Friday, November 11
Hamden, Conn.
10:00 AM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Canisius College
QU Men's Soccer Hosts Canisius on Friday in MAAC Tournament Semifinal Matchup
11/9/2016 12:15:00 PM | Men's Soccer
No. 1 Quinnipiac Bobcats (12-6-0, 8-2-0 MAAC) vs. No. 5 Canisius Golden Griffins (9-7-3, 4-4-3 MAAC)
Date: Friday, Nov. 11, 2016
Time: 10 a.m. (EST)
Location: QU Soccer Field | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series vs. Canisius: 6-1-1
FOLLOW THE GAME
HAMDEN, Connecticut – No. 1 seeded Quinnipiac men's soccer takes on No. 5 Canisius in the 2016 MAAC Tournament Semifinals on Friday, Nov. 11. Kickoff from the QU Soccer field is scheduled for 10 a.m. The winner heads to the 2016 MAAC Tournament Championship, and will take on either No. 2 Rider or No. 3 Siena.
LAST TIME OUT
Quinnipiac topped Fairfield, 1-0, on Nov. 2 at Lessing Field to clinch the 2016 MAAC Regular Season Championship. Ryan Scheiderman (Brick, New Jersey) scored Quinnipiac's lone goal in the 25th minute off a free kick, and Chrysostomos Iakovidis (Thessaloniki, Greece) registered his seventh shutout of the season in the win.
2016 REGULAR SEASON
The Bobcats have had a historic 2016 campaign thus far, going 12-6-0 (8-2-0 MAAC) to capture their fourth regular season title in five years (2012 in the Northeast Conference and 2013, 2014 and 2016 in the MAAC). Quinnipiac won seven-straight conference games in the month of October for the first time in program history.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GRIFFINS
Canisius went 9-7-3 (4-4-3 MAAC) in the regular season, then topped Marist, 2-0, in the first round of the MAAC Tournament last weekend. The Golden Griffins are led offensively by Matthew Santos, Hakeem Milson and Alex Grattarola – who all have three goals on the year. Melvin Blair has chipped in with two goals and four assists. Nine different players have recorded a goal for Canisius. In goal, Marco Trivellato has started 18 of the team's 19 games – posting an .82 goals-against average to go along with a .828 save percentage and six shutouts. Eric Strauchen and Santos both scored in Canisius' MAAC Tournament win last weekend, while Trivellato recorded his third-straight shutout in net.
LAST MEETING vs. CANISIUS
Quinnipiac defeated Canisius, 1-0, in overtime when the teams met this year on Oct. 8, 2016. Sophomore forward Rashawn Dally (Bloomfield, Conn.) scored 4:19 into the first overtime, and Iakovidis made three saves in the shutout.
AMONG THE REGION'S ELITE
Quinnipiac was voted No. 4 overall in the Northeast Region of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division I Poll, as announced on Tuesday, Nov 8.
HOW THEY RANK NATIONALLY
SHUTOUTS
With eight team shutouts this year, Quinnipiac ranks No. 1 overall in the MAAC. The Bobcats have blanked Fordham, Lafayette, Yale, St. John's, Manhattan, Canisius, Saint Peter's and Fairfield.
RPI RANKING
Quinnipiac now ranks 67st overall in Division I RPI. The ranking puts the Bobcats in the top 35 percent. They rank first in the MAAC in RPI.
FIRST-RATE FINISHING
After scoring nine goals in the first nine games, the Bobcats have netted 19 goals in the last nine games. Quinnipiac scored three times vs. Marist, four times against Manhattan, once against Canisius, twice vs. Iona, three times vs. Monmouth, three times vs. Siena and once vs. Saint Peter's and Fairfield to close the regular season. Quinnipiac ranks third in the MAAC in goals-per-game (1.56).
WEEKLY AWARD DOMINATION
The Bobcats earned a MAAC Weekly Award in four straight weeks from Oct. 3 - Oct. 24. Eamon Whelan (New Fairfield, Connecticut) was named MAAC Rookie of the Week on Oct. 24, goalkeeper Chrysostomos Iakovidis (Thessaloniki, Greece) was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17. Whelan earned MAAC Rookie of the Week honors on Oct. 10 and Conor McCoy (Newry, Northern Ireland) earned MAAC Rookie of the Week honors on Oct. 3. Whelan has won three MAAC Rookie of the Week awards so far this year, while Iakovidis has earned two Defensive Player of the Week honors.
