BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont (5-5-7) (3-1-4 AE) begins the America East Championship Quarterfinals as the number four seed. They will host the number five seed UMBC (9-5-4) (3-3-2 AE) on Thursday, November 5th . Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.   
 
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STOWELL NAMED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 

• Eleni Stowell was named America East Rookie of the Year after posting six goals on the year, which ranked third in the conference and led all first years. 

• Stowell played in all 17 games and started in 14 of them. 

• Stowell becomes the third Catamount in program history to earn Rookie of the Year honors. Last time a Catamount won Rookie of the Year was Nikki McFarland in 2013. 

ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS 

• In addition to earning Rookie of the Year, Eleni Stowell was named to the America East All-Conference Second Team and All-Rookie Team. 

• Della Weir received All-Conference Second Team honors with three goals on the year. 

• Sophia Kling landed on the All-Rookie Team with 67 saves, a save percentage of .761, and five shutouts this season. 

• Madeline Gardner was on the All-Academic Team with a 3.93 GPA majoring in computer science. 

VERMONT OUTLOOK   

• The Catamounts start the America East Championship with an overall record of (5-5-7) and a conference record of (3-1-4). 

• Vermont is coming off a 1-0 win against Binghamton on Sunday.  

• Sophia Kling is coming off a seven-save shutout against Binghamton earning her America East goalkeeper and rookie of the week. 

• This match marks the 25th meeting between Vermont and UMBC. Earlier this season, Vermont defeated UMBC 3-1 on Virtue Field.  

• First year forward Eleni Stowell leads the team with 6 goals 

SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS 

• UMBC enters the America East Championship as the number five seed with an overall record of (9-5-4) and a conference record of (3-3-2). The Retrievers recently lost to Maine 2-1 at home. 

• Zoe Brossman and Brooke Clagett each lead the Retrievers with 6 goals apiece. Brossman received a first team all-America East nod. 

• UMBC leads the America East in goals this season with 28 on the year. 

• Last season, the Retrievers missed the postseason. 

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