QU Field Hockey Resumes MAAC Play Against Sacred Heart On Friday, Oct. 16

Friday, October 16

New Haven, Conn.

7 pm

Quinnipiac University

Sacred Heart

QU Field Hockey Resumes MAAC Play Against Sacred Heart On Friday, Oct. 16

10/15/2015 4:16:00 PM | Field Hockey

By: QU Sports Information

Quinnipiac University Bobcats (4-8, 1-0 MAAC) vs. Sacred Heart University Pioneers (2-9, 0-1 MAAC)
Date: Friday, Nov. 16, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Johnson Field, Yale University - New Haven, Conn.

The Quinnipiac University field hockey team resumes Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play on Friday, Nov. 16 when it travels to New Haven, Conn. to face Sacred Heart in a neutral site game at Yale University's Johnson Field.

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Live stats are available for Friday night's game, courtesy of SacredHeartPioneers.com.

All-Time Against Sacred Heart

Quinnipiac holds the advantage in the all-time series with an 18-11 record in 29 meetings.
The Bobcats have won six straight against Sacred Heart and are 9-8 against the Pioneers away from home, including a 3-2 mark at neutral sites.
The Bobcats have outscored Sacred Heart 20-4 in their last six meetings.
The last time Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart met at a neutral site was the 2006 Northeast Conference semifinals at Lock Haven University in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The Pioneers won that game, 4-2.

Scouting The Sacred Heart Pioneers

Sacred Heart enters Friday night's game with a record of 2-9 overall and 0-1 in the MAAC. The Pioneers have lost six-straight games with their last win coming on Sept. 13 against Holy Cross in New Haven.
Danielle Gallagher leads Sacred Heart in goals (3), assists (3) and points (9); Christine Mace checks in with three goals and two assists while Rachel Claroni's two goals make her the last player in the SHU line-up to score multiple goals this year.
In goal, Mary Altepeter has played 711:11 minutes in goal, compiling a 1-7 record with a .727 save percentage with a 3.84 goals-against average.

Bobcat Notes

Quinnipiac currently ranks 1^st among all NCAA Division I teams with 20 defensive saves to date.
Angie King has a NCAA Division I-leading 12 defensive saves to date, giving King more than all but two other NCAA Division I teams - Towson (13) and Indiana (12).
Lauren Belskie ranks fourth nationally in the category with five to date.
Megan Conaboy ranks 11^th nationally and second in the MAAC with 6.75 saves-per-game.
Conaboy also ranks 36^th nationally and second in the MAAC with a 0.692 save percentage.
Meghan McCullough leads the MAAC in assists per game with a 0.55 per-game average; McCullough also ranks sixth in points-per-game at 1.09. McCollough has accumulated three goals and a team-leading six assists to date.
McCullough has three goals and four assists in Quinnipiac's last seven games.
Dayna Barlow enters Friday night's contest against Sacred Heart on a three-game point streak. Barlow has picked up all four assists for the year in the Bobcats last three games.
After scoring the Bobcats' lone goal in the squad's season-opener on Aug. 28 in a 2-1 loss at UMass Lowell, Felicia Costanzo was held without a goal over the Bobcats' next nine games. Last weekend Costanzo scored in both outings - giving the Bobcats a 3-0 lead in a 4-0 win against Bryant while also scoring Quinnipiac's first goal against Providence in a 3-2 loss.
Savanna Reilly has scored a team-leading four goals to date; Quinnipiac is 2-2 when Reilly scores.
Michelle Federico led Quinnipiac in scoring through the Bobcats match-up against Hofstra on Sept. 25. She currently boasts two goals and five assists for the year.

What's Up Next For The Bobcats?

Quinnipiac is back in action on Sunday, Oct. 18 when it hosts Siena at 12 p.m. at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey Turf Complex.
Prior to the start of the Bobcats' match-up against Siena, Quinnipiac Athletics will recognize Haley Swartz, Meghan McCullough, Megan Conaboy and Megan Osanitsch as part of Senior Day. In addition to the four student-athletes, Quinnipiac will also recognize student athletic trainer Casey Irvine and team manager Evonna Ackourey.