FINAL SCORE: Vermont 5, Siena 0
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – Bailey Ayer recorded seven total points while Kate Bossert secured her third career multi goal game as Vermont (2-1-3) shutout Siena (2-4) 5-0 on the road in Loudonville, N.Y. from Hickey Field on Wednesday night.  
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"We had a quick start today which was helpful in setting the tone," said Head Coach Kristi Huizenga. "There were stretches of the game where we could have been cleaner with the ball, but our finishing was excellent and we were on task defensively, so it was nice to get some goals and a shutout. We're really happy for Bailey to be one of the top goal scorers in the NCAA right now and for Boss to get back into the stats."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• One minute into the game, Emma Warren found Ayer cutting through the far side of the box, where Ayer cut the corner and used her left foot to place her shot just over the head of Siena's keeper for her fifth goal of the season, earning Vermont the early one goal advantage.
• In the 21st minute, a penalty on Vermont inside the box gave Siena's Abby Daly a penalty kick opportunity, but she missed wide right, keeping the score 1-0 in favor of Vermont.
• Just a little over one minute later, in the 22nd minute, Bridget Kennedy placed her cross perfectly in the middle of the box, finding Kate Bossert who was there to finish it off with her right foot, scoring her first goal of the season to give Vermont the 2-0 lead. Kennedy's assist was her first career assist.
• Jill Brody almost put the Catamounts up by three in the 27th minute when she rifled a shot from 20 yards out, hitting the right post and bouncing out to keep the UVM advantage at two.
• Ayer gave Vermont a 3-goal cushion in the 30th minute after finessing her way through three Saint defenders and pinning her shot in the top left corner with the left foot, giving Vermont the 3-0 first half lead.
• In the 60th minute, Ayer scored the first hat-trick since '05, and the first of her career, turning from her defender and blasting through the middle, this time using her right foot, she sniped her shot bottom left past Siena's keeper to put the Catamounts ahead, 4-0.
• Ayer was awarded a free kick in the 67th minute just outside the box, placing it bottom center on the net, the Saint's keeper made an initial save, but Bossert was there once again to clean up the rebound, scoring her second goal of the game to put Vermont in front 5-0.
• Siena applied desperate pressure as time expired, forcing Sydney Slusser to make one of her six saves throughout the game, but Slusser was there to answer the call, keeping the Saint's scoreless the rest of the match as the Catamounts ran away with the 5-0 victory.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Ayer scored a combined seven points on three goals and one assist, just one point shy of tying the all-time record for most points in a single game, a record set during the 1998 season when Megan Mattes had eight points against Northeastern. Ayer took five shots, pinning all five on target, a game high in both categories.
• Bossert scored two goals on three shots, the third time in her career registering a multi goal game.
• Kennedy tallied her first career point, earning one assist against the Saints.
• Warren recorded one assist against Siena, the first assist of her career.
• Slusser made her first career start in net, seeing 18 shots, six on target, making all six saves for Vermont in the full 90 minutes, as the sophomore goalkeeper shined in her season debut earning her first career shutout.   
• 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
The Catamounts return to Virtue Field on Sunday (Sept. 8) as they prepare to host Patriot League foe, Holy Cross. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET and will broadcast live on ESPN+ with Brian McLaughlin on the call. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or by visiting the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on gameday. Sunday's matchup is the Peter Baldwin Memorial Game, presented by Morgan Stanley.  
 
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