BURLINGTON, Vt. – Alex Nagy scored the overtime game-winner for the eighth-ranked Vermont Catamounts as they rallied to defeat Quinnipiac 3-2 Thursday night in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament at UVM's Virtue Field. With the win, Vermont's fifth in NCAA Tournament history the Catamounts improve to 14-3-2 on the campaign. The 14 wins are the most by a UVM men's soccer team since 1989. UVM advances in the NCAA Tournament to face the No. 11 seed SMU on Sunday evening.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Vermont got off to quick start Thursday night notching the games' opening goal in the fifth minute. Nagy carried the ball in midfield before playing a through ball on the right side of the box to Yaniv Bazini. Bazini played a cross to the far post and UVM's Max Murray headed it home for his eighth goal of the campaign.
• Quinnipiac responded in the 41st minute equalizing on a shot from distance by Brage Aasen. Aasen's shot deflected off a Vermont defender leaving Nate Silveira with little chance on the play.
• The Bobcats took the lead with 17:55 left in the second half on a penalty kick. Tomas Svecula drew the penalty and stepped up to take the kick for Quinnipiac. Silveira guessed right on the PK but Svecula placed it perfectly in the far-right corner.
• There was no quit in the Catamounts, they tied things up at two just 2:38 later off one of their 12 corner opportunities on the night. Bazini curled the opportunity into a dangerous spot and Noah Egan rose up and headed it home from just in front of the Quinnipiac goalkeeper. Egan's fourth goal of the season set the stage for overtime.
• After 18 minutes of overtime solved nothing between the two teams Nagy took his chance and delivered a winner for the Catamounts. Joe Morrison had a shot blocked by a Quinnipiac defender and Nagy one-timed the deflection through traffic and off the post and in for his fourth game-winning goal of the season.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• It was the first time UVM has scored three goals in a NCAA tournament contest since scoring four against Rider in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
• Vermont is 6-1-0 all-time in the postseason when scoring three or more goals. Their only loss was a 4-3 overtime tilt in the 1975 NCAA Tournament.
• The Catamounts are now 4-1-0 at home in the NCAA Tournament, including a 2-1-0 mark at Virtue Field.
• 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.

WHO'S NEXT
The Catamounts will travel to Texas to face the 11-seed SMU in the Second Round of the 2022 NCAA Soccer Tournament. The second round match is scheduled for Sunday, November 20 at 8 p.m. (ET) and will be broadcast live on ESPN+. It will be the Catamounts first-ever game against a team from Texas and its first-ever game played in the Lone Star State.
 
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