Sunday, March 12
Aggie Stadium - Davis, CA
4:00 PM (EST)
Quinnipiac University
at
UC Davis
QU Women's Lacrosse Opens West Coast Swing at UC Davis on Sunday
3/11/2017 12:39:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Bobcats Head to California for the First Time Since 2008
Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-3, 0-0 MAAC) at
UC Davis Aggies (2-4, 0-1 MPSF)
Sunday, March 12, 2017 – 1:00 PM (PT), 4:00 PM (ET)
Aggie Stadium – Davis, CA
All-Time Series vs. UC Davis: Series tied 1-1
Last Meeting: L, 16-14 (March 10, 2008 – Davis, CA)
Follow the Game
Live Stats: UCDavisAggies.com
Live Video: Facebook Live
Twitter: @QU_WLAX
The Quinnipiac women's lacrosse team embarks on a West Coast swing for the first time in years as the Bobcats look to make the most of their spring break journey, opening at UC Davis on Sunday afternoon (4:00 PM EST). This marks the first time in nine years the Bobcats have faced the Aggies (L, 16-14 from California on March 10, 2008) as well as the first time since that 2008 season in which Quinnipiac has flown to California. The last trip out west the team took came in 2012 when the Bobcats flew to Denver, Colorado to face St. Mary's (Calif.) and Denver. Quinnipiac comes in having lost three straight but gave Army West Point everything they could handle in a 9-8 double overtime loss at home last Sunday.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
UC Davis wrapped up a solid 2016 season that saw the Aggies sport a mark of 7-8 on the season including a 5-4 record in the incredibly difficult Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). Competing in the same conference as the likes of perennial national powers Stanford, USC and Colorado, UC Davis managed to put together a winning conference record last season to advance to the MPSF Tournament where they ultimately fell to Stanford. Another grueling non-conference schedule has seen the Aggies go up against three nationally-ranked teams in Stanford (L, 20-10), Denver (L, 16-6) and Colorado (18-5) which has led to their 2-4 record to open the 2017 season. Currently in the midst of a four-game homestand, the Aggies have enjoyed a five-day lull between games as they most-recently fell to Coastal Carolina, 11-7. Armed with six double digit scorers on the season, UC Davis relies on depth as their leading scorer (Taylor Cuenin – 14-6-20) only has four more points than the next-closest scorer on the team (Shannon Cross – 10-6-16). Melissa Kellan has fired in 11 goals on the season along with three assists for 14 points while Kate Graham (6-6-12), Amanda Outcalt (6-5-11) and Kelsey DeJesus (6-5-11) account for the remaining 10+ point scorers on the team. Cuenin is easily the top all-around player on the team and may be one of the best the Bobcats will face all season as she ranked third in the nation in caused turnovers per game (3.50) while also leading the team in scoring. The Aggies' primary goalkeeper is Lauren Ali who comes in with 12.45 goals-against average, .439 save percentage and 50 saves in 308:29 minutes of action.
SERIES HISTORY
These two sides have met twice before with the last meeting coming more than nine years ago when UC Davis defeated the Bobcats, 16-14, on their home field. Quinnipiac also met UC Davis back in the 2006 season from Hamden where the Bobcats defeated the Aggies, 9-7, in their first-ever meeting.
NEW SEASON…NEW TEAM
Trailing by three in the second half, Quinnipiac answered with five straight goals to catapult the Bobcats out front and ultimately to a season-opening 10-9 victory over CCSU (2/18). A resounding come-from-behind victory to open the career of first-year head coach Tanya Kotowicz at Quinnipiac, the victory stands as the first win in a season opener for the Bobcats since defeating UConn, 11-10, all the way back in the 2009 season (seven straight season-opening losses prior to tonight's win). Incredibly, Quinnipiac's win marks just the fourth victory in a season opener in the 19 seasons since joining the NCAA Div. I ranks (1999).
