FINAL SCORE: #9 Vermont 2, Hofstra 1
BURLINGTON, Vt. – No. 9 Vermont (5-0-3) men's soccer Head Coach Rob Dow tallied his 100th career win on Tuesday night from Virtue Field, defeating Hofstra (4-3-0) 2-1 with the help from a go-ahead goal by Niels Hartman in the 84th minute of action. Tuesday's matchup with Hofstra was Vermont's annual Peter Baldwin Memorial Game presented by Morgan Stanley.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• No goals were scored in the opening 45 minutes, seeing the Catamounts hold Hofstra to zero shot attempts throughout the entirety of the first half.
• Vermont found the first goal of the match in the 69th minute when a strong defensive play to get the ball back in Hofstra's defensive zone from Nico Loebus resulted in Philipp Kühn connecting with Nick Lockermann on the near side of the box, feeding Maximillian Kissel down low who elected to square it in the middle, finding the foot of Kühn crashing the net for his third goal of the season. UVM garnered a 1-0 advantage.
• Hofstra pounced back in the 76th minute thanks to Samuel Francou unleashing a rocket of a shot to the middle of the net catching the Vermont goalkeeper off guard, securing his first goal of the season, knotting the score at 1-1.
• UVM didn't back down, amping up the offensive pressure in the final 14 minutes, evolving into the Cardiac Cats securing a go-ahead goal in the 84th minute of play. Marcell Papp fed Loebus off a corner kick attempt, who then sent a cross to the box finding the head of Hartman, pinning his shot to the bottom left corner to give Vermont the 2-1 advantage with time quickly expiring.
• The Catamounts tamed Hofstra's final attempts to tie the match, securing their fifth win of the season and finishing the four-game homestand unbeaten.

 
 
INSDIE THE BOX SCORE

• Dow notched his 100th career victory as UVM men's soccer Head Coach, being the third coach to achieve the milestone in program history.
• Hartman secured his first goal of the season, third of his career.
• Kühn recorded one goal for Vermont, his third of the season.
• Kissel registered one assist against Hofstra, his third on the campaign. Kissel has notched a goal or an assist in six of the Catamounts eight matches this season.
• Loebus tallied his second assist of the season on Tuesday night.
• UVM outshot Hofstra on goal eight to three.
• Vermont took seven corner kicks to Hofstra's one.
• With today's Win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to the Lund Family Center through the Cat's Win, Community Win's initiative.  Vermont Mutual has donated over $5 Million Dollars since launching their Charitable Giving Fund in 2014.

 
 
UP NEXT
Following the win over Hofstra, the Catamounts hit the road, traveling to Fairfield, CT. for a non-conference matchup with Fairfield on Saturday, Sep. 20. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
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