Field Hockey Earns First Conference Win Against UMass Lowell

FINAL SCORE: Vermont 3, UMass Lowell 2
BURLINGTON, Vt. – At UVM's annual Rally Against Cancer contest, three different Catamounts found the back of the cage and Vermont held off a UMass Lowell rally to win its first conference game of the season, 3-2, over the River Hawks.

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"It was a great team effort today. I'm proud of the way we battled for this first conference win," head coach Kate Pfeifer said. "When things didn't go our way, we fought even harder and played a solid 70 minutes of hockey."

Anne Marie Farmer got the Catamount (3-9, 1-1) goal scoring started. UVM earned a penalty corner,
and Farmer corralled a rebound and sent a shot low into the pocket of UML's (5-6, 0-3) net, lifting the Catamounts to a 1-0 advantage 11 minutes into play. It was Farmer's fourth goal of the season.

Vermont took a 2-0 lead late in the first half when freshman Lauren Tucker directed a pass towards teammate Landon Warren, who was able to net her second goal of the season.

After the halftime break, UMass Lowell's Christa Doiron got the River Hawks on the board with just five mintes gone in the second half. The ball found Doiron's stick after a scrum in front of the UVM cage and she capitalized.

Carla Godsman answered right back for the Catamounts just over a minute later with her first career goal. Godsman made a great individual move to beat the last River Hawk defender before beating the keeper to give Vermont its two-goal edge back.

Lowell added a second goal from Torrie Huk but Vermont's Lena Benwood (five saves) stood tall down the stretch and made a diving save on UMass Lowell's final shot on an untimed penalty corner to seal the win.

The Catamounts travel to New Hampshire on Friday, Oct. 9 for a 4 p.m. contest against the Wildcats. UVM returns to Moulton Winder Field on Sunday, Oct. 11 to host the Black Bears of Maine. All America East games will be streamed live for free at AmericaEast.tv.

FIELD HOCKEY HOSTS WEEKEND CLINICS
The University of Vermont field hockey program and staff will be hosting youth clinics on Saturday Oct. 10 from 12-3 p.m. and Sunday Oct. 11 prior to their match vs. Maine.

Saturday's Junior Prospect Day Clinic will begin promptly at 12 p.m. This event is open to all high schoolers with a $50 fee that can be paid to UVM Field Hockey. Athletes are required to bring their own stick, shin guards, mouth guards and water bottles for the afternoon.

UVM field hockey will host Maine at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. Prior to this game there will be a free youth clinic on the field for ages 7-13. While athletes are welcome to bring their own gear, the UVM staff will be providing additional sticks and equipment.