Tuesday, August 23
Hamden, Conn.
4:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
UMass Lowell
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Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-0-0, 0-0-0 MAAC) vs.
UMass Lowell River Hawks (0-0-1, 0-0-0 America East)
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 • 4:00 PM
QU Soccer Field • Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series vs. UMass Lowell (DI): 0-1-0
Just four days removed from a dramatic season-opening 2-1 win over first-time foe Toledo at home, the Quinnipiac women's soccer team returns to the pitch on Tuesday afternoon for a showdown with UMass Lowell in Hamden. Nadya Gill quickly returned to her goal-scoring form from last season as she scored the first Bobcat marker of the season before Al Pelletier buried the game-winning tally in the 82nd minute to seal the victory for Quinnipiac. Olivia Myszewski was brilliant in the cage in her collegiate debut as she notched seven saves, including a dynamic diving stop in the 86th minute, to seal the Bobcat victory. Now the River Hawks come to Hamden for the first time in program history while the Bobcats are looking to avenge a 3-1 loss in Lowell one season ago.
ALL-TIME AGAINST UMASS LOWELL (0-1-0)
SCOUTING REPORT: UMASS LOWELL
LITTLE AL DOING BIG THINGS
Sophomore forward Al Pelletier had herself a dominant start to the 2016 campaign as she notched one goal and one assist, including the game-winning tally in the 82nd minute that sent the Bobcats past Toledo, 2-1, at home in the season opener. Pelletier either scored or assisted on both of the two Bobcat goals on the day while she also picked up her first career game-winning tally late in the second half. Just one year removed from recording one goal in 10 games played ruing her rookie season, Pelletier already eclipsed that season total in one game in 2016.
ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
After just one appearance, freshman keeper Olivia Myszewski has already made a little history as her seven saves goes down as the most by a Bobcat goalkeeper in their first career appearance in the program's Div. I era (since 1998). Myszewski's seven saves are the most since Elizabeth Cook notched six in her first career appearance. Myszewski also became the first Bobcat keeper to pick up the victory in a victory in their first career start since Cook helped lead Quinnipiac to a double overtime 1-0 victory back on Oct. 4, 2009.
A LOOK AT THE SQUAD
Just one year removed from the largest freshman class (13) in head coach Dave Clarke's 18-year tenure at Quinnipiac, 11 return and are joined by eight freshmen in 2016 as the Bobcats will again be one of the youngest teams in the nation for the upcoming season. Luckily for coach Clarke, the 19-member underclassmen group did gain some valuable experience last season as Quinnipiac returns 10-of-13 total players who saw time in at least 12 games in 2015. Among the large sophomore group, nine of the 11 returners appeared in at least nine games in 2015 and an impressive total of seven saw time in at least 14 games last season.
GUESS WHOSE BACK…BACK AGAIN
One huge key for the Bobcats in 2016 is the return of every member of the defensive core that gelled throughout the course of the 2015 season. The very inexperienced back line core that came together in 2015, consisting of then-junior Joanna Proctor along with then-freshmen Sarahkate Norton, Jess Cascio, Caroline DeBonis and Katrina Friedman, return completely intact for the 2016 season. Both of the Bobcat centerbacks in Norton and Cascio return having played in all 17 games in 2015 while ranking first and second on the team among field players in minutes played with 1495 and 1478, respectively.
NEW NETMINDER
With the loss of three-year starter Natalia Grodzki to graduation, the Bobcats will be looking for a new goalkeeper in 2016. Rising sophomore Devan Malcolm was a backup goalkeeper in 2015 but didn't see any playing time during the season, making her time as the Bobcats' primary keeper in the spring that much more important as she gained some valuable experience. Joining the mix in 2016 are freshmen Charlotte Edmunds and Olivia Myszewski. Edmunds enters with over 20 caps playing for the Wales Junior National Teams while spending the 2015-16 season with West Bromwich Albion. Myszewski dominated the state of Wisconsin, earning a highly-acclaimed 2016 NSCAA High School All-American honor while being named the 2016 WSCA Player of the Year following a 2016 campaign that featured 13 shutouts and 0.74 GAA while leading her team to the WIAA Division I State Championship.
