BURLINGTON, Vt. – Two-seeded Vermont (10-2-4, 4-1-2 AE) begins postseason play Wednesday night as they host the three-seed Bryant (12-2-4, 4-1-2 AE) in the America East Semifinals. Kickoff from Virtue Field is slated for 7 p.m. with all the action broadcast live on ESPN+ with Brian McLaughlin on the call. All youth wearing a soccer jersey get free admission.
 
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VERMONT OUTLOOK

• Niklas Herceg was named the 2026 America East Goalkeeper of the Year, winning the award for the second consecutive season. Herceg became the second Catamount in program history to earn the major honor in back-to-back seasons and sixth keeper in conference history to win the award in back-to-back seasons.
• Vermont had nine America East all-conference selections across the board as announced by the conference on October 6, featuring seven Catamounts. Herceg, Halim Bangura, Islam Houssni, and David Ismail were named first team all-conference. Pieter Bultman and Luis Fischer were named second team all-conference. Jack McDowell was named to the all-rookie team while Houssni and Islam were both named on the all-academic team.
• The Catamounts are 12-10-1 all-time in America East Semifinal matches and are 15-9-3 as the home team in the America East Tournament.
• Since 2021, Vermont is 31-0-1 when scoring three or more goals.
• Most recently, the Catamounts defeated UMass Lowell on the road 4-3 in their regular season finale. Ismail recorded his third brace of the season while Bultman notched his fifth goal on the campaign. Aleksei Carnier also scored a goal, his second of the season, while adding an assist. It's the second time this season Carnier has scored a goal and an assist in the same match.
• Vermont holds a 9-0-0 record against Bryant, most recently defeating the Bulldogs 4-0 earlier this season in the Catamounts' conference opener. This will be the third consecutive season that Vermont and Bryant will face off in the America East Tournament.

 
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

• Since falling to Vermont 4-0 on Sep. 26 at Virtue Field, Bryant has orchestrated a nine-game unbeaten streak going 7-0-2 in those outings.
• In the Bulldogs' last nine outings, they've earned five shutouts, outscoring opponents 13-5.
• Bryant most recently defeated Binghamton 3-2 during the America East Quarterfinal on Nov. 7.
• The Bulldogs are led by senior forward Brady Geho who has posted a team high 15 points along with a team high six goals.

 
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