Women's Soccer Returns to Hamden to face Mount St. Mary's

Game #7: Quinnipiac (1-3-2, 1-0-1 MAAC) vs Mount St. Mary's (3-4-0, 1-1 MAAC)
Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025 | 12 PM
Hamden, Conn. | Quinnipiac Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium
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Hamden, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's soccer team returns to Hamden to take on the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers to continue conference play on Saturday, September 20^th. Kickoff from the Quinnipiac Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium is slated for noon and can be seen on ESPN+.

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SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS

Mount St. Mary's enters Saturday's matchup with a 3-4-0 overall record and a 1-1 mark in conference play.
The Mountaineers finished non-conference play with a 2-3 record, defeating Shepherd (2-1) and Delaware State (4-2), but falling to Delaware (5-2), Towson (5-0), and UPenn (5-0).
The last time out, the Mountaineers took down the Saint Peter's Peacocks, 3-2, for their first MAAC win of the year. Mount St. Mary's scored three goals in the opening 45 minutes of action to seal the win over the Peacocks.
Junior Cassidy Nichols leads the Mount St. Mary's offense with three goals so far this season. Nichols is among the team leaders with two assists and leads the team with eight points.
Abigail Makela has started all seven games in goal for the Mountaineers and holds a 3-3-0 overall record. Makela has recorded 27 saves and has allowed 16 goals this season.
Mount St. Mary's was picked to finish twelfth in the MAAC Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll.

HISTORY AGAINST MOUNT ST. MARY'S

Saturday's matchup marks the 17^th time the two programs are facing off in QU's Division I history.
The last time the two teams faced off was on October 19^th of last season, and the Mount defeated the Bobcats 2-0 on their home turf.
The loss to Mount St. Mary's was just one of the two conference losses the Bobcats suffered last season.

LAST TIME OUT

The Bobcats last played to a 2-2 draw against the Niagara Purple Eagles on Saturday, September 13^th.
The Purple Eagles entered the break at the half with a two-goal lead on the Bobcats, scoring just three minutes apart.
Quinnipiac didn't stop fighting as Anna Bean got the Bobcats on the board with her first goal of the season in the 76^th minute.
With just under ten minutes to play, Milena Branco set up for a corner kick and sent a shot to the box that brushed past the Niagara keeper and knotted the game up at two.

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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Women's Soccer Returns to Hamden to face Mount St. Mary's

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Players Mentioned

Madison Alves

Corey Anderson

Anna Bean

Klara Bengtsson

Milena Branco

Addyson Earl

Gwen Hoyt

Audrey Lefebvre

Marina Mahon

Sydney McInnis

Alessandra Page

Isabella Torelli

Stella Tosoni

Ava Young

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus Fairfield on Sep. 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer at Merrimack on Sep. 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer at Siena on Oct. 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus Saint Peter's on Oct. 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Women's Soccer Returns to Hamden to face Mount St. Mary's

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Madison Alves

Corey Anderson

Anna Bean

Klara Bengtsson

Milena Branco

Addyson Earl

Gwen Hoyt

Audrey Lefebvre

Marina Mahon

Sydney McInnis

Alessandra Page

Isabella Torelli

Stella Tosoni

Ava Young

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