LEADING THE WAY
Another key for the Bobcats in 2016 is the return of the top three scorers from 2015 as Nadya Gill, Jess Fontaine and Jess Gargan each put together double digit points last season. Gill hopes to repeat her success as a freshman when she led the team with 19 points (eight goals, three assists) on her way to earning the MAAC Rookie of the Year honor. Fontaine broke out in 2015 with a single-season career high 17 points (five goals, seven assists) as she either scored or assisted on a team-leading 41.4 percent of the Bobcats' goals last season. Gargan meanwhile finished third on the team with 10 points (four goals, two assists) while she was a driving force in the attack half, ranking second on the team in 2015 with 34 shots.
PUSHING FORWARD
Offense certainly was the strength of the team in 2015 as the Bobcats finished the season with 29 goals and 32 assists for an average of 1.71 goals and 1.88 assists per game which both ranked in the upper half of the MAAC last season. On a per-game basis, the Bobcats averaged the second-most assists per game of any team in the conference, finishing just behind Monmouth who posted 1.89 assists per game in 2015. The production on the offensive end signified a drastic shift from a 2014 season that saw Quinnipiac score just 11 goals in 17 games. The 29-goal total for the season stands as the most in a single-season for the program since 2001 (13 years ago) and the fifth-most ever for the Bobcats in the program's NCAA Div. I era.
SHOOT TO GILL
A dynamic attacking forward as a freshman, the 2015 MAAC Rookie of the Year Nadya Gill returns for her sophomore season with high expectations. Finishing the year with All-MAAC Second Team honors, the two-time MAAC Rookie of the Week started all 17 games in 2015 and ranked first on the team in points (19), goals (eight), game-winning goals (five), shots (53) and shots-on-goal (30). She ranked sixth in the MAAC in points and points per game (1.12) while she also sat tied for fifth in goals, fifth in goals per game (0.47) and second in game-winning tallies. Gill joined Jillian Strassner (2009), Kirsten van de Ven (2004) and Elisa Goncalves (1999) as the fourth player in program history to be named Rookie of the Year in conference.
FONTAINE OF YOUTH
An established threat in the midfield, Jess Fontaine returns for her senior campaign in 2016 following a highly productive 2015 season. Starting all 17 games, she logged 1400 minutes of playing time, the most for any non-defensive player on the team while she broke out with a career high 17 points. She led the team with seven assists and ranked second on the Bobcats with five goals. Fontaine also finished tied for seventh in the MAAC in points and points per game (1.00) while ranking second in the conference in assists and assists per game (0.41). She also sat high nationally, tied for 49th in the nation with her assists per game total and tied for 71st with her seven assists. She comes into her senior year as the team's active career leading scorer with 11 goals and 11 assists (33 points) in 49 games played.
CAREER YEAR FOR CARUSO
A terror for opponents off the bench all season, Kelly Caruso put together a tremendous junior campaign in 2015 that featured a career high eight points (two goals, four assists) in 17 games played (seven starts). Caruso tallied her eight points while playing just 934 minutes as she finished the season as the only player on the team to log less than 1,000 minutes while appearing in all 17 games. Out of all players on the team, Caruso enters her senior year with the most career games played (50) as she has tallied 17 points (four goals, nine assists) in her first three seasons.
HONORS ALL AROUND
Despite just missing out on the MAAC Tournament last season, Quinnipiac was still well-represented in the All-MAAC voting for 2015. Nadya Gill received three honors as the MAAC Rookie of the Year also earned a spot on the All-MAAC Second Team as well as the All-MAAC Rookie Team. Joining Gill on the All-MAAC Rookie Team was defender Sarahkate Norton and midfielder Jess Gargan as the Bobcats tied for the league-lead with three All-Rookie selections. Most recently, Gill earned a spot on the 2016 All-MAAC Preseason Team as voted upon by the league's head coaches.
UMass Lowell River Hawks (0-0-1, 0-0-0 America East)
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 • 4:00 PM
QU Soccer Field • Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series vs. UMass Lowell (DI): 0-1-0
Just four days removed from a dramatic season-opening 2-1 win over first-time foe Toledo at home, the Quinnipiac women's soccer team returns to the pitch on Tuesday afternoon for a showdown with UMass Lowell in Hamden. Nadya Gill quickly returned to her goal-scoring form from last season as she scored the first Bobcat marker of the season before Al Pelletier buried the game-winning tally in the 82nd minute to seal the victory for Quinnipiac. Olivia Myszewski was brilliant in the cage in her collegiate debut as she notched seven saves, including a dynamic diving stop in the 86th minute, to seal the Bobcat victory. Now the River Hawks come to Hamden for the first time in program history while the Bobcats are looking to avenge a 3-1 loss in Lowell one season ago.
