BOSTON - The America East Conference released the results of the fall 2021 Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll on Monday afternoon. The Catamounts are slated to finish seventh and recorded 28 points in the preseason rankings.
 
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Voting was conducted by the league's head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own team. Reigning champion Stony Brook was the unanimous favorite with 81 points and earned nine first-place votes. After hosting the America East Championships this spring UMass Lowell was voted in second place with 67 points and garnered the last first-place vote.
 
The Catamounts went 1-3-1 during the COVID-19 condensed spring 2021 schedule. Vermont's 1-1 tie at Maine on April 4 helped clinch the program's eighth semifinal appearance in program history. Head Coach Kristi Huizenga has led the Catamounts to five of those semifinal appearances.
 
Vermont will open the 2021 fall season hosting Merrimack on Sunday, August 22 at 1 p.m. from Virtue Field.
 
2021 AMERICA EAST WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
Rank, School, Pts (1^st Place Vote)
1.           Stony Brook        81 (9)
2.           UMass Lowell     67 (1)
3            Binghamton        61
4.           New Hampshire  54
5.           UAlbany              52
6.           Hartford               50
7.           Vermont               28
T8.         Maine                  20
T8.         NJIT                    20
10.         UMBC                 17