And, of course, it was a stunning, well-earned result for Vermont program and its followers. Zach Barrett and his backline teammate Max Murray decided to come back for one more season, to fulfill a five-year goal of winning an NCAA title. The Catamounts had close calls with 2022's quarterfinal run and last year's Round of 16 exit.

Fresh off an upset of No. 1 seeded Ohio State on Friday, the Herd lost to Vermont 2-1 on Monday night, who clinched the NCAA Men’s Soccer College Cup championship. Vermont was victorious in overtime. We have our team in place in Cary, North Carolina, including sports director Keith Morehouse and Tim Irr, and will have more on this developing story.