Saturday, March 19
Hamden, CT
3:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Hofstra
QU Women's Lacrosse Concludes Home Stand on Saturday Against Hofstra
3/17/2016 5:07:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Bobcats Look to Finish 2-1 Over the Three-Game Home Stand
Quinnipiac Bobcats (2-4, 0-0 MAAC) vs.
Hofstra Pride (0-5, 0-0 CAA)
Saturday, March 19, 2016 – 3:00 PM
QU Lacrosse Turf Field – Hamden, CT
All-Time Series vs. Hofstra: HOFSTRA 0-3
Follow the Game
Live Stats: QuinnipiacBobcats.com
Free Live Video: Quinnipiac All-Access
Twitter: @QU_WLAX
The Quinnipiac women's lacrosse team concludes its season-long three-game home stand on Saturday, March 19 with a 3 PM start against the Hofstra Pride from the QU Lacrosse Turf Field. This marks the fourth straight season in which these two sides have faced off with the Pride having taken the win in all three prior meetings with the Bobcats. Saturday afternoon's start also stands as a doubleheader with the men's lacrosse team who faces off with Marquette at 12 PM.
SCOUTING THE PRIDE
Hofstra (0-5) closes out their three-game road stretch with their matchup against Quinnipiac as the Pride are looking for their first win of 2016. There is no doubt that the Pride have challenged themselves in non-conference play as Hofstra is free off two games against two of the upper-echelon teams in the nation in No. 1 Maryland and No. 19 Johns Hopkins. Prior to the last two meetings with those two ranked foes, Hofstra fell to New Hampshire, Harvard and Fairfield in the first three games of the season and are desperate for their first win of the season as conference play is fast approaching. Hofstra possesses a dominant scorer in Lindsay Scott who comes in having scored exactly 50 percent of the Pride's total goals scored this season. Scott has tallied 18 goals through five games played and is ranked eighth in the nation in goals per game (3.60). Also sitting 24th in points per game (4.20), Scott has a seven-goal game this season coming against Fairfield while she also put up four goals on the No. 1 ranked team in the country Maryland. Depth of scoring hasn't been a big strength for the Pride as the next-closest leading scorer in 2016 is Tiana Parrella with 10 points (1-9-10) but just one goal. The next-leading goal scorer for Hofstra is Becky Conto with six tallies. Playing against ultra-talented teams all season, Hofstra has played very evenly with those sides in terms of draw controls as the Pride have amassed 60 draw controls compared to 66 for their opposition through five games in 2016. Three players – Lindsey Alfano (13), Carolyn Carrera (12) and Becky Conto (11) – each come in with double digit draw controls. Hofstra has not found a primary goalkeeper yet at this point in the season as Alexis Greene has played the most minutes (188:08) and has appeared in the most games (four) but averages 17.22 GAA, .250 save percentage and has a record of 0-4. Maddie Fields comes in having played 111:36 and owns a .278 save percentage with a 0-1 record.
SERIES HISTORY
This marks the fourth straight season in which the Bobcats will take on the Hofstra Pride having lost all three of their previous meetings. The most-recent meeting was a 14-9 victory for the Pride in Hempstead. Two current Bobcats did have some success in that game, however, as Kathleen DeVito picked up four points (3-1-4) and Devin Kelly scored two goals in the loss for the Bobcats.
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
After not seeing a Bobcat win an individual MAAC weekly award in the first two full seasons since joining the conference in 2014, Quinnipiac's sophomore goalkeeper Kyle Larkin has picked up back-to-back MAAC Defensive Player of the Week awards. Over the last two weeks, no goalkeeper in the MAAC has been as hot as Larkin as she has allowed nine goals (4.50 GAA) and posted 19 saves (.679 save percentage) in picking up two straight wins for the Bobcats. In her most recent outing against UMass Lowell, Larkin allowed a career-low four goals in a 7-4 win while tallying eight saves on 12 shots (.667 save percentage).
