University of Vermont Athletics

FINAL SCORE: #2 Vermont 2, #3 UMBC 1 (OT)
BURLINGTON. Vt. – Bernard Yeboah scored in the 93rd minute to lift the second-seeded Vermont Catamounts to a 2-1 overtime win against No. 3 UMBC in the America East Semifinals at Virtue Field on Wednesday before a record crowd of 853 fans.
 
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After a scoreless first half, UVM junior Brian Wright gave the Catamounts a 1-0 lead in the 49th minute. Wright combined with running mate Stefan Lamanna for his ninth goal of the season. Lamanna sent a through pass onto Wright who was able to beat a UMBC defender and slotted a shot past Heavner to push Vermont in front.
 
UMBC countered in the 65th minute. Michael Scott's free kick from just outside the top of the penalty area snuck through the UVM wall, deflected off a Catamount defender and past Vermont goalkeeper Greg Walton. Scott's fourth goal of the year pulled the Retrievers even at 1-1.
 
Just 2:38 into the overtime period, Yeboah teamed up Wright for the game-winner. Yeboah collected a lead pass from Wright, got past a UMBC defender and hit a hard, low shot past Heavner. It was Yeboah's fifth goal of the season and third game-winning tally of the year.
 
Walton finished the game with six stops in the Vermont net, while Heavner was credited with five saves for UMBC. The Retrievers finished the match out shooting Vermont 14-12 overall, while UVM held a 7-2 edge in corner kicks.
 
Vermont improves to 10-6-3 overall, while UMBC ends its season with a mark of 11-6-3.
 
The No. 2 seeded Catamounts will host No. 5 Binghamton on Sunday (Nov. 15) at 12 p.m. at Virtue Field in the America East Championship Game.
 
Tickets can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com, via the phone at 802-656-4410 or in person at the UVM Athletic Ticket Office in Patrick Gymnasium (9 a.m.-5 p.m.). The game will also be broadcast on ESPN3.
 
NOTES: Vermont snapped UMBC's unbeaten streak of 18 straight games (13-0-5) in the month of November … The Retrievers suffered their first America East Tournament loss in seven matches, dating back to the 2011 quarterfinal setback versus Hartford (1-0) … The crowd of 853 fans at Virtue Field set an attendance record for a UVM men's soccer game … Earlier this season, on Oct. 14, UVM blanked the Retrievers 3-0 to end UMBC's streak of 27 consecutive games without a loss in America East matches … The Catamounts are in the America East Championship game for the first time since 2007 … UVM won the 2007 America East Championship with a 1-0 victory at top-seeded Binghamton … Brian Wright's nine goals are the most since 2005 when Lee Stephane Kouadio '07 tallied nine and Wright's 25 points are the most since 2004 when Tony Anderson '04 collected 30 points that season … Vermont improved to 5-2-2 at Virtue Field this season … UVM's 10 wins are the most since posting 11 victories in 2005.