BOSTON – A pair of Catamounts on the 12th-ranked men's soccer team received America East weekly awards on Monday (Oct. 17). Nate Silveira was named Defensive Player of the Week and Noe Coutiño was named Rookie of the Week by the league.
 
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Silveira receives his second America East Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season, leading the Catamounts to a 2-0 week. The East Providence, R.I. native earned two clean sheets in the victories, recording four saves against UMass and two saves against NJIT.
 
Coutiño registered his first collegiate point in the 3-0 victory over UMass to earn his first career weekly award. The first year logged an assist on a goal by Jacob Vitale in the 71st minute and added a shot to his stat line.
 
Silveira, Coutiño, and the Catamounts return to action on Tuesday (Oct. 18) when they host Dartmouth at Virtue Field. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. and will broadcast live on ESPN+. Tickets for the non-conference matchup are available at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or by visiting the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on gameday.
 
Tuesday's game is the 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.
 
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.
 
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