CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Four America East men's soccer teams try to start America East play 2-0 while the other four aim for their first league wins of the season Saturday. Three of the four games will air on AmericaEast.TV.
Saturday, October 12
Vermont (7-1-3, 1-0-0 AE) at Hartford (7-2-2, 0-1-0 AE) - 2 p.m.
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- This matchup features two regionally-ranked teams as Hartford is slotted sixth the NSCAA Northeast Poll and Vermont is seventh.
- The Catamounts beat Binghamton, 2-0, in their league opener last week while the Hawks were edged by UMBC, 2-1.
- Both teams are among the top three offensive and defensive squads in the league. The Hawks and Catamounts are tied for second averaging 1.27 goals per game while Vermont is second allowing just 0.55 scores per contest and Hartford is third surrendering 0.60 goals per game.
Albany (2-7-2, 0-1-0 AE) at #8 UMBC (10-1-0, 1-0-0 AE) - 2:30 p.m.
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- UMBC, the 8th-ranked team in the nation, tries for its 11th win in 12 games this year Saturday vs. Albany, which is seeking its second-straight win.
- The Retrievers are seventh in the country averaging 2.45 goals per game.
- Albany beat Yale, 2-1, on Wednesday to snap a four-game winless streak.
UMass Lowell (1-10-0, 0-1-0 AE) at Binghamton (2-7-2, 0-1-0 AE) - 6 p.m.
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- Both teams seek their first conference win Saturday as Binghamton dropped its league opener at Vermont and UMass Lowell fell to UNH.
- This the first meeting between the two programs since 1998 when both played at the Division II level.
- Homero Morais leads the River Hawks with 12 points (4G, 4A) while Ben Nicholson paced the Bearcats with five points (1G, 3 A).
Stony Brook (5-5-0, 1-0-0 AE) at New Hampshire (7-3-0, 1-0-0) - 7 p.m.
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- This is the lone matchup of the weekend pitting teams seeking to go 2-0 in league play against each other.
- UNH, which has won four of its last five games, leads the league with 0.49 team GAA.
- The Seawolves beat the Wildcats last year, 2-0.