VERMONT MEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY NOTEBOOK
The Vermont men's soccer team steps out of America East action for a game when it faces Hartwick in a non-conference match on Tuesday (Oct. 27) in Oneonta, New York. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
The Catamounts close out the home portion of the regular season schedule on Saturday (Oct. 31) hosting Albany. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Virtue Field.
 
TICKETS & PROMOTIONS
Tickets to Saturday's match versus Albany can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com, via the phone at 802-656-4410, in person one hour before kickoff at the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office.
 
Saturday is Senior Day and Student-Athlete Faculty Appreciation Day. Prior to the starting lineups the Catamounts will honor its senior class of Danny Childs, Teddy Gula, Gideon Rosenthal, Jack Shea and Nile Walwyn.
 
RELATED LINKS
CatamounTV: Jesse Cormier All-Access
America East Standings
Hartwick Game Coverage – Live Stats | Live Video (free) 
Albany Game Coverage – Live Video (free)
 
THE CATAMOUNTS
Vermont enters the final non-conference match of the year with a 7-5-3 record and stands in third place in America East with a 2-1-2 mark. UVM played to a 0-0 draw against UMass Lowell on Saturday.
 
Brian Wright leads the league in points (19) and ranks second in the conference in goals (7) and assists (5). Stefan Lamanna ranks second on the team in points (11) and goals (4). Both Wright and Lamanna have two game-winning goals each this season. Greg Walton has started every game in net and played all but 16 minutes this season. Walton carries a 1.23 goals against average and a .716 save percentage on the year. He has three shutouts this season.
 
ABOUT HARTWICK
Hartwick, which plays in the Sun Belt Conference, is 7-4-3 overall and 3-0-0 in league play. The Hawks are coming off a 1-0 win over Georgia State and are unbeaten in their last four games, 3-0-1. Hartwick is 0-3 against America East teams this season, losing to New Hampshire (2-1), UMass Lowell (1-0), and Albany (3-0).
 
Jamie O'Grady leads Hartwick in scoring with 19 points on eight goals and three assists. Scott Wyatt ranks second on the team in goals (3) and has eight points. Lenny Wilson is the team's top goalkeeper having played every minute in net. He carries a 1.13 goals against average and a .757 save percentage with five shutouts.
 
THE SERIES
Tuesday marks the first meeting between the two teams since 2013 when the Hawks came to Burlington. UVM owns an 8-5-2 advantage in the all-time series and is 5-1 against Hartwick in the last six meetings. Vermont posted a 1-0 win in Burlington in 2013 on Sal Borea's game-winning goal in the 64th minute.
 
ABOUT ALBANY
The Great Danes begin the week with a record of 8-7-1 overall and a 3-2 mark in league play (second place). Albany clinched a spot in the America East Playoffs with a 1-0 win in double-overtime against New Hampshire on Saturday. Moosah Khanat's first career goal in the 108th minute of the match proved to be the game winner to lift Albany to the victory.
 
Afonso Pinheiro leads the team in scoring with eight goals and 18 points. Leo Melgar has added five goals and 11 points this season, while Pedro Espindola has handed out a team-high four assists. Danny Vitello and Eric Orologlo have split time in the Albany net. Orologlo has six wins, four by shutout, and a 0.85 goals against average. Vitello carries a 1.48 goals against average and has started seven games in net.
 
THE SERIES
Vermont owns a 10-6-3 record against the Great Danes in the all-time series that dates back to 2000. The two teams split last season. Albany won the regular season match 2-1, but the Catamounts earned a 2-1 victory in the first round of the America East Tournament to advance to the semifinals. UVM owns a 4-3-0 record in the last seven meetings.