QU Women’s Soccer Secures 1-0 Away Win at Canisius, Earns #3 Seed in MAAC Tournament

Saturday, October 21

Demske Sports Complex - Buffalo, NY

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

8-6-3, 5-2-3MAAC

Canisius

7-8-2, 2-6-2MAAC

Quinnipiac

Canisius

QU Women’s Soccer Secures 1-0 Away Win at Canisius, Earns #3 Seed in MAAC Tournament

10/21/2017 4:41:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Bobcats Finish Regular Season With Fourth Straight Win over Canisius, Will Face Either #6 Rider or #11 Saint Peter's in MAAC Quarterfinals Next Sunday at Disney

By: QU Athletic Communications

PHOTO GALLERY

BUFFALO, New York – Needing a win to secure a first round bye in next week's MAAC Tournament, the Quinnipiac women's soccer team did exactly what they needed to do in a 1-0 road win over Canisius on Saturday from the Demske Sports Complex. Kylie Lance (Stow, Massachusetts) banged in a header in the 66^th minute, good enough for her first goal of the season, as she lifted the Bobcats to a 5-2-3 mark in MAAC regular season play.

Armed with the win and a first round bye, Quinnipiac received the help they needed from Fairfield (tied Marist, 0-0) as the Bobcats secured the No. 3 seed in the 2017 MAAC Tournament. Quinnipiac will face the winner of Rider vs. Saint Peter's in the quarterfinal round on Sunday, October 29 (11:00 AM – Field 18) at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 1 / Canisius 0

LOCATION
Demske Sports Complex / Buffalo, N.Y.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (8-6-3, 5-2-3 MAAC) / Canisius (7-8-2, 2-6-2 MAAC)

SCORING SUMMARY

65:35 (QU 1, CAN 0): After a very uneventful opening 65+ minutes of play, Quinnipiac capitalized on their eighth corner kick as Laura Nicholas (Derry City, Northern Ireland) fired a ball in from the far side of the field. As the ball curled near post, Lance managed to beat her defender to the spot and landed a great header to beat the sprawling Canisius keeper

HIGHLIGHTS (courtesy of Canisius Athletics) | See how QU scored a crucial 1-0 road win at Canisius...Lance's tally came in the 66th minute pic.twitter.com/nLHDPiJKJS
— QU Women's Soccer (@QUWomensSoccer) October 21, 2017

NOTES

Lance's goal was her first of the season while Nicholas picked up her third assist
Lance now has two career goals, both of which have gone down as the game-winner as her first career goal last season was the difference in a 3-1 home win over Saint Peter's
Quinnipiac's defense limited Canisuis all afternoon, as the Golden Griffins finished with just one shot on-target for the match and didn't record a shot on-goal for the final 84:13 of play
This marks the lowest shots on-goal total allowed by the Quinnipiac defense since holding Manhattan to one shot on-target on Oct. 5 last season (24 matches ago)
All Olivia Myszewski (Elm Grove, Wisconsin) needed was one save on the day as the sophomore recorded her fourth clean sheet in 10 MAAC games this season as she now has eight shutouts in her 26 career starts
In MAAC play, Myszewski was outstanding in 2017 finishing with a 5-2-3 mark, 0.74 goals-against average, 51 saves (5.1 per game), .864 save percentage and four clean sheets in 10 starts
Incredibly, this 1-0 win marks the first time Quinnipiac has won a MAAC game by a 1-0 score since defeating Manhattan on Oct. 5 last season (14 league matches ago)
Quinnipiac wins their second straight match at Canisius and their fourth straight against the Golden Griffins
In those four straight wins over Canisius, Quinnipiac hasn't surrendered one goal and has outscored the Golden Griffins, 10-0, in that span

POSTGAME | Hear from @quwsoccercoach and his thoughts following his team's 1-0 away win at Canisius pic.twitter.com/2pPn61fq5M
— QU Women's Soccer (@QUWomensSoccer) October 21, 2017

POSTGAME | Her header proved to be the difference...hear from Kylie Lance as her 1st tally of the season proved to be today's game-winner pic.twitter.com/qkT9owCVpO
— QU Women's Soccer (@QUWomensSoccer) October 21, 2017

UPCOMING GAME
Quinnipiac's regular season is completed as the Bobcats fly down to Disney for the 2017 MAAC Tournament. The Bobcats earned the No. 3 seed and a first round bye in the MAAC Tournament, as Quinnipiac will face the winner of the #6 Rider vs. #11 Saint Peter's matchup on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 11:00 AM from Field 18 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.