The University of Vermont Men’s Soccer team are national champs!UVM made school history Monday night with a 2-1 win in overtime over Marshall in Cary, North Carolina.Down 1-0 in the second half, Vermont leveled the score in the 81st minute with a goal from Marcell Papp. Neither team scored in regulation, sending the game to overtime.In OT, Maximillian Kissel took long pass and broke away from a Marshall defender, leading to a breakaway and fired on net, scoring the game-winning goal. After an opening round home win vs. Iona, the ‘Cats won road games at Hofstra, San Diego and Pittsburgh to advance to their first College Cup. They defeated Denver in penalty kicks on Friday night in the national semifinals to advance to Monday’s title game.RELATED: UVM Interim President Patty Prelock and UVM Soccer Stars Jill Brody and Erin Murphy talk about the importance of UVM being in the National Championship game
The University of Vermont Men’s Soccer team are national champs!
UVM made school history Monday night with a 2-1 win in overtime over Marshall in Cary, North Carolina.
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Down 1-0 in the second half, Vermont leveled the score in the 81st minute with a goal from Marcell Papp. Neither team scored in regulation, sending the game to overtime.
In OT, Maximillian Kissel took long pass and broke away from a Marshall defender, leading to a breakaway and fired on net, scoring the game-winning goal.
After an opening round home win vs. Iona, the ‘Cats won road games at Hofstra, San Diego and Pittsburgh to advance to their first College Cup. They defeated Denver in penalty kicks on Friday night in the national semifinals to advance to Monday’s title game.
RELATED: UVM Interim President Patty Prelock and UVM Soccer Stars Jill Brody and Erin Murphy talk about the importance of UVM being in the National Championship game
