Sunday, October 4
Burlington, Vt.
3:00 PM
University of Maine
at
Vermont
Photo by: Seth Poplaski
PREVIEW: Women's soccer heads to Vermont to face Catamounts
9/29/2026 9:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. at Virtue Field.
ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women's soccer team will make the trek to Vermont this weekend to face the Catamounts on Sunday, Oct. 4 at Virtue Field.
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Kickoff for the America East clash is set for 3 p.m. and the game will stream live on ESPN+.
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Game 11 | Maine at Vermont
Sunday, Oct. 4| 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Burlington, Vt. | Virtue Field
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ABOUT MAINE
• Maine brings an overall record of 4-3-2 and a conference mark of 1-0-0 into Sunday's America East contest.
• The Black Bears hosted UMass Lowell this past weekend, playing to a 1-1 tie … Luise Reinwald scored for Maine to set a new career-high in goals on the year at three.
• Six Black Bears have at least one goal, including three with multiple goals in Isabella Meadows (4), Reinwald (3) and Aja Turner (2) … meanwhile, five Black Bears also have assists, Victoria Dungey and Abbey Thornton with three and Hannah Wehmeyer, Britta Denny and Sandrine Brault with two each.
• Elena Barenberg has made 38 saves for Maine in posting a .890 save percentage, 0.90 goals against average and three shutouts.
• The Black Bears are unbeaten in the last six games, allowing one goal or less in each of those contests … it's the first time allowing one goal or less in six consecutive games since an eight-game stretch to open the 2023 season.
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ABOUT VERMONT
• The Catamounts, who travel to face UMass Lowell on Thursday night, enter the week at 3-4-3 overall and 1-0-0 in America East play.
• Vermont is riding a four-game unbeaten streak after battling UConn of the Big East to a scoreless draw in its most recent outing on Sept. 25.
• Eleni Stowell leads the Catamounts with 10 points on four goals and two assists … Emma Warren has a team-high four assists for four points, sitting just behind Aubrey Bough (1-3-5).
• Sophia Kling has played the majority of minutes in goal, going 3-3-3 with a .745 save percentage and 1.65 goals against average.
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SERIES HISTORY vs VERMONT
• Maine has an all-time record of 14-17-7 in the series with Vermont … the last six meetings in the series and 18 of the last 20 have been decided by one goal or less.
• These two teams met twice last season, with the Catamounts earning 1-0 win during the regular season in Orono before the Black Bears won a penalty-kick shootout in the America East championship game in Burlington.
• Luise Reinwald is Maine's active scoring leader against Vermont with one goal and two assists for four points … Grace Johnson has one goal against the Catamounts, delivering the game-tying strike to force overtime in the 2025 title game.
• The first-ever meeting came back in 1990, with Vermont picking up a 3-0 win … the Catamounts won the first 10 games in the series before Maine went on a seven-game winning streak.
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FAMILY TIES
• Sophomore Stella Jarvais is the second in her family to play soccer for head coach Scott Atherley … her mom Nikki played four seasons at Maine (1996-2000) and captained the squad as a senior … Stella's father, Kregg, was a member of the baseball team.
• Junior Olivia Grisdale is the second in her family to play soccer at Maine … older sister Rebecca played three seasons at Maine, including two with Olivia, and was a captain on the 2025 squad.
• Freshman Ashley Kraemer is the third member of her family to play at Maine, joining older sisters Kayla (2020-24) and Abby (2021-24) … they have a fourth sister, Caitlin, who plays ice hockey at Minnesota Duluth.
• Teagan Atherley is the daughter of head coach Scott Atherley, who was a four-year letterwinner on the men's soccer team at Maine (1984-88).
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UP NEXT
• Maine will host NJIT at 12 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11 at the New Balance Soccer Complex.
• The game will serve as Maine's Senior Day, with the graduating student-athletes honored in a pre-game ceremony.
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Kickoff for the America East clash is set for 3 p.m. and the game will stream live on ESPN+.
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Game 11 | Maine at Vermont
Sunday, Oct. 4| 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Burlington, Vt. | Virtue Field
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ABOUT MAINE
• Maine brings an overall record of 4-3-2 and a conference mark of 1-0-0 into Sunday's America East contest.
• The Black Bears hosted UMass Lowell this past weekend, playing to a 1-1 tie … Luise Reinwald scored for Maine to set a new career-high in goals on the year at three.
• Six Black Bears have at least one goal, including three with multiple goals in Isabella Meadows (4), Reinwald (3) and Aja Turner (2) … meanwhile, five Black Bears also have assists, Victoria Dungey and Abbey Thornton with three and Hannah Wehmeyer, Britta Denny and Sandrine Brault with two each.
• Elena Barenberg has made 38 saves for Maine in posting a .890 save percentage, 0.90 goals against average and three shutouts.
• The Black Bears are unbeaten in the last six games, allowing one goal or less in each of those contests … it's the first time allowing one goal or less in six consecutive games since an eight-game stretch to open the 2023 season.
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ABOUT VERMONT
• The Catamounts, who travel to face UMass Lowell on Thursday night, enter the week at 3-4-3 overall and 1-0-0 in America East play.
• Vermont is riding a four-game unbeaten streak after battling UConn of the Big East to a scoreless draw in its most recent outing on Sept. 25.
• Eleni Stowell leads the Catamounts with 10 points on four goals and two assists … Emma Warren has a team-high four assists for four points, sitting just behind Aubrey Bough (1-3-5).
• Sophia Kling has played the majority of minutes in goal, going 3-3-3 with a .745 save percentage and 1.65 goals against average.
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SERIES HISTORY vs VERMONT
• Maine has an all-time record of 14-17-7 in the series with Vermont … the last six meetings in the series and 18 of the last 20 have been decided by one goal or less.
• These two teams met twice last season, with the Catamounts earning 1-0 win during the regular season in Orono before the Black Bears won a penalty-kick shootout in the America East championship game in Burlington.
• Luise Reinwald is Maine's active scoring leader against Vermont with one goal and two assists for four points … Grace Johnson has one goal against the Catamounts, delivering the game-tying strike to force overtime in the 2025 title game.
• The first-ever meeting came back in 1990, with Vermont picking up a 3-0 win … the Catamounts won the first 10 games in the series before Maine went on a seven-game winning streak.
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FAMILY TIES
• Sophomore Stella Jarvais is the second in her family to play soccer for head coach Scott Atherley … her mom Nikki played four seasons at Maine (1996-2000) and captained the squad as a senior … Stella's father, Kregg, was a member of the baseball team.
• Junior Olivia Grisdale is the second in her family to play soccer at Maine … older sister Rebecca played three seasons at Maine, including two with Olivia, and was a captain on the 2025 squad.
• Freshman Ashley Kraemer is the third member of her family to play at Maine, joining older sisters Kayla (2020-24) and Abby (2021-24) … they have a fourth sister, Caitlin, who plays ice hockey at Minnesota Duluth.
• Teagan Atherley is the daughter of head coach Scott Atherley, who was a four-year letterwinner on the men's soccer team at Maine (1984-88).
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UP NEXT
• Maine will host NJIT at 12 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11 at the New Balance Soccer Complex.
• The game will serve as Maine's Senior Day, with the graduating student-athletes honored in a pre-game ceremony.
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