FINAL SCORE: Vermont 3, Sacred Heart 0
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Bernard Yeboah and Brian Wright continued to pace the Vermont attack as the dynamic duo combined for all three goals in a convincing 3-0 shutout of Sacred Heart on Friday night to open the Peter Baldwin Memorial Classic presented by Morgan Stanley in front of more than 700 fans at Virtue Field. Yeboah and Wright have accounted for all eight goals in the Catamounts' perfect 3-0 start to the season.
 
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"We really wanted to get on top of the game early, and I give Bernard and Brian a lot of credit," said head coach Jesse Cormier. "There are some things we could have done better, and we're going to need to be better on Sunday for us to be successful against LIU Brooklyn."

Wright was the catalyst on a pair of early Yeboah goals in the game's opening nine minutes. Five and a half minutes into the match, Wright slid a pass from near the end line across the penalty box to Yeboah, who tapped in a first-time effort from the top of the six. Defender Arthur Bacquet picked up a secondary assist on the play after springing Wright down the right flank.
 
Three minutes later, Yeboah flicked a header from Wright's long throw over the head of Pioneer keeper Robert Strain into the left corner of the net. The tally marked Yeboah's fifth goal of the season and his second multi-goal game in the first three contests.
 
Vermont weathered a brief spurt of Sacred Heart pressure in the second half and grabbed an insurance goal in the 70^th minute. Loftur Eriksson nodded down a Jon Arnar Barðdal corner into the goalmouth, and Wright pounced to knock the loose ball across the goal line. The goal was Wright's third in as many games and gave the senior a four-point night and three-game scoring streak.
 
UVM limited the Pioneers to five shots on the night, and Eric Venezia was called upon to make just one save for his second career shutout. Strain stopped four shots for the Pioneers.

The Catamounts finished the evening with a 15-5 advantage in shots, including a 7-1 margin in the first half. Wright and Yeboah have amassed eight goals and four assists over the first three games.
 
Vermont returns to Virtue Field on Sunday (Sept. 4) to face reigning Northeast Conference champion LIU Brooklyn, which cruised to a 3-1 win over Bucknell in the early game on Friday. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. and tickets are available at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or at the Gutterson Box Office on gameday. Free live video will be streamed at AmericaEast.TV.