BURLINGTON, Vt. - The University of Vermont women's soccer team will host an America East Playoff game for the second time since 2012 and third time in program history on Thursday (Oct. 29) at 7 p.m. The No. 3-seeded Catamounts host No. 6 UMBC in the first-ever night game at Virtue Field.

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Vermont earned its fourth playoff appearance in five years under head coach Kristi Lefebvre with a 2-1 victory at Binghamton on Sunday in the regular season finale. UVM trailed 1-0 in the second half, but scored twice in a 90-second span, capped by Nikki McFarland's game-winning tally in the 72nd minute to earn a 2-1 victory.

The victory over the Bearcats pulled Vermont into a three-way tie with Albany and Maine. The Catamounts finished behind Albany in the tiebreak, but beat Maine during the regular season to take the No. 3 seed. It is the highest seed for the program since Vermont was the top seed in a four-team playoff in 1996.

Vermont enters the playoffs with a 7-7-2 mark, collecting the most wins since 2005. The Catamounts are 7-4-1 versus UMBC in the all-time series and defeated the Retrievers, 3-2 in double-overtime earlier this year in Baltimore. Sophomore Sarah Martin's strike with 1:17 remaining in the second overtime lifted UVM to the win.

Vermont is 2-1-2 against UMBC in the last five meetings and defeated the Retrievers 2-1 in Burlington in 2014.

Thursday's game will be streamed for free online via the America East Digital Network at AmericaEast.tv.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for youths (14 and under), $2 for students from other America East schools and FREE for UVM students with a valid UVM ID. Tickets can be purchased online atUVMathletics.com, in person at the UVM Athletic Ticket Office in Patrick Gymnasium (M-F: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.), and in person one hour before kickoff at the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office.

Vermont's Playoff History (record: 0-6-2)
1995 Semifinals #1 Hartford 3, #4 Vermont 0 West Hartford, Conn.
1996 Semifinals #4 Towson 0, #1 Vermont 0 (4ot) Burlington, Vt.
(Towson advances on PK's 4-2) (Centennial Field)
1998 Semifinals #1 Hartford 5, #4 Vermont 1 Towson, Md.
2005 First Round #5 New Hampshire, 1, #4 Vermont 0 (2ot) Boston, Mass.
2006 First Round #3 Maine 2, #6 Vermont 0 West Hartford, Conn.
2011 First Round #3 Albany 2, #4 Vermont 1 Albany, N.Y.
2012 First Round #4 Vermont 1, #5 Albany 1 (3ot) Burlington, Vt.
(UVM advances on PK's 3-2) (Virtue Field)
2013 First Round #4 Hartford 2, #5 Vermont 1 West Hartford, Conn.
* America East Playoffs expanded to six teams in 2001