FINAL SCORE: Vermont 2, Princeton 0
PRINCETON, N.J. – A pair of early first-half goals lifted Vermont (2-1-1) to a 2-0 victory over Ivy League favorite Princeton (0-1-1) on Monday afternoon at Sherrerd Field. The Catamounts defeat the Tigers 2-0 for the second consecutive season.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"I was happy with the team's grit to score two and get a shutout on the road," head coach Rob Dow said. "Princeton is a talented and very well coached – they will be a contender for an Ivy League championship this year. We're looking forward to making some more progress with a full week of training before playing Harvard at Virtue Field this Saturday."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts took a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute on an own goal by the Tigers. A failed clear ricocheted off a Princeton defender and into the back of the net for the opening tally.
• UVM's lead doubled on Yves Borie's first goal of the season, coming in the 23rd minute. The graduate student hammered a shot home after Joe Morisson's corner kick rebounded off the back post.
• Princeton tested the Catamounts in the 43rd minute when Ryan Winkler directed a deep shot towards the lower right corner, but Nate Silveira (6 saves) dove to his left to make the save.
• The Tigers applied pressure in the second half in search of a goal. Princeton outshot Vermont 9-4 in the frame to close the game with a 16-8 shot advantage.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Borie's goal was his first since the game-winning tally against New Hampshire in the 2021 America East Championship.
• Silveira registered his second shutout of the season, and 15th in his career. He ranks in a tie for sixth on the program's all-time list.
• With today's win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to COTS, the Committee on Temporary Shelter, as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. Since the campaigns inauguration in 2017, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has donated over $72,000 to local non-profits.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts return home to Virtue Field on Saturday (Sep. 10) when it hosts Harvard at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets. The non-conference matchup will broadcast live on ESPN+ with Michael Lehr on the call. 
 
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