Watch Vermont field hockey's title-clincher in penalty shootout for America East crown

The Vermont field hockey program is NCAA Tournament-bound for the second time in three years.The fifth-seeded Catamounts (14-5) survived a thrilling penalty shootout at No. 1 Albany (11-7) to claim the America East Conference tournament championship on Friday, Nov. 6. The two teams were knotted at 2-2 through regulation and two overtime periods before Vermont outlasted the Great Danes, 6-5, in the shootout.In Friday's league championship, Anyia Woods and Jaime Lewis staked Vermont to a 2-0 halftime lead with a pair of second-quarter goals.Albany stormed back with two of its own goals in the fourth quarter, both via Quinty Reumer, to level the contest at 2.Still tied through two OT periods, Emily Enden provided the winner in the shootout. The freshman midfielder from Germany made a nifty spin to beat the Albany goalie to send the Catamounts through. ENDEN SCORES TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP‼️ pic.twitter.com/Gr6bYdbYFi— UVM Field Hockey (@UVMfieldhky) November 6, 2026In 2024, the Catamounts won the program's first America East championship. Last year in their title defense, the Cats lost in overtime to New Hampshire in the final.Vermont will learn its opponent and site for the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 8. The selection show will stream at NCAA.com starting at 10 p.m.Contact Alex Abrami at aabrami@freepressmedia.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter: @aabrami5.This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Watch Vermont field hockey's title-clincher in penalty shootout for America East crown