FINAL SCORE: No. 8 Vermont 0, UAlbany 0
ALBANY, N.Y. – After 90 minutes of play, eighth-ranked Vermont (13-2-2, 5-1-1 AE) concluded its regular season with a 0-0 draw on the road against UAlbany (4-7-6, 3-1-3 AE) on Tuesday night at Casey Stadium. The Catamounts lock up the No. 2 seed in the America East Tournament, and have earned a bye in to the semifinals.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"We controlled the game on the ball against a tough defense," head coach Rob Dow said. "We had fewer full chances and need to make more half chances. We're looking forward to playoff soccer."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts and Great Danes played to a scoreless first half, with Vermont owning a 4-2 advantage in shots. UVM directed three of its shots on goal in the first frame and held UAlbany to without a shot on goal. Max Murray had the best scoring chance of the half when he forced Shafique Wilson (4 saves) to make two consecutive stops from inside the 18-yard box in the 25th minute.
• Vermont pressured UAlbany in the second half in search of the go-ahead tally. Yaniv Bazini tested Wilson in the 58th minute with a low shot that was denied by the UAlbany goalkeeper. Mujtaba Mirhasan added a shot minutes later that missed high over the Great Danes' goal.
• Daniel Pacella nearly put the Catamounts in front in the 76th minute when the ball found him to right of Wilson inside the box. Murray directed a header to Pacella who quickly sent a shot just wide of the UAlbany goal.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Nate Silveira recorded one save on the lone shot on goal faced in the draw.
• Murray and Bazini led the UVM attack with two shots each. Murray had a game-high two shots on goal.

UP NEXT
The second-seeded Catamounts will host an America East Semifinal on Thursday (Nov. 10) at Virtue Field. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. and will broadcast live on ESPN+.. Vermont will host the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between No. 3 UAlbany and No. 6 NJIT. Tickets will be available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets. Visit UVMathletics.com and follow @UVMmsoccer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more updates.
 
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