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. QU has also netted three goals in three separate games this year.
COMEBACK KIDS
Quinnipiac 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 five straight conference matches – including its latest comeback on the road vs. Iona on Oct. 12.
Player Notes
WHELAN
Eamon Whelan (New Fairfield, Connecticut) has been named MAAC Rookie of the Week three times so far this season, most recently on Monday, October 17, 2016. He also earned the honors on Oct. 10 and Sept. 19. The freshman has registered a team-high 10 goals (No. 2 in MAAC) and 40 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, netted two goals against Manhattan, scored against Monmouth and then recorded two penalty-kick goals in the Bobcats' latest win.
IAKOVIDIS
Chrysostomos Iakovidis (Thessaloniki, Greece) has started in 16 of Quinnipiac's 18 games this season. He won MAAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17. The freshman goalkeeper has tallied seven individual shutouts so far (No. 1 in MAAC), and has a 0.88 goals-against average thus far with an .833 save percentage. At this pace, Iakovidis 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, then recorded his most recent goal vs. Monmouth. He has three goals and three assists 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 15 points this year on five goals and four 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, in a win vs. Iona and most recently in the Bobcats' latest victory at Fairfield. The senior had two goals last season, which was tied for team-best. He has eight goals and six assists in his career at Quinnipiac.
RASHAWN DALLY
Rashawn Dally (Bloomfield, CT) has three goals and four assists for the Bobcats so far. He had two helpers in a win over Lafayette at home on Sept. 4, 2016, then scored the game-winning goal vs. Canisius on Saturday, Oct. 8. He scored again in Quinnipiac's win over second-place Siena, then most recently netted a goal against Rider. 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. This season, Taylor scored in a 2-0 win over Lafayette on Sept. 4 of this season, scored again in QU's win over Monmouth at home on Oct. 15, and assisted on one of Eamon Whelan's goals vs. Manhattan on Oct. 5. His most recent score came on Wednesday, Oct. 26 in overtime against Saint Peter's.
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 goal 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: Friday, Nov. 11, 2016
Time: 10 a.m. (EST)
Location: QU Soccer Field | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series vs. Canisius: 6-1-1
FOLLOW THE GAME
HAMDEN, Connecticut – No. 1 seeded Quinnipiac men's soccer takes on No. 5 Canisius in the 2016 MAAC Tournament Semifinals on Friday, Nov. 11. Kickoff from the QU Soccer field is scheduled for 10 a.m. The winner heads to the 2016 MAAC Tournament Championship, and will take on either No. 2 Rider or No. 3 Siena.
LAST TIME OUT
Quinnipiac topped Fairfield, 1-0, on Nov. 2 at Lessing Field to clinch the 2016 MAAC Regular Season Championship. Ryan Scheiderman (Brick, New Jersey) scored Quinnipiac's lone goal in the 25th minute off a free kick, and Chrysostomos Iakovidis (Thessaloniki, Greece) registered his seventh shutout of the season in the win.
2016 REGULAR SEASON
The Bobcats have had a historic 2016 campaign thus far, going 12-6-0 (8-2-0 MAAC) to capture their fourth regular season title in five years (2012 in the Northeast Conference and 2013, 2014 and 2016 in the MAAC). Quinnipiac won seven-straight conference games in the month of October for the first time in program history.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GRIFFINS
Canisius went 9-7-3 (4-4-3 MAAC) in the regular season, then topped Marist, 2-0, in the first round of the MAAC Tournament last weekend. The Golden Griffins are led offensively by Matthew Santos, Hakeem Milson and Alex Grattarola – who all have three goals on the year. Melvin Blair has chipped in with two goals and four assists. Nine different players have recorded a goal for Canisius. In goal, Marco Trivellato has started 18 of the team's 19 games – posting an .82 goals-against average to go along with a .828 save percentage and six shutouts. Eric Strauchen and Santos both scored in Canisius' MAAC Tournament win last weekend, while Trivellato recorded his third-straight shutout in net.
