WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTEBOOK
The regular season will come to a close on Thursday (Oct. 18) as Vermont (6-7-3, 4-2-1) hosts UMass Lowell (5-7-4, 3-2-1) at Virtue Field. The opening kickoff is set for 7 p.m. under the lights. Tickets are available for purchase at
UVMathletics.com/Tickets or at the Gutterson Fieldhosue Box Office on gameday. Free live video will also be available at
AmericaEast.TV.
RELATED LINKS
UMass Lowell: Video | Tickets
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Thursday's regular season finale is also UVM's Rally Around Mental Health (RAMH) game. RAMH is a student-led initiative for student-athletes that aims to break the stigma, raise awareness, and build stronger minds. The RAMH games help to promote and spread the message, along with donations, provide resources for student-athletes to learn about taking care of their minds just as much as their bodies. Donate today by
clicking here, all funds raised will go towards spreading awareness and expanding available resources for student-athletes to improve and maintain their mental health.
PLAYOFF BOUND
With Sunday's 2-1 win at Maine, the Catamounts punched their ticket to the America East Tournament for the fourth consecutive year, a first for the program, and seventh time in the last eight years. UVM is one of three teams to clinch a spot in the upcoming conference tournament – Hartford and Stony Brook. Vermont's four league victories this season are tied for the most during
Kristi Huizenga's eight-year tenure.
AMERICA EAST WEEKLY HONORS
Sophomore goalkeeper
Kacey Lambertson and freshman midfielder
Alyssa Oviedo earned America East weekly honors on Monday. Lambertson was tabbed as the Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this year and Oviedo was named Rookie of the Week. Lambertson stopped seven of eight shots sent her way and guided the Cats to a 2-0 week. She recorded her fourth clean sheet of the season and tallied three saves in a 2-0 win at New Hampshire last Thursday - UVM's first win in Durham since 2002. Oviedo scored her first career goal in the 92nd minute of Sunday's 2-1 victory at Maine.
SCOUTING UMASS LOWELL
The River Hawks enter the final week of the regular season tied for fourth in the conference standings with Albany at 3-2-1. UMass Lowell has only suffered one defeat in its last five matches (3-1-1) including a 5-2 rout at UMBC on Sunday. UML has the third-highest scoring offense among America East teams with 75 total points. The River Hawks have netted 28 goals and dished out 19 assists. Rachel Morrier is tied for second on the league's top scorers list with 25 points and 10 goals. Emily Nelson follows with seven goals on the year and sits fifth in the conference. In net, Julia Schneider has made the fifth-most saves (61) and has posted the sixth-best save percentage (.726) among America East keepers.
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Catamounts and River Hawks will meet for the sixth time as the series is deadlocked at 2-2-1. UVM won the first ever matchup 3-1 back in 2013 but UML claimed the next two contests in 2014 and 2015. The Green and Gold responded with a 1-0 overtime win at Virtue Field in 2016 and the two programs battled to a 2-2 draw in Lowell last year.
