VERMONT WOMEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY NOTEBOOK
The Vermont Catamounts wrap up the regular season traveling to Vestal, New York to face the Binghamton Bearcats. Kickoff is schedule for 1 p.m. Spots in the America East Playoff are on the line for both teams.
 
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RAMOS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA EAST FANS' CHOICE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
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Ramos, who ranks among UVM's all-time top-10 in every goalkeeping category in the Vermont record book, is third in the league in saves (75) and shutouts (4) and ranks among the top-10 in the conference in every other statistical category.

THE CATAMOUNTS
Vermont owns a 6-7-2 record and is 3-3-1 in America East, tied for fourth in the standings. The Catamounts got off to their best start in league play since 2001, but are looking to snap a two-game losing streak. UVM dropped a 3-1 decision at UMass Lowell and fell 2-0 to Albany last week.
 
Nikki McFarland leads the team in scoring with 12 points on five goals and two assists. Caitie Green has tallied nine points and Sarah Martin is tied with McFarland for the team lead in assists with two and has eight points on the season. Ally Ramos is the team's top goalkeeper, having started all 15 games. She carries a 1.56 goals against average and has posted four shutouts.
 
ABOUT BINGHAMTON
Binghamton (3-11-2, 2-4-1 AE) snapped a 12-game winless streak with a pair of wins last week. The Bearcats posted a 2-0 win at Maine on October 18 and shutout UMBC 1-0 on October 22. Binghamton has been out scored 30-9 this season, but is coming off back-to-back shutouts and has allowed just one goal in its last three matches.
 
Julianne Johnston leads the team in points with five and is one of three players to have netted multiple goals this season. Katie Hatziyianis   it Binghamton's top goalkeeper, having played all but 24 minutes this season. She carries a 1.86 goals against average and a .773 save percentage into the match.
 
THE SERIES
Binghamton owns a 7-5-0 mark against Vermont in the all-time series that dates back to 2002 when the Bearcats joined America East. UVM pulled out a 2-1 overtime win behind a game-winning goal from Nikki McFarland in its last visit to Vestal, New York in 2013. Binghamton came away with a  3-2 overtime win against the Catamounts at Virtue Field last season.
 
AMERICA EAST PLAYOFFS
The playoff seeds and brackets will be announced after the completion of Sunday's matches. The schedule of Sunday's America East matches is:
1 p.m. – Vermont at Binghamton
2 p.m. – Maine at Albany
2 p.m. – UMBC at Stony Brook
4 p.m. – Hartford at UMass Lowell