SHUTTING THE DOOR
Junior goalkeeper Kyle Larkin played her best game of the season in a double overtime loss to Army West Point (3/5) as she finished with 11 saves on 20 shots-on-goal, setting a new season high save total and matching her season-low for goals allowed. Larkin's first double digit save effort of the season is good enough for the ninth of her career.
INSTANT IMPACT
Quinnipiac fought hard in a 12-8 non-conference road loss to Sacred Heart (3/1), rattling off four straight goals to trail just 8-7 with 8:27 remaining and a huge spark in the run came from a Bobcat making her first career appearance. Missing the entire 2016 season and the first two games of 2017 due to injury, sophomore Kaitlin Unser took the field for the first time in her career against the Pioneers and immediately scored consecutive goals within the 4-0 run. Unser's goal scoring ability seen frequently in high school (139 career goals for Smithtown High School in New York) was ever-present in her first collegiate appearance.
COMEBACK CATS
The thunderous three-goal second half comeback win over CCSU (2/18) marked the first time Quinnipiac overcame a three-goal deficit to win since falling behind 3-0 against Iona to come back and win 15-9 on April 9, 2014 (36 games ago). The last time Quinnipiac overcame a three-goal second half deficit came against Manhattan on March 29, 2014 (38 games ago) as the Bobcats trailed 10-6 before coming all the way back to win 12-11.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Quinnipiac scored 10 goals in their season-opening victory over CCSU, a plateau the Bobcats reached only once in 16 games last season. Out of the 10 total goals scored, six were tallied by freshmen (Ashley Bobinski 4, Kayla Moreau 1, Brianna Fitzgerald) while nine were tallied by underclassmen (sophomore Allison Kuhn scored three goals). As a team, Quinnipiac posted 17 total points (10 goals, seven assists), 12 of which (70.6 percent) were scored by underclassmen.
SECOND HALF SUCCESS
Trailing 7-5 at the half, Quinnipiac stepped up their play considerably in the second half, outscoring CCSU 5-2 in the final 30 minutes of play to secure the come-from-behind 10-9 victory (2/18). Keying a 5-0 second half run that paved the way to victory was the Bobcat defense, who notched seven of the 10 total team saves in the second half alone. Goalkeeper Kyle Larkin tallied nine saves in the cage (six in the second half), including four straight (two on free position attempts) over a span of 4+ minutes down the stretch with the Bobcats leading by two. Brianna Fitzgerald also made a stellar defensive play, diving in front of a free position shot after Larkin was whistled for a foul and had to leave her cage, late in the game to preserve the thrilling win.
INSTANT IMPACT
Ashley Bobinski's first career game certainly stands out as one to remember as she scored four goals on four shots to make her the highest-scoring rookie in her debut as a Bobcat in program history. The last rookie to post a hat trick in her debut with Quinnipiac came back in 2012 as Kyra Ochwat tallied three goals against UConn. Bobinski scored three times, securing her hat trick after 17 minutes of play, which she added one more in the second half to give her a team-leading four tallies while igniting the game-deciding 5-0 second half run.
KUHN COMING THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH
Allison Kuhn was incredibly clutch for the Bobcats, either scoring or assisting on four of five unanswered goals for Quinnipiac including scoring the ultimate game-winner that put the Bobcats ahead 10-8 against CCSU (2/18). The Bobcats' leading returning scorer from last season (27 points – 19 goals, eight assists) tied for the team-lead in points in the victory while she added two draw controls and one caused turnover.
NEW LEADERSHIP
The 2017 season marks the first year under the leadership of new head coach Tanya Kotowicz. Kotowicz comes to Quinnipiac with a wealth of NCAA Division I women's lacrosse coaching experience, most recently as the head coach at Central Connecticut State University for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Before being hired as the CCSU head coach, Kotowicz was the top assistant at Yale from 2012 through 2014 and Hofstra from 2008 through 2012. Before taking the position at Hofstra, Kotowicz was the head coach at Quinnipiac's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference foe Marist in 2008 and an assistant at Saint Mary's College of California from 2006 to 2008. Kotowicz played collegiately at UConn, serving as a two-time team captain in 2004 and 2005, leading the program to an ECAC Championship in 2005.
