FINAL SCORE: Hartford 1, Vermont 0
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Despite winning the shots and corner kick battle, Vermont could not bounce back from a goal late in the second half for a 1-0 America East loss to Hartford on Saturday night at Virtue Field.  
 
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The Catamounts fall to 9-5-1 and 1-3-0 in conference. The Hawks picked up their first conference win on the season by improving their record to 5-6-3 overall and 1-1-2 in America East.
 
Vermont was on the prowl all night with 20 shots and had nine corner kick opportunities.
 
In the fifth minute, Arthur Bacquet sent a through ball to Brian Wright, who was only a chip shot away from giving the Catamounts an early lead, but the senior's attempt was deflected away by Hartford goalie Jimmy Slayton (10 saves).
 
Hartford posted the only goal of the evening in the 83rd minute. The Hawks set up their offense in the box with a throw-in. After UVM's defense cleared the throw away, the loft came down to the foot of Quenten Swift. The senior ripped a one-timer into the bottom left corner of the net for his second goal of the year.
 
The Hawks nearly added an insurance goal three minutes later from Gael Kisombe Samuna. The freshman midfielder received a pass in the six-yard box and lined a shot on goal. Eamon Kitson came out of nowhere to make the crucial save for the Catamounts to keep the deficit, 1-0.
 
The Catamounts had numerous chances to counter in the last five minutes. In the 88th minute, Elliot Maker looked for the equalizer on a low shot, but the attempt was stopped by Slayton.
 
A minute later, Shane Haley gave everyone in the crowd an optical illusion. The senior bent a line drive over a diving Slayton and just inches too high of the crossbar for an empty trip.
 
As the minutes continued to tick away, Mikel Kabala had a promising attempt as he kicked a left-footed shot to the near post but could not squeak his shot into the net.  
 
Vermont used a hurry-up offense in the final minute with a pair of corner kicks, but the Hartford defense knocked away any dangerous scoring attacks. With 12 seconds remaining, Kitson tried to come through with a header but the shot bounced too wide.

Vermont takes a week off from action before traveling to Binghamton next Saturday (Oct. 22) at 7 p.m. Free live video is available in HD via AmericaEast.TV.