BURLINGTON, Vt. – A strong defensive effort led Vermont past the Hartford men's lacrosse team, 15-6, on Saturday afternoon at Virtue Field. Senior
Alex Borja and junior
Owen Trepeta each had a pair of goals to lead the Hawks (1-8), who fall to 1-1 in America East action. Vermont (5-3) improves to 2-0 in conference play.
VERMONT 15, HARTFORD 6
Vermont broke open a scoreless start by scoring four goals over the remaining 6:24 of the opening quarter. The Catamounts continued to keep the offense rolling, as they tacked on five scores in the second quarter to take a 9-0 lead into the halftime break. Six different Vermont players scored in the half, led by French, who had three goals.
The Catamounts extended the lead to 12-0 until senior midfielder
Alex Borja ended Hartford's scoring drought 34 seconds into the fourth quarter. The Hawks picked up the pace in the final stanza, ending the game on a 5-1 run that included scores 19 seconds apart from Borja and junior
Ty Thompson and a pair of tallies from Trepeta.
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES
- Rookie goalie Cam Logan made 15 saves for Hartford.
- Senior Dylan Jinks dished out three assists to lead the Hawks with three points.
- Nicholas Vazquez won each of his five faceoff attempts as Hartford finished with a 14-10 advantage at the X.
- The Catamounts held a 49-34 advantage in shots and won the ground ball battle by a 21-16 count.
- Vermont's Ben French found the back of the net five times to lead all scorers.
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks conclude a three-game road swing next Saturday (March 29), when they visit defending league champion UAlbany. Opening faceoff from Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Stadium is set for 3 p.m.
