Vermont Upsets Top-Seeded UMass Lowell, 3-2

Vermont rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat top-seeded UMass Lowell, 3-2, in the America East field hockey semifinals, advancing to the conference championship. The River Hawks scored twice in the opening eight minutes through Alice Van Hemelen and Karli Penrod, but Vermont answered with goals from Addie DelOrefice and Gabriella Santini before Consu de Castro scored the 47th-minute winner. Vermont had also beaten New Hampshire 2-0 in the quarterfinals and had defeated UMass Lowell 1-0 in overtime during the regular season. In the other semifinal, second-seeded Maine was set to host Albany, with the winners meeting for the title.