HAMILTON, N.Y. – A two-goal second half powered Vermont (3-0) to a 2-0 victory over Colgate (0-3) on Friday night at Beyer-Small '76 Field. The Catamounts open the season with three consecutive wins for the first time under head coach Rob Dow.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Credit to Colgate for starting the game strong and asking our defense a lot of questions," said Dow. "I'm proud of the guys for weathering the storm for bouts of the first half. We played more on our forefoot in the second half which overwhelmed Colgate's midfield, resulting in two goals from our midfield players. We are looking forwards to being back at Virtue Field on Tuesday."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The non-conference counterparts played a scoreless opening 45 minutes. The Raiders tested Nate Silveira (2 saves) in the early minutes. Silveira made a diving stop against John Muckstadt in the 14th minute. The UVM goalkeeper turned away Ryan Kreuger from just outside the six-yard box minutes later.
• Vermont pushed back in the waning minutes of the first half. Nacho Lerech's attempt from inside the 18-yard box narrowly missed high in the 30th minute. A header by JoJo Moulton-Condiotti in the 43rd minute was stopped by Nick Gerlach (5 saves) leading to a corner kick.
• The Catamounts broke the game open in the 67th minute when Yves Borie deposited the first goal of his NCAA career. As Colgate failed to clear a cross attempt, Jacob Vitale delivered a header to Borie from just outside the six-yard box where he fired a shot into the lower left corner.
• Alex Nagy added the insurance marker in the 78th minute with his second goal of the season. The senior fired a low, spinning kick under a diving Gerlach. Arian Pilja was credited with the assist.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Silveira registers his seventh career clean sheet and second of the season.
• The Catamounts have not allowed a goal for the first 270:00 of the 2021 campaign, becoming the first Vermont team in program history to do so.
• Nagy has registered a point in every game this season, and moves into the team lead with six points.
• 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.

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont returns to Burlington for the home opener on Tuesday (Sep. 7) when it hosts Princeton at Virtue Field. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m. Fans can stream the non-conference matchup live on AmericaEast.TV. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMAthletics.com/Tickets or at Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on game day.
 
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