FINAL SCORE: Vermont 1, NJIT 0
NEWARK, N.J. – Noah Egan netted the game's only goal in the fourth minute as Vermont (7-3-1, 2-1-0 AE) defeated NJIT (3-7-1, 1-3-0 AE) 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at Mal Simon Stadium.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"This afternoon, we earned some very difficult America East points," said head coach Rob Dow. "Heading into the match, we were facing some adversity so credit to several players for stepping up and being resilient, especially Adrian Schulze Solano who was our man of the match. I'm very happy with the win, the shutout, and I'm excited about playing at home on Wednesday."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts quickly went on the attack from the start of the game and earned an early corner kick. Vermont converted on the set piece when Joe Morrison found Egan to the left of the NJIT goal where he netted his second tally of the season.
• UVM had a 5-0 shot advantage through the opening 45 minutes with Matt Black registering two shots. JoJo Moulton-Condiotti had Vermont's second shot on goal when he launched a kick from the left of Samuel Reisgys (3 saves) that was stopped by the NJIT goalkeeper.
• In the 60th minute, Alex Nagy fired a left-footed kick from outside of the 18-yard box and rattled a shot off the post to test Reisgys.
• The Catamounts outshot the Highlanders 4-2 in the final 30 minutes of the afternoon. Both NJIT shots sailed wide of the UVM goal.

INSIDE THE BOX

• Nate Silveira was only forced to make one save behind a stingy Vermont defense. The senior's lone stop came in the 58th minute.
• Nacho Lerech was credited with three shots to lead the Catamounts.
• Matt Black also registered multiple shots with two on the day.
• With today's win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to Vermont Foodbank as part of the Cats Win, Community Wins initiative. Vermont Mutual has committed to donating $15,000 to Vermont Foodbank for the 2021 season. A special thank you to Vermont Mutual Insurance for their support. Vermont Mutual Insurance, protecting Vermonters since 1828.

UP NEXT
Vermont returns home to Virtue Field on Wednesday (Oct. 13) when it hosts Hartford at 7 p.m. The Wednesday night matchup against the America East counterparts will broadcast live on AmericaEast.TV. The meeting between the Catamounts and the Hawks will be the Rally Against Cancer Game, which will benefit the University of Vermont Cancer Center. Wednesday's game will also be the America East Spread Respect Game. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets.
 
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