Box Score THE BASICS:
RESULT: Hartford 0, Vermont 1
RECORDS: Hartford (3-6-2); Vermont (6-4-0)
LOCATION: Al-Marzook Field (West Hartford, Conn.)

THE LEAD:
The University of Hartford men's soccer team dropped a heartbreaker ,1-0, against Vermont in its America East opener on Saturday night. Defense shined for both squads, but the Catamounts capitalized on a free position kick in the 90^th minute, to score the match's lone goal.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After a back-and-forth opening 15 minutes, the Hawks went on the offensive. Alexis Triadis sent a free position kick at the net, but Vermont keeper Aaron Runarsson kept the attempt out of the goal. The attempt causes a corner kick, that Triadis sent into the box for Fredrik Ekman who headed a shot that went just wide of the net.
• Less than ten minutes later, the Triadis sent another one of his eight corner kicks into the box, where Andre Morrison headed the ball towards the next, but Renarsson was able to keep the Hawks off the board.  
• The intensity picked up the the closing minitues of the game. Morrison sent a missile from right outside the box that would miss narrowly right of the net in the 82^nd minute.  
• A Hartford foul early in the 90^th minute set up a free position kick for the Catamounts, which Ivar Orn Arnason headed past the diving Jimmy Slayton, giving Vermont a 1-0 lead.
• The Hawks wouldn't go out without a fight, however. A Vermont foul with 10 seconds to go in regulation set up a free position kick for Triadis. Hartford sent the remaining 10 into the box, but were unable to capitalize on the opportunity.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS & NOTES:

• Hartford outshot the Catamounts, 12-10, and held a commanding advantage in corner kicks, 8-3.

UP NEXT:
The Hawks will be back on the road on Tuesday night, when they travel to Boston to take on Northeastern in a 7 p.m. tilt. Hartford continues conference play on Saturday night when it travels to New Hampshire for a 7 p.m. kickoff.