WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTEBOOK
The women's soccer team opens conference play this weekend as they travel to Vestal, N.Y. to face the Binghamton Bearcats Sunday afternoon. Action is set for noon on Sunday and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Jason Weinstein on the call
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BALANCED ATTACK FROM THE CATAMOUNTS
Five Catamounts (
Jill Brody,
Alyssa Oviedo,
Ella Bankert,
Alexa Mihale and
Cricket Basa) have four points or more this season. All five of the Catamounts are at least tied for the top-20 in America East scoring.
OFFENSIVE ATTACK CONTINUES
The Catamounts offense has scored in six of its first seven games this season. UVM's 1.71 goals-per-game is the second-best offense in America East. Only Hartford has scored more with 14 goals in seven games this season.
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
Binghamton is 4-4-1 this season and is coming off two wins in the last week. They defeated St. Francis Brooklyn 2-0 at home on Sunday and traveled to Cornell for a 3-1 win on Wednesday.
Vermont and Binghamton share two common opponents – Bryant and Siena. Siena defeated Binghamton 2-0 but fell 3-2 against the Catamounts. The Bearcats defeated Bryant 3-1 and Bryant beat UVM 2-1 in the Catamounts last contest Sunday afternoon at Applejack Stadium.
Junior forward Maya Anand leads the team in scoring with five goals and one assist for 11 points. Her five goals this season are second best in America East. Her teammate Olivia McKnight is tied for fourth in the league with four goals.
The Bearcats are a physical team and have committed 109 fouls through nine games this season. That is 24 more than anyone else in America East.
SERIES HISTORY
The Catamounts have won six of the last nine matchups with Binghamton. The all-time series is tied at 10-10-0. Entering this season, the Bearcats were the only current America East foe UVM had never played to a tie with. Last season the Bearcats defeated UVM 2-0 on April 1, although it was technically a non-conference matchup due to COVID-19 scheduling.
CATAMOUNTS IN CONFERENCE OPENERS
Under Head Coach
Kristi Huizenga UVM is 3-7-0 in its conference opener. UVM last played Binghamton in its league opener on September 22, 2019. The Bearcats prevailed 3-2 in Vestal. UVM's last conference opener win came a year earlier against BU at Virtue Field. UVM beat Binghamton 1-0 on September 23, 2018.
