Twin State Meeting Pits Dartmouth Against Vermont Tuesday

Tuesday, October 8

Hanover, N.H.

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Vermont

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Junior Kota Sakurai

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Twin State Meeting Pits Dartmouth Against Vermont Tuesday

10/7/2019 12:46:00 PM | Men's Soccer

The Big Green look to once against defend Burnham Field

By: Mike Miezejeski

GAME 9
Dartmouth Big Green (4-3-1) vs.
Vermont Catamounts (5-4-0)
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 – 7 PM
Location: Hanover, N.H. – Burnham Field
All-Time Series: Dartmouth, 23-13-6
Last Time: Oct. 2, 2018 / W, 2-1 OT (Burlington, Vt.)
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TWIN STATE SHOWDOWN
Dartmouth and Vermont battle for twin state bragging rights in a non-conference matchup Tuesday night at Burnham Field.

IVY OPENING WIN

The Big Green set the tone for the remainder of the Ivy League slate with a 1-0 win over defending conference champion Princeton Saturday night.
It was only the third time the Tigers were shutout all year.
Eric Sachleben scored his first career goal in the 72nd minute off assists from Ahria Simons and Ohad Yahalom.
Goalkeeper Alex Budnik finished with four saves for his second shutout of the year.
Dartmouth is 4-0-2 against Princeton in its last six meetings with the Tigers.

SCOUTING VERMONT

The Catamounts come into Tuesday with a 5-4-0 record and have won two out of their last three games. They are currently fourth in the America East standings with a 1-1 record.
Vermont most recently fell to Albany, 3-1, and they have not lost consecutive games this season.
They have taken on one Ivy League opponent and defeated Harvard, 4-2.
The Catamounts are outscoring opponents 15-13 this season.
Rasmus Tobinski leads the team and the America East in nearly every offensive category. He has seven goals, 16 points, 38 shots, 19 shots on goal and three game winning goals.
Ivar Orn Arnson and Adrian Gahabka are second with two goals each.
Jon Arnar Barddal paces the Catamounts with three assists.

AGAINST THE CATAMOUNTS

This will be the 43rd all-time meeting between Dartmouth and Vermont dating back to 1977 and the Big Green are in control of the series, 23-13-6.
These teams have gone to overtime in four of the last six meetings.
The Big Green are undefeated against the Catamounts since 2009 with an 8-0-2 record.
Dartmouth is 12-4-5 against Vermont at Burnham Field.
Last season in Burlington, the Big Green won in overtime on a Vermont own goal in the 97th minute. Dawson McCartney tied the match in the 76th minute with a goal off a free kick.

BALANCED ATTACK

The number of Big Green players with at least one point has risen to 18 after Ahria Simons and Ohad Yahalom collected assists on Saturday.
Dartmouth is second in the Ivy league with 16 goals and leads the conference with 21 assists.
10 players have recorded their first career point this season.
Dawson McCartney paces the Big Green with three goals and four assists for 10 points, while Kota Sakurai has one goal and three assists and Tiger Graham has two goals and one assist.
Budnik has allowed the third fewest goals in the league with 12.

FOLLOW ALONG
To keep up-to-date on all the action over the weekend, you can visit the Dartmouth men's soccer schedule by clicking HERE and finding the links for live video, as well as live stats associated with the games. You can also follow the game on twitter: @DartmouthMSoc

WHAT'S AHEAD?
Dartmouth is tasked with another tough Ivy League test when they take on undefeated Yale on the road Saturday at 4:30 p.m.