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10
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Saturday, February 24
Salt Lake City, UT
12:00 PM
University of Utah
1-3
22
vs
12
Vermont
1-3
1
2
3
4
F
UVM
2
6
1
3
12
UTAH
8
5
4
5
22
Utah Lacrosse Beats Vermont 22-12 At Home
2/24/2024 3:24 PM | Lacrosse
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah Lacrosse program came away with its first victory of the season, beating the Vermont Catamounts 22-12 inside Rice-Eccles Stadium today, improving to 1-3 on the season.
It was the second time in program history that Utah and Vermont have faced off in the Salt Lake Valley with the last time the two facing off in Rice-Eccles Stadium being in 2019 – Utah's first game as a Division I program.
The Utes outshot Vermont 53-40 with 38 of the Utes' shots being on goal. Utah's 22 goals ties for fourth all-time in program history, marking the sixth time Utah has had 20-or-more goals in a game in the Drew McMinn era.
GAME LEADERS
Senior Jordan Hyde and sophomore Ryan Stines combined to score 10 of Utah's 22 goals, putting up five goals each with Stines adding an assist for six points and Hyde producing three ground balls as well. Senior Tyler Bradbury contributed three goals and two assists for five points while Carson Moyer also scored his first hat trick of the season.
Cody Hart, MJ McMahon, Justus Peterson, Dallin Tanner, Bryce Horton and Will Overly all added one goal each to round out Utah's scoring with McMahon racking up a season-high two assists as well.
Sophomore Goalkeeper Colin Lenskold had 16 saves, two ground balls and a career-high two caused turnovers with true freshman Luca Pivetta also recording two caused turnovers. Sophomore Nikko DiPonio tied for the team-lead in ground balls with three with Bryce Horton, Joey Boylston and Tyler Kloeckl also pitching in three as well.
FIRST QUARTER BREAKDOWN
Utah started the game on a 4-0 run, taking the early lead with 8:52 on the clock. Moyer got the Utes started with an assist from Bradbury with the duo trading on the next goal with the point coming from Bradbury on an assist from Moyer.
Goals from McMahon and Overly would give Utah the 4-0 lead before Vermont ended the run with 8:13 to go. Another 4-0 run would put the Utes up 8-1 at the 2:39 mark with Hyde finding the back of the net twice, but the Catamounts would once again end the scoring run with the Utes taking an 8-2 lead into the second quarter.
SECOND QUARTER BREAKDOWN
After taking a 9-2 lead early in the second quarter on a goal from Moyer, Vermont scored three unanswered to cut the Utah lead to 9-5 with 8:51 remaining in the half. Back-to-back goals from Hyde and Stines put the Utes up 11-5 with Hyde securing a hat trick before the end of the first half.
The Utes and the Catamounts would trade goals in the final five minutes of the second quarter with Hart and Stines both finding the back of the net, eventually taking a 13-8 lead into halftime.
THIRD QUARTER BREAKDOWN
Vermont made it a four-point game with 10:43 on the clock, cutting Utah's advantage to just 13-9, but a 4-0 run on goals by Moyer, Stines, Bradbury and Hyde gave Utah a 17-9 lead to head into the final quarter of the game.
Utah had eight shots on goal in the third quarter, scoring four, with Vermont having five shots on goal and its one point. The Catamounts also committed six turnovers in the third quarter compared to Utah's two.
FOURTH QUARTER BREAKDOWN
The Utes would be held scoreless in the fourth quarter until the 6:06 mark with Vermont cutting the Utah lead down to 17-12. It would be Tanner's first-career goal that would break the drought with a goal from Stines quickly following to make it 19-12 with 5:01 left to play.
Bradbury and Peterson made it 21-12 with under two minutes to play with Hyde scoring Utah's final goal of the game, securing the 10-point victory at home.
UP NEXT
The Utes will be on the road for the next two games, starting with their final non-conference game at Marquette on Saturday, March 2. The game will start at 11 a.m. MT.
