Saturday, October 15
Hamden, Conn.
2:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Monmouth University
QU Men's Soccer Hosts Monmouth on Saturday Looking to Extend Four-Game Winning Streak
10/13/2016 11:57:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Quinnipiac Bobcats (8-5-0, 4-1-0 MAAC) vs. Monmouth Hawks (4-6-2, 3-2-0 MAAC)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016
Time: 2 PM (EST)
Location: QU Soccer Field| Hamden, Connecticut
All-Time Series vs. Monmouth: 4-13-3
HAMDEN, Connecticut – Quinnipiac men's soccer hosts Monmouth on Saturday, Oct. 15 at the QU Soccer Field. The Bobcats – searching for their fifth-straight MAAC win – currently own sole possession of first place in the conference.
LAST TIME OUT
Quinnipiac topped Iona, 2-1, in a comeback victory on the road on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Senior captain James Doig (Liverpool, England) grabbed the game-winning tally in the 77th minute, belting a free kick into the back of the net for his second goal of the year. Ryan Scheiderman (Brick, NJ) scored in the 55th minute for the Bobcats to even things up 1-1. The victory marks Quinnipiac's second come-from behind win of the season.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
Monmouth is 4-6-2 on the season (3-2-0 MAAC). Dave Nigro leads the club with four goals and four assists for 12 points, while Colin Stripling has four goals for eight points. Jake Areman has one goal and three assists. Monmouth goaltender Eric Klenofsky has 25 saves in six games this year, allowing just five goals for an .80 goals against and an .833 save percentage. Monmouth has beaten Niagara, Rider and Manhattan in MAAC contests, and fallen to Siena and Saint Peter's.
LAST MEETING vs. MONMOUTH
Dave Nigro had a goal and an assist as Monmouth topped Quinnipiac, 3-1, the last time the teams met on Oct. 10, 2015 at Hesse Field. Tobias Esche (Bremen, Germany) netted the Bobcats' lone goal on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute.
TOP OF THE MAAC STANDINGS
Quinnipiac currently holds sole possession of first place in the conference after its latest MAAC win over Iona. The Bobcats are 4-1-0 in conference play – the only team with four overall wins in the MAAC.
COMEBACK KIDS
Quinnipiac now has two come-from-behind wins in conference play this season. The Bobcats first come-from behind victory came on Oct. 1, when they battled back from a two-goal deficit to top Marist, 3-2. Since that point, Quinnipiac has gone on to win four straight conference plays – including its latest comeback on the road vs. Iona.
RPI RANKING
Quinnipiac now ranks 50th overall in Division I RPI. The ranking puts the Bobcats in the top 30 percent. They rank second in the MAAC in RPI.
GOAL EXPLOSION
Quinnipiac's four-goal performance vs. Manhattan on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the QU Soccer Field was its highest scoring output of the season, and its largest goal total in more than five years. The last time the Bobcats scored four goals in a game was on Sept. 14, 2011 in a victory over Hartford.
FIRST-RATE FINISHING
After scoring nine goals in the first nine games, the Bobcats have netted 10 goals in the last four games. Quinnipiac scored three times vs. Marist, four times against Manhattan, once against Canisius and twice vs. Iona in its last four contests.
NEXT UP
The Bobcats remain home to host Siena on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. from the QU Soccer Field. Following the game vs. Monmouth, QU will have four conference games left in the regular season.
Player Notes
WHELAN
Eamon Whelan (New Fairfield, Connecticut) has been named MAAC Rookie of the Week twice so far this season, most recently on Monday, October 10, 2016. He also earned the honors on Sept. 19, which was the Bobcats' first major weekly award this year. The freshman has registered a team-high seven goals (No. 2 in MAAC) and 29 shots so far this year. Whelan netted the Bobcats' first goal of the year against Louisville on Oct. 29, then scored again in a win over Lafayette on Sept. 4 before recording two goals vs. cross-town rival Yale. He recorded Quinnipiac's game-winning, overtime score against Marist, then netted two goals the Bobcats' last time out vs. Manhattan.
