FINAL SCORE: Vermont 2, Hartford 1
BURLINGTON, Vt. – UVM senior forward
Justin Freitas scored in the 87th minute and lifted the Catamounts to a 2-1 comeback victory over Hartford on Saturday afternoon in America East action. Vermont improves to 8-4 overall and 2-1 in league play. Hartford drops to 1-7-4 on the year and 1-2 in the conference standings.
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COACH'S QUOTE
I'll give credit to Hartford this afternoon for coming in with a really good game plan and scoring on us early," head coach
Rob Dow said. "From our side of things and dealing with the conditions of the match, Hartford is a good defensive group and we had to find different ways to break them down."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Hartford took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute. The Catamounts tried to clear a ball away on the left side of the box but Sergie Martinez stole the ball. The freshman moved into position and fired a low shot off the far post, but the ball bounced to left and over the goal line for the score.
- UVM found the equalizer five minutes later with Geo Alves' seventh goal of the season. From the top of the box, Freitas sent a cross through traffic into the left side. Alves collected the feed, made one move, and scorched a line drive into the center of the net.
- Near the end of the first half, Vermont had a quick flurry of chances from 15 yards out. Alves had his initial shot stopped by Hartford goalie Jimmy Slayton (10 saves) and Joe Morrison tried to finish the rebound but a Hawk defender stepped in the way. Morrison gathered the rebound once again but his shot sliced wide of the near post.
- In the 85th minute, Freitas ripped a shot from the left side of the box but the ball flew into the left side netting.
- Freitas' game-winning score was set up by a throw-in two minutes later. Trevor Colazzo tossed a ball towards the far post and Freitas got just enough leg behind a kick to deflect off a defender and into the left side of the net.
NOTES
- The Catamounts controlled the offensive tempo of the game by winning the shots battle 24-6.
- The 24 shot attempts taken by the Green and Gold matched a season-high, set against Northeastern on Aug. 31.
- The match was UVM's annual Rally Against Cancer game presented by Vermont Custom Closets.
- With the victory, the Cats Win, Community Wins campaign and Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate another $100 to the Boys and Girls Club of Burlington, bringing this year's total to 76 wins and $7,600.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will revisit non-conference play and heads to Yale on Tuesday (Oct. 9). The opening kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. The non-conference matchup will be streamed on
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