Vermont Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook
 
The Vermont women's soccer team wraps up a five-game homestand this weekend at Virtue Field with games against Siena on Friday night and Yale on Sunday afternoon.
 
Action gets underway against the Saints under the lights at 7 p.m. while the Cats close out the weekend with 1 p.m. matinee against the Bulldogs. Both games are available for free in HD via AmericaEast.tv.
 
RELATED LINKS
2016 Vermont Women's Soccer Schedule
Siena Game Coverage | Live Video
Yale Game Coverage | Live Video
URI Flashback
 
Promotions
You Can Play Night: On Friday vs. Siena, Vermont will host a You Can Play night. You Can Play works to ensure the safety and inclusion of all in sports - including LGBTQ athletes, coaches and fans. Friday's game is also the first night of the Catamount Challenge so all student-athletes who check into the game via the Cat Pride Club App will earn points for their team in the year-long competition.

Sunday is Heroes Day & Diabetes Awareness Day presented by Ri Ra: On Sunday, UVM will offer free admission to all military and first responders (with ID) as the Catamounts host Yale. In addition, children with diabetes can attend the game at no cost on Diabetes Awareness Day presented by Ri Ra. Following the game, all fans are encouraged to join the Catamounts on-field for a kick-around as well as Q&A.
 
URI Recap
Last Sunday, Emily Wakeford's left-footed strike in the 95^th minute found the back of the UVM net and the Rhode Island Rams upended the Catamounts 2-1 at Virtue Field. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for UVM. After falling behind 1-0 early on, the Cats found the equalizer in the 22^nd minute when rookie Julia Smith scored her third goal of the season. Savana Yurick put a nice one-on-one move on a URI defender down the right flank before centering for Smith who finished low far-post for the goal. The second half was absent of any real quality scoring chances for either side but URI capitalized on an early chance in OT to get the win.
 
League Leaders
Through the early portion of the season Vermont finds itself ranked among the league leaders in the America East in a number of statistical categories. The Cats rank second in goals and assists per game and third in total points, total goals, total assists and shutouts. Julia Smith enters the weekend tied for the league lead in goals with three and second in total points with six. UVM also has three players – Sarah Martin, Smith and Caitie Green – all ranked in the top-ten in shots per game.
 
Scouting the Saints
Siena, the defending Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion, will be playing its fifth game against an America East opponent having faced the likes of New Hampshire, UAlbany, Hartford and Binghamton already this season (1-2-1). The Saints enter this weekend's matchup with a 1-3-2 overall record and are coming off a 1-0 overtime loss to Binghamton on Monday. Siena has scored three goals this season – two from Kelsey Horst and one from Gabby Albano – but both goalkeepers have goals against averages under one.
 
Scouting the Bulldogs
The Ivy League's Yale is off to a fast start in 2016 coming into the weekend with a 3-1-1 overall mark. The Bulldogs take on Colgate Friday before heading to Burlington for Sunday's matchup. Yale returns four of their top five scorers from last season and three Bulldogs currently rank among the top six scorers in the Ivy League this season.  Aeriel Chavarin has poured in three goals and three assists in Yale's five games to rank second among league leaders.  
 
Series Histories
Vermont has tangled with Siena 12 times in program history and every season since 2004. The Cats are just 4-7-1 against the Saints, though, and haven't picked up a win against their rival from New York's Capital Region since 2006. Siena defeated Vermont 3-2 last season in Loudonville. UVM has faired better against Yale having gone 9-5-0 in 14 matchups all-time. The Cats last played Yale in 2011 in New Haven, Conn. and fell, 2-1.
 
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