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The University of Vermont men's soccer team kicks off the 2010 campaign with three games in the next six days.
The Catamounts begin the season hosting preseason No. 13-ranked Stanford at Centennial Field on Wednesday (Sept. 1) at 4 p.m. Following the match versus the Cardinal, UVM travels to Durham, N.H. to compete in the UNH Nike Fall Classic. Vermont takes on Central Connecticut on Saturday (Sept. 4) at 5 p.m. and faces Wisconsin-Milwaukee at 11 a.m. on Monday (Sept. 6).
CATAMOUNTV WEBCASTS
All UVM men's soccer home games will be streamed over the Internet. CatamounTV in conjunction with the Northeast Sports Network will offer 25 live webcasts of home UVM athletic events this fall on a pay-per-view basis.
The CatamounTV webcasting page is located at
http://www.nsnsports.net/uvm. Individual games cost $4.99 while each. Season packages are also available: field hockey season package is $25 (7 games); men’s soccer season package is $30 (8 games); and women’s soccer season package is $35 (10 games). Individual game DVDs will also be available for purchase through the NSN website
In addition, a CatamounTV All-Access Pass is available for $199 to receive every home UVM streamed event for the 2010-11. The All-Access pass includes over 100 live events and All-Access pass holders will also be able to view archived games.
Victory Club members will receive a 10 percent discount on all CatamounTV season packages and the CatamounTV All-Access Pass. For more information on the victory club call 802-656-0956.
CatamounTV will also provide updates on Vermont Athletics, coach and student-athlete interviews, team and player profiles, game highlights and press conferences throughout the season.
SEASON OPENERS
Vermont is 24-14-8 all-time in season openers in the program's history. The Catamounts are 4-1-1 under head coach Jesse Cormier who begins his seventh season at the helm.
POLL POSITION
UVM was picked to finish seventh in the America East Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Catamounts went 1-10-5 overall and 1-4-2 in league play a year ago. Vermont returns 13 letterwinners, including five starters, from last year's team and has added 15 newcomers to the squad for 2010.
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Vermont earned a 5-1 win over the University of Sherbrooke and a 2-0 victory over Southern New Hampshire University during preseason action.
HOMECOMING
The Stanford match will mark a homecoming for former Catamount Gregg Olson who is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Cardinal. Olson, a four-year starter for Vermont, is a 2000 graduate of UVM and also spent five seasons as an assistant coach in the program.
CALL TO THE HALL
Stephane Delval '93 is one of six former Vermont student-athletes who will be inducted into the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame on September 11. Delval was a two-time first-team All-North Atlantic Conference and All-New England defender for the men's soccer team. A two-time team captain, he led Vermont to a 10-8-2 record in 1991 and earned All-North Atlantic Conference (now America East) and All-New England First Team honors. Also that year, he was a second-team adidas Scholar-Athlete All-American. He repeated as a first-team all-conference and All-New England selection in 1992, his senior season, as the Catamounts finished third in the NAC. Delval was named by his teammates the winner of the team's Hal Greig Award as both a junior and senior. The honor goes to the player who has done the most for the Catamount soccer program.
The inductees will be lauded at the 42nd annual UVM Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner at the Davis Center on the UVM campus. Tickets to the dinner may be purchased starting August 9 through the UVM Victory Club Office in Patrick Gym (802-656-0956 or victory.club@uvm.edu).
RANKED TEAMS
Vermont's last win over a ranked opponent came last season when the Catamounts defeated No. 18 UMBC, 3-1, at Centennial Field.
ABOUT STANFORD
The Cardinal earned a preseason No. 13 ranking in both the NSCAA and Soccer America Polls. Stanford went 12-6-2 overall and advanced to the "Sweet 16" Round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
Stanford returns All-American defender Bobby Warsham to the team this season. A semifinalist for the Herman Trophy last year, Warsham earned a spot on the 2010 Herman Trophy Watch List and is also a finalist for the Lowe's Senior Class Award. He led the team in scoring for the third straight year in 2009, recording six goals.
Stanford posted a 3-2 win over Sonoma State and dropped a 2-1 decision at Air Force in its preseason competition. The Cardinal were picked to finish second in the Pac-10 Preseason Coaches' Poll, five points behind UCLA.
ABOUT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
The Blue Devils return their top four point producers from 2009, including All-Northeast Conference midfielder Robert Cavener. He led the NEC in assists with eight and tallied 10 points overall.
CCSU was picked to finish ninth in the NEC Preseason Coaches' Poll after posting a record of 6-10-1 overall and 1-8-1 in league play last season.
The game versus the Catamounts will mark the season opener for the Blue Devils.
ABOUT WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
The Panthers were picked to finish seventh in the Horizon League Preseason Poll after going 3-13-2 overall and 2-4-2 in the conference in 2009.
First-year head coach Chris Whalley will look to turn things around coming to UWM from Lees-McRae College in North Carolina. He led Lees-McRae to the Division II National Championship game last season.
The Panthers return sophomore goalkeeper John Shakon to the team in 2010. Shakon led the Horizon League in saves (84) last year. UWM also adds freshman Gerardo Saavedra to the squad. He participated in the U-20 U.S. National Team Camp prior to coming to Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The Panthers face cross-town rival Marquette on Sept. 1 in the season opener before making the trip to New Hampshire.
UVM MEN'S SOCCER ALUMNI
The Vermont men's soccer program will hold an Alumni Weekend on September 10-12, the same weekend UVM will host the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Nike Fall Classic at Centennial Field.
A full slate of activities are scheduled throughout the weekend. For more information contact Jesse Brady-Searby '06 at 518-339-0587.
WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will host the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Nike Fall Classic at Centennial Field on September 10 and 12. Cornell, New Hampshire and Presbyterian will visit Burlington to compete in the tournament.
Schedule:
Sept. 10: 1:30 p.m. – Cornell vs. New Hampshire; 4:00 p.m. – Presbyterian vs. Vermont
Sept. 12: 11:00 a.m. – Presbyterian vs. New Hampshire; 1:30 p.m. – Cornell vs. Vermont
KEEP UP WITH THE CATAMOUNTS
There are several ways to keep up with the Catamounts throughout the season:
1) Make UVMathletics.com your homepage … visit us after the games for game summaries, stats, news, notes and more
2) Watch all UVM regular season home games for basketball, hockey, lacrosse and soccer live over the Internet via CatamounTV and Northeast Sports Network
http://www.nsnsports.net/uvm on a pay-per-view basis of $4.99 per game. Season and all-access packages are also available.
2) View the latest highlights, interviews and other videos from CatamounTV at
youtube.com/uvmathletics.
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4) Follow on Twitter at
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