FINAL SCORE: Vermont 4, Fairleigh Dickinson 0
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The UVM men's soccer team scored three second-half goals in a 4-0 shutout over Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday night. The match was the apart of the Peter Baldwin Memorial Classic, presented by Morgan Stanley. Vermont improves to 4-1 while Fairleigh Dickinson falls to 2-2-1.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Tonight was a great end result and I think it was our best performance of the year so far," head coach Rob Dow said. "We created chances from many different positions and the guys came ready to play so I'm very happy."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Geo Alves scored the first goal of the evening in the 26^th minute. Daði Bærings Halldórsson launched a feed from midfield and Alves tracked the ball down in the box, then chipped his third goal of the season over FDU goalie Jahmali Waite (4 saves).
• Justin Freitas added to Vermont's lead in the 61^st minute. From 25 yards out, Jon Arnar Barðdal sent a low pass to Freitas on the right side of the box and the senior forward fired a line drive to the far post.
• Barðdal kept the scoring attack going in the 75^th minute and pushed UVM's advantage to 3-0. Dani Rovira chipped a pass over the defense for Barddal, who was one-on-one with Waite, and drove a shot into the center of the net.
• Freitas polished off the night with his second goal in the 78^th minute. The senior finished with a sliding kick shot in front of the net after receiving a cross from Rovira in the left corner.

NOTES

• UVM improves to 4-1 overall for the third time in the last five years.
• The Catamounts will try to claim the Peter Baldwin Memorial Classic title for the second time in the last three seasons
• With the win, the Cats Win, Community Wins campaign and Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate another $100 to the Boys and Girls Club of Burlington, bringing this year's total to 63 wins and $6,300.

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will host Central Connecticut State in the Peter Baldwin Memorial Classic finale, presented by Morgan Stanley, on Sunday (Sept. 9). The opening kickoff is set for 4 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or at the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on gameday. Free live video will also be available in HD at AmericaEast.TV.
 
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