IAKOVIDIS
Chrysostomos Iakovidis (Thessaloniki, Greece) has started in 11 of Quinnipiac's 13 games this season. The freshman goalkeeper has tallied five shutouts so far, and has a 0.73 goals-against average thus far with an .849 save percentage (No. 1 in MAAC). At this pace, Iakovididis would join the program's all-time single-season Top 10 list in each category:
JAMES DOIG
James Doig (Liverpool, England) started in 38 games during his first two seasons at Quinnipiac, scoring twice with nine assists in that span. He netted a goal in Quinnipiac's loss to Holy Cross on Sept. 17, scored again vs. Iona on Oct. 12, and has assisted on three goals so far in 2016. Doig suffered a season-ending injury during the third game of the 2015 season.
MAX ROTHENBUECHER
Rothenbuecher, a 2016 co-captain, has recorded two assists in 2016. He scored two goals and added one assist in 2015. The junior had the game-winner vs. Canisius in the MAAC Tournament on Nov. 5, 2015. Rothenbuecher, who played in the Bayern Munich FC system for 10 years, has three goals and five assists in his career at Quinnipiac.
RYAN SCHEIDERMAN
Ryan Scheiderman (Brick, NJ) is second on the team with 10 points this year on four goals and two assists. He scored Quinnipiac's lone goal in a 2-1 loss vs. UMass Lowell on Sept. 10, heading in a feed from Max Rothenbuecher with 17:11 left in the second half. He also scored in the second half of the Bobcats' comeback vs. Marist, again in the win over Manhattan, and most recently, again vs. Iona in their latest win. The senior had two goals last season, which was tied for team-best. He has six goals and four assists in his career at Quinnipiac.
RASHAWN DALLY
Rashawn Dally (Bloomfield, CT) has a goal and three assists for the Bobcats so far. He has two helpers in a win over Lafayette at home on Sept. 4, 2016, then scored the game-winning goal in the Bobcats' most recent win vs. Canisius on Saturday, Oct. 8. The sophomore had one goal and two assists in 2015. He earned a spot on the Jamaican National Under-20 Team this summer, playing in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U-20 Qualifiers in June. Jamaica went 2-1 in qualifiers with wins over host Dominican Republic and Dominica.
MATTHEW TAYLOR
The sophomore registered two goals and three assists in 2015 for a team-high seven points. Matthew Taylor (Dublin, Ireland) netted the game-winning goal against Manhattan on Oct. 14, 2015, on a 25-yard blast in the third minute. Taylor scored in a 2-0 win over Lafayette on Sept. 4 of this season, and assisted on one of Eamon Whelan's goals vs. Manhattan on Oct. 5, 2016.
CONOR MCCOY
The freshman had a goal on Sept. 2 against Fordham, then recorded an assist on Sept. 17 vs. Holy Cross. He then scored in Quinnipiac's comeback win vs. Marist its last time out, tipping a James Doig corner kick for his second gooal of the season to make it 2-1. Doig placed the ball in front of Marist's net from the far corner, and McCoy deflected it with his right foot to cut the lead to one goal.
WILLIAM PUSTARI
Has two goals this season, scoring on Sept. 20 vs. St. John's, and on Oct. 5 against Manhattan. Pustari, a junior, has appeared in 25 games in his career at Quinnipiac.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016
Time: 2 PM (EST)
Location: QU Soccer Field| Hamden, Connecticut
All-Time Series vs. Monmouth: 4-13-3
HAMDEN, Connecticut – Quinnipiac men's soccer hosts Monmouth on Saturday, Oct. 15 at the QU Soccer Field. The Bobcats – searching for their fifth-straight MAAC win – currently own sole possession of first place in the conference.
