Lacrosse Drops Home Contest to Vermont

Saturday, March 28

Durham, N.H.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

4-7, 0-2

Vermont

6-5, 1-1

Vermont

New Hampshire

Photo by: Alex Miller

3/28/2026 3:51:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Kate O’Rourke netted a pair of goals in the loss.

DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team fell to the University of Vermont (6-5, 2-1 AE) on Saturday afternoon (March 28) at Wildcat Stadium, dropping a 15-4 decision.

HOW IT HAPPENED

1Q
-New Hampshire's offense found the opening goal with 13:39 to play in the first quarter when Kate O'Rourke (Franklin, Mass.) made a move to evade the defender before sinking her shot into the net to make it 1-0.

-Vermont's offense responded midway through the frame, with goals at 9:12 and 7:25 to take a 2-1 lead.

-The Wildcats tied things up at 6:52 when Charlize Collins (Burlington, Mass.) took a feed from Rose Pavuk (York, Maine) and buried it.

-Vermont's Lydia Doraz retook the lead with 2:59 to play on a shot from the left side of Emma Crater (Littleton, Colo.), beating the goalkeeper to make it 3-2.

-With 2:19 to play, O'Rourke tied things up with a behind the back shot past Vermont's Ayla Shea to bring the game to a 3-3 deadlock.

-The Catamounts struck twice in the final two minutes, with goals at 1:38 and 0:52 to make it 5-3.

2Q
-Vermont extended their lead with 6:33 to go, when a man-up strike from Jane Trauger put the Catamounts ahead 6-3.

-Vermont netted two more goals with 5:25 and 4:45 to play, giving the Catamounts an 8-3 edge at halftime.

3Q
-The Catamounts continued to put in work on offense, with strikes at 9:30 and 7:21 putting Vermont ahead 10-3.

-New Hampshire cut into the deficit at 2:29 with a man-up strike from Makayla Keys (Fairport, N.Y.) to make it 10-4.

-Vermont netted their third goal of the quarter with 1:46 to go.

4Q
-The Catamounts' offense iced the game with a four-goal fourth quarter, bringing about the 15-4 final score.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Goals: O'Rourke (2)
Assists: R. Pavuk (2)
Points: R. Pavuk, O'Rourke (2)
Shots on Goal: R. Pavuk (5)
Ground Balls: Kenny (3)
Draw Controls: Fagan (7)
Caused Turnovers: Kenny, Collins (1)

GOALKEEPING
UNH
Emma Crater: 14 saves, 15 goals allowed, .483 SV%

Vermont
Ayla Shea: 10 saves, 4 goals allowed, .714 SV%

BY THE NUMBERS
-Five players earned a point in the loss, paced by a two goal effort from Kate O'Rourke and a pair of assists from Rose Pavuk.

-In total, seven Wildcats landed a shot on net, led by Rose Pavuk with five tries.

-On defense, Erin Fagan matched her career-best with a team-leading seven draw controls.

-In net, Emma Crater closed her day denying a career-best 14-of-29 shots faced, good for a .483 save percentage.

NEXT UP • AWAY AT BRYANT, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 3 P.M.
The Wildcats hit the road on Saturday, April 4, as New Hampshire visits Bryant University (6-4, 1-0 AE) at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, R.I., for a 3pm draw.

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