FINAL SCORE: Vermont 3, Cal State Fullerton 2 (2OT)
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Brian Wright's left-footed finish with 1:25 remaining in double overtime lifted the Catamounts past Cal State Fullerton 3-2 on Friday afternoon in a matchup of 2015 NCAA Tournament participants at Virtue Field. Bernard Yeboah paced the Vermont attack with a pair of goals in the season-opening victory.

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The Titans began the contest with a flurry of corner kicks, and Arthur Bacquet cleared some danger with a goal line save in the 35^th minute.
 
A minute later, Yeboah struck for his first of the day on a loose ball outside the Fullerton penalty box. Yeboah turned to fire a powerful right-footed volley inside the left post to beat David Rodriguez Elias and open the scoring.
 
With 3:30 left in the first half, rookie Christopher Watts bounced a right-footed shot off the turf and onto the cross bar. Wright then hit the cross bar off a pass from Shane Haley just outside the penalty spot four minutes into the second half.
 
The Titans equalized in the 51^st minute through Ronaldo Pineda, who lofted a long shot into the upper left corner past Eric Venezia from 40 yards away.
 
Yeboah was denied an open chance at the left post in the 59^th minute after a low centering pass from Wright. The senior found redemption three minutes later off another Wright setup, slotting a shot off the right post through Titan traffic to restore the UVM lead.
 
Alex Heilmann tied the game at two with 12 minutes to play, finishing a first-time opportunity inside the Vermont box after a left wing cross from Robert Coronado.
 
Both teams were solid defensively in overtime and the game seemed headed for a tie before Wright's late heroics. The reigning America East Tournament Most Outstanding Player took one touch inside the 18 and buried a low shot with his left foot under Rodriguez Elias in the closing minutes.  
 
Venezia picked up the win for UVM while making four saves in just his second career start.
 
The Cats return to action on Monday (Aug. 29) when they travel to face Central Connecticut State at 5 p.m. Live video of the match is available for free via NEC Front Row.