VERMONT MEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY NOTEBOOK
The Catamounts close out the non-conference slate with a pair of games this week. UVM travels to Amherst, Massachusetts to take on UMass at 4 p.m. on Friday (Sept. 25) and hosts Bryant on Sunday (Sept. 27) at 3 p.m.
 
RELATED LINKS
UMass Game Coverage – Live Stats
Bryant Game Coverage – Live Video (free)
 
TICKETS AND PROMOTIONS
Sunday – Rally Against Cancer presented by Otter Creek Awnings and Vermont Custom Closets … The Catamounts will be wearing pink socks during the match
Sunday - Youth Day - Youth athletes (12 & under) can email Rallycat@uvm.edu by Friday, September 25 for free admission
 
Tickets to the games can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com, via the phone at 802-656-4410, in person at the UVM Athletic Ticket Office in Patrick Gymnasium or in person one hour before kickoff at the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office.
 
THE CATAMOUNTS
Vermont is coming off a 4-2 victory over Marist on Saturday and stands at 3-3-1 overall. Brian Wright scored twice to lead UVM to the win. Wright leads the team in scoring with eight points on four goals. The Catamounts are 11-4-1 in games when Wright tallies a goal. Bernard Yeboah and Stefan Lamanna have four points each and 10 different Catamounts have picked up a point this season. Greg Walton is UVM's top goalkeeper and owns a 1.68 goals against average. Vermont is unbeaten on its home turf with a 2-0-1 mark at Virtue Field this season.
 
ABOUT UMASS
The Minutemen stand at 1-7 on the year and are 1-1 against America East teams heading into Friday's match. UMass dropped a 1-0 decision at UNH and posted a 2-1 victory over Hartford. Ty Goncalves and Alex DeSantis lead the team in scoring with three points each. Bardia Asefnia is the leading goalkeeper for UMass and owns a 2.12 goals against average. The Minutemen have been out scored 12-2 in the first half this season and 18-4 overall. UMass was picked to finish 12th out of 13 teams Atlantic-10 Preseason Poll.
 
Vermont is 19-9-6 against UMass in the all-time series that dates back to 1964. The two teams are meeting for the eighth time in 10 years. UVM posted a 3-2 victory in Burlington over the Minutemen the last time the two teams met in 2013.
 
ABOUT BRYANT
The Bulldogs dropped to 1-4-2 on the season with a 3-2 overtime loss at UMass Lowell on Wednesday. Bryant was picked to finish third in the Northeast Conference Preseason Poll. Brett Larocque, an All-NEC selection last season, leads the team in scoring eight points on three goals and two assists. Thomas Binder ranks second on the team in scoring with six points behind a pair of goals and assists. Chris Knaub, a NEC Second Team pick last season, is the team's top goalkeeper and owns a 1.73 goals against average.
 
Sunday marks the first time the two teams will meet on the pitch in men's soccer.
 
WHO'S NEXT
The Catamounts open up America East play on October 3, hosting Binghamton at 1 p.m. The October 2-4 weekend is Homecoming Weekend at UVM.