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Posted: Feb 18, 2020

Vermont visits Smithfield in mid-week tilt

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women's lacrosse team hosts Vermont on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. in Beirne Stadium. The two teams have yet to meet since 2017 as the Bulldogs look to break their .500 mark.  

THE PARTICULARS
Opponent: Vermont
Location: Beirne Stadium (Smithfield, R.I.)
Date and Time: Wednesday, Feb. 18 – 3 p.m.
Watch Live: NEC Front Row
Live Stats: Presto Stats
Tickets: Single Game | Season Tickets

THE SERIES
 The Bulldogs have met with the Catamounts just twice in history as Wednesday marks the third all-time meeting. The Black and Gold has yet to fall to Vermont as they took both meetings, 11-7, in 2016 and, 12-8, in 2017. 

SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS
 Similar to the Black and Gold, Vermont opened the 2020 season with a 1-1 record thanks to a season-opening win in North Andover over Merrimack, 19-11. The Catamounts followed up the victory with a loss on its home turf to Colgate, 10-8.

Freshman Ava Vasile has been Vermont's offensive force in its last two games as she opened her rookie season with three goals at Merrimack before netting a career-best four against Colgate. Vasile is the top-ranked freshman in the country among teams who have played multiple games so far this season with 3.50 goals per game. On the defensive end, sophomore Carolyn Carrera leads the America East and is fifth in the country averaging 3.50 caused turnovers a game. Carrera is accompanied by sophomore goalkeeper Sophie McLaughlin in the defensive unit. McLaughlin has racked up 17 saves among the two games and allowed 21 for 10.50 goals-against average and .447 save percentage.   

BULLDOGS NOTES AND NOTABLES

  • Bryant was one of two teams in the Northeast Conference to grab season-opening wins to kickoff 2020. Mount St. Mary's opened its season on Feb. 15 and topped George Washington, 11-10, in overtime.
  • After the first two games, transfer sophomore Cassidy Burns (Massapequa, N.Y.) leads the Bulldogs and the NEC with four assists and 2.00 assist per game.
  • Junior Caitlin Bolen (Queensbury, N.Y.) and sophomore Alexa Weber (South Windsor, Conn.) continue to lead the Bulldogs in scoring with four goals apiece. Bolen opened the season with a career-best four goals while Weber netted three against Quinnipiac. The sophomore followed up at Brown by netting one.
  • In Bryant's most recent game against Brown, junior Natalie Langella (Northport, N.Y.) led the Black and Gold with her first three goals of the season. Langella netted three of Bryant's seven goals against the Bears with two tallies coming from senior Maggie Pressler (Smithfield, R.I.) and one goal apiece from Weber and Burns.  
  • Two Bulldogs rank among the NEC's top ten in draw controls per game including juniors Megan McCarthy (Northampton, Mass.) and Devon Bolen (Queensbury, N.Y.). McCarthy has 11 so far across the first two games averaging 5.50, ranking her fourth among the NEC. The Massachusetts native posted a career-high of 10 to open the season against Quinnipiac. Bolen trails McCarthy with eight, posting four in each game, ranking seventh in the NEC.