Tuesday, September 15
Hamden, Conn.
4 pm
Quinnipiac University
vs
Albany
QU Women's Soccer Continues Homestand on Tuesday at 4 PM Against UAlbany
9/14/2015 9:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Quinnipiac Bobcats (4-1-0, 0-0-0 MAAC)
vs. UAlbany Great Danes (3-4-0, 0-0-0 America East)
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 • 4:00 PM
QU Soccer Field • Hamden, Connecticut
All-Time Series vs. Albany (DI): 3-0 (3-0)
Last Meeting: Sept. 21, 2005 (W, 1-0) @ Quinnipiac
IT'S NICE TO BE HOME
Quinnipiac continues its three-game homestand with another America East foe as Tuesday afternoon will bring a matchup against UAlbany in what will be the fourth straight America East opponent for the Bobcats. Kickoff is set for 4 PM as the Bobcats look to extend their winning streak to three games and continue their strong start to the 2015 campaign.
ALL-TIME AGAINST UALBANY (3-0-0)
SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES
Coming into play with a 3-4 overall mark, the Great Danes are coming off a successful homestand in which the team won two out of three to climb back near the .500 mark. After a tough 1-3 start to the 2015 season, UAlbany dominated both Holy Cross (W, 5-0) and Marist (W, 2-0) at home before falling to Dartmouth (L, 2-0) in the final game of the consecutive streak at home. Picked to finish fourth in the America East Preseason Coaches' Poll, UAlbany is coming off a 7-9-5 record in 2014 with a 3-2-3 mark in league play. The Great Danes were an explosive offensive team in 2014, scoring 35 goals in 21 games with 32 assists, ranking as the top scoring offense in the America East while setting new program records in both categories. UAlbany returns four All-Conference players from last season, including the program's all-time winningest goalie in UAlbany's Division I history and five players that scored double digit points in 2014. The 2014 America East Rookie of the Year and All-America East First Team selection Vivian Vega returns after ranking third in the conference with 22 points off nine goals and four assists. Through seven games this season, Vega is tied for the team-lead with three goals. Fellow classmate and 2014 America East All-Rookie Team selection Kiana Rugar joins Vega up top and has posted six points (two goals, two assists) in seven games this season. 2014 America East First Teamer Alexa Schneider headlines the midfield unit and has recorded seven points (two goals, three assists) so far in 2015. In goal, the program's all-time Div. I wins leader senior Alana Brennan has played every minute in the cage this season for the Great Danes and comes in with a 1.54 GAA, 36 saves and .766 save percentage.
MAN…THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY
Quinnipiac's offensive outburst this season continued on Sunday as the Bobcats scored three goals in the first 27:11 of play and went on to defeat Maine, 3-1. The three-goal first half barrage marked the first time Quinnipiac posted three goals in the first stanza since scoring three against Wagner on Oct. 5, 2012 in what resulted in a 4-1 victory.
I MEAN IT REALLY GOT OUT OF HAND FAST
Quinnipiac's three-goal first half featured the fastest recorded goal this season as Jess Fontaine found the back of the net just 1:25 into play. The Bobcats' last goal scored within the first two minutes of play came back on Sept. 30, 2011 as Furtuna Velaj scored at 1:57 in a 4-2 win over Fairleigh Dickinson.
FONTAINE OF YOUTH
Several Bobcats experienced career-firsts in the 3-1 win over Maine on Sept. 13, starting with the first career multi-goal game for junior Jess Fontaine. The Bobcats' active career scoring leader, with nine goals and six assists in 37 career appearances, now has a team-leading eight points (three goals, two assists) through five games this season. The midfielder has either scored or assisted on 50 percent of the Bobcats' goals while she is just one point shy of matching her single-season career high total set back in 2013 (three goals, three assists).
GARGAN-TUAN GOAL
Among the other career firsts from the 3-1 victory over Maine included the first career goal and first career game-winning tally for freshman Jess Gargan. With two assists already on the season, Gargan's first goal came less than six minutes into play as she now ranks third on the team with four points in 2015
POINTS APLENTY
Through just five games, the Bobcats have scored 10 goals and tallied 14 assists. Individually, Quinnipiac has 11 players who've registered at least one point and nine players with at least two points in 2015. The only school in the MAAC that has more players with at least two points is Canisius with 11 as Quinnipiac is tied with Saint Peter's and Siena for second place.