It was the second time in program history that Utah and Vermont have faced off in the Salt Lake Valley with the last time the two facing off in Rice-Eccles Stadium being in 2019 – Utah's first game as a Division I program.
The Utes outshot Vermont 53-40 with 38 of the Utes' shots being on goal. Utah's 22 goals ties for fourth all-time in program history, marking the sixth time Utah has had 20-or-more goals in a game in the Drew McMinn era.
GAME LEADERS
Senior Jordan Hyde and sophomore Ryan Stines combined to score 10 of Utah's 22 goals, putting up five goals each with Stines adding an assist for six points and Hyde producing three ground balls as well. Senior Tyler Bradbury contributed three goals and two assists for five points while Carson Moyer also scored his first hat trick of the season.
Cody Hart, MJ McMahon, Justus Peterson, Dallin Tanner, Bryce Horton and Will Overly all added one goal each to round out Utah's scoring with McMahon racking up a season-high two assists as well.
Sophomore Goalkeeper Colin Lenskold had 16 saves, two ground balls and a career-high two caused turnovers with true freshman Luca Pivetta also recording two caused turnovers. Sophomore Nikko DiPonio tied for the team-lead in ground balls with three with Bryce Horton, Joey Boylston and Tyler Kloeckl also pitching in three as well.
FIRST QUARTER BREAKDOWN
Utah started the game on a 4-0 run, taking the early lead with 8:52 on the clock. Moyer got the Utes started with an assist from Bradbury with the duo trading on the next goal with the point coming from Bradbury on an assist from Moyer.
Goals from McMahon and Overly would give Utah the 4-0 lead before Vermont ended the run with 8:13 to go. Another 4-0 run would put the Utes up 8-1 at the 2:39 mark with Hyde finding the back of the net twice, but the Catamounts would once again end the scoring run with the Utes taking an 8-2 lead into the second quarter.
SECOND QUARTER BREAKDOWN
After taking a 9-2 lead early in the second quarter on a goal from Moyer, Vermont scored three unanswered to cut the Utah lead to 9-5 with 8:51 remaining in the half. Back-to-back goals from Hyde and Stines put the Utes up 11-5 with Hyde securing a hat trick before the end of the first half.
The Utes and the Catamounts would trade goals in the final five minutes of the second quarter with Hart and Stines both finding the back of the net, eventually taking a 13-8 lead into halftime.
THIRD QUARTER BREAKDOWN
Vermont made it a four-point game with 10:43 on the clock, cutting Utah's advantage to just 13-9, but a 4-0 run on goals by Moyer, Stines, Bradbury and Hyde gave Utah a 17-9 lead to head into the final quarter of the game.
Utah had eight shots on goal in the third quarter, scoring four, with Vermont having five shots on goal and its one point. The Catamounts also committed six turnovers in the third quarter compared to Utah's two.
FOURTH QUARTER BREAKDOWN
The Utes would be held scoreless in the fourth quarter until the 6:06 mark with Vermont cutting the Utah lead down to 17-12. It would be Tanner's first-career goal that would break the drought with a goal from Stines quickly following to make it 19-12 with 5:01 left to play.
Bradbury and Peterson made it 21-12 with under two minutes to play with Hyde scoring Utah's final goal of the game, securing the 10-point victory at home.
UP NEXT
The Utes will be on the road for the next two games, starting with their final non-conference game at Marquette on Saturday, March 2. The game will start at 11 a.m. MT.
Team Stats
UVM
UTAH
Shots
40
53
Turnovers
18
11
Caused Turnovers
2
8
Faceoffs Won
24
14
Extra-Man Opps
7
2
Ground Balls
36
28
Game Leaders
Players
G
5
A
0
FO
-
Pen
1-180
GB
3
CT
0
G
5
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
3
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
3
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
D
/ Lacrosse
A
/ Lacrosse
D
/ Lacrosse
M
/ Lacrosse
A
/ Lacrosse
FO
/ Lacrosse
GK
/ Lacrosse
A
/ Lacrosse
M
/ Lacrosse
A
/ Lacrosse
M
/ Lacrosse
D
/ Lacrosse
A
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