BURLINGTON, Vt. - Vermont (3-1) will host LIU (0-3) in its first-ever contest against the Sharks in program history. The match is set for Friday, Sept. 11, at 3 p.m. on Moulton Winder Field. The game will be available to view on ESPN+.
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Friday's game is Salute to Service, presented by Milton Rents. The Burlington Fire Department will be on-site with its truck, while UVM Rescue will have its ambulance. The Vermont National Guard will also be in attendance, and the Josh Pallotta Fund will be tabling on the concourse.
VERMONT OUTLOOK
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Vermont returns to Moulton Winder Field after a two-game stint in Ann Arbor, Mich., where the Catamounts went 1-1. The Catamounts defeated Kent State, 4-1, before falling to No. 8 Michigan, 4-1.
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Emily Enden and Jaime Lewis both scored their first goals as Catamounts against Kent State.
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Consu De Castro ranks third in the conference in points, averaging 1.75 points per game. She tallied three points in Ann Arbor, including a goal against Kent State and an assist against Michigan.
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Vermont leads all of America East and ranks 16th in the nation in team points. The Catamounts are averaging 9.75 points per game.Â
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Vermont leads America East in goals-against average, allowing a league-low 1.75 goals per game. =
SCOUTING THE SHARKS
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The Sharks are coming off a 2025 season where they went 3-15 and finished seventh in the Northeast Conference (NEC).Â
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LIU was selected to finish fifth in the 2026 NEC Preseason Coaches' Poll.Â
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The Sharks have dropped their first three games of the 2026 season, falling to Lehigh, 2-0, in the season opener; Drexel, 11-0; and Fairfield, 7-0.
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