BOSTON – It’s a full weekend of conference action as every #AEMSOC, #AEFH & #AEVB program will have competed in at least one America East contest following the weekend. We have a breakdown of the biggest game in each sport, as well as other need to know information going into Friday's action.
Field Hockey
Friday
UMass Lowell at #17 UAlbany – 2 p.m.
New Hampshire at Bryant – 3 p.m.
Vermont at Maine – 3 p.m.
Sunday
#14 Liberty at #17 UAlbany – 12 p.m.
Maine at Fairfield – 12 pm
UMass Lowell at Northeastern – 12 p.m.
Bryant at Dartmouth – 1 p.m.
Stonehill at Vermont – 2 p.m.
Providence at New Hampshire – 2 p.m.
California at UC Davis – 4 p.m.
#AEFH conference play starts with a bang on Friday afternoon as #17 UAlbany hosts UMass Lowell. The two teams shared the 2023 Regular Season Championship with matching 7-1 records, with the River Hawks taking the head-to-head matchup 3-2 last year. They’ll have to contain Alison Smisdom who leads the Great Danes and the nation with 12 goals.
Maine is 6-3 with nine goals the last two games and hosts a Vermont squad which has won 2 of 3 contests. Bryant seeks its third straight #AEFH win, dating back to last season, against UNH who finished third in the league a season-ago. On Sunday all seven teams have non-conference contests, highlighted by the Great Danes hosting #14 Liberty at 12 p.m. Vermont, New Hampshire and UC Davis are also home.
Men’s Soccer
Saturday
New Hampshire at Vermont – 1 p.m.
UAlbany at UMass Lowell – 6 p.m.
UMBC at Binghamton – 6:07 p.m.
Bryant at NJIT – 7 p.m.
The Catamounts and Wildcats have each been ranked in the top-10 nationally in the past two years and renew their rivalry on Saturday afternoon. UNH has won four straight regular season titles, but is just 1-2-1 against Vermont over the past three years. This season, UNH has allowed just six goals in six matches, while UVM has scored 13 goals in its last three games.
UMass Lowell looks to build on its best non-conference record (5-1-3) in over five years when it hosts UAlbany. Binghamton puts its four-game win streak on the line against a UMBC squad which is second in the league with 16 goals. 2023 #AEMSOC Champion Bryant is at NJIT in the final contest.
Women’s Soccer
Sunday
Maine at Vermont – 11 a.m.
New Hampshire at Binghamton – 1 p.m.
UMBC at UMass Lowell – 1 p.m.
Bryant at UAlbany – 4 p.m.
Sunday’s match between UNH and Binghamton features two of the most successful teams in the league over the last few years. The Bearcats are the two-time defending regular season champions, but have beaten the Wildcats just once in their last four meetings. This includes a draw in the 2022 Championship as UNH advanced on PK’s.
Maine has lost just one conference road contest since 2022 and faces a UVM squad which already has five wins this season, but is 0-1 in league play after falling to UNH. UMass Lowell plays its first #AEWSOC match of the year, at home against 1-0 UMBC, while Bryant travels to UAlbany looking for a second straight win.
Volleyball
Friday
UAlbany at Binghamton – 6 p.m.
Le Moyne at New Hampshire – 6 p.m.
NJIT at Bryant – 7 p.m.
Saturday
Dartmouth at Bryant - 4 p.m.
Sunday
LIU at Binghamton – 1 p.m.
New Hampshire at UAlbany – 3 p.m.
UMBC at NJIT – 3 p.m.
Conference play begins with a pair of matches on Friday and then two more on Sunday. Bryant is a league-best 12-4 and plays host to NJIT at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs are 5-1 at home this season and have only dropped five sets there, while the Highlanders are 5-12 overall. UAlbany (4-8) makes the trek down I-81 to face off against a Binghamton squad which is 9-5 and already has wins over Boston College (3-2) and Rutgers (3-0) this season.
On Sunday, four-time defending champion UMBC travels to NJIT for a 3 p.m. match. The Retrievers are just 1-10 overall this season, but did play three tough sets against No. Pittsburgh earlier in the week. New Hampshire plays its first #AEVB match of the year at UAlbany and seeks to stretch its win streak to four.
Cross Country
Three teams are in action this Friday. Maine travels to the Midwest to compete at Missouri, while UAlbany and Vermont stay local to compete in the RPI Harvest Classic.
Swimming & Diving
The 2024-25 season gets underway this weekend for a pair of schools. Defending women's champion Vemront hosts Northeastern at 10:10 am on Saturday, while reigning men's champion hosts Le Moyne at 1 p.m.
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