Men's Soccer Drops 3-2 Match at #16 Vermont

Saturday, October 17

Burlington, Vt.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

5-5-3, 0-3-1

Vermont

9-1-3, 3-0-1

Team	1	2	Final F
New Hampshire	2	0	2
Vermont	1	2	3

Photo by: Stu Horne

10/17/2026 3:41:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Preuss and Davila score for the Wildcats

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Sophomore defender Laurin Preuss (Kirchheim Teck, Germany) and junior forward David Davila (Elkhart, Ind.) each scored for the Wildcats, but David Ismail scored two goals for UVM including the game winner in the 84th minute as the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team fell to No. 16 Vermont, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at Virtue Field in America East action.

Sophomore goalkeeper Aaron Choi (Stow, Mass.) made five saves for the Wildcats.

UNH falls to 5-5-3 overall (0-3-1 AE), while the Catamounts improve to 9-1-3 (3-0-1 AE).

UP NEXT:

UNH returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 24 when the 'Cats play UMBC at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. on ESPN+ for Senior Day.

Score: Vermont 3, New Hampshire 2
Records: UNH (5-5-3, 0-3-1 AE); UVM (9-1-3, 3-0-1 AE)
Location: Burlington, Vt. (Virtue Field)
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Attendance: 2,197

BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Wildcats took the first shot on goal of the game in the eighth minute when Davila sent a header to the left post, but Niklas Herceg was there for the save.
Then in the 10th minute (9:35), the Wildcats were called for a handball in the box and Ismail fired the ensuing penalty kick to the left side of the net.
But the Wildcats responded when Preuss redirected a corner kick from senior midfielder Ryo Miyata (Yokohama, Japan) to the near post to tie the game at 1-1 in the 24th minute (23:42) for his second goal of the season.

LAURIN PREUSS OFF THE CORNER! Watch on @ESPNPlus ➡️ https://t.co/QHY6vqu9Uf #TheCollective | #AEMSOC https://t.co/oORTQ2eKFf
— UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) October 17, 2026

UNH then went up 2-1 in the 32nd minute (31:57) as a clearance attempt by a UVM defender deflected off Davila and went to the back of the net. Sophomore defender Mikael Pulkkinen (Helsinki, Finland) posted an assist. The goal was Davila's third of the year.

DAVID DAVILA MAKES IT ✌️ Watch on @ESPNPlus ➡️ https://t.co/QHY6vqu9Uf #TheCollective | #AEMSOC https://t.co/aXr9umsYbx
— UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) October 17, 2026

Ismail almost tied the match when a header from six yards out hit the top of the woodwork in the 56th minute.
Choi made an outstanding save in the 68th minute when he prevented a header from Ismail from going to the upper right corner of the goal.
But UVM tied the game at 2-2 in the 70th minute (69:01), when Philipp Schmidtke knocked in a loose ball from six yards out.
Then Choi made another big save on a breakaway by Schmidtke in the 81st minute.
UVM clinched the win when Ismail blasted a shot from 12 yards out to the left side of the net in the 84th minute (83:44) for the game winner and the 3-2 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UVM outshot UNH, 17-13 in total shots.
The Catamounts held a 8-6 advantage in shots on goal.
UNH secured five total corner kicks, while UVM had two.
Choi recorded five saves for the Wildcats, while Herceg posted two.

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