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Edler Lifts Vermont Past Albany; UVM Clinches Spot in America East Men's Soccer Playoffs

Details: Created on Thursday, 27 October 2011 02:11; Written by George Commo

Edler scores twice in the second half to lead the Vermont Catamounts to a 3-1 victory

Courtesy Vermont Sports Information

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Junior D.J. Edler scored twice in the second half to lead the Vermont Catamounts to a 3-1 victory over visiting Albany in America East men's soccer action at Centennial Field on Wednesday afternoon.

With the victory, the Catamounts clinch a spot in the America East Tournament and move to 8-6-1 overall and 3-2-1 in league play. Albany falls to 4-9-3 on the season and remains winless in conference action, 0-3-3.

Senior Joe Losier scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season 16 minutes into the match to give UVM a 1-0 lead. Vermont worked the ball down the left sideline and direct passes from Juan Peralta and Yannick Lewis led to a cross into the box, which Losier was able to one-time past Albany goalkeeper Adrian Foncette.

The Catamounts took the 1-0 lead into the break.

Just over 10 minutes into the second half, Edler headed in a corner kick from Peralta to push Vermont's lead to 2-0. Peralta picked up his team-leading seventh assist on the play.

Albany sliced the lead to one in the 62nd minute. The Great Danes were awarded a free kick near midfield. Pomare Te Anau sent a ball into the top of the penalty box and Quintel Gates gathered it in and quickly turned and fired a shot that found the back of the net. It was Gates' sixth tally of the season.

Vermont pushed its lead back to two on Edler's second goal of the game. In the 76th minute, Malick Camara carried the ball down the right flank and sent a cross into the goal area. Edler was there to head the ball past Foncette in stride for his fourth goal of the season.

Foncette finished the game with four saves for Albany, while Dave Ramada was credited with two saves for the Catamounts.

Vermont will wrap up the regular season on Saturday (Oct. 29) when it hosts UMBC at 1 p.m. at Centennial Field. The game will be streamed online for free via CatamounTV at UVMathletics.com.

Tickets for all UVM men's soccer home games can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com, at the gate the day of the game, or via the phone by contacting the UVM Athletic Ticket Office at 802-656-4410 .

VOTE FOR YANNICK
Click Here to Vote for Yannick Lewis
For the fourth straight season, America East men's soccer fans can voice their opinion on who the best player in the conference is by voting. This year the voting is taking place on the America East Facebook page for the first time. Senior midfielder Yannick Lewis has been selected by the league office as the nominee representing the Vermont Catamounts.

One nominee from each of the league's nine schools are among the candidates to earn the America East Men's Soccer Fans' Choice Award. To vote, click here, or visit America East's Facebook page and scroll down to the poll post.

Voting for the 2011 America East Men's Soccer Fans' Choice Player of the Year will go until 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The winner will be announced that afternoon via release at AmericaEast.com.

Lewis, a team captain, has started all 14 games for the Catamounts. He entered his senior season with five career goals and currently ranks second on the team in scoring with four in 2011 alone. He provided the game-winning goal in 1-0 victories over Rhode Island and Harvard earlier in the season.

NOTES: Vermont is in the America East Tournament for the seventh time in eight years under head coach Jesse Cormier ... The Catamounts captured the America East Championship under Cormier in 2007.