FINAL SCORE: #2 Vermont 0, Harvard 0
BOSTON, MA. – No. 2 Vermont (8-0-4, 2-0 AE) settled for a 0-0 draw on Tuesday evening, going toe to toe with Harvard (3-4-3, 0-2 Ivy League) on the road from Jordan Field. Tuesday evenings contest was the second match of a road trip for the Catamounts and was the final non-conference matchup of the 2025 regular season. UVM compiled a 6-0-4 unbeaten record when facing non-conference opponents.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Second game of a road trip here," said Head Coach Rob Dow. "We stayed on the road from playing NJIT on Saturday, we knew nutrition was going to be an important part of the match, but credit to Harvard, really good first half. We made an adjustment going into the second half, felt like we got a lot of control in their half, and we just weren't able to convert."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• A foul on Marcell Papp in the 40th minute granted Vermont a free kick opportunity from just outside the box. Papp took the free kick, put laced a shot into the human wall created by Harvard, clearing the ball out of harm's way.
• Vermont remained persistent for the remainder of the half, controlling the ball for the majority of time, generating a total of four different corner kicks throughout the opening 45 minutes, but no goal were to show for it as the match got brought to halftime with a 0-0 score.
• The Crimson saw their best opportunity of the match in the 81st minute, seeing Andreas Savva break free up the middle, finding himself one-on-one with Niklas Herceg. Herceg charged out with his giant 6-foot-6 frame, forcing Savva to take a shot wide left of the net, maintaining the scoreless stalemate with time quickly running out.
• Harvard gained slight momentum in the minutes to follow, seeing another prime opportunity in the 87th minute from Xavier Tani, but his shot flew just top right over the net, floating over the fingertips of a diving Herceg.
• No goals were scored for the remainder of the match, as the non-conference contest ended in a 0-0 draw.  

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Papp recorded Vermont's lone shot on goal.
• Herceg tallied his fifth shutout of the season, taking the America East lead in that department.
• Nick Lockermann, David Ismail, and Ludvig af Ugglas were the lone Catamount field players to play all 90 minutes of action against Harvard on Tuesday.
• UVM took seven corner kicks to Harvard's two.

 
UP NEXT
The Catamounts return home to Virtue Field on Saturday, October 11 as they host UMass Lowell during Vermont's annual Rally Against Cancer game presented by Mascoma Bank. The first 1000 fans will receive a jersey courtesy of WCAX. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
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