BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont men's soccer welcomes 10 newcomers to the program for the 2021 campaign. The new additions include Nic Lemen, Brendan Pulley, Adrian Schulze Solano, Yves Borie, Jared Leheta, Matt Black, Mujtaba Mirhasan, Connor Thompson, Nacho Lerech, and Cole Richardson.
 
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"The quick turn around between seasons presented new challenges for our staff to assemble our team for the fall," said head coach Rob Dow. "Our recruiting coordinator Adrian Dubois and assistant coach Rory Twomey did a great job at adapting to these new recruiting challenges and bringing in the right student-athletes for our program."

Nic Lemen
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Height/Weight: 6-1/165 lbs.
Previous Team: FC Cincinnati

• Lemen joins the UVM program as a first-year after playing club soccer for FC Cincinnati
• He was also the goalkeeper for Lakota East High School, where he earned a district championship as a junior in 2019.

Brendan Pulley
Hometown: Holly Springs, N.C.
Height/Weight: 6-0/166 lbs.
Previous Team: UNCG

• Transferring to Vermont from UNC Greensboro
• Started 13 games as a rookie in 2019 and was named a SoCon All-Freshman and a member of the All-SoCon Second Team after posting a league-best 0.98 goals against average

Adrian Schulze Solano
Hometown: Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany
Height/Weight: 6-1/187 lbs
Previous Team: FSV Frankfurt

• Joins the Catamounts after playing center back for FSV Frankfurt in Germany.
• The 6-1 defender chose UVM for the opportunity to, "play with an outstanding soccer team, with extraordinary characters." 

Yves Borie
Hometown: Karlsuhe, Germany
Height/Weight: 6-3/182 lbs.
Previous Team: SV Sandausen

• Comes to Catamount Country after playing club soccer in his home country of Germany
• Spent the 2020 campaign with the SV Sandausen program

Jared Leheta
Hometown: Brossard, Que.
Height/Weight: 6-0, 185 lbs.
Previous Team: East Tennessee State

• Transfers to UVM after one season with East Tennessee State University
• Earned All-SoCon Second Team and SoCon All-Freshman honors last season after posting a team-high six goals and 12 points

Matt Black
Hometown: Brighton, U.K.
Height/Weight: 6-2/182 lbs.
Previous Team: Loughborough University

• Joins the Catamounts after playing for Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Black also played rugby growing up
• The Brighton, United Kingdom native chose UVM for the, "strong soccer program, and beautiful country."

Mujtaba Mirhasan
Hometown: Greenfield Park, Que.
Height/Weight: 6-4/185 lbs.
Previous Team: Montreal Impact Academy

• Mirhasan comes to UVM after playing for the Montreal Impact Academy
• The forward scored 15 goals in 11 games for the Impact at the United States Soccer Development Academy Cup

Connor Thompson
Hometown: Kennebunk, Maine
Height/Weight: 6-0/170 lbs.
Previous Team: Seacoast United Academy

• Thompson joins fellow Kennebunk native Max Murray as a Catamount
• The 6-0, 170-pound midfielder played academy soccer for Seacoast United

Nacho Lerech
Hometown: San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
Height/Weight: 5-10/180 lbs.
Previous Team: Newman University

• Lerech joins the Catamounts after stints with North Carolina Wesleyan and Newman University
• As a rookie, Lerech led North Carolina Wesleyan to its first ever conference title and was named team MVP
• He registered 19 goals, 10 assists, and 48 points in 46 games at Newman, and led the Jets last season with eight goals, three assists and 19 points.

Cole Richardson
Hometown: Easton, Mass.
Height/Weight: 6-1/175 lbs.
Previous Team: New England Revolution Academy

• Richardson comes to Catamount Country after four seasons as a center back for the New England Revolution Academy
• The Massachusetts native chose UVM because of the, "strong academics the university has to offer."

 
Vermont begins the 2021 campaign on Thursday, August 26 with a trip to Iona. After stops at Lehigh (Aug. 29) and Colgate (Sep. 3), Vermont returns to Burlington for the home opener on Tuesday, September 7 when it hosts Princeton at Virtue Field.
 
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