HIGH RANKING
Quinnipiac's freshman striker Nadya Gill finds herself in some elite company as she became the first player in program history to have her first three career goals all go down as game-winners for the Bobcats. Her three game-winning tallies in 2015 also has her ranked high on the national leaderboard as she is tied for 3rd in the nation in game-winning goals. Both of the national leaders, Jannelle Flaws of Illinois and Ashley Spivey of Central Florida, are in their senior season for their respective schools.
HISTORY MADE
The history-making debut season continued for Nadya Gill, as she is the first Bobcat freshman since Furtuna Velaj in the 2008 season to record at least three goals and three game-winning goals in her opening season as a Bobcat. Gill's success through her first four games is unmatched in Quinnipiac women's soccer history as she is the first player to have each of her first three career goals go down as the game-winning tally.
GIVE THE ROOK HER DUE
Another Bobcat dominating in her first season on the team has been freshman center back Sarahkate Norton. Through four games in 2015, Norton leads all field players in minutes played this season (453) as she has played all but five minutes of action through the first five games of her career. Norton has been one of the backbones for a steady defensive effort thus far that has allowed only five goals and just 5.2 shots-on-goal per game.
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
A week after earning the MAAC's Offensive Player of the Week award, Nadya Gill picked up her second straight weekly conference honor as she was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Sept. 7. Gill continues the torrid start to her career as she became the Bobcats' first back-to-back weekly award winner since Velaj was named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week in consecutive weeks from Sept. 22-29, 2008.
KEEP THE W'S COMING
Quinnipiac is off to their best start since the 2012 season when they started the year 4-0-1 on their way to a 9-6-1 season in their final year in the Northeast Conference. Quinnipiac's road victory against Delaware State was its first away from the QU Soccer Field since Sept. 21, 2013 when they defeated Saint Peter's, 3-0, and the first non-conference road win since Sept. 2, 2012 when they knocked off Holy Cross, 1-0. Already with two road wins in 2015, the Bobcats have compiled more road wins this season than the previous two seasons combined.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
Offensive output certainly hasn't been the Bobcats' weakness through the first five games of 2015 as Quinnipiac has already scored 10 goals, including at least two goals scored in four of the five games this season. The average of 2.00 goals per game through five games to start a season is the highest goals per game average for the Bobcats in any single-season since the 2007 campaign where QU scored 11 goals (2.20 goals per game) through the first five contests.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST (CONT.)
Perhaps even more impressive is the Bobcats' scoring streak has now hit five straight games to start the 2015 season in which QU has scored at least one goal. The last time the Bobcats have started a season with a longer goal scoring streak was the 2001 campaign wherein QU scored at least one goal in all 18 games.
MAAC ATTACK
Through four games in 2015, Quinnipiac ranks in the top half of the league in all major offensive categories. With seven goals scored in four games, the Bobcats are tied for 4th in the MAAC in goals per game (1.75), 1st in assists per game (2.50) and 2nd in goals against average (0.98). Individually, Nadya Gill leads the MAAC in shots per game (4.25), tied for 2nd in points per game (1.50) and goals per game (0.75) and 1st in game-winning goals (three). Natalia Grodzki has the 3rd-best GAA in the MAAC (0.98) and also sits tied for 5th-best save percentage (.800).
YOUTH MOVEMENT
After bringing in a single-season program record 12 freshmen this offseason, Quinnipiac has reloaded in a big way as nine freshmen have entered in at least one game so far this season while seven rookies have played in all five games in 2014. Six of the Bobcats' 10 goals (60 percent) and six of the team's 14 assists (42.3 percent) have been notched by QU freshmen this season.
NADYA GILL THE THRILL
Freshman Nadya Gill made history on Aug. 31 as she was named the MAAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. Gill became the first Quinnipiac women's soccer weekly award winner since Natalia Grodzki was named the Defensive Player of the Week twice in 2013, most recently on Oct. 28, 2013. Gill is also the first offensive player to win Player of the Week honors since Kemeshaa Woodfine on Sept. 4, 2012 and is the first rookie to be named Player of the Week since Furtuna Velaj on Oct. 6, 2008, both awards coming when the Bobcats were still a member of the Northeast Conference.