UC Davis Aggies (2-4, 0-1 MPSF)
Sunday, March 12, 2017 – 1:00 PM (PT), 4:00 PM (ET)
Aggie Stadium – Davis, CA
All-Time Series vs. UC Davis: Series tied 1-1
Last Meeting: L, 16-14 (March 10, 2008 – Davis, CA)
Follow the Game
Live Stats: UCDavisAggies.com
Live Video: Facebook Live
Twitter: @QU_WLAX
The Quinnipiac women's lacrosse team embarks on a West Coast swing for the first time in years as the Bobcats look to make the most of their spring break journey, opening at UC Davis on Sunday afternoon (4:00 PM EST). This marks the first time in nine years the Bobcats have faced the Aggies (L, 16-14 from California on March 10, 2008) as well as the first time since that 2008 season in which Quinnipiac has flown to California. The last trip out west the team took came in 2012 when the Bobcats flew to Denver, Colorado to face St. Mary's (Calif.) and Denver. Quinnipiac comes in having lost three straight but gave Army West Point everything they could handle in a 9-8 double overtime loss at home last Sunday.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
UC Davis wrapped up a solid 2016 season that saw the Aggies sport a mark of 7-8 on the season including a 5-4 record in the incredibly difficult Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). Competing in the same conference as the likes of perennial national powers Stanford, USC and Colorado, UC Davis managed to put together a winning conference record last season to advance to the MPSF Tournament where they ultimately fell to Stanford. Another grueling non-conference schedule has seen the Aggies go up against three nationally-ranked teams in Stanford (L, 20-10), Denver (L, 16-6) and Colorado (18-5) which has led to their 2-4 record to open the 2017 season. Currently in the midst of a four-game homestand, the Aggies have enjoyed a five-day lull between games as they most-recently fell to Coastal Carolina, 11-7. Armed with six double digit scorers on the season, UC Davis relies on depth as their leading scorer (Taylor Cuenin – 14-6-20) only has four more points than the next-closest scorer on the team (Shannon Cross – 10-6-16). Melissa Kellan has fired in 11 goals on the season along with three assists for 14 points while Kate Graham (6-6-12), Amanda Outcalt (6-5-11) and Kelsey DeJesus (6-5-11) account for the remaining 10+ point scorers on the team. Cuenin is easily the top all-around player on the team and may be one of the best the Bobcats will face all season as she ranked third in the nation in caused turnovers per game (3.50) while also leading the team in scoring. The Aggies' primary goalkeeper is Lauren Ali who comes in with 12.45 goals-against average, .439 save percentage and 50 saves in 308:29 minutes of action.
SERIES HISTORY
These two sides have met twice before with the last meeting coming more than nine years ago when UC Davis defeated the Bobcats, 16-14, on their home field. Quinnipiac also met UC Davis back in the 2006 season from Hamden where the Bobcats defeated the Aggies, 9-7, in their first-ever meeting.
NEW SEASON…NEW TEAM
Trailing by three in the second half, Quinnipiac answered with five straight goals to catapult the Bobcats out front and ultimately to a season-opening 10-9 victory over CCSU (2/18). A resounding come-from-behind victory to open the career of first-year head coach Tanya Kotowicz at Quinnipiac, the victory stands as the first win in a season opener for the Bobcats since defeating UConn, 11-10, all the way back in the 2009 season (seven straight season-opening losses prior to tonight's win). Incredibly, Quinnipiac's win marks just the fourth victory in a season opener in the 19 seasons since joining the NCAA Div. I ranks (1999).
SHUTTING THE DOOR
Junior goalkeeper Kyle Larkin played her best game of the season in a double overtime loss to Army West Point (3/5) as she finished with 11 saves on 20 shots-on-goal, setting a new season high save total and matching her season-low for goals allowed. Larkin's first double digit save effort of the season is good enough for the ninth of her career.
