FINAL SCORE: #23 Vermont 1, Binghamton 1
BURLINGTON, Vt. – No. 23 Vermont (9-2-4, 3-1-2 AE) battled to a 1-1 draw with Binghamton (2-7-5, 1-2-2 AE) on Friday night from Virtue Field during the team's Senior Night and Salute to Service game presented by the UVM Alumni Association and Milton Rents. With the result, the Catamounts extended their regular season home unbeaten streak to 28 matches.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Following a scoreless first half that saw Vermont register one shot on goal and Binghamton tally two shots on goal, the Catamounts broke through in the 73rd. Philipp Schmidtke beat the Binghamton goalkeeper wide who came outside the 18-yard box, finding Jack McDowell in the slot who fired in his first career goal into a relatively wide-open net, earning the Catamounts the opening 1-0 lead.
- In the 78th minute, Binghamton was able to knot the score at 1-1 courtesy an own goal by Vermont.
- The Catamounts orchestrated one more shot on goal prior to the final buzzer, but the Binghamton goalkeeper made the save as the match ultimately resulted in a draw.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Alec Laible made his first start in net for Vermont on Friday night, making five total saves.
- McDowell recorded his first career goal as a Catamount playing in 31 minutes.
- Schmidtke notched his second assist on the campaign against Binghamton.
UP NEXT
Following the draw with Binghamton during the final home match of the regular season, the Catamounts will get four days to prepare for their regular season finale, traveling to Lowell, MA to face UMass Lowell from Cushing Field on Tuesday (Nov. 3). Kickoff for the regular season finale is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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