BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Hartford men's lacrosse team battled, but a late three-goal run by #15/16 Vermont secured a 14-9 victory for the Catamounts Saturday afternoon on Virtue Field. Freshman Ethan Landymore tallied three goals and an assist to pace the Hawks, who dip to 0-4 on the season, and in the America East.
 
Michael McCormack led all scorers with six points behind a five-goal effort. With the win, Vermont (4-2 overall) remains undefeated in conference play with a 4-0 record.
 
#15/16 VERMONT 14, HARTFORD 9
Stellar play by both goalies led to the Catamounts taking a 2-1 edge at the end of the first quarter. Junior goalie Cam Logan made three early saves in that stretch for the Hawks, who led 1-0 on a Christian Paley goal just 62 seconds after the game's first faceoff. Vermont would strike first in the second quarter, but Hartford stormed back to take a 4-3 advantage with 4:50 to go until halftime on three straight goals from grad student Ryan Lovell, Paley and Landymore.
 
The lead proved to be short-lived for the Hawks, though. Just six seconds after Landymore's goal, Tommy Burke tied up the game on his first goal of the season. That tally sparked a 4-0 Catamounts' run that stretched into the second half and gave Vermont a 7-4 advantage with 9:34 remaining in the third.
 
Outscoring the Catamounts, 3-1, over the first nine minutes of the final quarter, Hartford trimmed a 10-6 deficit down to two with 5:48 left to play. But Vermont held off the Hawks' comeback bid, as McCormack struck twice within a one-minute span before Thomas McConvey sealed the five-goal victory with 3:17 remaining.
 
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Paley, who also had a multiple-goal game, added an assist for three points
• Vermont was dominant at the faceoff X, going 19-of-26 with a 37-28 edge in ground balls
• Tommy Burke, who attempted all 26 faceoffs for the Catamounts, tallied a game-high 10 ground balls
• Vermont, which has won each of the past three meetings, improves to 23-13 all-time against Hartford

 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks return home to host Stony Brook next Saturday (April 3). Opening faceoff is set for 12 p.m. from Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium. The contest is part of a lacrosse doubleheader in West Hartford, with the Hartford's women's lacrosse team capping off the day with a 3 p.m. tilt against UAlbany. 

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