Men's Lacrosse Ready for MAAC Title Game vs. Marist on Saturday (ESPNU)

No. 2 Quinnipiac (9-6, 5-2 MAAC) vs. No. 1 Marist (9-6, 6-1 MAAC)
Saturday, May 4 | 10:00 a.m.
Tenney Stadium | Poughkeepsie, NY

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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Quinnipiac men's lacrosse is set for the title contest of the 2019 MAAC Tournament on Saturday morning, as the No. 2 Bobcats square off with No. 1 Marist at 10:00 a.m. from Tenney Stadium. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.

RECORD-BREAKING MAAC SEMIFINALS PERFORMANCE

Quinnipiac opened Thursday's MAAC semifinal contest vs. No. 3 Detroit Mercy with nine straight goals, cruising past the Titans by the final score of 19-10 to advance to the championship game.
With the win, the Bobcats clinched a spot in the conference title contest for the first time since 2016 and the third time in program history. Quinnipiac's 19 goals set a new MAAC record for single-game goals in a postseason contest.
Senior Mike Fletcher led the way with a career-high seven goals and two assists for nine total points – finishing just one goal and one point shy of the single-game program record.
Fellow senior Foster Cuomo added three goals and four assists for seven points, Jake Tomsik scored five times and added a helper for five points, while Tyler Mackay added three goals and one assist for four points.

MAAC TOURNAMENT HISTORY

The Bobcats have won the MAAC Tournament one time in program history, defeating No. 2 Marist, 13-9, in the title contest in 2016. Quinnipiac advanced to its first NCAA Tournament in 2016, topping Hartford in the Preliminary Round before falling to No. 1 Maryland.
Quinnipiac will make its third appearance in the MAAC Tournament title contest on Saturday.

SCOUTING MARIST

The Red Foxes went 9-6 overall (6-1 MAAC) in 2019, earning the top seed in the postseason conference tournament.
Marist defeated No. 4 Canisius in the semifinals on Thursday, holding the Golden Griffins scoreless over the final 10 minutes of the fourth quarter to secure a 11-10 win. Joe Tierney led the way with four goals for Marist, while Jamison Embury tallied three goals and two assists.
The Red Foxes have won 63.2 percent of their chances in the face-off x this year, which ranks best in the MAAC and No. 6 nationally.
Jake Weinman had 27 goals and seven assists for 34 points to lead the way for Marist this season, while Jojo Pirreca recorded 23 goals and seven assists for 30 points.

TERRIFIC TOMSIK

Sophomore Jake Tomsik has paced the Bobcats' offense so far in 2019, recording 35 goals and 21 assists for 56 total points.
The sophomore already has 100 in just 30 career games, becoming the Bobcats' 15^th player in program history to record 100 points.
The attack tied a program record with eight goals to power the Bobcats past NJIT, 16-14, on the road on March 2.
He has recorded seven games of 3+ goals, as well as nine multi-goal contests.

CUOMO NAMED PRESEASON POTY

Senior attack Foster Cuomo was selected as the 2019 MAAC Preseason Player of the Year, the conference office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Cuomo – who was also tabbed 2017 MAAC Preseason Co-Player of the Year as a sophomore – was a unanimous selection at attack on the Preseason All-MAAC Team. He remains the only student-athlete in program history to earn Preseason MAAC Player of the Year honors. The senior attack led the MAAC in goals per game (2.36) and ranked third in points per contest (3.5), recording three game-winning goals last season. He tallied 33 goals and 16 assists for 49 total points.
Cuomo recorded three goals in his return to the field for the Bobcats on Saturday, March 16 vs. Detroit Mercy, then tied a program record with an impressive 10-point performance (seven goals, three assists) on March 19 vs. Hartford. Cuomo has 29 goals and 16 assists for 45 total points in his first 10 games of the season.
The senior now has 150 career points in 51 games over his career.

FRESHMAN FORCE

Freshman goalkeeper Nick DiMuccio ranks No. 4 in the nation in saves per game, recording 14.07 stops per contest over his first 15 collegiate games.
He's made 15+ stops in seven games, and 10+ saves in 13 of 15 QU contests.
DiMuccio set a career-high in the Bobcats' game vs. Yale on April 23, making 19 total stops.

AWESOME ABBOTT

Freshman Will Abbott has recorded 18 goals and 14 assists for 32 total points over his first 15 collegiate games. He's ranks fourth on the team in scoring so far this year.

FLETCH!

Senior Mike Fletcher has 33 goals and 13 assists in his first 10 games, including a nine-point performance vs. Hartford on March 19.
He has one seven-goal, one five-goal and three four-goal performances so far in 2019. The senior has a hat trick in six of his 10 contests.

MACKAY'S MAGIC

Junior Tyler Mackay has 19 goals and six assists for 25 total points, which is already a career-best total. Mackay has scored a goal in 10 of the Bobcats' 15 contests.

MAAC PRESEASON POLL/AWARDS

The Bobcats were selected to finish third in the 2019 MAAC Men's Lacrosse Preseason Poll, earning 50 total points in the vote to finish just behind Monmouth and Detroit Mercy. Quinnipiac – the 2018 MAAC regular season champion – earned one first-place vote in the poll.
Senior midfielder Matt Frost was also selected to the Preseason All-MAAC Team. Frost scored 16 goals to go along with six assists in 2018, playing in 12 total games. He was selected to the All-MAAC Second Team in 2018 for his effort, attempting 54 total shots for the season.

THE 2019 BOBCATS

Quinnipiac has 14 freshman, 10 sophomores, six juniors and 12 seniors in 2019.
The Bobcats return four of their top five scorers from 2018, an offense that finished the season No. 10 in total offense. Senior Foster Cuomo (33 goals, 16 assists), sophomore Jake Tomsik (27 goals, 17 assists), senior Mike Fletcher (26 goals, 16 assists) and senior Matt Frost (15 goals, 6 assists) all return for Quinnipiac.

LAST SEASON

Quinnipiac men's lacrosse went 9-6 last season, going a perfect 6-0 in MAAC regular season play to earn the top seed in the postseason tournament. The Bobcats recorded 11.3 points per game, which ranked No. 1 in the MAAC and No. 10 nationally. The program also led the MAAC in ground balls per game (32.33), ranking No. 7 nationally in the category.

HEAD COACH MASON POLI

Mason Poli, a former standout lacrosse player at Bryant University, enters his fifth season with the Quinnipiac coaching staff in 2018-19 - and his first as Interim Head Coach. Poli served as an assistant coach for the Bobcats' program for four years. He served as the team's defensive coordinator, and was also responsible for scouting, skill development, recruiting and academics.
Poli enjoyed a four-year stint with the Bulldogs which came to a close in 2013, after which, Poli was drafted by the Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) with their fourth round pick. Poli's success on the field continued as he led the MLL in longpole scoring with six goals, three two-point goals, and one assist for 10 points in 2014. In his rookie season, Poli helped the Hounds to a second-place finish in the MLL standings.
While at Bryant, Poli compiled one of the most decorated longpole lacrosse careers in NCAA history. Poli led the nation in longpole scoring in both his junior and senior seasons, leading to a pair of Tewaaraton Semifinalist Awards. Poli was named USILA Honorable Mention All-American in 2011, 2012 and 2013, while being named to the NEILA All-New England and Northeast Conference First Teams those same years.

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