FINAL SCORE: Vermont 1, UMass Lowell 0
LOWELL, Mass. – For the second time in three days, the Vermont men's soccer team earned a 1-0 conference victory over UMass Lowell on Friday afternoon thanks to
Jacob Vitale's first-career goal. The Catamounts completed the three-day sweep and stay unbeaten at 3-0-1. The River Hawks are left searching for their first win and drop to 0-5-0 overall, plus 0-3-0 in league play.
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Today's result was a committed defensive effort and a good America East win on the road," said head coach
Rob Dow. "We continue to see more depth step up such as Vitale with the game winner and
Edgar Vargas with the shutout. With two regular season games left, we'll have to continue to improve our attack in order to be in the hunt for playoffs."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Vitale's decisive goal came in the 34th minute. The Catamounts set up a free kick and booted a ball into the box. After some ping-pong action, Alex Nagy chipped a ball up to Vitale, who snuck a shot inside the far post.
- In the last minute of the first half, Zach Barrett's header was labeled for the top right corner but was denied by UML goalie Jacob Heihsel.
- Two minutes into the second half, Evan Rouleau tried to double the lead but his header missed just wide to the left.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Vitale is the second Catamount to tally a first-career goal this season. Noah Egan scored his first collegiate goal against NJIT last Friday.
- Nagy has registered at least one point in two out of the last three games.
- Vargas earned his first-career clean sheet in his first-career start and stopped two shots.
- With the sweep, UVM leads the all-time series against UML 4-2-3.
- When the Cats Win, the Community Wins. With each Catamount win, Vermont Mutual Insurance donates $100 to the Vermont Foodbank. For 2020 they donated $15,000 to Spectrum Youth and Family Services. A special thank you to Vermont Mutual Insurance for their support. Vermont Mutual Insurance, protecting Vermonters since 1828.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will play its final regular season road game at UAlbany on Friday (April 2). The opening kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. Fans can watch the game for free at AmericaEast.TV.
