MEN'S SOCCER NOTEBOOK
Vermont (1-0) hosts Quinnipiac (0-1) in its home opener on Tuesday (Aug. 30) at Virtue Field. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. and will broadcast live on ESPN+ with Brian McLaughlin on the call. Tickets for the home opener are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or by visiting the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on gameday. Concessions will not be available on Tuesday night.
 
RELATED LINKS
Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
 
RALLY AROUND MENTAL HEALTH
Tuesday's will be the annual Rally Around Mental Health Game, an initiative that was created to help increase awareness and reduce stigma surrounding mental health. If you would like to help the Rally Around Mental Health initiative bring more resources & programming to UVM Athletics, please visit go.uvm.edu/ramh.
 
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Quinnipiac makes the trip to Burlington after suffering a 5-2 season-opening loss to Boston College on Aug. 25. Noah Silverman and Jason Buhai were the goal scorers for the Bobcats, while Karl Netzell and Matthew Pisani split time in goal. The Bobcats were picked No. 4 in the MAAC Preseason Poll, with senior forward Brage Aasen named to the Preseason All-MAAC team. Aasen led Quinnipiac with 11 goals and three assists in 2021.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Catamounts and Bobcats meet for the fourth time in series history and the first time in Burlington. The series is knotted up at 1-1-1 through the first three meetings, with Vermont taking a 1-0 victory in 2019. Nate Silveira recorded his first shutout as a Catamount, posting a two-save outing on the road.
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nate Silveira was named America East Defensive Player of the Week following his four-save shutout in the season-opening win at Merrimack. The East Providence, R.I. native is one of only 10 goalkeepers in the country to record a shutout in the first week of the season.

1-0 TO GO 1-0
Ryan Combe scored the lone goal in the season opener, as Vermont defeated Merrimack 1-0 to start the season 1-0 for the second consecutive year. Combe's goal was his first collegiate goal, coming in his first game since transfering to UVM.

FAMILIAR FACES
UVM returns 79.7% of its scoring from a season ago, with Alex Nagy (20 points) leading the way. Eighteen of the 19 Catamounts who earned starts in 2021, are back in action for the Green & Gold, including 10 of its 11 starters from the America East Championship. Vermont also brings back eight of its nine all-league members from a season ago.

HERMANN WATCH LIST
Alex Nagy and Noah Egan were named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List prior to the start of the 2022 campaign. The Hermann Trophy is presented annually to the nation's top NCAA Division I soccer player. The UVM duo made the prestigious list for the second consecutive season.
 
MEN'S SOCCER SPORT-SPECIFIC STORE
University of Vermont Athletics and the University Licensing Department are proud to announce a partnership with Nike and BSN Sports to make sport-specific gear available to our fans to kick off the 2022-23 season! As online stores, access to the sport-specific sites are open 24/7 now through Monday, Sept. 6. All varsity programs will receive a portion of sales to benefit their specific programs enhancement fund, making this unique opportunity the perfect balance between supporting UVM and purchasing quality athletic apparel. Visit the men's soccer sport-specific store to purchase their gear.

Able Paint Glass and Flooring is the presenting sponsor of Vermont men's soccer