SHUTOUT STREAK
The first goal for UMass Lowell (3/12) which came with 27:32 remaining in the second half broke up the Bobcats' scoreless streak which spanned the course of the two games. Quinnipiac held Army West Point (3/5) scoreless for the final 17:56 of play in a 6-5 win and held UMass Lowell without a goal for 32:28 of play in a 7-4 win. Quinnipiac's scoreless streak lasted a total of 50:24 as Larkin made 10 straight saves in that time frame.
CAREY-ING THE OFFENSE
Needing some goal scoring following two stellar defensive outings, senior captain Aileen Carey has stepped up with three straight multi-goal games to lead the Bobcats in scoring in all three games. Carey's offensive outburst started with consecutive hat tricks for the first time in her four-year career while also adding two goals against Vermont (3/16) which moved her into the team-lead with nine goals in 2016.
DEFENSIVE DYNAMOS
Heading up a lockdown defensive effort against UMass Lowell (3/12) was the tandem of Leah Walter and Kiera Kelly. The two leading shutdown defenders for the Bobcats contributed in big ways as Walter tied her career-high in ground balls (five) and caused turnovers (three) while Kelly snagged four ground balls and tied her career-high with four caused turnovers. The pairing combined to hold the top three River Hawk scorers entering the game to no points throughout 60 minutes of action. This is one game following a total shutdown of Army West Point's leading scorer Amy Johnston, holding her without any points in the one-goal win.
DEFENSE FIRST
Quinnipiac has predicated themselves on the defensive end all season and their stellar efforts protecting their cage has played a large role during the two-game winning streak. The hot streak started in a 6-5 win over Army West Point (3/5) as the 11 combined goals represents the lowest combined score total in a Quinnipiac victory since the Bobcats defeated Robert Morris by the identical score on the road back on April 7, 2012. Most recently, Quinnipiac's 7-4 win over UMass Lowell (3/12) saw Quinnipiac allow their fewest goals to an opponent in a single game since an 8-4 win over Monmouth back on April 23, 2010 (86 games ago).
FORTUNATO'S FIRST WIN
A defensive-minded midfielder in her four years as a player for Quinnipiac (2004-08), first-year head coach Brittany Fortunato's first career victory was very reminiscent of her playing style. The 11 combined goals in the 6-5 victory over Army West Point (3/5) represents the lowest combined score total in a Quinnipiac victory since the Bobcats defeated Robert Morris on the road by the identical score back on April 7, 2012.
LARKIN LEADING THE WAY
The vastly improved play of Kyle Larkin in the cage has played a big role in the Bobcats' turnaround after a disappointing loss in the season opener to UConn. In the past four games alone, Larkin has matched her career-high with 11 saves in two of the four contests and posted double digit save totals in there-of-four in the stretch. Larkin's cumulative totals of 40 saves (10 per game), .514 save percentage and 8.75 GAA in the last four games (240 minutes played) has helped lead the way in a turnaround inspired on the defensive end.
KEEP TRYING TO GET ONE PAST KYLE
The recent three-game turnaround has seen Kyle Larkin rise up the national rankings as she now sits 12th in the nation in saves per game (9.40) and 54th in ground balls per game (2.60). If you subtract the 21-0 loss to UConn (2/17), Larkin would rank 12th nationally in save percentage (.511) and Top 40 in GAA (9.20).
ASSISTED LIVING
Kathleen DeVito acted as the Bobcats' main distributor throughout the 6-5 win over Army West Point (3/5) as she matched her career-high with three assists while adding one goal for a season-high four-point night. Devito has since added six assists over the last three games to place her atop the team leaderboard in assists (six) as well as tied for second in points (nine) on the season.
SENIOR CENTER
After notching just three combined goals in the first three games of 2016, the Bobcats' senior tandem of Aileen Carey (7-0-7) and Kathleen DeVito (1-6-7) have combined for 15 points in the last three games as the two have combined to either score or assist on 10 of the 16 total goals scored for the Bobcats.
