FINAL SCORE: #20 Vermont 1, Bryant 0
BURLINGTON, Vt. – 20th ranked Vermont (8-1-4, 3-0-1 AE) pushed its win streak to four games with a header from Pieter Bultman in the 30th minute to top Bryant (7-4-3, 2-2-0 AE) 1-0 Saturday evening on Senior Day presented by MVP Healthcare.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the fourth minute the Catamounts just missed opening the scoring. There was a loose ball in the box that came to UVM's Sydney Wathuta. He made a quick fake to free up some space and fired a shot that was deflected just over the bar.
• The Catamounts did take the lead in the 30th minute. Wathuta played a ball into the box and amongst a group of three UVM players Pieter Bultman rose up on the play and headed it perfectly into the near corner for his first career goal.
• The Bulldogs best opportunity came in the 80th minute. In transition from 27 yards out Bryant's Jonas Lyshoj ripped a curling effort towards the near post. At a full dive UVM's Niklas Herceg made the save and slammed into the post. Herceg made three saves in the contest to preserve the UVM win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• After match day four in America East the Catamounts sit atop the table with 10 points. UNH is three points behind in second place and three teams are tied with six points in third place.
• With one assist Saturday evening Sydney Wathuta continues to lead the team and America East with nine this season. His nine assists are tied for second-best in Division I. His .75 assists per game is ranked fourth nationally.
• Vermont goalkeeper Niklas Herceg earned his third straight shutout Saturday, recording three saves. He is now 4-0-1 in his collegiate career with a .824 save percentage and 0.60 goals-against average.
• Vermont's current .769 winning percentage is tied for 11th best in the NCAA.
• With the win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to Vermont Children's Trust Foundation as part of the Cats Wins, Community Wins Initiative.

UP NEXT
The Catamounts return to action next weekend as they travel to Maryland to face UMBC on Saturday, October 26. The contest from UMBC's Retriever Soccer Park will begin at 7 p.m. and air live on ESPN+.

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