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VERMONT WOMEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY NOTEBOOK
Vermont wraps up the regular season with three games this week. The Catamounts travel down I-89 to take on Dartmouth on Tuesday (Oct. 20) at 6 p.m. in a non-conference match. UVM returns to conference play Thursday (Oct. 22) at Binghamton and is at Hartford on Sunday (Oct. 25) to close out the regular season.

LAST TIME OUT
Vermont suffered a 3-0 loss at the hands of New Hampshire on Thursday.

PLAYOFF PICTURE | America East Standings
Vermont, 1-3-2 in America East, enters the week fighting for a spot in the America East playoffs. Wins over Binghamton and Hartford could propel UVM into the postseason. The Catamounts will also need some help, New Hampshire holds the sixth spot in the standings at the start of the week.

The top six teams in the final regular standings advance to the America East Women's Soccer Tournament. The top two seeds earn a bye and all games are played at the highest seed. The first round begins on October 29, the semifinals are November 1 and the championship game will be played either November 7 or 8.

The Catamounts are looking to return to the America East Tournament for the first time since 2006.

ABOUT DARTMOUTH | Website
The Big Green stand at 6-6 overall and are 2-2 in the Ivy League. Dartmouth is coming off a 5-1 loss at Penn on Sunday, the team had won three of four heading into the match against the Quakers. Dartmouth is 3-1 at home this season and Aly O'Day leads the team in scoring with 11 points on five goals and one assist. Colleen Hogan is the team's top goalkeeper, owning a 1.41 goals against average and .692 save percentage this season.

ABOUT BINGHAMTON | Website
The Bearcats begin the week with a record of 7-6-1 and are 4-2 in America East. Binghamton blanked UMBC, 2-0 on Sunday to clinch a spot in the league playoffs and has won seven of the last 10 games, including three straight league games. Jamie Holliday leads the team in scoring with eight pints (3-2—8). Teammate Emily Pape also has a team-high three goals, including two game winners on the year. Jen McEachron and Erin Iman have split time in the Binghamton net. McEachron owns a 0.86 goals against average and .838 save percentage.

ABOUT HARTFORD | Website
The Hawks are searching for their first league win of the year and stand at 4-10-2 overall and 0-5-1 in America East. Hartford has lost five straight, including a 1-0 decision to Boston University on Sunday. Alex Uscilla leads the team in scoring with 10 points (4-2—10). Mary Beth Hamilton has a team-high four assists and eight points on the season to rank second on the team in scoring. Lauren Brodeur is the team's top goalkeeper with a 1.36 goals against average and a .790 save percentage.

FOLLOW OR FRIEND THE CATAMOUNTS ON FACEBOOK & TWITTER
The UVM Athletic Department has a Facebook page. Click here to become a friend of the department to keep up with all the happenings in Catamount Country.

Fans can also follow the Catamounts via Twitter. The department has a general Twitter account @UVMAthletics and the women's soccer team also has a Twitter account @UVM_W_Soccer Follow @UVMAthletics for general news on the department and/or follow @UVM_W_Soccer for more in-depth coverage of the team, including in-game updates throughout the season.

CATAMOUNTS ALL-ACCESS | Click Here
Visit the Catamounts All-Access page at UVMathletics.com for information on how to get results of your favorite Catamount teams minutes after the conclusion of the game via a text message on your cell phone via eScores. The feature is available to anyone with a cell phone, regardless of cell phone service provider.

Also, stay up-to-date with the Catamounts. Sign up for the Vermont Women's Soccer eNews, offered free of charge by the Athletic Communications Office. Receive all the latest news and notes, as well as complete game summaries for every contest via your personal e-mail account.

Catamounts All-Access also includes links to UVM's other social networking sites like Flickr and YouTube, Vermont's television schedule, live stats, live audio streaming and wallpaper for your computer.

PHOTO STORE | Click Here
Catamount faithful can purchase athletic pictures at www.UVMathletics.com via the Vermont Photo Store. Pictures make great gifts for holidays, home wall art, or office decorations. Powered by Replay Photos, the website will feature pictures of all 18 sports, including game action photos from the 2009-10 season.

GET YOUR GEAR | Click Here
The UVM athletic department, in conjunction with TeamFanShop, has launched its first-ever merchandise and apparel store through the school's official athletic site at UVMathletics.com. The new online store includes hats, polo shirts, shorts, t-shirts, gifts and much more from several leading manufacturers.