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VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton women's soccer will look to take advantage of a clean slate when the Bearcats (1-7-1) begin America East play with a game at reigning conference champion New Hampshire (2-5-3) Sunday afternoon. The teams will kick-off at 2 p.m. at Bremner Field in Durham.

Binghamton has struggled through a scoring drought and the result has been an eight-game winless streak. The Bearcats have suffered four one-goal losses, including back-to-back 1-0 defeats at FDU and Cornell last weekend. The UNH game will be the sixth of seven straight away games that have spanned the month of September.

Senior forward Stephani Church and freshman forward Julianne Johnston lead the team with two goals apiece. Sophomore keeper Katie Hatziyianis has a 1.86 goals against average. Hatziyianis has recorded a combined 19 saves in her last two games.

New Hampshire returns seven starters and 16 letterwinners from its 2014 championship game. That squad parlayed the No. 3 seed into a title - the first 3-seed to ever win the America East crown. Along the way, the Wildcats advanced over Binghamton in a penalty kick shootout in the quarterfinals after the teams played to a 1-1 draw. 

Sophomore forward Brooke Murphy leads UNH with four goals and 10 points. In goal, junior standout Mimi Borkan has posted a 1.21 goals against average with three shutouts and a save percentage of 81%. Borkan was an all-region selection and the America East Championship MVP a year ago.

The all-time series between Binghamton and UNH has been very tight, with the Wildcats holding a slim 6-5-6 lead. Sixteen of the 17 games have been decided by one goal or less. Binghamton's last win in the series came in the 2011 America East quarterfinals - a 1-0 victory in Durham. The teams have played to a draw in three of the last four meetings. The defensive matchup has yielded just four combined goals in the last five contests.

Binghamton has advanced to the America East tournament nine times in the last 11 years.