FINAL SCORE: Binghamton 2, Vermont 0
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The UVM women's soccer team suffered a 2-0 setback to Binghamton Thursday afternoon in non-conference action on Military Appreciation Day presented by Milton CAT. With the win, the Bearcats improved to 3-1-0 this season while the Catamounts fell to 1-3-0.
 
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COACH'S QUOTE
"Our facilities staff did an amazing job getting the field ready to give us this opportunity to play," said head coach Kristi Huizenga. "This non-conference game was a great opportunity for us to get several players minutes and experience. We will rebound from today and get ready for Sunday at Maine."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Catamounts appeared to open the scoring in the 16th minute from a snowy Virtue Field. Alyssa Oviedo played a one-touch through ball to Cricket Basa in the box who calmly slotted home the finish. The linesmen ruled the play just offside.
• The Bearcats broke the scoreless tie in the 27th minute with Ivana Pjetri's first goal of the season. Olivia McKnight played a perfect through ball in the box to Pjetri and she poked the ball past UVM's Lydia Kessel to make it 1-0.
• Just 36 seconds later Binghamton's Stefania Piantadosi doubled the Bearcats lead. Piantadosi scored her third goal of the season from 20 yards out. She fired a high-arching shot that hung up in the wind and found the top corner for Binghamton.
• The Bearcats quick strikes in 36 seconds set a new program record for fastest two goals.
• Vermont's best chance to cut into the Bearcats lead came in the 51st minute. Alexa Mihale redirected an Ella Bankert clearing attempt to send Basa in alone on Binghamton's Mackenzie Hanna. Basa tried to punch a hard-low shot past Hanna but was unsuccessful.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Kessel registered four saves in net for the Catamounts. She has made 26 saves this season for Vermont, starting all four games.
• Alexa Mihale paced the team with three shots on goal.
• With Binghamton's win this afternoon the all-time series between the two teams is tied at 10 apiece.

WHO'S NEXT
Vermont will travel to Maine this weekend to face the Black Bears in their final regular season road game. Action is set for noon Sunday and all of action is available on AmericaEast.TV.