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No. 21 Vermont (11-3-2, 4-2 AE) squares off with No. 17 New Hampshire (10-1-4, 3-0-3 AE) in a battle for the America East regular season crown on Tuesday night (Oct. 31) in Durham, N.H. The opening kickoff is set for 6 p.m. ET at Wildcat Stadium, and will broadcast live on ESPN+. International fans can stream the game live on AmericaEast.TV.
 
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Watch: ESPN+ | AmericaEast.TV (Int'l)
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WHAT A WIN CAN DO
A win for the Catamounts would lock up Vermont's first outright America East regular season title since 2017. UVM and UNH enter Tuesday's regular season finale in a tie for first place in the conference standings with 12 points each. Bryant and UMBC are in a tie for third place with 11 points.
 
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
New Hampshire carries a four-game winning streak into Tuesday's matchup, and has yet to drop a game in America East play. After opening league play with three ties, the Wildcats rattled off a trio of wins, including a 5-0 victory over UMass Lowell on Oct. 26. Eli Goldman leads the UNH attack with 14 points on seven goals this season. Bilal Kamal has 13 points (4 goals, 5 assists) for the Wildcats. Joseba Incera has earned a majority of the starts as goalkeeper for New Hampshire, posting a .765 save percentage and 0.67 goals against average.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
UVM is 38-20-10 all-time against UNH dating back to 1964. The conference rivals have met six times in the last three seasons, including two America East Championship clashes in the spring and fall of 2021. The Catamounts defeated the Wildcats 2-1 in their lone meeting a season ago behind goals from Joe Morrison and Alex Nagy.
 
THE LAST TIME IN DURHAM
Vermont captured its sixth America East Championship with a thrilling 1-0 victory over New Hampshire in its last trip to Durham in 2021. Yves Borie fired a rocket in the 68th minute for the winning tally. UVM midfielder Adrian Schulze Solano was named Most Outstanding Player.
 
AE WEEKLY AWARDS
The Catamounts collected two America East weekly awards on Monday morning. Zach Barrett received his first Defensive Player of the Week honor this season, scoring the winning goal against UAlbany (W, 1-0) in 90 minutes on the back line. Nick Lockermann picked up his fourth Rookie of the Week honor, registering an assist in 90 minutes of Vermont's shutout victory.
 
RPI RANKINGS
Tuesday's matchup is between a pair of top-15 teams in the NCAA's RPI Rankings. New Hampshire is ranked seventh, while Vermont is ranked 14th. America East is rated as the fourth-toughest conference in the country with three teams ranked in the RPI's top 20.
 
DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE
Vermont boasts one of the top defenses in the country, ranking third nationally in goals against average (.562) and fifth in save percentage (.833). Goalkeeper Owen Jack is fifth nationally in goals against average, and has the third-most shutouts (8).
 
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