MEN'S SOCCER NOTEBOOK
No. 12 Vermont (11-1-1, 4-0-0 AE) hosts Dartmouth (4-4-3, 1-2-0 IVY) in its final non-conference game of the regular season on Tuesday night at Virtue Field. The Catamounts and Big Green will kickoff at 7 p.m. and will broadcast live on ESPN+. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or by visiting the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on gameday.
 
RALLY AGAINST CANCER pres. MASCOMA BANK
Tuesday is the annual Rally Against Cancer Game, presented by Mascoma Bank. All fans are encouraged to wear lavender, the universal cancer awareness color to the game. All Rally Against Cancer initiatives will benefit the UVM Cancer Center thanks to Mascoma Bank. Please visit their table for donations, giveaways, educational opportunities and more.
 
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CATAMOUNT CHALLENGE
The seventh annual Catamount Challenge kicks off this week, and runs through Friday (Oct. 21). Donations can be made at go.uvm.edu/gocats and all gifts will go to an Excellence Fund for a specific UVM sport program.
 
SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN
Dartmouth comes to Burlington riding a two-game winning streak, which includes a 3-2 victory preseason Ivy League favorite Yale on Saturday. The Big Green are currently sixth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth has faced one America East foe, UAlbany, and played to a 1-1 draw on Sept. 17. The Big Green are led by senior David Alino, who has a team-high six goals and 12 points. Chosti Christodoulou has earned 10 starts in goal for Dartmouth, posting an .804 save percentage and 1.09 goals against average.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont and Dartmouth square off for the 44th time in series history. The Catamounts took the first ever meeting, earning a 1-0 home victory in 1977. Vermont is 1-3-1 in its last five meetings with Dartmouth, with its last victory coming 2019. Alex Nagy scored the clinching goal in the 63rd minute. UVM suffered a 1-0 loss to the Big Green down in Hanover late last season.
 
SILVEIRA AND COUTIÑO RECEIVE WEEKLY HONORS
Nate Silveira was named Defensive Player of the Week and Noe Coutiño was named Rookie of the Week on Monday (Oct. 17) by America East. Silveira earned two clean sheets in the victories, recording four saves against UMass and two saves against NJIT. Coutiño registered his first collegiate point with an assist in the 3-0 victory over UMass.
 
NATIONALLY-RANKED CATS
The Catamounts were ranked No. 12 in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll on Tuesday. The ranking is Vermont's highest ever by the United Soccer Coaches/NSCAA, and the second-highest national ranking in program history – Vermont was ranked 11th on the NCAA's Final Poll in 1989. Vermont is currently 12th in the NCAA's RPI ranking.
 
CATS ARE STREAKING
UVM owns the longest active winning streak in the country with 10 straight victories. The 10-game winning streak is the first for a Vermont team since its historic 1989 season. The 2022 Catamounts are currently tied for the second longest streak in program history.

SINCE '75
Vermont has 11 wins through 13 games for the first time since 1975 when the Cats were 11-2 en route to a Yankee Conference Co-Championship. The 2022 Catamounts and 1975 Catamounts are the only teams in program history with 11 victories through their first 13 games of the season.
 
WINNING PCT.
The Cats have the second-best winning percentage (.885) in the country through 13 games this season.
 
KEEPING IT CLEAN
Vermont has recorded a clean sheet in each of its last six games, and hasn't allowed a goal in 620:14 of game play. UVM's goals against average of .462 ranks fourth in the nation. Nate Silveira ranks third in the country with a .435 goals against average. Silveira is eighth in the nation in shutouts (6).
 
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