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soccer update that previews the day's matchups as well as recaps the
previous day's action. The update will also provide links to live
coverage, box scores and highlights of select games. Fans can also
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Upcoming Action
Thursday, October 7
New Hampshire at Albany, 3 p.m.
New Hampshire (5-5-3, 1-1-0 America East) continues its America East
play as it travels to Albany (5-6-1, 0-1-1 America East) to take on the Great
Danes.
New Hampshire enters the match after topping UMBC, 2-0, on Sunday. America
East Player of the Week sophomore forward Chelsea Kuss assisted on what proved
to be the game-winning goal in that match. Senior midfielder Carole LeBlanc
scored the goal for the Wildcats. Junior midfielder Stephanie Gilkenson also
tallied a goal.
Albany comes into the game still in search of its first conference
victory. The Great Danes had an opportunity to grab a win on Sunday against
Hartford, but were unable to score despite outshooting the Hawks, 18-7. The
Great Danes still have not scored a goal in a conference match in 2010.
Albany won the last match between these two squads, 1-0, in New
Hampshire last season.
Maine at UMBC, 4 p.m. -- Live Stats
Maine (5-4-0, 1-1-0 America East) heads down to Baltimore to take on a UMBC
(2-9-1, 1-2-0 America East) team looking to get back on track in conference
play.
Maine has not played a match since September 30 when the Black Bears topped
Vermont, 2-1. America East Rookie of the Week Lisa Bijman scored the
game-winning goal, completing Maine’s come-from-behind victory.
UMBC is coming off back-to-back shutout losses in conference play, most
recently dropping a 2-0 decision to New Hampshire. Freshman keeper Lauren Kadet
has made a combined 15 saves in the last two matches. With her strong play in
net, UMBC will hope for a better result against Maine this year than it had
last season. In the 2009 meeting, the Black Bears beat the Retrievers, 7-0.
Boston U. at Hartford, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video
Boston University (8-5-0, 3-0-0 America East) travels to Hartford
(4-6-3, 1-0-2 America East) for an evening match between the two without a
conference loss.
The Terriers come into this match riding a five-game winning streak.
Each of those wins has come via shutout. The five consecutive shutouts is a
Boston U. record. Most recently, the Terriers took care of Stony Brook, 4-0, in
Boston. In the five-game stretch, Boston U. has outscored its opponents, 13-0.
Hartford has not had the same kind of offensive success as Boston U.,
but the Hawks have shut out their last two opponents, and three of their last
four. Junior keeper Lauren Brodeur is tops among America East net minders with
five saves in 2010.
When these two teams met in 2009, Boston U. topped the Hawks, 1-0.
Vermont at Stony Brook, 7 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video
Vermont (2-10-0, 1-2-0 America East) looks to build momentum after its
first conference win as they hit the road to take on Stony Brook (2-8-2, 1-1-1
America East).
The Catamounts ended a 10-game losing streak when they beat Binghamton,
1-0, on Sunday. Freshman forward Haley Marks scored the gamewinner for Vermont.
Vermont will try to win back-to-back games for the first time since September
of 2006.
Stony Brook comes into the match looking to bounce back from a 4-0 loss to Boston
U. on Sunday. Prior to that match, the Seawolves had been on a three-game
unbeaten streak. During that stretch, Stony Brook outscored its opponents, 7-2.
Stony Brook has won the last four meetings against the Catamounts, most
recently a 2-0 victory in Vermont in 2009.