BOSTON - Behind a career-high tying five goals from senior co-captain Lauren Morton and four more from junior Sarah Dalton, the No. 11 Boston University lacrosse team won its fifth-straight game, overtaking Vermont, 15-8, Saturday afternoon at Nickerson Field in the program's first televised game ever. Sophomore Erica Baumgartner had two goals along with two assists, while senior co-captain Molly Collins and sophomores Traci Landy, McKinley Curro and Jenny Martin each had a score. Sophomore Rachel Klein was once again impressive in goal, making 10 saves.

After surrendering the game's opening goal, the Terriers (8-2, 3-0 AE) went on a 13-2 tear to go into the break with a 13-3 advantage. During that run, Morton scored all five of her goals while Dalton had two.

The second half was a different story, however, as the Catamounts (5-4, 2-1 AE) mounted a comeback, notching five of the game's final seven goals. Vermont's first-half deficit was too large to overcome though, and the Terriers picked up the win. While BU had the upper hand in draw controls, owning a 17-8 advantage, most of the other statistical categories were close. Both teams had 16 ground balls and Klein's 10 saves fell just one shy of senior Meaghan Hanley's 11.

The Terriers will have a short road trip this week, facing local competition in Harvard on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. at Allston, Mass.

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BOSTON - Lauren Morton scored five goals and Sarah Dalton added four to lead No. 11-ranked Boston University past visiting Vermont, 15-8, in America East women's lacrosse action at Nickerson Field on Saturday.

BU improves to 8-2 overall and 3-0 in the league and extends its win streak to five games. Vermont suffers its first conference loss to fall to 2-1 in America East and 5-4 on the year.

The Catamounts scored the first goal of the game less than two minutes into the action, but the Terriers responded by rattling off six consecutive goals, including three straight by Morton, to take a 6-1 lead with 17:46 remaining in the half. The Terriers would also string together five goals to close the half and take a 13-3 advantage at the break.

Vermont out scored BU 5-2 in the second stanza, but could not dig itself out of the hole from the first half.

Junior Kristen Millar (Whitby, Ontario) and sophomore Alison Haigh (Northborough, Mass.) scored two goals each to lead the Catamounts.

Senior Meaghan Hanley (Fort Pierce, Fla.) made 11 saves on the afternoon, including seven in the second half, in the Vermont net. Rachel Klein was credited with 10 stops for Boston U.

Vermont returns to action on Tuesday (April 1) when it travels to Hanover, N.H. to take on Dartmouth. The game was originally scheduled for a 3:00pm start, but has been moved to 2:30pm.

GAME NOTES: Today's game was televised on CN8, marking the first-ever TV game for the Catamounts. CN8's exclusive coverage of college lacrosse is available through Comcast's On Demand function for up to one week following the original airing of games with no additional cost to Comcast Digital Cable customers. Boston U out shot Vermont 36-22 in the game. Millar recorded two draw controls in the contest and is five shy of becoming the all-time leader in NCAA Division I history.

2008-03-29