Saint Joseph’s vs Vermont
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Both unranked in the national poll, these two teams were able to get in on the merit of their respective conference championship wins. Saint Joseph’s, who played and won last year’s NCAA Opening Round match, is 11-9 after taking down Richmond in shootouts in the Atlantic 10 championship. Vermont became the lowest seed (No. 5) to win the America East, fending off No. 4 seed New Hampshire, then No. 1 seed UMass Lowell, then No. 3 seed UAlbany in the title game. Two of those three matches had been losses in the regular season, but the Catamounts got things done, finishing out in dramatic shootout fashion.
Vermont was last in the NCAA Tournament in 2024, where they fell 2-1 to Miami (OH) in the Opening Round. Saint Joseph’s won their 2025 Opening Round match but fell to North Carolina in the First Round, 2-1. This year, against mutual opponent New Hampshire, the Hawks won 2-1 early in the season, while the Catamounts split a 1-0 loss and 2-0 win.