LAST MEETING vs. CANISIUS
Quinnipiac defeated Canisius, 1-0, in overtime when the teams met this year on Oct. 8, 2016. Sophomore forward Rashawn Dally (Bloomfield, Conn.) scored 4:19 into the first overtime, and Iakovidis made three saves in the shutout.
AMONG THE REGION'S ELITE
Quinnipiac was voted No. 4 overall in the Northeast Region of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division I Poll, as announced on Tuesday, Nov 8.
HOW THEY RANK NATIONALLY
- Chrysostomos Iakovidis ranks T-No. 16 nationally in save percentage (.833)
- With 10 goals, Eamon Whelan is tied for No. 24 nationally in scores.
SHUTOUTS
With eight team shutouts this year, Quinnipiac ranks No. 1 overall in the MAAC. The Bobcats have blanked Fordham, Lafayette, Yale, St. John's, Manhattan, Canisius, Saint Peter's and Fairfield.
RPI RANKING
Quinnipiac now ranks 67st overall in Division I RPI. The ranking puts the Bobcats in the top 35 percent. They rank first in the MAAC in RPI.
FIRST-RATE FINISHING
After scoring nine goals in the first nine games, the Bobcats have netted 19 goals in the last nine games. Quinnipiac scored three times vs. Marist, four times against Manhattan, once against Canisius, twice vs. Iona, three times vs. Monmouth, three times vs. Siena and once vs. Saint Peter's and Fairfield to close the regular season. Quinnipiac ranks third in the MAAC in goals-per-game (1.56).
WEEKLY AWARD DOMINATION
The Bobcats earned a MAAC Weekly Award in four straight weeks from Oct. 3 - Oct. 24. Eamon Whelan (New Fairfield, Connecticut) was named MAAC Rookie of the Week on Oct. 24, goalkeeper Chrysostomos Iakovidis (Thessaloniki, Greece) was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17. Whelan earned MAAC Rookie of the Week honors on Oct. 10 and Conor McCoy (Newry, Northern Ireland) earned MAAC Rookie of the Week honors on Oct. 3. Whelan has won three MAAC Rookie of the Week awards so far this year, while Iakovidis has earned two Defensive Player of the Week honors.
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. QU has also netted three goals in three separate games this year.
COMEBACK KIDS
Quinnipiac 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 five straight conference matches – including its latest comeback on the road vs. Iona on Oct. 12.
Player Notes
WHELAN
Eamon Whelan (New Fairfield, Connecticut) has been named MAAC Rookie of the Week three times so far this season, most recently on Monday, October 17, 2016. He also earned the honors on Oct. 10 and Sept. 19. The freshman has registered a team-high 10 goals (No. 2 in MAAC) and 40 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, netted two goals against Manhattan, scored against Monmouth and then recorded two penalty-kick goals in the Bobcats' latest win.
IAKOVIDIS
Chrysostomos Iakovidis (Thessaloniki, Greece) has started in 16 of Quinnipiac's 18 games this season. He won MAAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17. The freshman goalkeeper has tallied seven individual shutouts so far (No. 1 in MAAC), and has a 0.88 goals-against average thus far with an .833 save percentage. At this pace, Iakovidis 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, then recorded his most recent goal vs. Monmouth. He has three goals and three assists 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 15 points this year on five goals and four 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, in a win vs. Iona and most recently in the Bobcats' latest victory at Fairfield. The senior had two goals last season, which was tied for team-best. He has eight goals and six assists in his career at Quinnipiac.
RASHAWN DALLY
Rashawn Dally (Bloomfield, CT) has three goals and four assists for the Bobcats so far. He had two helpers in a win over Lafayette at home on Sept. 4, 2016, then scored the game-winning goal vs. Canisius on Saturday, Oct. 8. He scored again in Quinnipiac's win over second-place Siena, then most recently netted a goal against Rider. 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. This season, Taylor scored in a 2-0 win over Lafayette on Sept. 4 of this season, scored again in QU's win over Monmouth at home on Oct. 15, and assisted on one of Eamon Whelan's goals vs. Manhattan on Oct. 5. His most recent score came on Wednesday, Oct. 26 in overtime against Saint Peter's.
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 goal 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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