What to know about the 2023 fall season for UVM teams
The early days of summer are here, but it's not too early to think about the fall season for University of Vermont teams.
The UVM athletic department recently announced 2023 schedules for its men's and women's soccer, field hockey and cross-country running programs.
Check out below for full schedules and key matchups ahead of the 2023 Catamount fall season.
UVM FIELD HOCKEY
Coming off their most wins (13) in program history and set to play on a new turf field, the Catamounts have high hopes for their 45th season.
Moulton Winder Field's playing surface was upgraded and completed last month; set to be christened in the Catamounts' season opener Aug. 25 vs. Sacred Heart, kicking off a five-home homestand.
Vermont, coached by Kate Pfeiffer, will play 12 of its 17 games at home, highlighted by matchups with last year's NCAA runner-up Northwestern (Sept. 5), California in the league opener (Sept. 22), Stanford in a rematch of last year's quarterfinal loss (Oct. 6) and against defending conference champion Albany (Oct. 27).
The full schedule:
Friday, Aug. 25: vs. Sacred Heart, 3 p.m. (AmericaEast.TV)
Sunday, Aug. 27: vs. Syracuse, 1 p.m. (AmericaEast.TV)
Friday, Sept. 1: vs. Lafayette, 2 p.m. (AmericaEast.TV)
Tuesday, Sept. 5: vs. Northwestern, 4 p.m. (AmericaEast.TV)
Sunday, Sept. 10: vs. Boston University, noon (AmericaEast.TV)
Friday, Sept. 15: at Iowa, 4 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 17: at Iowa (vs. St. Louis or Merrimack), time TBD
Friday, Sept. 22: vs. New Hampshire, 2 p.m. (AmericaEast.TV)
Sunday, Sept. 24: vs. California, noon (AmericaEast.TV)
Friday, Sept. 29: at UMass Lowell, time TBD
Sunday, Oct. 1: at Boston College, time TBD
Friday, Oct. 6: vs. Stanford, 2 p.m. (AmericaEast.TV)
Sunday, Oct. 8: vs. UC Davis, time TBD (AmericaEast.TV)
Friday, Oct. 13: at Bryant, 3 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 20: vs. Maine, 2 p.m. (AmericaEast.TV)
Sunday, Oct. 22: vs. Colgate, 2 p.m. (AmericaEast.TV)
Friday, Oct. 27: vs. Albany, 2 p.m. (AmericaEast.TV)
America East playoffs: Dates, times, opponents TBD
UVM WOMEN'S SOCCER
Half of the UVM women's soccer team's 16-game regular-season schedule will be played at Virtue Field. Colchester native Kristi Huizenga enters her 13th season in charge of the Catamounts, who went 4-9-3 last fall in a follow-up to their 2021 America East championship.
On the docket for 2023, UVM kicks off the season Aug. 17 at Boston University and plays its first home game Aug. 20 when it welcomes Merrimack to town.
The full schedule:
Thursday, Aug. 17: at Boston University, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 20: vs. Merrimack, 2 p.m. (ESPN+/ESPN3)
Thursday, Aug. 24: at FDU, time TBD
Thursday, Aug. 31: vs. Sacred Heart, 6 p.m. (ESPN+/ESPN3)
Sunday, Sept. 3: at Colgate, time TBD
Thursday, Sept. 7: at Holy Cross, time TBD
Sunday, Sept. 10: vs. Stonehill, 3 p.m. (ESPN+/ESPN3)
Sunday, Sept. 17: at Maine, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 20: vs. Siena, 6 p.m. (ESPN+/ESPN3)
Thursday, Sept. 28: vs. Bryant, 6 p.m. (ESPN+/ESPN3)
Sunday, Oct. 1: vs. UMass Lowell, 1 p.m. (AmericaEast.TV)
Sunday, Oct. 8: at UMBC, time TBD
Thursday, Oct. 12: vs. New Hampshire, time TBD (AmericaEast.TV)
Sunday, Oct. 15: at Binghamton, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 22: vs. NJIT, 1 p.m. (ESPN+/ESPN3)
Thursday, Oct. 26: at Albany, time TBD
Sunday, Oct. 29: America East quarterfinals, teams TBD
Thursday, Nov. 2: America East semifinals, teams TBD
Sunday, Nov. 5: America East championship, teams TBD
UVM MEN'S SOCCER
The UVM men's soccer team has a loaded schedule as they chase a third straight NCAA Tournament berth.
The Catamounts, who earned a program-best fourth in the final United Soccer Coaches top 25 national poll following its run to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament, open the 2023 campaign at home vs. Western Michigan on Aug. 24.
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Western Michigan is one of four 2022 NCAA Tournament teams on the Catamounts' slate this fall. Others include: at Akron (Aug. 28), vs. Cornell (Sept. 1) and at America East rival New Hampshire in the regular-season finale (Oct. 31).
A date at Connecticut (Oct. 3) and a rematch of last year's league semifinal loss to Albany (home, Oct. 27) are also on the docket for the Catamounts.
UVM coach Rob Dow enters his seventh season in charge.
The full schedule:
Thursday, Aug. 24: vs. Western Michigan, 6 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 28: at Akron, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 1: vs. Cornell, time TBD
Monday, Sept. 1: vs. Colgate, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 9: vs. Lehigh, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 16: at Harvard, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 19: vs. Siena, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 26: at UMass, time TBD
Saturday, Sept. 30: vs. UMass Lowell, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 3: at UConn, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 7: at NJIT, time TBD
Saturday, Oct. 14: at Binghamton, 6:07 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 17: at Dartmouth, time TBD
Saturday, Oct. 21: vs. UMBC, 1 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 27: vs. Albany, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 31: at New Hampshire, 6 p.m.
America East playoffs: Dates, times, opponents TBD
UVM CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING
The Catamount XC running teams will open their season with the Vermont Invite on Sept. 2 at Hard'Ack Recreation Area, and the America East championships are slated for Oct. 27 at Orono, Maine.
Coach Matt Belfield is set for his 20th season at the helm of the program.
The full schedule:
Saturday, Sept. 2: Vermont Invite at Hard'Ack Recreation Area, noon
Saturday, Sept. 9: at Dartmouth, 10:30 a.m. (women only)
Friday, Sept. 22: at Equality Invitational (St. Michael's-hosted)
Saturday, Sept. 30: at Paul Short Run (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), 10 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 15: Fall Foliage at Hard'Ack Recreation Area, 12:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 27: America East championships at Orono, Maine
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This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: UVM soccer, field hockey: Schedules, new turf for Moulton Winder Field
