EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Vermont women's lacrosse team wrapped up a week long trip to Eugene, Oregon with a 15-11 victory over Longwood College on Saturday afternoon at Pape' Field at the University of Oregon. The win snaps a three-game losing streak for the Catamounts and moves their record to 2-5 on the year.

Senior Becky Kenison (Woodstock, Vt.), junior Emilie Clark (Calais, Vt.) and sophomore Kristen Millar (Whitby, Ontario) scored three goals each to lead the Catamounts. Clark and Millar also added two assists each in the contest.

"I'm pleased we found a way to win today," said Vermont head coach Jen Johnson. "We still need to put together a full 60 minute game, but we showed moments of greatness today and that is encouraging given the number of young players we have on the team. Every game is a great learning experience for our team and is preparing us for the America East slate."

The Lancers scored the first goal of the game four minutes into the contest and Millar netted her first tally two minutes later to make the score 1-1 with 24:15 left in the first half. Longwood's Cathleen Strain would score three straight goals to push the Lancers ahead 4-1 with 17 minutes remaining in the stanza. The Catamounts would score seven of the next 10 goals to take an 8-7 lead into halftime. The Catamounts controlled much of the second half and out scored Longwood 7-4 to post the 15-11 victory.

Strain finished the game with five goals and five draw controls for Longwood. Teammate Kathleen Barry added a hat trick.

Jennifer Holliday finished the game with 13 saves in the Lancers' net. Junior Meaghan Hanley (Fort Pierce, Fla.) made 13 stops for the Catamounts.

Longwood, which is making the transition from Division II to Division I this season, remains winless on the season 0-6.

Vermont returns to action on Wednesday (March 21) hosting Boston College at 4:00 pm at Moulton Winder Field. Admission is free to all regular season home games this season.

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EUGENE, Ore. -- The Longwood women's lacrosse team was outscored 7-4 in the final half of play, falling 15-11 to Vermont Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Oregon. The Lancers (0-6) were led by Cathleen Strain/Alexandria (Mount Vernon), who recorded five of Longwood's 11 goals in the contest. Longwood will return to action on Friday, March 23, when they host in-state rival James Madison in a 4 p.m. contest.

The Lancers jumped on the board first, as Liz Sellmayer/Baltimore (Mount de Sales Academy) recorded her first of two goals, four minutes into the contest for the early 1-0 lead. After Vermont tied the score at 1-1, Strain gave the Lancers a 4-1 lead, scoring Longwood's next three goals. Kathleen Barry/Annandale (W.T. Woodson) answered a Catamount goal with 12:14 to go in the half, to pad the Lancers' lead to 5-2.

The final ten minutes of the first half, was a back in forth battle that saw three ties and two lead changes. Vermont knotted the game at five with 6:46 left in the half, capping a three goal run by the Catamounts. Strain took the ensuing draw control all the way down the field and tallied her fourth goal of the half just 0:38 later for the 6-5 Longwood lead. UVM knotted the score back at six, followed by a goal from Barry to put Longwood ahead 7-6. Vermont cashed in on two goals with less than thirty seconds remaining to grab the 8-7 halftime lead.

After Vermont's Lizzy Butler gave the Catamounts breathing room on a goal just 0:36 into the half, Sellmayer brought Longwood back within one on an unassisted goal at the 27:09 mark. Vermont once again brought the deficit to two goals, but Barry returned the favor at 23:03, scoring her third goal of the afternoon and putting the score at 10-9.

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