Women's Soccer Plays Final Non-Conference Game At Yale Tuesday
9/21/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
The Quinnipiac University women's soccer team will travel to New Haven, Conn. Tuesday evening to take on Yale University in their final non-conference match-up of the 2009 season. The game is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. The Bobcats most recently tied the University of Rhode Island, 2-2, on Sept. 20.
Scouting
The Bulldogs
Yale has
recorded a 3-3 record this season coming into their final
non-conference contest against the Bobcats. In their last outing,
the Bulldogs lost to the University of Connecticut, 1-0. Junior
forward Becky Brown leads Yale as she has scored seven goals and
added on assist so far this season. Junior goalkeeper Ayana
Sumiyasu has started five games in net for the Bulldogs, compiling
a .882 save percentage.
All-Time
Against Yale
Quinnipiac
is 0-7 all-time against Yale, having played all seven games at
Reese Stadium in New Haven, Conn. The two teams first met on Sept.
2, 2000, where the Bobcats lost 5-1. Their most recent meeting was
on Oct. 3, 2007 where it was a close 2-1 loss for Quinnipiac. In
that match-up, Meagan McLoughlin (Rocky Hill, Conn.) scored the
lone goal of the game, assisted by Sara Lawlor. Goalkeeper Chloe
Beizer made six saves in net for the Bobcats.
Prime
Candidate
Sophomore
Furtuna Velaj (Stamford, Conn.) was named the
adidas/Northeast Conference Player of the Week after her
performance at Siena and Rhode Island this past weekend. The
forward put up seven points in the two games, recording two goals
and one assist. It was the first weekly award won by the women's
soccer team in the 2009 season.
Double
Trouble
Against
URI on Sept. 20, Velaj scored both of Quinnipiac's goals in the 2-2
tie. Her first came in the 50th minute of play to even the game at
1-1. Velaj collected her own rebound off the Rams' goalkeeper and
flicked it into the right side of the net for her third goal of the
year. She struck again in the 78th minute on a breakaway from
center field, stopping ten yards out to lob a high shot over the
keeper.
Shauna's
Support
Freshman
Shauna Edwards (Southington, Conn.) recorded her first collegiate
assist in the game against URI on Sept. 20. The midfielder located
Velaj at center field and dished a quick pass up for the breakaway
on net. Edwards earned her first collegiate point in the game
against Siena on Sept. 18, as she scored the third Bobcat goal in
the game. She ranks third on the team in points with
three.
Leading
the Way
Just five
games into the 2009 season, Velaj is already climbing to the top of
the Northeast Conference leader boards. The sophomore forward ranks
first in the NEC in points (11), goals (4), and ranks third in
assists (3). She also ranks first in shots per game with 6.4. Velaj
has led all players in shots in four of the five games the Bobcats
have played this season.
Forces In
Overtime
Quinnipiac
has gone into overtime in three of the five games so far this
season, with a record of 1-1-1. The Bobcats hold a 5-3 edge in
shots over their opponents in overtime.
