Saturday, October 24 at Vermont (1 p.m.)
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Tuesday, October 27 at Brown (7 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell men's soccer team continues its three-game road trip against Vermont for an America East clash on October 24 at 1 p.m., and wraps up the 2015 non-conference schedule at Brown on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.

Looking at the River Hawks
UMass Lowell (7-6-0, 2-2-0 AE) split a pair of conference games last week, defeating Stony Brook, 2-0, before falling at Albany, 2-1, on Oct. 17. Jay Marchand (North Andover, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal against the Seawolves and Jacob Fitzgerald (Pepperall, Mass.) added his first goal of the season. Guilherme Rodrigues (Lowell, Mass.) notched his second goal of the year in the losing effort against the Great Danes.

Wuilito Fernandes (Praia, Cape Verde) leads the team in scoring with four goals and three assists for 11 points. Rodrigues and Marchand both have six points (2g, 2a). In net for the River Hawks, Austin Kroll (Baltimore, Md.) has recorded a career-high six shutouts with 38 saves and a 1.15 goals against average.

Scouting Vermont
The Catamounts (7-5-2, 2-1-1) have not been defeated in their last three games (W, W, T) and are in a three-way tie atop the conference standings.  Brain Wright leads the offensive attack with seven goals and five assists for 19 points. Second on the team is Stefan Lamanna with 11 points (4g, 3a). In net, Greg Walton has made all 14 saves and has a 1.33 GAA with 44 saves.

Head Coach Christian Figueroa on Vermont
"Vermont will be a tough opponent, especially on the road. They're a dangerous group that can take advantage of mistakes and do a good job in transition. We've got to focus on coming out strong to match their intensity."

Scouting Brown
The Bears (6-5-1, 1-1-1 Ivy) were defeated by Harvard, 1-0, their last time out on Oct. 17. Jack Hagstrom has five goals for 10 points and four players have two assists for Brown. Erik Hanson has made nine starts in net, posting a 1.26 GAA with 38 saves.

Head Coach Christian Figueroa on Brown
"Brown is a tough group that will test us physically and mentally. We will need to be well prepared if we want to get results on the road over the next week."

Series History
The River Hawks and Catamounts have played to two ties in their meetings, including last season's scoreless affair. The matchup against Brown will be the first meeting in the series.

Honors and Awards
Kroll earned America East Co-Player of the Week honors on Sept. 21 … Venta-Yepes was named America East Rookie of the Week on Sept. 14 … Nana Osei (Ewing, N.J.), Jay Marchand (North Andover, Mass.) and Venta-Yepes were all named to the Brooklyn Bridge Cup All-Tournament Team.

Save Some Space in the Record Book
With Kroll's six shutouts this season he has 11 career blank sheets, good for fourth place all-time.

Other Notables
The River Hawks are 2-1 this season against teams that made the 2014 NCAA Tournament … the win against LIU Brooklyn on Sept. 6 marked the first win in the series history… the victory over Monmouth on August 28 was the first season-opening win for the River Hawks in the Division I era.