WHAT A DEBUT
Nadya Gill started her Bobcat career off with a bang as she tucked home the game-winning goal 7:46 into overtime for the Bobcats. She is the first Quinnipiac women's soccer player to have her first career goal result in the game-winner since Furtuna Velaj in 2008. Gill fired a game-high six shots and three on goal for the Bobcats against Holy Cross.
MAD-NESS
Gill was not the only freshman to tally goal in the season opener for the Bobcats as Madison Borowiec registered her first career goal with just 19 seconds remaining in the first half to provide the Bobcats with the equalizer heading into halftime. Borowiec was the first freshman since Jessica Fontaine in 2013 to score the first goal of the season for the Bobcats.
STARTING OFF THE SEASON RIGHT
Quinnipiac started off the season on a high note with its 2-1, overtime victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders on Monday. It is the first time since the 2012 season in which the Bobcats opened up the season with a win. In 2012, the Bobcats opened up the season 3-0, starting with a 1-0 win over the Providence Friars.
SENIOR ANCHOR
Goalkeeper Natalia Grodzki had a strong senior season debut for the Bobcats, making six saves in the victory. It was the eighth time in her career that she had recorded at least six saves, most recently recording six saves on Oct. 22, 2014 against Manhattan. Grodzki followed that up with a two-save shutout against Delaware State to up his career win total to eight while also tallying her fifth career clean sheet. She then notched five saves to pick up her third win of the season and ninth of her career at Vermont.
OFFENSIVE PRESENCE
Quinnipiac turned up the heat on the Crusaders offensively in the first game of the season, recording 16 shots with seven on goal in the victory. The Bobcats 16 shots are the fourth-most recorded in a game dating back to last season. QU followed that up with 14 shot attempts at Delaware St. and are now 3-1-1 when recording at least 14 shots in that timespan.
UP NEXT
The Quinnipiac women's soccer team moves on with the start of MAAC play on Saturday, Sept. 18 as the Bobcats will play host to the defending MAAC Champion Rider at 1 PM.
vs. UAlbany Great Danes (3-4-0, 0-0-0 America East)
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 • 4:00 PM
QU Soccer Field • Hamden, Connecticut
All-Time Series vs. Albany (DI): 3-0 (3-0)
Last Meeting: Sept. 21, 2005 (W, 1-0) @ Quinnipiac
IT'S NICE TO BE HOME
Quinnipiac continues its three-game homestand with another America East foe as Tuesday afternoon will bring a matchup against UAlbany in what will be the fourth straight America East opponent for the Bobcats. Kickoff is set for 4 PM as the Bobcats look to extend their winning streak to three games and continue their strong start to the 2015 campaign.
ALL-TIME AGAINST UALBANY (3-0-0)
- Quinnipiac and UAlbany have faced off three times in the series history, with the Bobcats taking the victory in the all three matchups
- The last time these two sides have met was nearly 10 years ago as the Bobcats defeated the Great Danes, 1-0, on Sept. 21, 2005 at home
- QU has outscored UAlbany, 6-1, in the three all-time contests and haven't allowed a goal in the last two meetings
- This will be the third game between the Bobcats and Great Danes played in Hamden and QU has taken the two prior meetings by scores of 1-0 (Sept. 21, 2005) and 4-1 (Oct. 9, 1999)
SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES
Coming into play with a 3-4 overall mark, the Great Danes are coming off a successful homestand in which the team won two out of three to climb back near the .500 mark. After a tough 1-3 start to the 2015 season, UAlbany dominated both Holy Cross (W, 5-0) and Marist (W, 2-0) at home before falling to Dartmouth (L, 2-0) in the final game of the consecutive streak at home. Picked to finish fourth in the America East Preseason Coaches' Poll, UAlbany is coming off a 7-9-5 record in 2014 with a 3-2-3 mark in league play. The Great Danes were an explosive offensive team in 2014, scoring 35 goals in 21 games with 32 assists, ranking as the top scoring offense in the America East while setting new program records in both categories. UAlbany returns four All-Conference players from last season, including the program's all-time winningest goalie in UAlbany's Division I history and five players that scored double digit points in 2014. The 2014 America East Rookie of the Year and All-America East First Team selection Vivian Vega returns after ranking third in the conference with 22 points off nine goals and four assists. Through seven games this season, Vega is tied for the team-lead with three goals. Fellow classmate and 2014 America East All-Rookie Team selection Kiana Rugar joins Vega up top and has posted six points (two goals, two assists) in seven games this season. 2014 America East First Teamer Alexa Schneider headlines the midfield unit and has recorded seven points (two goals, three assists) so far in 2015. In goal, the program's all-time Div. I wins leader senior Alana Brennan has played every minute in the cage this season for the Great Danes and comes in with a 1.54 GAA, 36 saves and .766 save percentage.
