BURLINGTON, Vt. – No. 12 Men's Soccer (9-1-3, 3-0-1 AE) will travel to Albany, NY where they will face fellow America East member UAlbany (7-4-1, 2-2 AE) on Saturday (Oct. 24) from Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. This will be the second time in five seasons the Catamounts will face off in Great Dane territory. UVM's second conference match on the road this season is set for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+. 
 

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VERMONT OUTLOOK

• Vermont most recently competed in its fourth conference match of the season, defeating New Hampshire with a 3-2 win on our home turf Saturday (Oct. 17). Starting off the match strong, David Ismail put Vermont in the lead scoring off a penalty kick in the tenth minute. The Wildcats put two goals in afterwards, ending the first half with the lead. The Catamounts rallied back to score an unassisted equalizing goal courtesy of Philipp Schmidtke notching his fifth of the season. In the 84th minute Ismail found the back of the net again, scoring Vermont's game-winning goal, securing his second brace on the campaign. Halim Bangura and Luis Vetter both secured their first assists of the season against UNH on Vermont's game-winning goal.
• UVM holds a 15-14-4 all-time series record over UAlbany, entering Saturday's contest with a three-match win streak over the Great Danes. The Catamounts have conceded zero goals during their last three matchups with The Great Danes, outscoring UAlbany 7-0.
• With the result against UNH on Oct. 17, Vermont extended its regular season home unbeaten streak to 27 matches dating back to October 27, 2023.
• As a team, Vermont ranks first in numerous statistical categories in America East including assists per game (2.31, 18th in the country), goal differential (+17, 15th in the country), points per game (6.31, 35th in the country), save percentage (0.83, 7th in the country), total assists (30, 23rd in the country), total goals (22, 37th in the country), and shutout percentage (0.615, 2nd in the country).
• Individually, several Catamounts rank atop the America East in numerous statistical categories. Niklas Herceg has notched eight shutouts, leading America East and putting him second in the country. Herceg also leads America East in save percentage (0.83), goals against average (0.692), and is ranked in the top four in saves per game (3.38) and total saves (44). Luis Fischer ranks first in assists per game (0.54, 20th in the country), and total assists (7, 14th in the country). Ismail ranks first in shot accuracy (0.559, 27th in the country).
• Ismail and Schmidtke are tied for the team lead in goals (5), and Fischer leads the team in assists (7).
• Ismail was named America East Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season after scoring his second brace of the season against New Hampshire, propelling Vermont to the 3-2 comeback victory.

  
SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES

• UAlbany was selected to finish fourth in the 2026 America East Preseason Coaches' Poll, currently holding a 7-4-1 overall record and a 2-2 record in conference play.
• The Great Danes are coming off a 3-1 road loss to NJIT on October 17th after previously defeating Northeastern in a 2-0 win on October 13th in their final non-conference bout of the regular season.
• UAlbany's is led by senior midfielder, Ivar Gissurarson, who leads the team in points (15) on five goals and five assists. The Great Danes also get significant production from first year forward Yuta Kimata, who leads the team in goals (6). Fellow first year forward Luca Clausse has notched a tied team high five assists on the season thus far.
• Saturday's contest will be the final home match of the regular season for UAlbany.
• Vermont will be the second nationally ranked team the Great Danes welcome to Bob Ford Field this season. UAlbany hosted Princeton on Sep. 12, who at the time was ranked 16th nationally, falling 1-0.

  
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