WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTEBOOK
The Catamounts (8-6-1, 2-4-1 AE) will face America East foe UAlbany (4-9-2, 1-4-2 AE) on Thursday night in the team's regular season finale. The start time for the match is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The international stream will also be available through AmericaEast.TV.
 
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MEMBERS ATOP THE AMERICA EAST
Kate Bossert currently ranks third in the America East with 41 total shots and is third in the conference with 24 shots on goal. Her nine goals scored this season and 20 total points both rank second in America East. Her three game-winning goals are also second in the conference. Bailey Ayer is fifth in America East play with five assists and is fourth in points with 11. Lauren DeGroot is 11th in the conference with eight points on three goals and two assists while graduate student Frances O'Donnell is 12th with five points on two goals and an assist.
 
AMERICA EAST PLAYOFFS
The Catamounts have a chance to make it to the America East Playoffs with a victory on Thursday night but will need some help from around the league. Currently, Vermont sits in seventh place (seven points) just behind Bryant who is in sixth with eight points. If Vermont defeats UAlbany and Bryant loses or ties in their season finale against UMass Lowell, the Catamounts will earn the final playoff spot in the 2023 America East Playoffs.
 
SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES
UAlbany enters Thursday's matchup with a 4-9-2 overall record and a 1-4-2 America East record. The Great Danes have been outscored 30-17 in their 15 games this season while being outshot 247-186 and have allowed 96 corner kicks to their own 46. Sophomore Selma Elverum leads the team with 13 points on a team-high six goals. Lola Cotter and Hailey Hnis are tied for second on the team with four points and two goals each. Megan Hart has been an anchor in net for the Great Danes starting in 10 games and playing a total of 855 minutes posting 51 saves, a 2.11 goals against average and a .718 save percentage with two wins and one shutout.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
This will be the 30th matchup all-time between the Great Danes and the Catamounts, with Vermont holding a 15-12-2 advantage. Vermont holds the longest winning streak in the series having won the first seven games in the matchup from 1978 to 2005. During their previous 29 matchups the Catamounts have outscored the Great Danes 53-41 and have scored two or more goals on 13 different occasions. The last time these two teams met was in the regular season finale of 2022 which ended in a 1-1 tie. In that game DeGroot scored on a 76th minute equalizer from Torie Snyder and Fiona Doherty. Cotter and Elverum earned an assist for the Great Danes on an early sixth minute goal from Sahara Zingano. The two teams have been evenly matched over the past five contests with both teams holding a 2-2-1 record, but Vermont holds a slight edge outscoring UAlbany 7-6 over those five matchups.