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Vermont (6-1-1) begins America East play on Saturday (Sept. 24) when it hosts Binghamton (0-5-2) at 7 p.m. at Virtue Field. Tickets for the conference opener are available for purchase at UVMathletics.com/Tickets or by visiting the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on gameday. Saturday's game will broadcast live on AmericaEast.TV.
 
YOUTH DAY PRES. BY HEALTH LIVING
Saturday is Youth Day, presented by Healthy Living. Children aged 12 or younger will receive free admission and are encouraged to wear their favorite soccer jersey to the game. Healthy Living will also be offering giveaways and other activities at the game. Youth Day activities start at 6 p.m.
 
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SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
Binghamton enters the league opener in search of its first win of the season. The Bearcats have earned draws in two of their last three games, but suffered a 1-0 loss to Hofstra on Tuesday (Sept. 20). Binghamton has had three different goal scorers: Carlo Cavalar, Joe Spires, and Markos Touroukis who all have one goal apiece. Ethan Homler led the Bearcats with 11 points (5 goals, 1 assist) a season ago. Goalkeeping has been split between Mats Roorda (1.50 GAA, .684 SV%) and PJ Parker (1.67 GAA, .688 SV%). Roorda has started in the last two outings for the Bearcats.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont and Binghamton square off for the 23rd time in series history, dating back to 2002. The Catamounts have won the last seven meetings with the Bearcats and have taken the last six meetings in Burlington. That home stretch includes UVM's 2016 America East Championship victory, when it defeated the Bearcats 2-1 in double overtime. Vermont routed Binghamton 4-1 in the regular season finale last season, with Joe Morrison scoring the game-winning goal in the 31st minute.
 
NATIONALLY-RANKED CATS
The Catamounts were ranked No. 22 in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll on Tuesday afternoon. The ranking is Vermont's first since 2018. UVM was also picked as the top team in the Northeast Region.

MURRAY EARNS TWO HONORS
Max Murray was named the America East Offensive Player of the Week after scoring in both of Vermont's victories last week. The midfielder netted the clinching goal in the 2-1 win over then-unbeaten Cornell, and scored the game's first goal as the Cats defeated UC Irvine 2-1 at home. Murray was also named to the College Soccer News Men's National Team for the week.
 
HE'S ON FIRE
Max Murray has registered goals in four straight games for the Catamounts. The junior has produced 10 points over that stretch, which includes a four-point outing on Wednesday (Sept. 21) at Siena. His 1.67 points per game average this season ranks second in America East.
 
DON'T FORGET NAGY
Alex Nagy has produced seven points (2 goals, 3 assists) in four games since returning from injury. Six of his seven points have come in the last two games, registering a goal and an assist in the Vermont victories. Nagy scored the clinching goal in the 45th minute against UC Irvine on Sept. 18. Nagy's points per game average of 1.75 leads America East.
 
CATS ARE STREAKING
Vermont is riding a five-game winning streak, which is tied for the third longest streak in the country.
 
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