10 in favor of Bryant.  

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Trauger registered her third hat-trick of the season while also adding one assist, finishing with a team-high four total points.  
• Vasile notched three total points on two goals and one assist while also leading the team in shots, collecting seven total.
• Kloostra and Ballard both finished with two goals each.
• Adelhelm finished with one goal and two assists, earning a new season high in points after notching three total against the Bulldogs.
• Charlotte Nevins earned a team-high three ground balls and three caused turnovers.

 
UP NEXT
Next Saturday, April 13 is Vermont's Rally Around Mental Health game presented by Redstone benefitting United Way. Redstone to have promotional items at their tabling set-up. Fans can stop by the marketing table to pick up a team poster. At the conclusion of the game, fans will have the opportunity to get their posters signed by the student-athletes and coaching staff. This is the Vanessa Cox Memorial Game. UVM will host its annual "Vanessa Cox #23 Memorial Game" on April 13^th 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, Cox was tragically killed in a car crash in February of 2015 at the age of 31.  Vermont will be facing UMBC at noon, and all the action will stream live on ESPN+.