FINAL SCOREL #1 Vermont 4, Boston University 0
BURLINGTON, Vt. – 10 different Catamounts registered a point or more on Sunday afternoon from Virtue Field as No. 1 ranked Vermont (2-0-0 AE) shutout Boston University (1-1-0 PL) 4-0 during the Catamount All in Pep Rally presented by TD Bank.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"I thought it was a dominating performance, from minute one creating high percentage scoring opportunities," said Head Coach Rob Dow. "I felt like we lulled for about five minutes but then we stepped up to another gear. When you score three in the first half as a coach you got to be happy."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts came out the gate firing, seeing shots on goal from Andrew Millar and Maximilian Kissel in the first four minutes, but Ben Alexander stood his ground, keeping Vermont off the scoreboard early in the opening half.
• Vermont broke through in the 20th minute, seeing Kissel set up Millar beautifully from point blank range in front of the net, giving Alexander zero chance to make the save. The Catamounts took the first half lead, 1-0. Marcell Papp was awarded the secondary assist on the goal.
• UVM found the back of the net once again in the 30th minute when David Ismail orchestrated a fast break, dishing the ball of to Nick Lockermann who had speed coming in to join the offensive push. Once Alexander committed to Lockermann, he passed the ball to a wide-open Philipp Kuhn who used his right foot to score, securing his first goal as a Catamount, earning Vermont the 2-0 lead.
• In the 36th minute, the Catamounts pounced again, this time on a corner kick. Gianluca Armellino took the corner, sending it to the middle of the box where Omar Robbana came flying in, using his head to launch the ball into the net, scoring his first goal wearing the Green and Gold, giving UVM a 3-0 advantage heading into halftime.
• The Catamounts started the second half right where they left off in the first, scoring their fourth goal of the match in the 50th minute when Niklas Herceg cleared the ball from UVM's defensive zone, finding Papp on the rush who elected to dish the ball to the middle where Kissel was waiting. Kissel pinned a shot with his right foot to the bottom left corner, securing his first goal of the season and giving Vermont a 4-0 lead.
• Herceg stood tall for the remainder of the match, making four more saves before the 90th minute, maintaining the clean sheet and earning the Catamounts a 4-0 victory on home turf.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Kissel registered one goal and one assist vs Boston University, his first multi-point match of the season and first goal of the campaign. Kissel has recorded a point in both the Catamounts opening two matches.
• Millar notched his first goal of the season to go along with two shots on net.
• Robbana and Kuhn each scored their first goals as Catamounts on Sunday afternoon.
• Herceg earned his second shutout of the season in just as many matches, making four total saves while also recording his first career point, notching one assist against Boston University.
• Lockermann notched one assist vs the Terriers. He has scored a point in each of Vermont's two matches so far this season.
• Papp recorded two assists against Boston University, his first career multi-assist match.
• Armellino registered his first career collegiate point, earning one assist on Sunday afternoon.
• Rui Aoki was the only field player to play all 90 minutes of the match against Boston University.
• UVM had nine shots on goal to the Terriers four.
• The Catamounts had nine corner kicks to Boston Universities four.
• With today's Win, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group will donate $100 to the Lund Family Center through the Cat's Win, Community Win's initiative.  Vermont Mutual has donated over $5 Million Dollars since launching their Charitable Giving Fund in 2014.

 
UP NEXT
Following the win over Boston University, the Catamounts embark on their first road trip of the season, traveling to Washington, D.C. for a matchup with American on Friday, Aug. 29. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
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