PLAY AGAINST THE CONFERENCE'S TOP SEED -- THE CORTLAND RED DRAGONS. FIRST PITCH IS AT 12 P-M IN CORTLAND. THIS SUMMER VERMONT GREEN F-C IS USHERING IN A NEW ERA INTRODUCING A WOMEN'S TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. AS THE BURLINGTON BASED CLUB STRIVES FOR A MORE EQUITABLE SOCCER INFRASTRUCTURE <PATRICK INFURNA/CO- FOUNDER, VERMONT GREEN FC, "I FUNDAMENTALLY BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST GAMES OF THE SUMMER."> JUNE 22ND CAN'T COME FAST ENOUGH FOR FANS OF WOMEN'S SOCCER.... LED BY A QUINTET OF CATAMOUNTS... VERMONT GREEN F-C IS WELCOMING CANADIAN SIDE LAVAL F-C FOR AN EXHIBITION GAME SHOWCASING THE CLUB'S WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME. <OLIVIA WHITE/MIDFIELDER, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, "GROWING UP IN VERMONT WE HAD LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER SO BEING ABLE TO PLAY IN THIS GAME IS REALLY EXCITING AT A HIGH COMPETITIVE LEVEL."> PITTSFORD NATIVE OLIVIA WHITE PREVIOUSLY PLAYED SEMI-PRO BALL WITH VERMONT FUSION IN MANCHESTER.... BUT THE FUSION AREN'T FIELDING A TEAM THIS SUMMER OPENING A SPACE FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER <JILL BRODY/FORWARD, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, "I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY EXPANSION INTO THE WOMEN'S GAME IS SOMETHING VERMONT GREEN IS HOPING LEADS TOWARD A FULL SEASON.... AND TO AID IN THE NEW VENTURE.... THE CLUB ASSEMBLED A WOMEN'S SOCCER ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES FORMER U-S WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM STAR SAM MEWIS... WHO BRINGS WORLD CUP EXPERIENCE TO BURLINGTON <OLIVIA WHITE/MIDFIELDER, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, "BEING ABLE TO HAVE HER COME WATCH US PLAY IS A DREAM. BEING ABLE TO TALK TO HER AND ASSOCIATE WITH HER AND BEING ABLE TO SAY I'VE MET SAM MEWIS IS TRULY A DREAM."> <JILL BRODY/FORWARD, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, "IT'S GOING TO BE REAL