QU Field Hockey Dealt First BIG EAST Loss of Season By Villanova, 2-1

Friday, September 29

Hamden, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

(3-8, 2-1BIG EAST)

Villanova

(2-8, 1-2BIG EAST)

Villanova

Quinnipiac

QU Field Hockey Dealt First BIG EAST Loss of Season By Villanova, 2-1

9/29/2017 5:28:00 PM | Field Hockey

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By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Connecticut – Quinnipiac field hockey lost to Villanova, 2-1, in a BIG EAST Conference match-up at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium in Hamden, Conn. The Bobcats' move to 2-1 in the BIG EAST with its first conference loss of the season while Villanova improves to 1-2 in conference play.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 1 / Villanova 2

LOCATION
Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium / Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (3-8, 2-1 BIG EAST) /Villanova (3-7, 1-2 BIG EAST)

SCORING SUMMARY

Villanova's Abby Siana gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead with her second goal of the season off a corner set. Christen Pennington inserted the ball to Emily Cliggett who set-up Siana for the blast from the top of the circle.
Late in the half, Quinnipiac junior Elisa Ruiz Martinez (Madrid, Spain) tied the game with her second goal of the season. Ruiz Martinez took a feed from Selina Reichert (Lower Hutt, New Zealand) off a corner and ripped a shot to the top left corner to knot the game at 1-1.
Just before the half, Lydia Syndor gave the Wildcats a 2-1 lead off a feed from Emily Clarke.

NOTES

Ruiz Martinez is now the sixth different Bobcat to score in Quinnipiac's last six games. It was the juniors second goal of the year and her first since Sept. 1 against Northeastern.
Despite the score, Quinnipiac dominated the shots-on-goal differential, 12-4, including a 6-0 ledger in the second half.
Quinnipiac also earned 10 corners to Villanova's seven for the game.

BOBCATS GOAL by Elisa Ruiz Martinez. Tied at 1 pic.twitter.com/fCh5kB2wzj
— QU Field Hockey (@QU_FH) September 29, 2017

QUINNIPIAC LEADERS:
Shots on Goal: Lauren Belskie (3)
Goals: Elisa Ruiz Martinez (1)
Assists: Selina Reichert (1)
Saves: Livy Golini (2)

VILLANOVA LEADERS
Shots on Goal: Abby Siana (2)
Goals: Abby Siana, Lydia Syndor (1)
Assists: Emily Cliggett, Christen Pennington, Emily Clarke (1)
Saves: Erika Miller (9)

UPCOMING GAMES
Quinnipiac will travel to Bucknell on Sunday, Oct. 2, followed by a road trip to Providence for a BIG EAST match-up on Friday, Oct. 6. The Bobcats will then host Senior Day on Sunday, Oct. 8 against Siena.