Burlington, Vt. -- Sarah DeStefano's unassisted goal with 1.8 seconds remaining, her second of the game, lifted Vermont to an 11-10 America East Conference victory over UAlbany on Saturday, April 5 at Moulton Winder Field. The Catamounts won for the first time since this series began in 2000.
UAlbany (7-5, AE 1-2) rallied from a 9-8 deficit with less than five minutes remaining. Kayla Best, who had three goals and two assists, connected off a Rory Redmond's pass from behind the cage to draw her team even. Best extended her scoring streak to 24 consecutive games. Christine Grueniger put her team ahead with her 15th of the season, as she found a lane in the middle of the crease with 1:17 to play.
Vermont (6-5, AE 3-1) regrouped with a pair of goals in the last 45 seconds of regulation. Megan MacDonald tallied her career-high fourth goal of the game on a free-position attempt that tied the contest at 10 apiece. UVM's Kristin Millar then forced Jodi Battaglia into a turnover with 13 seconds on the clock. DeStefano, a junior attacker, finished off the winning play by finding a hole in the middle field and sending a blast high into the net.
The Great Danes, who played without injured leading-scorer Tee Ladouceur, led by three in the opening half after Battaglia found the cage off a Stacey Brown's feed. UAlbany still led 7-4 early in final period as Best and Brown converted back-to-back free-position opportunities. The Catamounts answered by scoring three times in a three-minute-and-34-second span. Millar, a junior midfielder who had one goal and three assists, tied the contest with her 27th of the year.
UAlbany's Brown finished with three goals and one assist, while Battaglia each scored twice. Vermont's Sara Buxton had two goals and one assist, while goalkeeper Meaghan Hanley made 11 saves. Eight of the nine meetings between these teams have been decided by two goals or less.
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Vermont 11, UAlbany 10
UAlbany ? Scoring: Kayla Best 3-2, Stacey Brown 3-1, Jodi Battaglia 2-0, Brittany Scott 1-0, Christine Grueniger 1-0, Rory Redmond 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Katie Neer (60:00, 11 saves, 11 GA).
Vermont ? Scoring: Megan MacDonald 4-0, Sara Buxton 2-1, Sarah DeStefano 2-0, Kristen Millar 1-3, Tori Wasson 1-0, Alison Haigh 1-0, Goalkeeper(s): Meaghan Hanley (60:00, 11 saves, 10 GA).
Vermont 11, UAlbany 10 (Apr 05, 2008)
Lacrosse Box Score
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Albany vs VERMONT (Apr 05, 2008 at Burlington, Vt.)
Albany (7-5, 1-2) vs. Score by period 1 2 Tot
VERMONT (6-5, 3-1) -------------------------------
Date: Apr 05, 2008 Attendance: 155 Albany.............. 4 6 - 10
Weather: VERMONT............. 3 8 - 11
Albany SCORING: GOALS: Kayla Best 3; Stacey Brown 3; Jodi Battaglia 2; Brittany
Scott 1; Christine Grueniger 1.
ASSISTS: Kayla Best 2; Stacey Brown 1; Rory Redmond 1.
VERMONT SCORING: GOALS: MacDonald, Megan 4; Buxton, Sara 2; DeStefano, Sarah 2;
Millar, Kristen 1; Haigh, Alison 1; Wasson, Tori 1.
ASSISTS: Millar, Kristen 3; Buxton, Sara 1.
Shots by period 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 15 13 - 28
VERMONT............. 13 16 - 29
Ground balls by prd 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 4 10 - 14
VERMONT............. 5 12 - 17
Draw controls by prd 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 3 6 - 9
VERMONT............. 5 10 - 15
Free-position shots 1 2 Total
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Albany.............. 1-3 2-3 - 3-6
VERMONT............. 1-8 4-4 - 5-12
Saves by period 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 7 4 - 11
VERMONT............. 6 5 - 11
Fouls by period 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 10 10 - 20
VERMONT............. 5 11 - 16
Turnovers by prd 1 2 Tot
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Albany.............. 5 10 - 15
VERMONT............. 9 9 - 18
Officials: Cheryl Silverman; Linda Davis; Sharon Newcomb.
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Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Albany vs VERMONT (Apr 05, 2008 at Burlington, Vt.)
