FINAL SCORE: Vermont 2, Marist 1
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Loftur Eriksson converted his second penalty of the season with five minutes left in regulation to lift the Vermont men's soccer team past Marist 2-1 on Saturday night, handing the Red Foxes their first loss of the season.
The Catamounts improved to 7-1-0 as they closed a four-game road trip and now head into a four-game homestand. Marist, the third-ranked team in the NSCAA Northeast Region, dropped to 4-1-1 on the year.
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"It was a great road win against a top team tonight," said head coach
Jesse Cormier. "This game felt a lot like a conference road game with plenty of intensity, pride and momentum changes. I'm so proud of the guys in how they found ways to win the advantage and the game tonight. We had some guys step up and make key plays. Jon and Jackson were exceptional and Arnar, the back line, and Eric kept us together when things got a little away from us."
Vermont, which sits second in the NSCAA East Region, took the lead just past the midway point of the first half when
Jon Arnar Barðdal set up
Jackson Dayton with a through ball for his second goal of the season. Dayton picked out the bottom right corner as Barodal collected the second assist of his rookie season.
Marist held an 8-4 shot advantage at halftime but trailed the Catamounts 1-0 entering the break.
The Red Foxes grabbed the equalizer in the 69th minute off a corner kick from Samad Bounthong. Connor Flatley located a loose ball near the back post in traffic and found the back of the net to beat
Eric Venezia (four saves) and knot the score 1-1.
The game seemed destined for overtime when UVM earned a penalty kick in the 85th minute. Eriksson stepped up to the spot and delivered for the second time on the road trip as he buried the game-winner into the upper left corner past Mark Rajovic.
Vermont returns to Virtue Field on Wednesday (Sept. 21) to host UMass at 7 p.m. in the first of four straight home games. Free live video is available via AmericaEast.TV, and tickets can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com/Tickets.
