FINAL SCORE: #12 Vermont 0, UAlbany 1
ALBANY, N.Y. – No. 12 Vermont (9-2-3, 3-1-1 AE) fell 1-0 to UAlbany (8-4-1, 3-2-0 AE) on Saturday night from Bob Ford Field as the Great Danes notched their first win over the Catamounts on home turf since 2018.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Vermont controlled possession for nearly the entire first half, earning seven corner kicks while holding UAlbany to zero, but Alexander Genz stood tall, keeping the Catamounts off the scoreboard in the opening 45 minutes of play.
- The Great Danes opened scoring in the 65th minute of play when Caleb Vallance dished a pass to Kyler Bernardo off a corner kick. Bernardo sprinted down low parallel with the goal line, ripping a shot on net that squeaked through Niklas Herceg's legs, earning UAlbany the 1-0 lead.
- The Catamounts were unable to generate a shot on net for the remainder of regulation, ultimately resulting in UAlbany walking away with its first victory over Vermont on home turf since 2018, defeating the Catamounts 1-0.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Islam Houssni and Luis Fischer were the lone Catamounts to record a shot on goal against the Great Danes.
- UVM outshot UAlbany nine to eight, but the Great Danes pinned five on goal compared to Vermont's two.
- Vermont had eight corner kicks to UAlbany's six.
UP NEXT
The Catamounts will return home to Virtue Field, hosting Binghamton on Friday (Oct. 30) with kickoff slated for 4 p.m. Friday's match against the Bearcats will be UVM's Senior Day and Salute to Service game presented by Milton Rents. All the action will be broadcast live on AmericaEast.TV.
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