AmericaEast.TV schedule
Friday, August 25
Watch UMBC vs. Mount St. Mary’s – 7 pm
Watch Hartford vs. Bryant - 7 pm
Sunday, August 27
Watch Stony Brook vs. Fairleigh Dickinson – 2 p.m.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Eight of the nine America East women’s soccer programs will kick-off their seasons this weekend, including three games airing live for free on AmericaEast.TV.
UMBC and Hartford will launch the newly created digital network, with both teams playing at 7 p.m. on Friday night. The preseason favorite Hawks will host Bryant, while the Retrievers welcome Mount St. Mary’s. To watch both games, visit the AmericaEast.TV portal.
New Hampshire is the first team to take the field for the 2013 season with a 1:30 p.m. kickoff on Friday against Colgate as part of Vermont’s TD Bank Classic. Head coach Sam Lopes makes his debut on the sideline for the Wildcats who were selected fifth in the preseason poll. The Catamounts take on Sacred Heart in the second game of the tournament at 4 p.m.
Stony Brook and Albany are both on the road on Friday, with the Seawolves taking on the BIG EAST’s Seton Hall and the Great Danes taking a flight down south to face Florida Atlantic. Both games are slated for 7 p.m. starts. Maine rounds out the schedule with a home game against Holy Cross to be playing in Portland.
The Seawolves make their AmericaEast.TV debut on Sunday, hosting Fairleigh Dickinson at 2 p.m. at LaValle Stadium. Stony Brook was the first-ever No. 6 seed to win the conference title last year, defeating Hartford in the title game.
Binghamton plays its season-opener Sunday against Siena at 1 p.m., while UMass Lowell waits for its inaugural Division I game until Thursday when the River Hawks travel to Marist.