Bobcats Cruise Past Stonehill in Hamden

Wednesday, September 21

Hamden, Conn.

4:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

5-2-1, 0-0-0

Stonehill

2-5-0, 0-0-0

Stonehill

Quinnipiac

9/21/2022 6:14:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

QU Records D1 Record 7 Goals in Victory

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's soccer cruised past Stonehill, 7-2, on Wednesday afternoon at the QU Soccer Stadium in Hamden.

Sam McCann recorded a hat trick, Alexander Stjernegaard scored twice, and David Bercedo and Ramesh Delsouz each added on score in the win.

Quinnipiac's seven goals are a new Division I era record. 8 different Bobcats tallied a point.

The Bobcats move to 5-2-1 with the victory. Quinnipiac will now begin MAAC play next week (Wednesday, Sept. 28 at Siena).

SCORE
Quinnipiac 7, Stonehill 2

DATE
Sept. 21, 2022

LOCATION
QU Soccer Stadium | Hamden, Conn.

Alex Holle (Sept. 21 vs. Stonehill in Hamden)

Alex Holle (Sept. 21 vs. Stonehill in Hamden)

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (5-2-1) | Stonehill (2-5-0)

QUINNIPIAC SCORING SUMMARY
First Half

(24' – Quinnipiac 1, Stonehill 0): Ramesh Delsouz got the Bobcats on the board first. Alexander Stjernegaard played a ball in toward goal from the far side, and Delsouz blasted a one-timer into the back of the net with his left foot to give QU an advantage.
(29' – Quinnipiac 2, Stonehill 0): Captain David Bercedo gave Quinnipiac a two-goal edge just five minutes after the Bobcats' first goal. Jared Smith played in a nice touch to Bercedo, who blasted a shot off the Stonehill keeper that deflected into the net. Jason Budhai also recorded a helper on the goal.
(37' – Quinnipiac 3, Stonehill 0): Terrance Wilder Jr. drew a foul inside the box, and Alexander Stjernegaard netted the penalty kick chance to make it 3-0 Bobcats.
(38' – Quinnipiac 4, Stonehill 0): Sam McCann scored his first goal of the night just minutes after Stjernegaard's penalty-kick goal. Jared Smith earned his second helper of the night on McCann's goal – his second in as many games.

Second Half

(54' – Quinnipiac 5, Stonehill 0): QU made it 5-0 early in the second half. Keeper Matthew Pisani played a ball deep past the midfield line to Jason Budhai – who collected possession and played a through ball ahead to Sam McCann. The sophomore did the rest, beating the Stonehill keeper for his second goal of the day.
(57' – Quinnipiac 5, Stonehill 1): Ekrem Hadzic scored his second goal of the season to get Stonehill on the board for the first time.
(74' – Quinnipiac 6, Stonehill 1): Drew Seguro found Sam McCann ahead of the pack once again, and McCann evaded the Stonehill keeper to score his third goal of the day.
(79' – Quinnipiac 6, Stonehill 2): Colby Meyer added his second goal of the season – and Stonehill's second score of the game – in the 79^th minute of action. Andrew DeBerdinis recorded an assist on the score.
(80' – Quinnipiac 7, Stonehill 2): Alexander Stjernegaard scored his second goal of the day to round out the scoring for Quinnipiac.

NOTES

Quinnipiac's seven-goal performance sets a new Division I program record.
Sam McCann's hat trick is Quinnipiac's first since Eamon Whelan recorded three goals vs. Siena on 10/30/2019. McCann has scored four times this season – all within the last two matches.
Alexander Stjernegaard now has 11 points (three goals, five assists) this year. He scored twice and added an assist in QU's victory.
David Bercedo scored once, raising his season total to five goals (team-high).
Ramesh Delsouz registered his first collegiate score for the Bobcats. The Denmark-native has played in seven of the Bobcats eight contests in 2022.
Jared Smith and Jason Budhai each recorded two assists. Drew Seguro and keeper Matthew Pisani each added one helper.
The Bobcats outshot 28-9. QU recorded 15 shots on goal – the most shots on target the team has attempted in the Division I era.