FRESH FACE
Among the many freshmen to shine on the day against Binghamton (2/27) included Allison Kuhn who posted a team-leading four-point day (three goals, one assist) as she either scored or assisted on more than half of the goals scored for Quinnipiac on the day. She also becomes the first Quinnipiac freshman to tally at least four points in a game since Maria Blois tallied four points (one goal, three assists) back on April 19, 2013. Kuhn also added a game and personal-high four draw controls.
FRESH FACES
Quinnipiac's freshmen class has factored heavily in the Bobcats' scoring throughout the season as Allison Kuhn (7-2-9), Ellie Swenson (1-2-3), Aubrey Conti (1-1-2), Cara O'Meally (1-0-1), and Alexa Paul (1-0-1) have accounted for 16 of the Bobcats' 42 total points (38.1 percent) so far through six games in 2016. In terms of just goal scoring, 11 of the Bobcats' 27 goals (40.7 percent) have been scored by Quinnipiac freshmen this season.
FINDING THEIR IDENTITY
Coming off a disappointing 21-0 loss in the 2016 season opener, Quinnipiac certainly found their defensive identity in the second half at Yale (2/24) as the Bulldogs scored just three of their 11 goals in the final 30 minutes of play. The 11-goal total for the Bulldogs also easily stands as the fewest allowed by Quinnipiac in the series history as the previous fewest came in 2014 when Yale defeated the Bobcats, 15-8.
THAT'S MINE!
Sophomore Kiera Kelly filled the stat sheet with career highs in ground balls (eight) and caused turnovers (four) at Yale (2/24). After becoming the first freshman in program history to lead Quinnipiac in ground balls and caused turnovers last season, Kelly came one ground ball shy of matching the single-game program record (nine) which was compiled by Christy Smallman against Vermont on March 4, 2005.
AT THE TOP OF HER CRAFT
Kiera Kelly has seen an immediate rise in her production through six games in 2016. Having compiled 18 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers, Kelly currently stands tied for 28th in the nation with 3.00 ground balls per game and tied for seventh in the nation with 2.50 caused turnovers per game.
Hofstra Pride (0-5, 0-0 CAA)
Saturday, March 19, 2016 – 3:00 PM
QU Lacrosse Turf Field – Hamden, CT
All-Time Series vs. Hofstra: HOFSTRA 0-3
Follow the Game
Live Stats: QuinnipiacBobcats.com
Free Live Video: Quinnipiac All-Access
Twitter: @QU_WLAX
The Quinnipiac women's lacrosse team concludes its season-long three-game home stand on Saturday, March 19 with a 3 PM start against the Hofstra Pride from the QU Lacrosse Turf Field. This marks the fourth straight season in which these two sides have faced off with the Pride having taken the win in all three prior meetings with the Bobcats. Saturday afternoon's start also stands as a doubleheader with the men's lacrosse team who faces off with Marquette at 12 PM.
SCOUTING THE PRIDE
Hofstra (0-5) closes out their three-game road stretch with their matchup against Quinnipiac as the Pride are looking for their first win of 2016. There is no doubt that the Pride have challenged themselves in non-conference play as Hofstra is free off two games against two of the upper-echelon teams in the nation in No. 1 Maryland and No. 19 Johns Hopkins. Prior to the last two meetings with those two ranked foes, Hofstra fell to New Hampshire, Harvard and Fairfield in the first three games of the season and are desperate for their first win of the season as conference play is fast approaching. Hofstra possesses a dominant scorer in Lindsay Scott who comes in having scored exactly 50 percent of the Pride's total goals scored this season. Scott has tallied 18 goals through five games played and is ranked eighth in the nation in goals per game (3.60). Also sitting 24th in points per game (4.20), Scott has a seven-goal game this season coming against Fairfield while she also put up four goals on the No. 1 ranked team in the country Maryland. Depth of scoring hasn't been a big strength for the Pride as the next-closest leading scorer in 2016 is Tiana Parrella with 10 points (1-9-10) but just one goal. The next-leading goal scorer for Hofstra is Becky Conto with six tallies. Playing against ultra-talented teams all season, Hofstra has played very evenly with those sides in terms of draw controls as the Pride have amassed 60 draw controls compared to 66 for their opposition through five games in 2016. Three players – Lindsey Alfano (13), Carolyn Carrera (12) and Becky Conto (11) – each come in with double digit draw controls. Hofstra has not found a primary goalkeeper yet at this point in the season as Alexis Greene has played the most minutes (188:08) and has appeared in the most games (four) but averages 17.22 GAA, .250 save percentage and has a record of 0-4. Maddie Fields comes in having played 111:36 and owns a .278 save percentage with a 0-1 record.