INSTANT IMPACT
Quinnipiac fought hard in a 12-8 non-conference road loss to Sacred Heart (3/1), rattling off four straight goals to trail just 8-7 with 8:27 remaining and a huge spark in the run came from a Bobcat making her first career appearance. Missing the entire 2016 season and the first two games of 2017 due to injury, sophomore Kaitlin Unser took the field for the first time in her career against the Pioneers and immediately scored consecutive goals within the 4-0 run. Unser's goal scoring ability seen frequently in high school (139 career goals for Smithtown High School in New York) was ever-present in her first collegiate appearance.
COMEBACK CATS
The thunderous three-goal second half comeback win over CCSU (2/18) marked the first time Quinnipiac overcame a three-goal deficit to win since falling behind 3-0 against Iona to come back and win 15-9 on April 9, 2014 (36 games ago). The last time Quinnipiac overcame a three-goal second half deficit came against Manhattan on March 29, 2014 (38 games ago) as the Bobcats trailed 10-6 before coming all the way back to win 12-11.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Quinnipiac scored 10 goals in their season-opening victory over CCSU, a plateau the Bobcats reached only once in 16 games last season. Out of the 10 total goals scored, six were tallied by freshmen (Ashley Bobinski 4, Kayla Moreau 1, Brianna Fitzgerald) while nine were tallied by underclassmen (sophomore Allison Kuhn scored three goals). As a team, Quinnipiac posted 17 total points (10 goals, seven assists), 12 of which (70.6 percent) were scored by underclassmen.
SECOND HALF SUCCESS
Trailing 7-5 at the half, Quinnipiac stepped up their play considerably in the second half, outscoring CCSU 5-2 in the final 30 minutes of play to secure the come-from-behind 10-9 victory (2/18). Keying a 5-0 second half run that paved the way to victory was the Bobcat defense, who notched seven of the 10 total team saves in the second half alone. Goalkeeper Kyle Larkin tallied nine saves in the cage (six in the second half), including four straight (two on free position attempts) over a span of 4+ minutes down the stretch with the Bobcats leading by two. Brianna Fitzgerald also made a stellar defensive play, diving in front of a free position shot after Larkin was whistled for a foul and had to leave her cage, late in the game to preserve the thrilling win.
INSTANT IMPACT
Ashley Bobinski's first career game certainly stands out as one to remember as she scored four goals on four shots to make her the highest-scoring rookie in her debut as a Bobcat in program history. The last rookie to post a hat trick in her debut with Quinnipiac came back in 2012 as Kyra Ochwat tallied three goals against UConn. Bobinski scored three times, securing her hat trick after 17 minutes of play, which she added one more in the second half to give her a team-leading four tallies while igniting the game-deciding 5-0 second half run.
KUHN COMING THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH
Allison Kuhn was incredibly clutch for the Bobcats, either scoring or assisting on four of five unanswered goals for Quinnipiac including scoring the ultimate game-winner that put the Bobcats ahead 10-8 against CCSU (2/18). The Bobcats' leading returning scorer from last season (27 points – 19 goals, eight assists) tied for the team-lead in points in the victory while she added two draw controls and one caused turnover.
NEW LEADERSHIP
The 2017 season marks the first year under the leadership of new head coach Tanya Kotowicz. Kotowicz comes to Quinnipiac with a wealth of NCAA Division I women's lacrosse coaching experience, most recently as the head coach at Central Connecticut State University for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Before being hired as the CCSU head coach, Kotowicz was the top assistant at Yale from 2012 through 2014 and Hofstra from 2008 through 2012. Before taking the position at Hofstra, Kotowicz was the head coach at Quinnipiac's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference foe Marist in 2008 and an assistant at Saint Mary's College of California from 2006 to 2008. Kotowicz played collegiately at UConn, serving as a two-time team captain in 2004 and 2005, leading the program to an ECAC Championship in 2005.
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