University of Vermont Athletics

CAREER HONORS
• America East All-Conference Second Team (2021)
• United Soccer Coaches All-Northeast Third Team (2021)

GRADUATE SEASON (2021): Scored a team-high six goals in 18 games for the Catamounts ... Named to the America East All-Conference Second Team and United Soccer Coaches All-Northeast Team ... Registered three points (1 goal, 1 assist) in his Vermont debut at Iona (Aug. 26) ... Netted a goal on the road at Lehigh (Aug. 29) ... Scored his first goal at Virtue Field in Vermont's 2-0 victory over Princeton (Sep. 7) ... Scored a penalty-kick goal on the road at Syracuse (Sep. 28) ... Netted the clinching goal in UVM's 2-1 victory over UMBC (Oct. 2) ... Tallied a goal and one assist in the regular season finale at Binghamton (Nov. 1) ... Recorded two assists in Vermont's America East Semifinal victory over NJIT (Nov. 10) ... Tallied a season-high 13 shots against Villanova in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 18).

BEFORE VERMONT: Lerech joins the Catamounts after stints with North Carolina Wesleyan (2017) and Newman University (2018-2020) ... Led North Carolina Wesleyan to its first ever conference title and was named team MVP ... Registered 19 goals, 10 assists, and 48 points in 46 games over three seasons at Newman ... Led Newman last season with eight goals, three assists, and 19 points - was second-highest scorer in NCAA Division II. 

PERSONAL: Son of Fernando Rafael Lerech and Claudia Fernanda Dimitrijevich ... Lists Lionel Messi as his idiol ... Chose UVM because of its amazing soccer and academic programs.