After a pair of ties during its trip to the nation's capital , Vermont soccer returned to Burlington to kick off a four-game homestand on Saturday, Sept. 6.
And the reigning NCAA champions treated the sellout crowd at Virtue Field to a first-half goalfest during the Catamounts' 3-0 nonconference win over Lehigh.
Vermont, which dropped from No. 1 in the country to ninth in the latest United Soccer Coaches top-25 poll, pocketed three impressive goals over the first 45 minutes to end a two-game winless streak and improve to 3-0-2.
How did Vermont carve out the win? Read on below.
Marcel Papp to Maximilian Kissel for Vermont soccer's opening goal
With one Ryan Zellefrow outlet down the left sideline, Vermont had a prime transition opportunity. And the duo of Marcel Papp and Maximilia