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Vermont (3-1-1) closes out its three-game Ivy League swing with a trip to Cornell (3-0-0) on Tuesday (Sept. 13) at Berman Field. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. and will broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
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SCOUTING THE BIG RED
Cornell has kicked off the 2022 campaign with three straight road victories. The Big Red opened the year on the West Coast, capturing wins over UC Santa Barbara (W, 2-1) and UC Irvine (W, 1-0). Cornell scored 21 seconds apart in the second half of its last outing to defeat St. Joseph's 2-0. Alioune Ka leads the Big Red with two goals this season. Emeka Eneli (2 assists) returns for his fifth year at Cornell, after earning All-Ivy League First Team honors in 2021, along with teammate Wilson Eisner. The Big Red were picked third in the Ivy League preseason poll.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont and Cornell meet for the fourth time in series history, and the first time since 2010. The Catamounts own a 2-1 mark against the Big Red, but are in search of their first win in Ithaca, N.Y. UVM suffered a 1-0 loss to Cornell in its last road meeting in 2007. Vermont took a 2-1 victory in the 2010 matchup in Burlington.
 
GOING FOR THE SWEEP
A win on Tuesday night will complete the Ivy League sweep for the Catamounts this season. Vermont defeated Princeton (W, 2-0) and Harvard (W, 2-1) last week.
 
EARLY GRIND
The Catamounts have grinded through the fourth toughest schedule in the nation at this point in the season. Vermont's past opponents have a .750 winning percentage (11-3-2) against other opposition through Sept. 11. Syracuse, who UVM tied 1-1, currently ranks inside the nation's Top 25.
 
BAZINI COMES IN CLUTCH
Yaniv Bazini's 85th-minute tally lifted the Catamounts to a 2-1 victory over Harvard on Saturday night at Virtue Field. The redshirt sophomore directed a header over the Crimson goalkeeper for the game-winning tally. Bazini has scored twice in his three games at Virtue Field this season.
 
MORGAN STANLEY PETER BALDWIN COMMUNITY YOUTH SOCCER WEEKEND
The Catamounts will be hosting UC Irvine on Sunday (Sept. 18) as a part of the Morgan Stanley Peter Baldwin Community Youth Soccer Weekend. The annual Peter Baldwin Games allow us to honor Peter's memory, and his commitment to the special Vermont community through both his time at UVM and his work at Morgan Stanley. Baldwin, a 1968 graduate and 1984 UVM Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, guided the Vermont men's soccer team to three straight Yankee Conference titles and currently ranks fifth on the school's all-time scoring list. Thank you, Morgan Stanley, for making this game possible and being a proud partner of UVM athletics. Kids 12 and younger wearing their favorite youth jersey will receive free admission to the game.
 
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