Dylana Williams
Joseph Mile / UAlbany Athletics
15
Vermont VERMONT 3-5, 0-1
16
Winner UAlbany UALBANY 2-6, 1-0
Vermont VERMONT
3-5, 0-1
15
Final
16
UAlbany UALBANY
2-6, 1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Vermont VERMONT 4 3 3 5 15
UAlbany UALBANY 4 7 4 1 16

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Williams Guides Women’s Lacrosse to Victory Over Vermont

Dylana Williams records nine points, from seven goals and two assists, against the Catamounts.

Score: UAlbany 16, Vermont 15

Location: John Fallon Field | Albany, N.Y.

Records: UAlbany (2-6, 1-0 America East) | Vermont (3-5, 0-1)

Short Story: The University at Albany women's lacrosse team moved to 1-0 in America East play, defeating Vermont 16-15.

Key Stat Lines  
  • Dylana Williams led the Great Danes with nine points from seven goals and two assists, going 9-10 (.900%) in shots-on-goal to shots.
  • D. Williams, Mikaela Mooney, and Courtney Rowe all recorded a hat-trick in the game.
  • Mooney finished the game with a team-high four assists and three goals for seven total points.
  • Delilah Mile led UAlbany with two ground balls and two caused turnovers
  • Paisley Cook tallied a team-high 14 draw control wins.
  • UAlbany Outshot Vermont 34-24 with 24 SOG to the Catamounts 19.
  • Vermont picked up 14 ground balls to the Great Danes' nine.
  • The Purple and Gold went 3-3 on free position shots with Vermont going 1-5.
  • Draw Controls played a pivotal role as the Great Danes won 25 of 34 draws.
 
How it Happened:  
  • Three minutes in, Dylana Williams and Courtney Rowe both tallied their 13 goals of the season, helping the Great Danes start off to a 2-0 lead before Vermont recorded four unanswered goals to make it 4-2.
  • UAlbany closed out the first quarter as Mikaela Mooney recorded her ninth goal of the season, along with D. Williams tallying her second of the game to make it tied, 4-4 after 15 minutes of play.
  • Kendall Travels opened the scoring in the second quarter for Vermont before D. Williams recorded her hat trick goal against the Catamounts with 10:37 to go.
  • 20 seconds later, Kloey Roos found the back of the net for the first time since returning from an injury at the end of last season, making it a 6-5 Great Dane lead.
  • The Great Danes would go on to outscore the Catamounts 5-1 over the next 8:30 minutes, highlighted by D. Williams fourth and fifth goal of the game, to give UAlbany an 11-7 lead at half.
  • The first three minutes of the third saw Meghan O'Connor score back-to-back goals for the Catamounts, cutting Vermont's deficit to two goals, 11-9.
  • In the span of just under four minutes, the Great Danes put together a 4-0 run, thanks to Co. Rowe's and Mooney's hat trick goals of the game, along with D. Williams' sixth goal of the contest pushing UAlbany ahead 15-9 with eight minutes to play in the third.
  • O'Connor would score the final goal of the third for Vermont, followed by three goals to start the fourth, making it a 15-13. Great Danes lead with nine minutes to play.
  • D. Williams would put an end to Vermont's run and pushed UAlbany ahead 16-13 with eight minutes to play.
  • The Catamounts' comeback effort fell just short, scoring the final two goals of the game, the last with 37 seconds to play before the clock expired, giving the Great Danes the 16-15 America East win.
 
UP NEXT: UAlbany's women's lacrosse team will next host Robert Morris on Friday, March 21 at 6:00 pm for the team's Black Out game.
 
Social Central: Stay up to date with UAlbany women's lacrosse by following the team on X (@UAlbanyWLax) and Instagram (UAlbanyWLax) for all of the latest news and highlights throughout the year. 
 
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