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<\/p>\n FINAL SCORE: #16 Vermont 3, New Hampshire 2 COACH’S QUOTE<\/p>\n \n“Credit to UNH, they’re a good team, and this rivalry always brings out the best in both programs,” said Head Coach Adrian Dubois. “These games mean a lot, and you have to earn everything. I’m proud of our guys for continuing to fight and finding a way to win. To do it in front of our incredible fans and so many alumni who helped build this program made it even more special. We’ll enjoy it and keep improving.”\u00a0
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\nBURLINGTON, Vt. \u2013 A brace from David Ismail<\/a> powered No. 16 Vermont (9-1-3, 3-0-1 AE) past New Hampshire (5-5-3, 0-3-1 AE) 3-2 on Saturday afternoon from Virtue Field during UVM’s annual Rally Against Cancer game presented by Mascoma Bank.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED<\/p>\n
\n\tNew Hampshire saw the first scoring opportunity of the match when a throw in by UNH resulted in David Davila getting a head on the ball, putting a try at net to the left side, but Niklas Herceg<\/a> was there to make the save punching the ball off the post and out of harm’s way.
\n\tThe Catamounts opened scoring in the tenth minute when a hand ball inside the box by Reed Cash sent Ismail to the penalty shot line. Ismail blasted his fourth goal of the season past Aaron Choi, earning Vermont an early 1-0 advantage.
\n\tUNH responded in the 24th minute on a corner kick, seeing Ryo Miyata take the initial kick placing it around Laurin Preuss who flicked the ball to the top right corner of the net, knotting the match at 1-1.
\n\tLess than ten minutes later in the 32nd minute of play, the Wildcats made it 2-1 when Davila buried a pass from Mikael Pulkkinen to the back of the net, propelling New Hampshire ahead by one goal.
\n\tThe Catamounts nearly found an equalizing goal in the 56th minute of action when Ismail used a header off a Shalom Adja<\/a> cross to the box, but his attempt rang off the crossbar as UNH maintained the 2-1 advantage.
\n\tVermont found the equalizing goal in the 70th minute of play thanks to Philipp Schmidtke<\/a> scoring his fifth goal of the season, pinning the bottom left corner, knotting the score at 2-2.
\n\tWith time quickly expiring, the Catamounts secured the go-ahead goal in the 84th minute. Luis Vetter<\/a> took the initial kick off a set piece, finding Halim Bangura<\/a> who soared through the air to get a head on the ball. Bangura’s header went right to Ismail who one touch a rocket to the left corner, securing his brace and propelling Vermont ahead 3-2.
\n\tThe Catamounts tamed any last push from New Hampshire, walking away with the 3-2 victory over UNH from Virtue Field.
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\nINSIDE THE BOX SCORE<\/p>\n
\n\tIsmail recorded his second brace of the season against New Hampshire, putting him at a tied team high five goals on the campaign. Ismail also notched a tied game-high three shots on goal.
\n\tSchmidtke registered his fifth goal of the season, tied for a team high.
\n\tVetter recorded his first assist of the season and now has points in back-to-back matches for the first time in his Catamount career.
\n\tBangura tallied his first point in the Green and Gold on Saturday, earning an assist on Vermont’s game-winning goal.
\n\tHerceg made four total saves against the Wildcats.
\n\tUVM outshot UNH on goal eight to six.
\n\tWith today’s Win,\u00a0Vermont Mutual Insurance Group<\/a>\u00a0will donate $100 to the\u00a0Ronald McDonald House<\/a>\u00a0through the\u00a0Cat’s Win, Community Win’s<\/a>\u00a0initiative. Vermont Mutual has donated over $6.4 Million Dollars since launching their Charitable Giving Fund.
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\nUP NEXT
\nFollowing the win over New Hampshire, the Catamounts will get one week to prepare for their next match, traveling to Albany, N.Y. to face UAlbany on Saturday (Oct. 24). Kickoff for the road conference showdown is slated for 6 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+. \u00a0
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