ALL-TIME AGAINST UMASS LOWELL (0-1-0)
- A very evenly played match one year ago, the Bobcats ultimately dropped a 3-1 decision to the River Hawks in the first all-time meeting on Sept. 28, 2015
- Shots were one-sided as UMass Lowell recorded 20 compared to 12 for the Bobcats but it was only a 10-7 margin for the River Hawks in terms of shots-on-goal
- The game was tied 1-1 throughout a majority of the second half but the River Hawks broke through in the 85th minute with the game-winning goal and adding an insurance marker just three minutes later in the closing sequences
SCOUTING REPORT: UMASS LOWELL
- UMass Lowell sported a record of 6-12 last season while finishing 3-5 in America East play
- The River Hawks are entering just their fourth season in the NCAA Div. I ranks and their six-win season in 2015 went down as a single-season high since elevating into Div. I
- The team's leading scorer last season was freshman Katelyn Vieira as she finished with 19 points (eight goals, three assists)
- Vieira was the lone River Hawk to reach a double-digit point total in 2015
- Every player that scored a goal for UMass Lowell in 2015 returns to the team in 2016
- Shannon Groffie was the second-leading scorer with four goals in 2015 while Rachel Morrier added three in just four games as she missed the majority of the season due to injury
- Maggie Davenport and Nat Reynisdottir each posted two goals last season
- Julia Schneider returns as the top goalkeeper from 2015 as she started all 18 games and finished 6-12 with four shutouts, 2.11 GAA and .684 save percentage
LITTLE AL DOING BIG THINGS
Sophomore forward Al Pelletier had herself a dominant start to the 2016 campaign as she notched one goal and one assist, including the game-winning tally in the 82nd minute that sent the Bobcats past Toledo, 2-1, at home in the season opener. Pelletier either scored or assisted on both of the two Bobcat goals on the day while she also picked up her first career game-winning tally late in the second half. Just one year removed from recording one goal in 10 games played ruing her rookie season, Pelletier already eclipsed that season total in one game in 2016.
ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
After just one appearance, freshman keeper Olivia Myszewski has already made a little history as her seven saves goes down as the most by a Bobcat goalkeeper in their first career appearance in the program's Div. I era (since 1998). Myszewski's seven saves are the most since Elizabeth Cook notched six in her first career appearance. Myszewski also became the first Bobcat keeper to pick up the victory in a victory in their first career start since Cook helped lead Quinnipiac to a double overtime 1-0 victory back on Oct. 4, 2009.
A LOOK AT THE SQUAD
Just one year removed from the largest freshman class (13) in head coach Dave Clarke's 18-year tenure at Quinnipiac, 11 return and are joined by eight freshmen in 2016 as the Bobcats will again be one of the youngest teams in the nation for the upcoming season. Luckily for coach Clarke, the 19-member underclassmen group did gain some valuable experience last season as Quinnipiac returns 10-of-13 total players who saw time in at least 12 games in 2015. Among the large sophomore group, nine of the 11 returners appeared in at least nine games in 2015 and an impressive total of seven saw time in at least 14 games last season.
GUESS WHOSE BACK…BACK AGAIN
One huge key for the Bobcats in 2016 is the return of every member of the defensive core that gelled throughout the course of the 2015 season. The very inexperienced back line core that came together in 2015, consisting of then-junior Joanna Proctor along with then-freshmen Sarahkate Norton, Jess Cascio, Caroline DeBonis and Katrina Friedman, return completely intact for the 2016 season. Both of the Bobcat centerbacks in Norton and Cascio return having played in all 17 games in 2015 while ranking first and second on the team among field players in minutes played with 1495 and 1478, respectively.