SERIES HISTORY
This marks the fourth straight season in which the Bobcats will take on the Hofstra Pride having lost all three of their previous meetings. The most-recent meeting was a 14-9 victory for the Pride in Hempstead. Two current Bobcats did have some success in that game, however, as Kathleen DeVito picked up four points (3-1-4) and Devin Kelly scored two goals in the loss for the Bobcats.
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
After not seeing a Bobcat win an individual MAAC weekly award in the first two full seasons since joining the conference in 2014, Quinnipiac's sophomore goalkeeper Kyle Larkin has picked up back-to-back MAAC Defensive Player of the Week awards. Over the last two weeks, no goalkeeper in the MAAC has been as hot as Larkin as she has allowed nine goals (4.50 GAA) and posted 19 saves (.679 save percentage) in picking up two straight wins for the Bobcats. In her most recent outing against UMass Lowell, Larkin allowed a career-low four goals in a 7-4 win while tallying eight saves on 12 shots (.667 save percentage).
SHUTOUT STREAK
The first goal for UMass Lowell (3/12) which came with 27:32 remaining in the second half broke up the Bobcats' scoreless streak which spanned the course of the two games. Quinnipiac held Army West Point (3/5) scoreless for the final 17:56 of play in a 6-5 win and held UMass Lowell without a goal for 32:28 of play in a 7-4 win. Quinnipiac's scoreless streak lasted a total of 50:24 as Larkin made 10 straight saves in that time frame.
CAREY-ING THE OFFENSE
Needing some goal scoring following two stellar defensive outings, senior captain Aileen Carey has stepped up with three straight multi-goal games to lead the Bobcats in scoring in all three games. Carey's offensive outburst started with consecutive hat tricks for the first time in her four-year career while also adding two goals against Vermont (3/16) which moved her into the team-lead with nine goals in 2016.
DEFENSIVE DYNAMOS
Heading up a lockdown defensive effort against UMass Lowell (3/12) was the tandem of Leah Walter and Kiera Kelly. The two leading shutdown defenders for the Bobcats contributed in big ways as Walter tied her career-high in ground balls (five) and caused turnovers (three) while Kelly snagged four ground balls and tied her career-high with four caused turnovers. The pairing combined to hold the top three River Hawk scorers entering the game to no points throughout 60 minutes of action. This is one game following a total shutdown of Army West Point's leading scorer Amy Johnston, holding her without any points in the one-goal win.
DEFENSE FIRST
Quinnipiac has predicated themselves on the defensive end all season and their stellar efforts protecting their cage has played a large role during the two-game winning streak. The hot streak started in a 6-5 win over Army West Point (3/5) as the 11 combined goals represents the lowest combined score total in a Quinnipiac victory since the Bobcats defeated Robert Morris by the identical score on the road back on April 7, 2012. Most recently, Quinnipiac's 7-4 win over UMass Lowell (3/12) saw Quinnipiac allow their fewest goals to an opponent in a single game since an 8-4 win over Monmouth back on April 23, 2010 (86 games ago).
