QU Readies for Saturday Matchup at LIU

Quinnipiac Bobcats (3-3) at LIU Sharks (4-1)
Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Brookville, NY | Robert Blitz Field

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BROOKVILLE, NY. – Quinnipiac women's rugby hits the road this weekend for its seventh match of the season, traveling to LIU to continue the fall schedule.

The Bobcats are on the heels of two straight victories. QU bested Princeton on the road on Oct. 8, then cruised past Sacred Heart in Hamden on Oct. 15.

LAST TIME OUT: HOME WIN vs. SHU

Quinnipiac women's rugby earned its third win of the 2022 season on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 15) in Hamden, defeating Sacred Heart by the final score of 44-5.
Kat Storey registered three trys to lead the way for the Bobcats in the victory. QU moves to 2-1 at home with the win.
Kat Storey paced the Bobcats' offensively with three trys. She has now reached the try zone five times in the last two contests, and six times over the last three matchups.
Riva van der Valk, Haley Crow, Fódhla Ní Bhraonáin, Libby Moser and Lily Cartwright all chipped in with a try for the Bobcats.
Quinnipiac is now 4-0 vs. Sacred Heart in four meetings since 2020.
QU moves to 2-1 in Hamden this year with the victory.
The Bobcats have now won two straight games, outscoring Princeton and SHU by a combined score of 122-10 during that span.

SCOUTING LIU

The Sharks are 4-1 so far this fall. Most recently, LIU defeated Army West Point in a pair of 10s matches on Oct. 14.

BOBCATS COMPLETE PRESEASON TRIP TO NOVA SCOTIA

Quinnipiac took a preseason trip to Nova Scotia in late August, playing in an exhibition vs. X-Women Rugby on Halifax Wanderers Grounds.
The preseason contest took place on Saturday, Aug. 27, and was followed by an international match between Team Canada and Whales.
"This opportunity to travel and compete internationally is ideal for our group's energy and optimism heading into the regular season," Quinnipiac Head Coach Becky Carlson said. "The chance to be the curtain-raiser on an international stage says a lot about Quinnipiac as an NCAA program, and our demand to be considered a top NCAA contender. This match will not only give us a chance to chip away at some of the kinds early on, but it will also show future NCAA rugby student-athletes what kinds of opportunities this experience can lead to."

LAST SEASON

Quinnipiac went 3-4 last season, winning each of their last two games in late October to finish the fall season.
The Bobcats three victories all came on the road – against Sacred Heart (Sept. 3), vs. Northeastern (Oct. 23) and vs. Mount St. Mary's (Oct. 30). QU then went 3-2 in five games during the Brown 7's in April.

HEAD COACH BECKY CARLSON

Carlson enters her 12th season at the helm of the women's rugby program in 2022-23, leading the transition from a new varsity program into a three-time national champion. Carlson has been a key advocate for women's NCAA rugby and equality in athletics for over a decade.
As the original head coach of the Quinnipiac women's rugby team added in 2011, Carlson boasts back-to-back-to-back Division I NIRA national championship titles (2015, 2016 and 2017).

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Players Mentioned

Lily Cartwright

Haley Crow

Libby Moser

Fódhla Ní Bhraonáin

Kat Storey

Riva van der Valk

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