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- The start time for the match against James Madison has been moved up to 5 p.m. tonight. It was originially scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
- Binghamton (2-0-0) is off to its best start since 2009. Most recently, the Bearcats won 2-1 on Monday night at defending Patriot League champion Colgate on Monday night. Freshman back
Chris Stamper netted the game-winning goal on a free kick in the 78th minute.
- Freshman midfielder
Noah Luescher, the current America East Rookie of the Week, has two goals and five total points so far this season. He has led a Bearcat offense that is tops in the America East with 3.00 goals per game.
- Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper
Alejandro Cubillo has a 0.50 GAA and a .923 save percentage. He made a pair of saves in the closing three minutes to preserve the victory on Monday at Colgate.
- Five of the six Binghamton goals this season have been scored by first-year players. In addition to Stamper and Luescher, junior forward
Chris Nkoghe and freshman forward
Jack Muller have also notched a goal.
- James Madison (1-0-1) is coming off a 1-0 win over visiting Pittsburgh on Sunday. Billy Metzler netted the game winner in just the 12th minute. Earlier in the year, the Dukes tied Florida International 1-1. In 2016, James Madison finished 5-9-3.
- In the only previous matchup between the two squads, James Madison handed Binghamton a 3-0 setback on Sept. 1, 2013. It took place in the Dukes' home invitational that season.
- Virginia Tech (1-1-0) went 13-5-4 in 2016 and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Currently, the Hokies are ranked No. 15 by College Soccer News and are receiving votes in the NCSAA poll. So far this season, Virginia Tech has beaten No. 14 Creighton 2-0 but lost to Omaha 5-1.
- Fittingly enough, the Bearcats and Hokies only previous meeting also took place at the 2013 James Madison Invitational. Virginia Tech won that match – which took place on Aug. 31 of that year – 1-0.
