Monday, September 28
Cushing Field - Lowell, Mass.
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
Mass Lowell
QU Women's Soccer Concludes Non-Conference Play Monday Night at UMass Lowell
9/27/2015 10:33:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-3-0, 1-1-0 MAAC)
at UMass Lowell (2-7-0, 0-0-0 America East)
Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 • 7:00 PM
Cushing Field • Lowell, Massachusetts
All-Time Series vs. UMass Lowell (DI): First All-Time Meeting
Last Meeting: N/A
NON-CONFERENCE WRAPUP
Quinnipiac looks to continue its unbeaten road record in 2015 with the Bobcats' (5-3, 1-1 MAAC) non-conference finale on Monday evening at UMass Lowell (2-7, 0-0 America East). The Bobcats come into Monday's 7 PM kickoff with a 3-0 record as head coach Dave Clarke's squad looks to wrap up the non-conference slate with a 5-2 record.
ALL-TIME AGAINST UMASS LOWELL (First All-Time Meeting)
SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS
The River Hawks are 2-7-0 so far in 2015 after dropping a 4-1 decision to Dartmouth last week on Sept. 24. After rolling through Wagner and Bryant on the road for two straight victories, UMass Lowell has dropped two straight by a combined score of 8-1 to Central Connecticut State (L, 4-0) and Dartmouth (L, 4-1) heading into Monday's non-conference match. The two common opponents for UMass Lowell and Quinnipiac are Holy Cross and Delaware State. The Bobcats defeated both opponents back in August while the River Hawks fell to both back in early September. Goalkeeper Julia Schneider made a career high eight saves in the outing. So far this year, Schneider has logged two blank sheets resulting in the team's only two wins of the season. Rachel Morrier continues to lead the River Hawks with three goals on 11 shots for six points in five games. Shannon Groffie and Katelyn Vieira also come in with two goals each on the season. In the net, Schneider has recorded all nine decisions on the year with a 2-7 record. The freshman has tallied 34 saves with a 2.78 goals against average.
TIPPING THE SCALES
Quinnipiac has much to build on in the MAAC opening 2-0 loss to the defending champs Rider last weekend. Facing off against one of the conference powers, the Bobcats outshot the Broncs 16-9 while also finishing with an advantage in shots-on-goal (10-7) and a massive edge in corner kicks (9-1).Freshman Nadya Gill compiled a game-high five shots on the afternoon while matching her career-high with three shots-on-goal in the losing effort.
IMPORTANT IRELAND IMPORT
Freshman Jess Gargan recently had her goal scoring streak snapped at two on Saturday against Rider, just five days after receiving MAAC Rookie of the Week honors for the first time in her career. Last Tuesday against UAlbany, Gargan scored the Bobcats' lone goal in a defeat at the hands of the Great Danes. Her first career tally in the game prior against Maine also stood up as the game-winning goal.
THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY
Quinnipiac's offensive outburst this season continued against Maine as the Bobcats scored three goals in the first 27:11 of play and went on to defeat Maine, 3-1. The three-goal first half barrage marked the first time Quinnipiac posted three goals in the first stanza since scoring three against Wagner on Oct. 5, 2012 in what resulted in a 4-1 victory.
I MEAN IT REALLY GOT OUT OF HAND FAST
Quinnipiac's three-goal first half featured the fastest recorded goal this season as Jess Fontaine found the back of the net just 1:25 into play. The Bobcats' last goal scored within the first two minutes of play came back on Sept. 30, 2011 as Furtuna Velaj scored at 1:57 in a 4-2 win over Fairleigh Dickinson.
FONTAINE OF YOUTH
Several Bobcats experienced career-firsts in the 3-1 win over Maine on Sept. 13, starting with the first career multi-goal game for junior Jess Fontaine. The Bobcats' active career scoring leader, with nine goals and seven assists in 39 career appearances, now has a team-leading nine points (three goals, three assists) through seven games this season. The midfielder has either scored or assisted on 54.5 percent of the Bobcats' goals while she already tied her single-season career high total set back in 2013 (three goals, three assists).
GARGAN-TUAN GOAL
Among the other career firsts from the 3-1 victory over Maine included the first career goal and first career game-winning tally for freshman Jess Gargan. With two assists already on the season, Gargan's first goal came less than six minutes into play as she now ranks third on the team with six points in 2015.
