Bobcats to Honor Graduating Class on Saturday

Game #11: Quinnipiac (3-3-4, 3-0-3 MAAC) vs Saint Peter's (4-4-3, 1-3-1 MAAC)
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 | 12:00 PM
Hamden, Conn. | Quinnipiac Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium
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Hamden, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's soccer team returns to Hamden for a MAAC contest against the Saint Peter's Peacocks on Saturday, October 4^th. Before the game, the Bobcats will honor their graduating class with a Senior Day ceremony. Kickoff from the Quinnipiac Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium is slated for noon and can be seen on GoBobcats.com.

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SCOUTING THE PEACOCKS

Saint Peter's enters Saturday's matchup with a 4-4-3 overall record and a 1-3-1 mark in conference play.
The Peacocks finished non-conference play with a 3-1-2 record, defeating Temple (3-1), LIU (3-0), and Le Moyne (1-0), and drawing against Drexel (1-1), and St. Bonaventure (1-1). The Peacocks dropped their lone non-conference game on the road at Loyola, 2-0.
The last time out, the Peacocks dropped their third MAAC game of the year, losing to the Iona Gaels, 4-0. Iona scored two goals in each half, while the Peacocks were held scoreless as the Iona goalkeepers recorded seven saves in the win.
Julia Pinho Magno leads the Peacocks in scoring this season with five goals and eleven points. Pinho Magno has started ten contests for Saint Peter's and has played over 770 minutes in those ten games.
Bergljot Kristinsdottir has started all eleven games in goal for the Peacocks. Kristinsdottir has made 49 saves, while allowing 18 goals against in her first season in Jersey City.
The Peacocks currently sit in tenth place in the MAAC standings as of Friday, October 3^rd.

HISTORY AGAINST SAINT PETER'S

Saturday's matchup marks the 16^th time the two programs are facing off in QU's Division I history.
The last time the two teams faced off was last season, on September 28, 2024, in Jersey City.
Madison Alves scored two goals, while Courtney Chochol recorded a tally as the Bobcats downed the Peacocks 3-0 on the road.

LAST TIME OUT

The Bobcats traveled to Siena and drew 0-0 against the Saints on Wednesday, October 1^st.
Graduate student Gwen Hoyt got the start in goal and made two saves in the tie. Hoyt recorded her first clean sheet of the season and second of her collegiate career.
Siena outshot the Bobcats, 8-5, but QU recorded more shots on goal, 3-2.

PRESEASON HONORS

The Quinnipiac women's soccer team was selected second in the MAAC Preseason Poll, as announced by the league office on Wednesday, August 6^th.
The Bobcats received 158 total points with two first-place votes. Quinnipiac finished eight points behind the Preseason favorites, Fairfield, and finished 25 points ahead of Siena, who was picked to finish third.
Madison Alves was Quinnipiac's lone member of the Preseason All-MAAC Team.

'24 SEASON RECAP

The Bobcats went 14-5-1 (10-2-0 MAAC) last season and earned the #2 seed for the 2024 MAAC Championships.
Quinnipiac defeated the Iona Gaels 1-0 in the MAAC Quarterfinals before defeating the Canisius Golden Griffins 3-1 in the Semifinals to punch their fourth straight MAAC Championship appearance.
The Bobcats' season came to an end in the MAAC Title Game as they fell to the Fairfield Stags 1-0.

HOME COOKING

Quinnipiac posted an 8-0-1 record on their home turf during last year's regular season, including a streak of seven straight clean sheets.
The Bobcats outscored their opponents 22-2 on their home turf in the regular season.
QU won their two postseason contests in Hamden last year, outscoring their opponents 4-1.

KEEPING IT CLEAN

The Bobcats had a stretch of ten straight clean sheets last season, spanning from September 1^st to October 16^th.
The clean sheet streak came to an end on October 19^th as the Bobcats lost 2-0 to Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

HEAD COACH DAVE CLARKE

Head Coach Dave Clarke enters his 27^th season with the Bobcats in 2025. Clarke is 245-203-47 over his career as a collegiate head coach (2 seasons at New Haven before QU).
Clarke has firmly cemented himself as one of the premier college coaches in the NCAA's highest division. He effectively etched his signature on Quinnipiac soccer by becoming not only the winningest coach in its history but also leading his team to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2000 and a regular-season championship in 2001.
The Bobcats then won their second consecutive MAAC Championship in 2023, marking their second MAAC Title in program history.

WHO'S BACK?

The Bobcats return six of their top ten-point scorers from last season, highlighted by Madison Alves and Klara Bengtsson, who both finished the season with 10 points.
Alves is the lone returner who started all 20 games last season.
The Bobcats will have three goalkeepers who combined for three appearances last season. Gwen Hoyt started two contests and finished with a 1-0-0 record and recorded one save.

NEW FACES IN HAMDEN

The Bobcats welcome ten newcomers to Hamden before the start of the 2025 season.
Addyson Earl is the lone transfer into the women's soccer program, coming in after one season at UNC Charlotte.
Quinnipiac will have nine first years on the roster this season, Audrey Lefebvre (Repentigny, Quebec, Canada), Stella Tosoni (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), Alessandra Page (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Marta Ankarcrona (Stockholm, Sweden), Marina Mahon (West Chester, Pennsylvania), Corey Anderson (Glastonbury, Connecticut), Sydney McInnis (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada), Isabella Torelli (King City, Ontario, Canada), and Ava Young (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada).

THE '25 SCHEDULE

The Bobcats will play 16 regular-season games in total – hosting seven contests at the Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium in Hamden. The Bobcats hosted two exhibition contests this preseason, welcoming both St. John's and Maine.
Quinnipiac's slate features four non-conference matchups, with three on the road (Hofstra, Stony Brook, and LIU) and one in Hamden (Syracuse).
QU kicks off MAAC play on September 6^th as they host the Rider Broncs with a 12 PM kickoff.
The Bobcats will have a 2024 MAAC Championship Rematch with the Fairfield Stags on September 24^th in Hamden.
QU will honor its seniors in a pre-game ceremony before the October 4^th match against the Saint Peter's Peacocks.
Quinnipiac will wrap up their home schedule with the Manhattan Jaspers on October 29^th.

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Players Mentioned

Madison Alves

Corey Anderson

Klara Bengtsson

Courtney Chochol

Addyson Earl

Gwen Hoyt

Audrey Lefebvre

Marina Mahon

Sydney McInnis

Alessandra Page

Isabella Torelli

Stella Tosoni

Ava Young

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