Graduate student makes impact off the bench for Vermont women's lacrosse
After battling adversity, Maddie Erskine provides a signature moment as Vermont women's lacrosse advances in America East tournament.
No. 1 Vermont women's lacrosse faced a tied game midway through the third after allowing three unanswered goals. The Catamounts' leading goal scorer Jane Trauger and head coach Sarah Dalton Graddock prided the team on having players 1-7 with the ability to score and having strong depth .
That showed up in the America East semifinals game against No. 4 UMBC on Friday, May 1. Graduate student Maddie Erskine provided back-to-back goals in the third quarter, helping propel Vermont (10-6) to a 10-7 win.
The Catamounts advance to the America East championship game for the first time since 2022. The America East championship game will be played on Sunday, May 3 at noon on Virtue Field. "Obviously those two goals were huge," Graddock said.
"She had some great shots and finishes for us. " Erskine scored on nearly identical plays while cutting towards the right side of the goal. The first goal snapped a nearly 12-minute scoring drought on a woman-up opportunity.