HAMILTON, NY – Vermont scored a goal in each half on the road against Colgate on Sunday afternoon to earn a 2-0 victory. With the victory UVM expanded their winning streak to four games. With the win the Catamounts improve to (4-1-0) while the Raiders fall to (1-3-1) on the young season.
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Today was a great team effort and we are proud of our group for executing today in the heat and on the road," said Head Coach Kristi Huizenga. "Our team defense was very solid throughout the game, so it was nice to get a shutout on top of scoring two."
HOW IT HAPPENED
· To start the game the Raiders and the Catamounts went back-and-forth. Vermont controlled the first 16 minutes of the game creating two corners and several chances on net. Colgate responded by controlling the ball and creating numerous chances of their own over the next 15 minutes
· Vermont broke open the scoring in the 33rd minute when Alyssa Oviedo collected the ball in midfield and pushed into the attacking third where she found Sydney Remington. Remington converted a one-touch pass through the defense where Kate Bossert collected just outside the 18-yard box, took a touch into the box, and floated a shot over the outstretched hand of the goalkeeper to put Vermont up 1-0.
· The two teams battled over the last minutes of the first half, but Vermont took the one-goal advantage into halftime.
· Coming out of the break, the Raiders put constant pressure on UVM creating two early corners and a free kick from the top of the 18-yard box. Vermont's defense held firm with Kylee Carafoli making two key saves for the Catamounts.
· In the 66th minute Vermont capitalized on a counterattack when first-year Kaley Kreutzer sent a long ball down the right wing to Lauren DeGroot. DeGroot sped past her defender, collected the ball, and took a couple touches toward her right foot where she fired a shot inside the near post to put Vermont up 2-0.
· Despite Colgate throwing attackers forward over the last 20-plus minutes Vermont's defense held strong and secured the 2-0 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
· Carafoli played 83 minutes and registered five saves on her way to her second victory of the season.
· Dani Pollard saw seven minutes of action for Vermont between the pipes to help preserve the shutout.
· Bossert scored her team-leading fourth goal of the season. For the first time in her career she has scored in four straight games.
· DeGroot scored her first goal of the season and her second career goal.
· Kreutzer earned her first collegiate point and first career assist.
· Vermont has won four straight games for the first time since the 2021 season.
· The last time Vermont beat Colgate was in Hamilton, N.Y. in 1995 in a 1-0 victory. Catamounts ended their 17-game losing streak against the Raiders on the road.
WHO'S NEXT
Following this afternoon's contest with the Raiders the Catamounts will continue their Patriot League road slate against Holy Cross on Thursday, September 7. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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