MEN'S SOCCER NOTEBOOK
Vermont (11-6, 4-2) will wrap up the regular season against twin state rival New Hampshire (9-3-2, 3-2-1) on Wednesday night (Oct. 31). Tickets are available for purchase at
UVMathletics.com/Tickets or at the Gutterson Fieldhouse on gameday. Free live video will also be available at
AmericaEast.TV.
RELATED LINKS
New Hampshire: Video | Tickets
United Soccer Coaches: Men's National Poll
SENIOR NIGHT PRESENTED BY THE UVM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Prior to Thursday night's match, the University of Vermont will honor its nine seniors for Senior Night presented by the UVM Alumni Association. The Class of 2019 is comprised of
Geo Alves,
Trevor Colazzo,
Justin Freitas,
Clay Gattey,
Mikel Kabala,
Patrick McCue,
Alex Popovich,
Dani Rovira, and
Clay Thomas. This year's graduating class has won 46 career games – the fifth most by a UVM graduating class.
TRICK-OR-TREAT FUN
Fans wearing a Halloween costume will receive free admission into Thursday's game. UVM will be handing out free candy at numerous trick-or-treat locations throughout Virtue Field.
THOMAS GETS DEFENSIVE
Thomas was named America East Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. He recorded his fifth clean sheet of the season with Saturday's 1-0 win at Binghamton and stopped all four shots on goal.
UNITED SOCCER COACHES NATIONAL POLL
The twin state matchup will feature two teams who received votes in this week's United Soccer Coaches (USC) national rankings. UNH earned 24 votes, three spots away from cracking the top-25, and UVM tallied one vote in the poll. The Catamounts have either climbed into the national rankings or garnered at least one vote in nine out of 10 USC weekly polls this season.
SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Wildcats enter the regular season finale with the best defense in America East. UNH has allowed nine goals for the entire 2018 campaign, five fewer than UMass Lowell in second, and has posted the 11th-best goals-against average (GAA) in Division I at 0.617. In net, Lars Huxsohl ranks 13th in the country with seven clean sheets and a 0.62 GAA. On the offensive end, the Wildcats sit fifth in the league with 17 goals scored. Antonio Colacci leads the way with 11 points on four goals and three assists. Colacci sits 10th in the conference in points and has logged three points in his last two games. Josh Bauer follows with eight points on three goals and two assists.
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Catamounts have a commanding 36-17-7 record against the Wildcats and have not lost in the last three meetings (2-0-1). Since the turn of the century, Vermont is 11-4-6 versus New Hampshire with seven clean sheets. Last year, UVM earned a 1-1 draw at 20th-ranked UNH and clinched the program's third America East regular season crown.
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