POINTS APLENTY
Through seven games, the Bobcats have scored 11 goals and tallied 15 assists. Individually, Quinnipiac has 11 players who've registered at least one point and nine players with at least two points in 2015. The only schools in the MAAC that has more players with at least two points are Siena (13) and Canisius (11) as Quinnipiac is tied with Saint Peter's for third place.
HIGH RANKING
Quinnipiac's freshman striker Nadya Gill finds herself in some elite company as she became the first player in program history to have her first three career goals all go down as game-winners for the Bobcats. Her three game-winning tallies in 2015 also has her ranked high on the national leaderboard as she is tied for 12th in the nation in game-winning goals.
HISTORY MADE
The history-making debut season continued for Nadya Gill, as she is the first Bobcat freshman since Furtuna Velaj in the 2008 season to record at least three goals and three game-winning goals in her opening season as a Bobcat. Gill's success through her first four games is unmatched in Quinnipiac women's soccer history as she is the first player to have each of her first three career goals go down as the game-winning tally.
GIVE THE ROOK HER DUE
Another Bobcat dominating in her first season on the team has been freshman center back Sarahkate Norton. Through seven games in 2015, Norton leads all field players in minutes played this season (633) as she has played all but five minutes of action through the first seven games of her career. Norton has been one of the backbones for a steady defensive effort thus far that has allowed 5.9 shots-on-goal per game.
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
A week after earning the MAAC's Offensive Player of the Week award, Nadya Gill picked up her second straight weekly conference honor as she was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Sept. 7. Gill continues the torrid start to her career as she became the Bobcats' first back-to-back weekly award winner since Velaj was named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week in consecutive weeks from Sept. 22-29, 2008.
KEEP THE W'S COMING
Quinnipiac is off to their best start since the 2012 season when they started the year 4-1-1 on their way to a 9-6-1 season in their final year in the Northeast Conference. Quinnipiac's road victory against Delaware State was its first away from the QU Soccer Field since Sept. 21, 2013 when they defeated Saint Peter's, 3-0, and the first non-conference road win since Sept. 2, 2012 when they knocked off Holy Cross, 1-0. Already with two road wins in 2015, the Bobcats have compiled more road wins this season than the previous two seasons combined.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
Offensive output certainly hasn't been the Bobcats' weakness through the first seven games of 2015 as Quinnipiac has already scored 11 goals, including at least two goals scored in four of the seven games this season. The average of 1.57 goals per game through seven games to start a season is the highest goals per game average for the Bobcats in any single-season since the 2007 campaign where QU scored 19 goals (2.71 goals per game) through the first seven contests.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST (CONT.)
Perhaps even more impressive is the Bobcats' scoring streak hit six straight games to start the 2015 season in which QU has scored at least one goal. The last time the Bobcats started a season with a longer goal scoring streak was the 2001 campaign wherein QU scored at least one goal in all 18 games.
MAAC ATTACK
Through seven games in 2015, Quinnipiac ranks in the top half of the league in all major offensive categories. With 11 goals scored in seven games, the Bobcats rank 5th in the MAAC in goals per game (1.57), 2nd in assists per game (2.14) and 5th in goals against average (1.57). Individually, Jess Fontaine is tied for 5th in the MAAC in points (nine), 5th in points per game (1.29), tied for 6th in goals (three), tied for 6th in goals per game (0.43) and tied for 4th in assists (three) and assists per game (0.43). Nadya Gill sits 3rd in the MAAC in shots per game (3.43), tied for 7th in points per game (1.00), tied for 6th in goals per game (0.43) and tied for 1st in game-winning goals (three). Natalia Grodzki has the 6th-best GAA in the MAAC (1.55) and also sits 8th in save percentage (.732).
YOUTH MOVEMENT
After bringing in a single-season program record 13 freshmen this offseason, Quinnipiac has reloaded in a big way as nine freshmen have entered in at least one game so far this season while seven rookies have played in all seven games in 2014. Seven of the Bobcats' 11 goals (64 percent) and six of the team's 15 assists (40 percent) have been notched by QU freshmen this season.
