Bobcats Host Stags in MAAC Rivalry Battle

QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS (3-6, 0-1 MAAC) at FAIRFIELD STAGS (5-3, 0-0 MAAC)
Date: Wednesday, March 27, 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Location: Quinnipiac Lacrosse Stadium - Hamden, CT
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HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac women's lacrosse team returns to action on Wednesday in search of its first conference victory of the season when the defending Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion Fairfield Stags come to Hamden. Opening draw is at 3:00 p.m. on what is the program's faculty & staff appreciation day.

LAST TIME OUT – L, 10-9 at Marist
The Bobcats scored the final three goals of the game on Saturday, as the Bobcats' late comeback fell just short in the 2019 MAAC opener at Marist. Gabby Beckett, Sophie Spencer and Victoria Bobinski all scored with under six minutes left, cutting the deficit from four goals to just one at the end of regulation. Spencer and Megan Szawlowski led Quinnipiac's offense with two goals each, while Beckett chipped in with one goal and one assist.

SCOUTING THE STAGS
Fairfield wrapped up the non-conference season with a 5-3 mark. Most recently, the Stags raced out to an early lead and then held off visiting Sacred Heart last Wednesday for a 12-11 victory on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. Brooke Gallagher paced the attack with three goals and three assists, and Kathleen Hulseman added a four-goal day. Erin Mammele did her part to keep the Fairfield offense on the move with 10 draw controls.

THAT'S OFFENSIVE!
Quinnipiac's 19 goals against Hartford was the highest single-game total for the Bobcats since a 20-11 win over LIU Brooklyn on April 5, 2013.

FREEDOM!
Quinnipiac is one of the best teams in the nation when it comes to converting free position opportunities, ranking 18th in Division I with 46.6 percent conversion rate. The Bobcats scored eight free position goals in the win over Hartford, the most in a game in the program's Division I history.

GET SWAZZY WITH IT
Junior Megan Szawlowski has tallied 18 goals and nine assists in her first eight games as a Bobcat. The Central Connecticut State transfer has taken 45 shots and won 16 draw controls and currently ranks 42nd in career points per game among all active Division I players.

KUHN JOINS CENTURY CLUB
Senior attack Allison Kuhn became only the ninth player in school history to record 100 career goals with her two-goal outing at Hartford. She recorded her 100th career point against Canisius last season and now has 143 points (104 goals, 39 assists) midway through her senior year. Her 35 points (25 goals, 10 assists) this season moved her into 10^th place on the Bobcats' all-time points list, sixth all-time in goals, and tenth all-time in assists. She currently ranks 18th in the nation in shots and 20th in shots on goal per game.

ATTACKING THE MAAC
Kuhn and graduate student Sami Walters both earned Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors for their performances at Stetson. Kuhn was named MAAC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring five goals, including a double-overtime game-winner. She also added an assist, two draw controls, and a ground ball to her stat line. Walters, a transfer from UMass, was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week after making a career-high nine saves in the win. After entering the game at halftime, the graduate student also picked up six ground balls in her Quinnipiac debut.

MAN DOWN BUT NOT OUT
Quinnipiac played man-down for 14 minutes in this season's game at Brown. In that time span, the Bobcats scored a shorthanded goal and did not allow Brown a single tally.

STELLAR SAMI
Transfer graduate student goalkeeper Sami Walters ranks fourth among all active Division I women's lacrosse goalkeepers with an 9.03 goals against average in her career.

ALLIE KELSEY, HOMECOMING WARRIOR
Playing in her home state, junior goalkeeper Allie Kelsey made eight saves against Brown, three shy of her career-best. She added eight ground balls and five caused turnovers, one ground ball short of tying Quinnipiac's program record.

MOVIN' ON UP
The Bobcats are one of just six of the 115 NCAA D1 Women's Lacrosse teams in the nation have increased their win total in each of the last four seasons.

TRENDING UPWARDS
Head Coach Tanya Kotowicz's squad has tallied more combined wins over the last two seasons than any two-year span since 2013.

UP TO THE CHALLENGE
The 16-game regular-season slate runs from February to April, and will feature two opponents that reached the 2018 NCAA Tournament. In addition, seven of Quinnipiac's opponents won at least nine games each a year ago. The program's seven regular season home competitions feature non-conference matchups with Brown, LIU Brooklyn, and defending Northeast Conference Champion Wagner College, who won a first round game in last year's NCAA Tournament.

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Gabby Beckett

Victoria Bobinski

Allie Kelsey

Allison Kuhn

Sophie Spencer

Megan Szawlowski

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