LAST TIME OUT
Quinnipiac topped Iona, 2-1, in a comeback victory on the road on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Senior captain James Doig (Liverpool, England) grabbed the game-winning tally in the 77th minute, belting a free kick into the back of the net for his second goal of the year. Ryan Scheiderman (Brick, NJ) scored in the 55th minute for the Bobcats to even things up 1-1. The victory marks Quinnipiac's second come-from behind win of the season.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
Monmouth is 4-6-2 on the season (3-2-0 MAAC). Dave Nigro leads the club with four goals and four assists for 12 points, while Colin Stripling has four goals for eight points. Jake Areman has one goal and three assists. Monmouth goaltender Eric Klenofsky has 25 saves in six games this year, allowing just five goals for an .80 goals against and an .833 save percentage. Monmouth has beaten Niagara, Rider and Manhattan in MAAC contests, and fallen to Siena and Saint Peter's.
LAST MEETING vs. MONMOUTH
Dave Nigro had a goal and an assist as Monmouth topped Quinnipiac, 3-1, the last time the teams met on Oct. 10, 2015 at Hesse Field. Tobias Esche (Bremen, Germany) netted the Bobcats' lone goal on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute.
TOP OF THE MAAC STANDINGS
Quinnipiac currently holds sole possession of first place in the conference after its latest MAAC win over Iona. The Bobcats are 4-1-0 in conference play – the only team with four overall wins in the MAAC.
COMEBACK KIDS
Quinnipiac now has two come-from-behind wins in conference play this season. The Bobcats first come-from behind victory came on Oct. 1, when they battled back from a two-goal deficit to top Marist, 3-2. Since that point, Quinnipiac has gone on to win four straight conference plays – including its latest comeback on the road vs. Iona.
RPI RANKING
Quinnipiac now ranks 50th overall in Division I RPI. The ranking puts the Bobcats in the top 30 percent. They rank second in the MAAC in RPI.
GOAL EXPLOSION
Quinnipiac's four-goal performance vs. Manhattan on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the QU Soccer Field was its highest scoring output of the season, and its largest goal total in more than five years. The last time the Bobcats scored four goals in a game was on Sept. 14, 2011 in a victory over Hartford.
FIRST-RATE FINISHING
After scoring nine goals in the first nine games, the Bobcats have netted 10 goals in the last four games. Quinnipiac scored three times vs. Marist, four times against Manhattan, once against Canisius and twice vs. Iona in its last four contests.
NEXT UP
The Bobcats remain home to host Siena on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. from the QU Soccer Field. Following the game vs. Monmouth, QU will have four conference games left in the regular season.
Player Notes
WHELAN
Eamon Whelan (New Fairfield, Connecticut) has been named MAAC Rookie of the Week twice so far this season, most recently on Monday, October 10, 2016. He also earned the honors on Sept. 19, which was the Bobcats' first major weekly award this year. The freshman has registered a team-high seven goals (No. 2 in MAAC) and 29 shots so far this year. Whelan netted the Bobcats' first goal of the year against Louisville on Oct. 29, then scored again in a win over Lafayette on Sept. 4 before recording two goals vs. cross-town rival Yale. He recorded Quinnipiac's game-winning, overtime score against Marist, then netted two goals the Bobcats' last time out vs. Manhattan.
