VERMONT WOMEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY NOTEBOOK
The Vermont women's soccer team hosts the 15th edition of the TD Bank Classic this weekend at Virtue Field to open the home portion of the 2015 season.
 
2015 TD Bank Classic Schedule
Friday, September 4
1:30 p.m. – Quinnipiac vs. New Hampshire - Live Video (free)
4:00 p.m. – Kent State vs. Vermont - Live Video (free)
 
Sunday, September 6
11:00 a.m. – Kent State vs. New Hampshire - Live Video (free)
1:30 p.m. – Quinnipiac vs. Vermont - Live Video (free)
All four games will be streamed online for free in HD via AmericaEast.tv.

TICKETS 
Tickets to all four games can be purchased online at UVMathletics.com or in person one hour before kickoff at the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office.
 
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Friday – Season Ticket Giveaway – stop by the promotions table to enter a raffle to win 2015 women's soccer season tickets
Sunday – Poster Day – fans can pick up a free team poster presented by The UPS Store Downtown and stick around after the game to grab autographs from the UVM players
 
2014 TOURNAMENT RECAP
The Catamounts are the defending champions, having won the tournament in 2014 with a 2-0 mark with wins over Central Connecticut and Youngstown State. Caroline Greer, Nikki McFarland and Sarah Martin earned a spot on the all-tournament team for Vermont, while Brooke Murray and Caroline Murray represented New Hampshire. Greer was named the tournament MVP.
 
ABOUT VERMONT
The Catamounts stand at 1-1 on the year after a trip to the New York City area to open the season. UVM dropped a 1-0 decision at Manhattan in the season opener but bounced back with a 1-0 win at Iona to wrap up the weekend. Nikki McFarland's goal in the fourth minute held up as the Catamounts earned their first road win shutout under head coach Kristi Lefebvre. Vermont is 7-1-1 in games when McFarland scores a goal. UVM has won the TD Bank Classic three times (2014, 2009, 2003).
 
ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Wildcats are making their 12th appearance at the TD Bank Classic and have won the tournament twice times (2010, 2001). New Hampshire is 1-1-2 this season. UNH opened the year with back-to-back double-overtime draws against Rhode Island (0-0) and UMass (0-0). UNH posted a 2-0 win over Holy Cross and fell 2-0 at Siena in a pair of games last weekend. Sophomore forward Brooke Murphy was named the America East Player of the Week. An all-rookie selection last year and the team's leading scorer in 2014 (11 gls), she scored two goals in the victory over Holy Cross and leads the team in scoring this year. Mimi Borkan has played every minute in net for UNH and owns a 0.45 goals against average.
 
ABOUT KENT STATE
The Golden Flashes are making their first appearance in the TD Bank Classic and stand at 1-1-1 on the season. Kent State dropped a 1-0 decision at Maryland in the season opener, rebounded with a 6-0 victory over Bryant University and played to a 2-2 tie against Louisville on August 28. Jenna Hellstrom leads the team in scoring with nine points, collecting three goals and three assists so far this season. Teammate Kristen Brots has also scored twice for the Golden Flashes. Ashleah McDonald and Katie Kingsbury have split time in net for Kent State. Friday's matchup against the Catamounts will mark the first time the two teams have faced each other.
 
ABOUT QUINNIPIAC
The Bobcats are making their first appearance in the TD Bank Classic. Quinnipiac is 2-0 on the season and has out scored opponents 4-1 in two games. QU beat Holy Cross, 2-1 and Delaware State, 2-0. Freshman Nadya Gill leads the team in soring with a pair of goals and Natalia Grodzki has played every minute in goal and collected eight saves. Gill was named the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. Quinnipiac owns a 3-1-0 advantage in the all-time series. Sunday will mark the fourth straight year the two teams have met. Vermont posted a 1-0 win at Quinnipiac last season, while the Bobcats won 1-0 in Burlington in 2013.
 
WHO'S NEXT
The Catamounts travel to Siena and Dartmouth next week for a pair of non-conference games. Kickoff at Siena on September 9 is scheduled for 4 p.m., while the Dartmouth match is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. in Hanover, New Hampshire on September 13.

KEEP UP WITH THE CATS
There are several ways to keep up with all the women's soccer news, notes and results in Catamount Country:
Twitter – follow @UVMwsoccer and when tweeting about the Catamounts use the hashtag #VCats
Instagram – follow us at instagram.com/vermontcatamounts
Facebook – like us at facebook.com/vermont.catamounts
YouTube – watch game highlights and other features at youtube.com/uvmathletics
 
Catamount Score Alerts - Can't make it to a game and not near a computer, receive the final score from all games via a text message to your mobile device. Click here to sign up for the Catamount Score Alerts for women's soccer and any other teams. Message and data rates may apply.
 
America East Digital Network - Watch all home games and America East games on the America East Digital Network. This season the University of Vermont is an official member of the America East Digital Network. All UVM home games and all America East road games can be seen on the network for FREE at AmericaEast.tv. Visit the women's soccer schedule for links to the video streams.

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