FINAL SCORE: Vermont 2, Hartford 1
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Vermont Catamounts scored twice in the second half to post a 2-1 victory at Hartford at Al-Marzook Field in America East men's soccer action on Saturday evening.
"I'm proud and impressed. I thought out guys responded really well to the disappointment we had on Tuesday at Dartmouth. We were in a similar situation tonight and showed some maturity, growth, and poise in a very tough environment against a top team. I'm very excited for the guys. We've worked hard to get to this point and to get three points on the road," said Vermont head coach Jesse Cormier. RELATED LINKS
Box Score Vermont picks up its first league win (1-1-0) and moves to 6-5-1 overall. The Catamounts snapped Hartford's 16-game unbeaten streak on its home turf. The Hawks fall to 4-4-3 overall and 0-1-1 in America East.
After a scoreless first half,
Brian Wright sent a pass from the endline to the top of the penalty area and
Bernard Yeboah usd a one-time finish for his third goal of the season.
With 20 minutes remaining in the match, Hartford's leading scorer Javoni Sims was issued a red card after a hard tackle on UVM's Jamie Miralles.
The Catamounts took a 2-0 lead with seven minutes remaining.
Nile Walwyn sent a pass to Yeboah at the top of the six yard box who fired in a shot that was poked past Hartford goalkeeper David MacKinnon by
Stefan Lamanna.
The Hawks sliced the lead in half with 2:54 remaining. A hard low shot by Jeff Tryon got past UVM goalkeeper
Greg Walton to make the score 2-1.
UVM held off the Hawks the rest of the way to earn their fourth win in six matches against the Hawks.
Walton was credited with three stops in the Vermont net, while MacKinnon made two saves for Vermont.
Vermont returns to action on Wednesday (Oct. 14) when it hosts UMBC at 2:30 p.m. at Virtue Field. The game can be seen online for free via the America East Digital Network at AmericaEast.tv.
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