IAKOVIDIS
Chrysostomos Iakovidis (Thessaloniki, Greece) has started in 11 of Quinnipiac's 13 games this season. The freshman goalkeeper has tallied five shutouts so far, and has a 0.73 goals-against average thus far with an .849 save percentage (No. 1 in MAAC). At this pace, Iakovididis would join the program's all-time single-season Top 10 list in each category:
| Goals Against Average (Top 10) (Minimum 10 games started) | ||
| 1 | 0.64 | Frederick Hall, 2007 |
| 2 | 0.69 | Borja Angoitia, 2014 |
| 3 | 0.70 | Borja Angoitia, 2013 |
| 4 | 0.75 | Frederick Hall, 2009 |
| 5 | 1.01 | Conor Shilcock-Elliott, 2004 |
| 6 | 1.05 | Frederick Hall, 2008 |
| 7 | 1.12 | Borja, Angoitia, 2012 |
| 8 | 1.2 | John Banville, 1987 |
| 9 | 1.35 | Alexander Rullan, 1997 |
| 10 | 1.58 | Josh Lavallee, 2010 |
| Save Percentage (Over .800) (Minimum 10 games started) | ||
| 1 | 0.915 | Frederick Hall, 2007 |
| 2 | 0.883 | Frederick Hall, 2009 |
| John Banville, 1987 | ||
| 4 | 0.866 | Conor Shilcock-Elliott, 2004 |
| 5 | 0.857 | Richard Andreozzi, 1977 |
| 6 | 0.852 | Borja Angoitia, 2014 |
| 7 | 0.837 | Mark Krauter, 1986 |
| 8 | 0.836 | Conor Shilcock-Elliott, 2002 |
| 9 | 0.833 | Mark Krauter, 1985 |
JAMES DOIG
James Doig (Liverpool, England) started in 38 games during his first two seasons at Quinnipiac, scoring twice with nine assists in that span. He netted a goal in Quinnipiac's loss to Holy Cross on Sept. 17, scored again vs. Iona on Oct. 12, and has assisted on three goals so far in 2016. Doig suffered a season-ending injury during the third game of the 2015 season.
MAX ROTHENBUECHER
Rothenbuecher, a 2016 co-captain, has recorded two assists in 2016. He scored two goals and added one assist in 2015. The junior had the game-winner vs. Canisius in the MAAC Tournament on Nov. 5, 2015. Rothenbuecher, who played in the Bayern Munich FC system for 10 years, has three goals and five assists in his career at Quinnipiac.
RYAN SCHEIDERMAN
Ryan Scheiderman (Brick, NJ) is second on the team with 10 points this year on four goals and two assists. He scored Quinnipiac's lone goal in a 2-1 loss vs. UMass Lowell on Sept. 10, heading in a feed from Max Rothenbuecher with 17:11 left in the second half. He also scored in the second half of the Bobcats' comeback vs. Marist, again in the win over Manhattan, and most recently, again vs. Iona in their latest win. The senior had two goals last season, which was tied for team-best. He has six goals and four assists in his career at Quinnipiac.
RASHAWN DALLY
Rashawn Dally (Bloomfield, CT) has a goal and three assists for the Bobcats so far. He has two helpers in a win over Lafayette at home on Sept. 4, 2016, then scored the game-winning goal in the Bobcats' most recent win vs. Canisius on Saturday, Oct. 8. The sophomore had one goal and two assists in 2015. He earned a spot on the Jamaican National Under-20 Team this summer, playing in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U-20 Qualifiers in June. Jamaica went 2-1 in qualifiers with wins over host Dominican Republic and Dominica.
MATTHEW TAYLOR
The sophomore registered two goals and three assists in 2015 for a team-high seven points. Matthew Taylor (Dublin, Ireland) netted the game-winning goal against Manhattan on Oct. 14, 2015, on a 25-yard blast in the third minute. Taylor scored in a 2-0 win over Lafayette on Sept. 4 of this season, and assisted on one of Eamon Whelan's goals vs. Manhattan on Oct. 5, 2016.
CONOR MCCOY
The freshman had a goal on Sept. 2 against Fordham, then recorded an assist on Sept. 17 vs. Holy Cross. He then scored in Quinnipiac's comeback win vs. Marist its last time out, tipping a James Doig corner kick for his second gooal of the season to make it 2-1. Doig placed the ball in front of Marist's net from the far corner, and McCoy deflected it with his right foot to cut the lead to one goal.
WILLIAM PUSTARI
Has two goals this season, scoring on Sept. 20 vs. St. John's, and on Oct. 5 against Manhattan. Pustari, a junior, has appeared in 25 games in his career at Quinnipiac.
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