ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's soccer team will head to Binghamton this weekend for the final regular season road contest at 12 p.m. on Sunday.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Thursday, Oct. 12 | 12:00 p.m.
Vestal, N.Y. - Bearcats Sports Complex
Records: Maine 9-1-4, 4-1-1 America East; Binghamton 5-4-5, 4-0-2 America East
Video: ESPN+
International Stream: americaeast.tv
Live Stats: BUBearcats.com
Twitter Updates: @MaineWSoccer
 
ABOUT THE BLACK BEARS

• Maine brings an overall record of 9-1-4 and an America East mark of 4-1-1 into Sunday's battle with the Bearcats … Maine suffered its first defeat of the season at UMass Lowell on Oct. 12 but bounced back for a 2-0 win over Bryant at home on Sunday … Abby Kraemer and Julie Lossius combined for both goals, with Kraemer finishing in the first half and Lossius in the second.
• Abby Kraemer leads the conference in points (24), points per game (1.85) and goals (10) while ranking second in shots (46) and shots per game (3.54) … Kraemer has a career-high five game-winning goals on the year and has also set career-bests in goals (10), assists (24) and points (24).
• Kira Kutzinski is 9-1-4 on the year with five shutouts, an .803 save percentage and an 0.86 goals against average.
• Maine is ranked #10 in the United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region rankings for the fifth-consecutive week…the Black Bears also sit 44 spots higher than any other America East team in the RPI rankings with their spot at 116.
• Maine opened up the season with a program record 8-0-4 unbeaten streak … the Black Bears had a 19-game regular season unbeaten streak snapped with last Thursday's 2-0 loss at UMass Lowell.

ABOUT THE BEARCATS

• Binghamton enters the weekend at 4-0-2 in America East play and 5-4-5 overall … the Bearcats are 3-1-2 at home and have a two-game winning streak.
• Lexi Vegoda leads the team in points (12) with four goals and four assists … Olivia McKnight has a team-high five assists to go with two goals for nine points while Lauren Clark has four goals on the year.
• Goalkeeper Kaitlyn Williams has played nearly every minute in goal, going 5-4-5 with a 1.15 goals against average and .805 save percentage.
• Binghamton has won its last two games, 2-0, picking up a road win at UMass Lowell on Oct. 8 and a home win against Vermont on Oct. 15.

PLAYOFF PICTURE

• Both the Black Bears and Bearcats clinched a spot in the America East Women's Soccer Tournament with victories on Sunday.
• Maine sits one point back of first-place Binghamton in the standings, with Sunday's matchup going a long way to deciding the regular-season champion as well as playoff seeding.

UP NEXT

• Maine will play its final regular season contest on Thursday, Oct. 27, hosting New Hampshire for a 6 p.m. Buffalo Wild Wings Border Battle at Mahaney Diamond.