FORTUNATO'S FIRST WIN
A defensive-minded midfielder in her four years as a player for Quinnipiac (2004-08), first-year head coach Brittany Fortunato's first career victory was very reminiscent of her playing style. The 11 combined goals in the 6-5 victory over Army West Point (3/5) represents the lowest combined score total in a Quinnipiac victory since the Bobcats defeated Robert Morris on the road by the identical score back on April 7, 2012.
LARKIN LEADING THE WAY
The vastly improved play of Kyle Larkin in the cage has played a big role in the Bobcats' turnaround after a disappointing loss in the season opener to UConn. In the past four games alone, Larkin has matched her career-high with 11 saves in two of the four contests and posted double digit save totals in there-of-four in the stretch. Larkin's cumulative totals of 40 saves (10 per game), .514 save percentage and 8.75 GAA in the last four games (240 minutes played) has helped lead the way in a turnaround inspired on the defensive end.
KEEP TRYING TO GET ONE PAST KYLE
The recent three-game turnaround has seen Kyle Larkin rise up the national rankings as she now sits 12th in the nation in saves per game (9.40) and 54th in ground balls per game (2.60). If you subtract the 21-0 loss to UConn (2/17), Larkin would rank 12th nationally in save percentage (.511) and Top 40 in GAA (9.20).
ASSISTED LIVING
Kathleen DeVito acted as the Bobcats' main distributor throughout the 6-5 win over Army West Point (3/5) as she matched her career-high with three assists while adding one goal for a season-high four-point night. Devito has since added six assists over the last three games to place her atop the team leaderboard in assists (six) as well as tied for second in points (nine) on the season.
SENIOR CENTER
After notching just three combined goals in the first three games of 2016, the Bobcats' senior tandem of Aileen Carey (7-0-7) and Kathleen DeVito (1-6-7) have combined for 15 points in the last three games as the two have combined to either score or assist on 10 of the 16 total goals scored for the Bobcats.
FRESH FACE
Among the many freshmen to shine on the day against Binghamton (2/27) included Allison Kuhn who posted a team-leading four-point day (three goals, one assist) as she either scored or assisted on more than half of the goals scored for Quinnipiac on the day. She also becomes the first Quinnipiac freshman to tally at least four points in a game since Maria Blois tallied four points (one goal, three assists) back on April 19, 2013. Kuhn also added a game and personal-high four draw controls.
FRESH FACES
Quinnipiac's freshmen class has factored heavily in the Bobcats' scoring throughout the season as Allison Kuhn (7-2-9), Ellie Swenson (1-2-3), Aubrey Conti (1-1-2), Cara O'Meally (1-0-1), and Alexa Paul (1-0-1) have accounted for 16 of the Bobcats' 42 total points (38.1 percent) so far through six games in 2016. In terms of just goal scoring, 11 of the Bobcats' 27 goals (40.7 percent) have been scored by Quinnipiac freshmen this season.
FINDING THEIR IDENTITY
Coming off a disappointing 21-0 loss in the 2016 season opener, Quinnipiac certainly found their defensive identity in the second half at Yale (2/24) as the Bulldogs scored just three of their 11 goals in the final 30 minutes of play. The 11-goal total for the Bulldogs also easily stands as the fewest allowed by Quinnipiac in the series history as the previous fewest came in 2014 when Yale defeated the Bobcats, 15-8.
THAT'S MINE!
Sophomore Kiera Kelly filled the stat sheet with career highs in ground balls (eight) and caused turnovers (four) at Yale (2/24). After becoming the first freshman in program history to lead Quinnipiac in ground balls and caused turnovers last season, Kelly came one ground ball shy of matching the single-game program record (nine) which was compiled by Christy Smallman against Vermont on March 4, 2005.
AT THE TOP OF HER CRAFT
Kiera Kelly has seen an immediate rise in her production through six games in 2016. Having compiled 18 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers, Kelly currently stands tied for 28th in the nation with 3.00 ground balls per game and tied for seventh in the nation with 2.50 caused turnovers per game.
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