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Vermont (7-3-1, 2-1-0 AE) returns home on Wednesday (Oct. 13) night when it hosts Hartford (3-7-3, 1-3-0 AE) at Virtue Field. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. The matchup between the Catamounts and the Hawks is the Rally Against Cancer Game, which will benefit the University of Vermont Cancer Center. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets.
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Wednesday night's game will broadcast live on AmericaEast.TV. Coverage begins at 6:55 p.m. with Rob Ryan on the call.
 
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PROMOTIONS
The Catamounts host the Hawks in their annual Rally Against Cancer Game, which will benefit the University of Vermont Cancer Center. Members of the team will be wearing lavender to support the fight against all cancers.
 
Wednesday's game is also the Spread Respect Game. Spread Respect is an America East initiative encouraging all to spread respect by insuring equality and safety for all coaches, students, and fans without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
 
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
Hartford comes to Burlington with a 1-1-1 mark in its last three games. The Hawks earned a 3-1 road victory against Stony Brook on Long Island. Hartford played to a 2-2 draw against Yale on October 5, and suffered a 1-0 loss to UAlbany on Saturday (Oct. 9) night. Tomer Drimmer leads the Hartford attack with nine points on three goals and three assists. Addrian Knights-Browne also has three goals in 13 games played. Rotem Fadida has started in all 13 games as the Hawks' goalkeeper, and has averaged 3.54 saves per game, which ranks third in the conference.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont and Hartford square off for the 42nd time in series history on Wednesday night and the first time since the 2019 America East Semifinal. The Catamounts are 6-4 in their last 10 meetings with the Hawks and 20-13-8 in the all-time series. Senior defender Garrett Lillie has three points (1 goal, 1 assist) in two career games against Hartford.
 
NACHO SHOOTS
UVM forward Nacho Lerech ranks ninth in the country in shots on goal per game and leads America East. The graduate student averages two shots on goal per game through 10 matches. Lerech has five goals this season, which leads the Catamounts and ranks fifth in the conference.
 
SILVEIRA'S CLEAN SHEETS
Nate Silveira registered his fifth shutout of the season in Saturday's 1-0 victory at NJIT. The senior goalkeeper needed to record only one stop behind a stingy Vermont defense. Silveira's shutout total ranks second in America East.
 
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