NEW NETMINDER
With the loss of three-year starter Natalia Grodzki to graduation, the Bobcats will be looking for a new goalkeeper in 2016. Rising sophomore Devan Malcolm was a backup goalkeeper in 2015 but didn't see any playing time during the season, making her time as the Bobcats' primary keeper in the spring that much more important as she gained some valuable experience. Joining the mix in 2016 are freshmen Charlotte Edmunds and Olivia Myszewski. Edmunds enters with over 20 caps playing for the Wales Junior National Teams while spending the 2015-16 season with West Bromwich Albion. Myszewski dominated the state of Wisconsin, earning a highly-acclaimed 2016 NSCAA High School All-American honor while being named the 2016 WSCA Player of the Year following a 2016 campaign that featured 13 shutouts and 0.74 GAA while leading her team to the WIAA Division I State Championship.
LEADING THE WAY
Another key for the Bobcats in 2016 is the return of the top three scorers from 2015 as Nadya Gill, Jess Fontaine and Jess Gargan each put together double digit points last season. Gill hopes to repeat her success as a freshman when she led the team with 19 points (eight goals, three assists) on her way to earning the MAAC Rookie of the Year honor. Fontaine broke out in 2015 with a single-season career high 17 points (five goals, seven assists) as she either scored or assisted on a team-leading 41.4 percent of the Bobcats' goals last season. Gargan meanwhile finished third on the team with 10 points (four goals, two assists) while she was a driving force in the attack half, ranking second on the team in 2015 with 34 shots.
PUSHING FORWARD
Offense certainly was the strength of the team in 2015 as the Bobcats finished the season with 29 goals and 32 assists for an average of 1.71 goals and 1.88 assists per game which both ranked in the upper half of the MAAC last season. On a per-game basis, the Bobcats averaged the second-most assists per game of any team in the conference, finishing just behind Monmouth who posted 1.89 assists per game in 2015. The production on the offensive end signified a drastic shift from a 2014 season that saw Quinnipiac score just 11 goals in 17 games. The 29-goal total for the season stands as the most in a single-season for the program since 2001 (13 years ago) and the fifth-most ever for the Bobcats in the program's NCAA Div. I era.
SHOOT TO GILL
A dynamic attacking forward as a freshman, the 2015 MAAC Rookie of the Year Nadya Gill returns for her sophomore season with high expectations. Finishing the year with All-MAAC Second Team honors, the two-time MAAC Rookie of the Week started all 17 games in 2015 and ranked first on the team in points (19), goals (eight), game-winning goals (five), shots (53) and shots-on-goal (30). She ranked sixth in the MAAC in points and points per game (1.12) while she also sat tied for fifth in goals, fifth in goals per game (0.47) and second in game-winning tallies. Gill joined Jillian Strassner (2009), Kirsten van de Ven (2004) and Elisa Goncalves (1999) as the fourth player in program history to be named Rookie of the Year in conference.
FONTAINE OF YOUTH
An established threat in the midfield, Jess Fontaine returns for her senior campaign in 2016 following a highly productive 2015 season. Starting all 17 games, she logged 1400 minutes of playing time, the most for any non-defensive player on the team while she broke out with a career high 17 points. She led the team with seven assists and ranked second on the Bobcats with five goals. Fontaine also finished tied for seventh in the MAAC in points and points per game (1.00) while ranking second in the conference in assists and assists per game (0.41). She also sat high nationally, tied for 49th in the nation with her assists per game total and tied for 71st with her seven assists. She comes into her senior year as the team's active career leading scorer with 11 goals and 11 assists (33 points) in 49 games played.
CAREER YEAR FOR CARUSO
A terror for opponents off the bench all season, Kelly Caruso put together a tremendous junior campaign in 2015 that featured a career high eight points (two goals, four assists) in 17 games played (seven starts). Caruso tallied her eight points while playing just 934 minutes as she finished the season as the only player on the team to log less than 1,000 minutes while appearing in all 17 games. Out of all players on the team, Caruso enters her senior year with the most career games played (50) as she has tallied 17 points (four goals, nine assists) in her first three seasons.
HONORS ALL AROUND
Despite just missing out on the MAAC Tournament last season, Quinnipiac was still well-represented in the All-MAAC voting for 2015. Nadya Gill received three honors as the MAAC Rookie of the Year also earned a spot on the All-MAAC Second Team as well as the All-MAAC Rookie Team. Joining Gill on the All-MAAC Rookie Team was defender Sarahkate Norton and midfielder Jess Gargan as the Bobcats tied for the league-lead with three All-Rookie selections. Most recently, Gill earned a spot on the 2016 All-MAAC Preseason Team as voted upon by the league's head coaches.
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