VERMONT
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS Face T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls
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GK 1 Hanley, Meaghan..... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
2 Clark, Emilie....... - - - 1 1 - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
3 Clark, Caitlyn...... - - - 1 - 1 - 0-0 - - - - - - - 1
4 Fuller, Kaitlyn..... - - - - - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
10 MacDonald, Megan.... 4 - 4 10 9 1 1 2-4 - 2 1 - - - - 1
11 Millar, Kristen..... 1 3 4 4 3 4 8 1-2 - 3 2 - - - - -
12 Strout, Annie....... - - - - - 2 - 0-0 - 1 1 - - - - 3
17 Haigh, Alison....... 1 - 1 4 3 1 2 1-3 - 1 1 - - - - 1
19 Buxton, Sara........ 2 1 3 5 3 - - 1-3 - 2 1 - - - - 1
21 Puffenbarger, Jill.. - - - - - 2 1 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
26 Merrill, Jessa...... - - - - - 4 1 0-0 - 2 1 - - - - -
29 Baughman, Daryl..... - - - - - 1 1 0-0 - 1 1 - - - - 2
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15 Wasson, Tori........ 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 0-0 - 1 1 - - - - -
22 DeStefano, Sarah.... 2 - 2 3 2 - - 0-0 - 2 - - - - - 2
Totals.............. 11 4 15 29 22 17 15 5-12 0-0 18 9 0 0 0 0 11
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
VERMONT Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves
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1 Hanley, Meaghan..... 60:00 10 W 6 5 11
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Albany vs VERMONT (Apr 05, 2008 at Burlington, Vt.)
Albany
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS Face T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls
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GK 7 Katie Neer.......... - - - - - 2 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
1 Christine Grueniger. 1 - 1 4 3 1 1 0-1 - 4 2 - - - - 1
2 Stacey Brown........ 3 1 4 4 3 - - 2-2 - - - - - - - 1
9 Jane Bush........... - - - 1 - 2 - 0-0 - - 1 - - - - -
10 Nikki Branchini..... - - - 1 - 1 2 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
12 Brittany Scott...... 1 - 1 6 6 1 1 0-1 - - - - - - - -
15 Rory Redmond........ - 1 1 - - 1 1 0-0 - 1 1 - - - - 3
16 Tricia Primomo...... - - - - - 1 1 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
18 Kayla Best.......... 3 2 5 7 6 2 2 1-1 - 3 - - - - - 4
20 Jodi Battaglia...... 2 - 2 5 4 1 1 0-1 - 3 - - - - - -
22 Mackenzie Riegel.... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - - - - - - 1
25 Sara Wolf........... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - 1 - - - - 3
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3 Taylor Frink........ - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
11 Kimberly Sumcizk.... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - 1 - - - - 5
30 Mel Rorie........... - - - - - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 1
Totals.............. 10 4 14 28 22 14 9 3-6 0-0 15 6 0 0 0 0 19
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Albany Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves
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7 Katie Neer.......... 60:00 11 L 7 4 11
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
Albany vs VERMONT (Apr 05, 2008 at Burlington, Vt.)
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 24:57 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best Unassisted
2. 23:43 ALBANY EVEN Stacey Brown Unassisted
3. 21:16 ALBANY EVEN Stacey Brown Free position shot
4. 7:53 VERMONT EVEN MacDonald, Megan Free position shot
5. 4:37 ALBANY EVEN Jodi Battaglia Stacey Brown
6. 1:38 VERMONT EVEN MacDonald, Megan Millar, Kristen
7. 0:50 VERMONT EVEN Wasson, Tori Millar, Kristen
8. 2nd 29:09 ALBANY EVEN Brittany Scott Kayla Best
9. 28:12 VERMONT EVEN Buxton, Sara Millar, Kristen
10. 18:51 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best Free position shot
11. 18:02 ALBANY EVEN Stacey Brown Free position shot
12. 17:02 VERMONT EVEN DeStefano, Sarah Unassisted
13. 15:08 VERMONT EVEN Haigh, Alison Free position shot
14. 13:28 VERMONT EVEN Millar, Kristen Free position shot
15. 7:56 ALBANY EVEN Jodi Battaglia Kayla Best
16. 7:14 VERMONT EVEN Buxton, Sara Free position shot
17. 6:28 VERMONT EVEN MacDonald, Megan Unassisted
18. 4:42 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best Rory Redmond
19. 1:17 ALBANY EVEN Christine Grueniger Unassisted
20. 0:45 VERMONT EVEN MacDonald, Megan Free position shot
21. 0:01 VERMONT EVEN DeStefano, Sarah Unassisted
