FINAL: Stony Brook 2, Vermont 0
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – A first-half tally by Aki Solvason was the clinching marker for Stony Brook (5-2, 1-0 AE) as the Seawolves defeated Vermont (5-1, 0-1 AE) 2-0 on Saturday night at Lavalle Stadium. The Catamounts suffered their first setback of the 2021 campaign.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Tonight is a great example of the high quality of teams in the America East and credit to Stony Brook for executing a good game plan," said head coach Rob Dow. "We played well, but didn't convert our chances. We have a good opportunity to learn from this and bounce back on Tuesday night at Virtue Field."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The UVM attack tested Edmond Kaiser (5 saves) early with three shots in the opening seven minutes. Nacho Lerech tried the lower right corner twice, but was denied by the Seawolves' goalkeeper. The Catamounts had five shots before SBU's first shot.
• In the 37th minute, Solvason collected a deep ball from Gabriel Fernandes and took a touch before firing a shot into the upper right corner. The Stony Brook goal was the first conceded by Vermont this season.
• The Catamounts went on the offensive in the second half in hopes of finding the equalizer. Vermont had an 11-5 shot advantage in the final 45 minutes, but were only able to get two shots directed on goal.
• Jonas Bickus struck in the 60th minute to add an insurance marker for the Seawolves. Solvason and Kori Cupid were credited with assists.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Vermont had a 17-7 shot advantage in 90 minutes of play with a 7-3 shot-on-goal advantage.
• Nacho Lerech had a team-high three shots on goal. Alex Nagy and Matt Black registered three shots for Vermont.
• Nate Silveira had one save for the Catamounts.

UP NEXT
Vermont returns home to Virtue Field on Tuesday, September 21 to host Siena. The 7 p.m. non-conference matchup is Military Appreciation Night, presented by Milton CAT, and to benefit the Josh Pallotta Fund. The Josh Pallotta Fund was created by a group of Veterans, family, and community members in memory of Joshua R. Pallotta. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Veterans and Service Members by combining local and national resources, emergency services, and research to provide Veterans the resiliency, transition and reintegration tools to help them sustain or return to full and healthy lives. Please consider a donation to the Josh Pallotta Fund by visiting JoshPallottaFund.org.
 
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