NADYA GILL THE THRILL
Freshman Nadya Gill made history on Aug. 31 as she was named the MAAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. Gill became the first Quinnipiac women's soccer weekly award winner since Natalia Grodzki was named the Defensive Player of the Week twice in 2013, most recently on Oct. 28, 2013. Gill is also the first offensive player to win Player of the Week honors since Kemeshaa Woodfine on Sept. 4, 2012 and is the first rookie to be named Player of the Week since Furtuna Velaj on Oct. 6, 2008, both awards coming when the Bobcats were still a member of the Northeast Conference.
WHAT A DEBUT
Nadya Gill started her Bobcat career off with a bang as she tucked home the game-winning goal 7:46 into overtime for the Bobcats. She is the first Quinnipiac women's soccer player to have her first career goal result in the game-winner since Furtuna Velaj in 2008. Gill fired a game-high six shots and three on goal for the Bobcats against Holy Cross.
MAD-NESS
Gill was not the only freshman to tally goal in the season opener for the Bobcats as Madison Borowiec registered her first career goal with just 19 seconds remaining in the first half to provide the Bobcats with the equalizer heading into halftime. Borowiec was the first freshman since Jessica Fontaine in 2013 to score the first goal of the season for the Bobcats.
STARTING OFF THE SEASON RIGHT
Quinnipiac started off the season on a high note with its 2-1, overtime victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders on Monday. It is the first time since the 2012 season in which the Bobcats opened up the season with a win. In 2012, the Bobcats opened up the season 3-0, starting with a 1-0 win over the Providence Friars.
SENIOR ANCHOR
Goalkeeper Natalia Grodzki had a strong senior season debut for the Bobcats, making six saves in the victory. It was the eighth time in her career that she had recorded at least six saves, most recently recording six saves on Oct. 22, 2014 against Manhattan. Grodzki followed that up with a two-save shutout against Delaware State to up his career win total to eight while also tallying her fifth career clean sheet. She then notched five saves to pick up her third win of the season and ninth of her career at Vermont.
UP NEXT
The Quinnipiac women's soccer team will begin the remainder of MAAC play as the Bobcats continue with Niagara at home on Saturday with a 1 PM kickoff scheduled from the QU Soccer Field in Hamden. Eight conference games remain as the Bobcats look to make their first trip to the conference postseason since the 2011 season.
at UMass Lowell (2-7-0, 0-0-0 America East)
Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 • 7:00 PM
Cushing Field • Lowell, Massachusetts
All-Time Series vs. UMass Lowell (DI): First All-Time Meeting
Last Meeting: N/A
NON-CONFERENCE WRAPUP
Quinnipiac looks to continue its unbeaten road record in 2015 with the Bobcats' (5-3, 1-1 MAAC) non-conference finale on Monday evening at UMass Lowell (2-7, 0-0 America East). The Bobcats come into Monday's 7 PM kickoff with a 3-0 record as head coach Dave Clarke's squad looks to wrap up the non-conference slate with a 5-2 record.
ALL-TIME AGAINST UMASS LOWELL (First All-Time Meeting)
- This marks the second first-time opponent for Quinnipiac in the 2015 season as the Bobcats also faced the New Hampshire Wildcats for the first time in program history back on Sept. 4
- The matchup with UMass Lowell also marks the fifth America East conference opponent Quinnipiac has faced this season
SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS
The River Hawks are 2-7-0 so far in 2015 after dropping a 4-1 decision to Dartmouth last week on Sept. 24. After rolling through Wagner and Bryant on the road for two straight victories, UMass Lowell has dropped two straight by a combined score of 8-1 to Central Connecticut State (L, 4-0) and Dartmouth (L, 4-1) heading into Monday's non-conference match. The two common opponents for UMass Lowell and Quinnipiac are Holy Cross and Delaware State. The Bobcats defeated both opponents back in August while the River Hawks fell to both back in early September. Goalkeeper Julia Schneider made a career high eight saves in the outing. So far this year, Schneider has logged two blank sheets resulting in the team's only two wins of the season. Rachel Morrier continues to lead the River Hawks with three goals on 11 shots for six points in five games. Shannon Groffie and Katelyn Vieira also come in with two goals each on the season. In the net, Schneider has recorded all nine decisions on the year with a 2-7 record. The freshman has tallied 34 saves with a 2.78 goals against average.
