WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTEBOOK
After splitting a weekend road trip with a 3-2 overtime win at Siena and a 2-1 loss at Dartmouth the Vermont women's soccer team will return to Virtue Field Thursday night as they host LIU. The Catamounts will face the Sharks at 6 p.m. with the action broadcast live on AmericaEast.TV
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HISTORIC OFFENSIVE OUTPUT
The Catamounts offense has scored in each of its first three games for the first time since 2017. Vermont's eight goals in its first three contests are the most UVM has scored in its free three games of a season since scoring eight in 1984. With every team having played at least three games this season UVM's eight goals are two more than anyone else in America East. UVM is averaging 2.67 goals-per game which is tied for 48th amongst Division I teams.
BALANCED ATTACK FROM THE CATAMOUNTS
Five Catamounts (
Jill Brody,
Alex West,
Alyssa Oviedo,
Ella Bankert and
Cricket Basa) have three points or more this season. All five of the Catamounts are in the top-14 in America East scoring. Basa is shooting at a 83.3% clip this season which is the best in America East and ranks 20th in the NCAA.
SCOUTING LIU
The Sharks are 0-1-1 on the young season. They fell 2-0 in their season opener at Fairfield on August 19 and last Thursday they hosted and played defending America East Champion Stony Brook to a 0-0 double-overtime draw.
LIU goalkeeper Lydia Fraga Cordoba has been named the NEC Defensive Player of the Week in each of the last two weeks. In two games this season she has collected 14 saves.
The Sharks were selected to finish seventh in the NEC Preseason Coaches' Poll. LIU was 3-1-1 last spring and advanced to the NEC Championship game, they fell 4-0 to three-time defending champion CCSU.
Thursday evening will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
FALL 2021 FAN & VISITOR POLICY
UVM Athletics is excited to welcome fans back to the Archie Post Athletic Complex this fall. We are expecting full capacity crowds at Moulton Winder Field and Virtue Field for our field hockey and men's and women's soccer contests.
With the number of regional COVID-19 cases increasing, the University of Vermont is now requiring anyone in a campus building to wear a face covering - regardless of vaccination status. The policy went into effect on August 5 to aid in protecting our community from the spread of COVID-19. This includes those entering Gutterson Fieldhouse to use the restroom, pick up tickets or visit concessions.
In order to ensure the safety of students, staff and the community, UVM is now also expecting that all vaccine eligible visitors to campus, including fans attending athletic events, will be fully vaccinated.
Regardless of vaccination status we are encouraging all fans to continue to wear face coverings while at UVM Athletics sporting events.
While we anticipate these policies to last throughout the duration of the fall sports seasons, please continue to check UVMAthletics.com for updates as they are subject to change.