MAN…THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY
Quinnipiac's offensive outburst this season continued on Sunday as the Bobcats scored three goals in the first 27:11 of play and went on to defeat Maine, 3-1. The three-goal first half barrage marked the first time Quinnipiac posted three goals in the first stanza since scoring three against Wagner on Oct. 5, 2012 in what resulted in a 4-1 victory.
I MEAN IT REALLY GOT OUT OF HAND FAST
Quinnipiac's three-goal first half featured the fastest recorded goal this season as Jess Fontaine found the back of the net just 1:25 into play. The Bobcats' last goal scored within the first two minutes of play came back on Sept. 30, 2011 as Furtuna Velaj scored at 1:57 in a 4-2 win over Fairleigh Dickinson.
FONTAINE OF YOUTH
Several Bobcats experienced career-firsts in the 3-1 win over Maine on Sept. 13, starting with the first career multi-goal game for junior Jess Fontaine. The Bobcats' active career scoring leader, with nine goals and six assists in 37 career appearances, now has a team-leading eight points (three goals, two assists) through five games this season. The midfielder has either scored or assisted on 50 percent of the Bobcats' goals while she is just one point shy of matching her single-season career high total set back in 2013 (three goals, three assists).
GARGAN-TUAN GOAL
Among the other career firsts from the 3-1 victory over Maine included the first career goal and first career game-winning tally for freshman Jess Gargan. With two assists already on the season, Gargan's first goal came less than six minutes into play as she now ranks third on the team with four points in 2015
POINTS APLENTY
Through just five games, the Bobcats have scored 10 goals and tallied 14 assists. Individually, Quinnipiac has 11 players who've registered at least one point and nine players with at least two points in 2015. The only school in the MAAC that has more players with at least two points is Canisius with 11 as Quinnipiac is tied with Saint Peter's and Siena for second place.
HIGH RANKING
Quinnipiac's freshman striker Nadya Gill finds herself in some elite company as she became the first player in program history to have her first three career goals all go down as game-winners for the Bobcats. Her three game-winning tallies in 2015 also has her ranked high on the national leaderboard as she is tied for 3rd in the nation in game-winning goals. Both of the national leaders, Jannelle Flaws of Illinois and Ashley Spivey of Central Florida, are in their senior season for their respective schools.
HISTORY MADE
The history-making debut season continued for Nadya Gill, as she is the first Bobcat freshman since Furtuna Velaj in the 2008 season to record at least three goals and three game-winning goals in her opening season as a Bobcat. Gill's success through her first four games is unmatched in Quinnipiac women's soccer history as she is the first player to have each of her first three career goals go down as the game-winning tally.
GIVE THE ROOK HER DUE
Another Bobcat dominating in her first season on the team has been freshman center back Sarahkate Norton. Through four games in 2015, Norton leads all field players in minutes played this season (453) as she has played all but five minutes of action through the first five games of her career. Norton has been one of the backbones for a steady defensive effort thus far that has allowed only five goals and just 5.2 shots-on-goal per game.
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
A week after earning the MAAC's Offensive Player of the Week award, Nadya Gill picked up her second straight weekly conference honor as she was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Sept. 7. Gill continues the torrid start to her career as she became the Bobcats' first back-to-back weekly award winner since Velaj was named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week in consecutive weeks from Sept. 22-29, 2008.