TIPPING THE SCALES
Quinnipiac has much to build on in the MAAC opening 2-0 loss to the defending champs Rider last weekend. Facing off against one of the conference powers, the Bobcats outshot the Broncs 16-9 while also finishing with an advantage in shots-on-goal (10-7) and a massive edge in corner kicks (9-1).Freshman Nadya Gill compiled a game-high five shots on the afternoon while matching her career-high with three shots-on-goal in the losing effort.
IMPORTANT IRELAND IMPORT
Freshman Jess Gargan recently had her goal scoring streak snapped at two on Saturday against Rider, just five days after receiving MAAC Rookie of the Week honors for the first time in her career. Last Tuesday against UAlbany, Gargan scored the Bobcats' lone goal in a defeat at the hands of the Great Danes. Her first career tally in the game prior against Maine also stood up as the game-winning goal.
THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY
Quinnipiac's offensive outburst this season continued against Maine as the Bobcats scored three goals in the first 27:11 of play and went on to defeat Maine, 3-1. The three-goal first half barrage marked the first time Quinnipiac posted three goals in the first stanza since scoring three against Wagner on Oct. 5, 2012 in what resulted in a 4-1 victory.
I MEAN IT REALLY GOT OUT OF HAND FAST
Quinnipiac's three-goal first half featured the fastest recorded goal this season as Jess Fontaine found the back of the net just 1:25 into play. The Bobcats' last goal scored within the first two minutes of play came back on Sept. 30, 2011 as Furtuna Velaj scored at 1:57 in a 4-2 win over Fairleigh Dickinson.
FONTAINE OF YOUTH
Several Bobcats experienced career-firsts in the 3-1 win over Maine on Sept. 13, starting with the first career multi-goal game for junior Jess Fontaine. The Bobcats' active career scoring leader, with nine goals and seven assists in 39 career appearances, now has a team-leading nine points (three goals, three assists) through seven games this season. The midfielder has either scored or assisted on 54.5 percent of the Bobcats' goals while she already tied her single-season career high total set back in 2013 (three goals, three assists).
GARGAN-TUAN GOAL
Among the other career firsts from the 3-1 victory over Maine included the first career goal and first career game-winning tally for freshman Jess Gargan. With two assists already on the season, Gargan's first goal came less than six minutes into play as she now ranks third on the team with six points in 2015.
POINTS APLENTY
Through seven games, the Bobcats have scored 11 goals and tallied 15 assists. Individually, Quinnipiac has 11 players who've registered at least one point and nine players with at least two points in 2015. The only schools in the MAAC that has more players with at least two points are Siena (13) and Canisius (11) as Quinnipiac is tied with Saint Peter's for third place.
HIGH RANKING
Quinnipiac's freshman striker Nadya Gill finds herself in some elite company as she became the first player in program history to have her first three career goals all go down as game-winners for the Bobcats. Her three game-winning tallies in 2015 also has her ranked high on the national leaderboard as she is tied for 12th in the nation in game-winning goals.
HISTORY MADE
The history-making debut season continued for Nadya Gill, as she is the first Bobcat freshman since Furtuna Velaj in the 2008 season to record at least three goals and three game-winning goals in her opening season as a Bobcat. Gill's success through her first four games is unmatched in Quinnipiac women's soccer history as she is the first player to have each of her first three career goals go down as the game-winning tally.
GIVE THE ROOK HER DUE
Another Bobcat dominating in her first season on the team has been freshman center back Sarahkate Norton. Through seven games in 2015, Norton leads all field players in minutes played this season (633) as she has played all but five minutes of action through the first seven games of her career. Norton has been one of the backbones for a steady defensive effort thus far that has allowed 5.9 shots-on-goal per game.
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
A week after earning the MAAC's Offensive Player of the Week award, Nadya Gill picked up her second straight weekly conference honor as she was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Sept. 7. Gill continues the torrid start to her career as she became the Bobcats' first back-to-back weekly award winner since Velaj was named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week in consecutive weeks from Sept. 22-29, 2008.
