QU Women’s Soccer Wraps Up Non-Conference Play with 2-1 Overtime Loss at Harvard

Wednesday, September 13

Jordan Field - Cambridge, MA

4:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

3-4

Harvard

5-2

OT 2

Quinnipiac

Harvard

QU Women’s Soccer Wraps Up Non-Conference Play with 2-1 Overtime Loss at Harvard

9/13/2017 7:33:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Bobcats Finish Non-Conference Play at 3-4, Begin MAAC Play at Saint Peter's on Saturday

By: QU Athletic Communications

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – The Quinnipiac women's soccer team completed their non-conference schedule with a 2-1 overtime loss at the defending Ivy League Champion Harvard on Wednesday evening from Jordan Field. Facing the fourth-ranked team in New England on their home turf, Ally Grunstein (Warren, New Jersey) poked home the equalizer in the 65^th minute but the Crimson held off a late push from the Bobcats and found the game-winner in the fifth minute of the extra session.

SCORE
Harvard 2 / Quinnipiac 1 (Overtime)

RECORDS
Harvard (5-2, 0-0 Ivy League) / Quinnipiac (3-4, 0-0 MAAC)

LOCATION
Jordan Field / Cambridge, Mass.

SCORING SUMMARY

30:31 (HARV 1, QU 0): Crimson advanced ball through midfield, Murphy Agnew crosses to Caroline Chargares who finishes at the far post
63:29 (HARV 1, QU 1): Nadya Gill receives pass from Sarahkate Norton and advances through the midfield, deking through several defenders. Gill reaches the end line and centers to wide open Grunstein for the goal
94:43 (HARV 2, QU 1): Agnew works her way around the wing and crosses to Dani Stollar who heads it past Devan Malcolm for the game-winner

NOTES

Ally Grunstein came off the bench to score her first goal of the season while Gill dished out her third assist of 2017
Grunstein finds her way in the scoresheet for the first time in 2017 after recording 16 points (four goals, eight assists) in her rookie season in 2016
Gill, meanwhile, continues to lead the MAAC in points (13), goals (five) and assists (three)
Malcolm received the starting nod in goal for the first time this season, making three saves in her 94+ minutes of action
Grunstein's marker was the first goal Harvard has allowed at home all season
Quinnipiac finished with more shots-on-goal (6-5) than the Crimson
Emma Greco (Burlington, Ontario) returned to the lineup and played all 95 minutes after she missed two straight games with injury
Hannah Reiter (Mansfield, Massachusetts) entered the starting lineup for the first time in her career, playing 83 minutes in both the midfield and defensive back line positions

POSTGAME COMMENTS
Head Coach Dave Clarke
"I thought we played well. We worked hard, closed down, played a little bit, scored a great goal, had two disallowed, saw one hit the post. If we take our chances differently this might have been a different result. In the extra session we made a mistake and were punished for it but I'm pleased with the way the team played. If we continue to compete and play in the manner we did today, we'll be fine moving forward."

UPCOMING GAME
Quinnipiac opens MAAC play this weekend as the Bobcats travel to Saint Peter's for a Noon start on Saturday. Since joining the MAAC, Quinnipiac is undefeated (3-0) in three meetings against the Peacocks and most-recently defeated Saint Peter's 3-1 last season at home.