KEEP THE W'S COMING
Quinnipiac is off to their best start since the 2012 season when they started the year 4-0-1 on their way to a 9-6-1 season in their final year in the Northeast Conference. Quinnipiac's road victory against Delaware State was its first away from the QU Soccer Field since Sept. 21, 2013 when they defeated Saint Peter's, 3-0, and the first non-conference road win since Sept. 2, 2012 when they knocked off Holy Cross, 1-0. Already with two road wins in 2015, the Bobcats have compiled more road wins this season than the previous two seasons combined.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
Offensive output certainly hasn't been the Bobcats' weakness through the first five games of 2015 as Quinnipiac has already scored 10 goals, including at least two goals scored in four of the five games this season. The average of 2.00 goals per game through five games to start a season is the highest goals per game average for the Bobcats in any single-season since the 2007 campaign where QU scored 11 goals (2.20 goals per game) through the first five contests.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST (CONT.)
Perhaps even more impressive is the Bobcats' scoring streak has now hit five straight games to start the 2015 season in which QU has scored at least one goal. The last time the Bobcats have started a season with a longer goal scoring streak was the 2001 campaign wherein QU scored at least one goal in all 18 games.
MAAC ATTACK
Through four games in 2015, Quinnipiac ranks in the top half of the league in all major offensive categories. With seven goals scored in four games, the Bobcats are tied for 4th in the MAAC in goals per game (1.75), 1st in assists per game (2.50) and 2nd in goals against average (0.98). Individually, Nadya Gill leads the MAAC in shots per game (4.25), tied for 2nd in points per game (1.50) and goals per game (0.75) and 1st in game-winning goals (three). Natalia Grodzki has the 3rd-best GAA in the MAAC (0.98) and also sits tied for 5th-best save percentage (.800).
YOUTH MOVEMENT
After bringing in a single-season program record 12 freshmen this offseason, Quinnipiac has reloaded in a big way as nine freshmen have entered in at least one game so far this season while seven rookies have played in all five games in 2014. Six of the Bobcats' 10 goals (60 percent) and six of the team's 14 assists (42.3 percent) have been notched by QU freshmen this season.
NADYA GILL THE THRILL
Freshman Nadya Gill made history on Aug. 31 as she was named the MAAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. Gill became the first Quinnipiac women's soccer weekly award winner since Natalia Grodzki was named the Defensive Player of the Week twice in 2013, most recently on Oct. 28, 2013. Gill is also the first offensive player to win Player of the Week honors since Kemeshaa Woodfine on Sept. 4, 2012 and is the first rookie to be named Player of the Week since Furtuna Velaj on Oct. 6, 2008, both awards coming when the Bobcats were still a member of the Northeast Conference.
WHAT A DEBUT
Nadya Gill started her Bobcat career off with a bang as she tucked home the game-winning goal 7:46 into overtime for the Bobcats. She is the first Quinnipiac women's soccer player to have her first career goal result in the game-winner since Furtuna Velaj in 2008. Gill fired a game-high six shots and three on goal for the Bobcats against Holy Cross.
MAD-NESS
Gill was not the only freshman to tally goal in the season opener for the Bobcats as Madison Borowiec registered her first career goal with just 19 seconds remaining in the first half to provide the Bobcats with the equalizer heading into halftime. Borowiec was the first freshman since Jessica Fontaine in 2013 to score the first goal of the season for the Bobcats.
STARTING OFF THE SEASON RIGHT
Quinnipiac started off the season on a high note with its 2-1, overtime victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders on Monday. It is the first time since the 2012 season in which the Bobcats opened up the season with a win. In 2012, the Bobcats opened up the season 3-0, starting with a 1-0 win over the Providence Friars.
SENIOR ANCHOR
Goalkeeper Natalia Grodzki had a strong senior season debut for the Bobcats, making six saves in the victory. It was the eighth time in her career that she had recorded at least six saves, most recently recording six saves on Oct. 22, 2014 against Manhattan. Grodzki followed that up with a two-save shutout against Delaware State to up his career win total to eight while also tallying her fifth career clean sheet. She then notched five saves to pick up her third win of the season and ninth of her career at Vermont.
OFFENSIVE PRESENCE
Quinnipiac turned up the heat on the Crusaders offensively in the first game of the season, recording 16 shots with seven on goal in the victory. The Bobcats 16 shots are the fourth-most recorded in a game dating back to last season. QU followed that up with 14 shot attempts at Delaware St. and are now 3-1-1 when recording at least 14 shots in that timespan.
UP NEXT
The Quinnipiac women's soccer team moves on with the start of MAAC play on Saturday, Sept. 18 as the Bobcats will play host to the defending MAAC Champion Rider at 1 PM.
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