KEEP THE W'S COMING
Quinnipiac is off to their best start since the 2012 season when they started the year 4-1-1 on their way to a 9-6-1 season in their final year in the Northeast Conference. Quinnipiac's road victory against Delaware State was its first away from the QU Soccer Field since Sept. 21, 2013 when they defeated Saint Peter's, 3-0, and the first non-conference road win since Sept. 2, 2012 when they knocked off Holy Cross, 1-0. Already with two road wins in 2015, the Bobcats have compiled more road wins this season than the previous two seasons combined.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
Offensive output certainly hasn't been the Bobcats' weakness through the first seven games of 2015 as Quinnipiac has already scored 11 goals, including at least two goals scored in four of the seven games this season. The average of 1.57 goals per game through seven games to start a season is the highest goals per game average for the Bobcats in any single-season since the 2007 campaign where QU scored 19 goals (2.71 goals per game) through the first seven contests.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST (CONT.)
Perhaps even more impressive is the Bobcats' scoring streak hit six straight games to start the 2015 season in which QU has scored at least one goal. The last time the Bobcats started a season with a longer goal scoring streak was the 2001 campaign wherein QU scored at least one goal in all 18 games.
MAAC ATTACK
Through seven games in 2015, Quinnipiac ranks in the top half of the league in all major offensive categories. With 11 goals scored in seven games, the Bobcats rank 5th in the MAAC in goals per game (1.57), 2nd in assists per game (2.14) and 5th in goals against average (1.57). Individually, Jess Fontaine is tied for 5th in the MAAC in points (nine), 5th in points per game (1.29), tied for 6th in goals (three), tied for 6th in goals per game (0.43) and tied for 4th in assists (three) and assists per game (0.43). Nadya Gill sits 3rd in the MAAC in shots per game (3.43), tied for 7th in points per game (1.00), tied for 6th in goals per game (0.43) and tied for 1st in game-winning goals (three). Natalia Grodzki has the 6th-best GAA in the MAAC (1.55) and also sits 8th in save percentage (.732).
YOUTH MOVEMENT
After bringing in a single-season program record 13 freshmen this offseason, Quinnipiac has reloaded in a big way as nine freshmen have entered in at least one game so far this season while seven rookies have played in all seven games in 2014. Seven of the Bobcats' 11 goals (64 percent) and six of the team's 15 assists (40 percent) have been notched by QU freshmen this season.
NADYA GILL THE THRILL
Freshman Nadya Gill made history on Aug. 31 as she was named the MAAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. Gill became the first Quinnipiac women's soccer weekly award winner since Natalia Grodzki was named the Defensive Player of the Week twice in 2013, most recently on Oct. 28, 2013. Gill is also the first offensive player to win Player of the Week honors since Kemeshaa Woodfine on Sept. 4, 2012 and is the first rookie to be named Player of the Week since Furtuna Velaj on Oct. 6, 2008, both awards coming when the Bobcats were still a member of the Northeast Conference.
WHAT A DEBUT
Nadya Gill started her Bobcat career off with a bang as she tucked home the game-winning goal 7:46 into overtime for the Bobcats. She is the first Quinnipiac women's soccer player to have her first career goal result in the game-winner since Furtuna Velaj in 2008. Gill fired a game-high six shots and three on goal for the Bobcats against Holy Cross.
MAD-NESS
Gill was not the only freshman to tally goal in the season opener for the Bobcats as Madison Borowiec registered her first career goal with just 19 seconds remaining in the first half to provide the Bobcats with the equalizer heading into halftime. Borowiec was the first freshman since Jessica Fontaine in 2013 to score the first goal of the season for the Bobcats.
STARTING OFF THE SEASON RIGHT
Quinnipiac started off the season on a high note with its 2-1, overtime victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders on Monday. It is the first time since the 2012 season in which the Bobcats opened up the season with a win. In 2012, the Bobcats opened up the season 3-0, starting with a 1-0 win over the Providence Friars.
SENIOR ANCHOR
Goalkeeper Natalia Grodzki had a strong senior season debut for the Bobcats, making six saves in the victory. It was the eighth time in her career that she had recorded at least six saves, most recently recording six saves on Oct. 22, 2014 against Manhattan. Grodzki followed that up with a two-save shutout against Delaware State to up his career win total to eight while also tallying her fifth career clean sheet. She then notched five saves to pick up her third win of the season and ninth of her career at Vermont.
UP NEXT
The Quinnipiac women's soccer team will begin the remainder of MAAC play as the Bobcats continue with Niagara at home on Saturday with a 1 PM kickoff scheduled from the QU Soccer Field in Hamden. Eight conference games remain as the Bobcats look to make their first trip to the conference postseason since the 2011 season.
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