FINAL SCORE: Vermont 2, UAlbany 0
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (9-4-2, 4-1-1 AE) scored twice in the opening 12 minutes to defeat UAlbany (9-5-1, 3-2-1 AE) 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at Virtue Field. The Catamounts honored Garrett Lillie, Alex Nagy, Joe Morrison, Evan Rouleau, Arian Pilja, Todd Smith, Ýmir Már Geirsson and Nacho Lerech prior to the game on Senior Day, presented by the UVM Alumni Association.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"I thought today was one of our best starts," said head coach Rob Dow. "You could really feel the energy, celebrating our seniors today and coming out right away to score two goals in the first half to take control of the game early. Credit to the whole team – one of things we asked of the players was to honor the seniors by coming out and giving a piece of themselves for what our seniors have accomplished over the last four years and they did exactly that."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts struck early in the seventh minute when Vermont earned the first corner of the game. Nagy directed the corner kick into the box and found Zach Barrett near the back post for the game's first goal.
• Vermont quickly doubled its lead in the 12th minute when Joe Morrison notched his first goal of the season. Lerech made a move around a UAlbany defender and sent a cross to Morrison who deposited a sliding kick into the lower left corner.
• UVM nearly struck for a third time in the opening half when a through ball by Nagy was chased down by Lerech. The graduate student found open space and was aggressively challenged by Carlos Tofern (2 saves) who denied the scoring chance.
• The America East counterparts played to a scoreless second half, with the Catamounts owning an 8-3 shot advantage. Vermont had several late chances, including shots from Smith and Nolan Jimmo in the final minutes.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Silveira registered his seventh shutout of the season behind a strong back line for the Catamounts.
• Barrett has now registered a goal in each of the two games he's played against the Great Danes.
• Nagy had a game-high five shots in 80 minutes played. Pilja (3), Lerech (2), and Matt Black (2) also had multiple shots for UVM.
• Vermont defeats UAlbany at home for the first time since 2013.
• With today's win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to Vermont Foodbank as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. Vermont Mutual has committed to donating $15,000 to Vermont Foodbank for the 2021 season. A special thank you to Vermont Mutual Insurance for their support. Vermont Mutual Insurance, protecting Vermonters since 1828.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts return to action on Thursday (Oct. 28) when they host UMass Lowell in their home finale at Virtue Field. The conference matchup will take place under the lights with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets. Thursday's game can also be seen live on AmericaEast.TV.
 
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