QU Women's Soccer Hosts Monmouth on Saturday in Clash Between MAAC Frontrunners

Saturday, September 30

Hamden, Conn.

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Monmouth

QU Women's Soccer Hosts Monmouth on Saturday in Clash Between MAAC Frontrunners

9/29/2017 12:12:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Quinnipiac (3-0-1 MAAC) Leads MAAC Standings By One Point Over Monmouth (3-0 MAAC)

By: QU Athletic Communications

Quinnipiac Bobcats (6-4-1, 3-0-1 MAAC) vs.
Monmouth Hawks (6-2-2. 3-0 MAAC)
Saturday, September 30, 2017 // 12:00 PM
Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium // Hamden, Connecticut
All-Time Series vs. Monmouth: Monmouth leads, 14-7-1
Last Meeting: MON 5, QU 2 (2016 MAAC Championship)

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SETTING THE STAGE
A huge clash sets up for Saturday morning as Quinnipiac (6-4-1, 3-0-1 MAAC) welcomes longtime conference rival Monmouth (6-2-2, 3-0 MAAC) in a battle of the top two teams in the MAAC and the lone remaining unbeaten squads in the league. This contest shapes up to be a complete clash of styles as the Bobcats enter with the top scoring offense in the MAAC while the Hawks own the league's best scoring defense. In addition, the last two regular season meetings were both decided in overtime (2016: Monmouth 2-1 win, 2015: Quinnipiac 3-2 win) as Saturday's clash shapes up to be a great one.

LAST GAME RECAP (QU 2, FFD 0)
Two goals within the first four minutes of play spotted Quinnipiac an early lead and a clinical team defensive effort finished the job in a 2-0 road win at Fairfield from Lessing Field on Wednesday night. The early goals from Kelsey Goldring and Ally Grunstein set the tone while Olivia Myszewski made five stops in net to give the Bobcats their first-ever MAAC win at Fairfield.

NOTES
- In the 2-0 road win at Fairfield, Quinnipiac moved to 5-0-1 in 2017 in games in which the Bobcats score first
- Quinnipiac's 3-0-1 league record is the best start to a MAAC slate in program history (previous best 2-0-2 in 2013) - Madison Borowiec picked up her fourth goal of the season in Saturday's 1-1 tie at Marist, extending her single-season career-high point total to 12 on the season (four goals, four assists)
- Olivia Myszewski continues to play incredibly well in the net as she has conceded just two goals since the start of MAAC play (3-0-1 record, 0.47 goals-against average, 20 saves, .909 save percentage)
- Since inserting Hannah Reiter into the starting lineup five games ago, the Bobcats have conceded just four goals in the five-game span while notching two clean sheets
- Nadya Gill enters Saturday's match leading her team and the MAAC in a vast majority of offensive statistical categories as she ranks sixth in the nation in points per game (2.27), 11th in goals per game (0.82) and 11th in assists per game (0.64)
- As far as her career totals, Gill currently sits eighth all-time at Quinnipiac in career goals (26), tied for 11th in career assists (13) and 10th in career points (65)
- Kelsey Goldring picked up three points in the 2-0 win at Fairfield, giving her 17 points (five goals, seven assists) on the season which ranks second in the MAAC and 45th in the nation in points per game (1.55)
- As a team, Quinnipiac's offense has been buzzing all season, currently sitting 14th in the nation in scoring offense (2.55 goals per game), second in assists per game (3.45) and seventh in points per game (8.55)
- Miraculously, Quinnipiac's offense has led the MAAC (currently 14th in the nation) all season despite averaging a mere 10.09 shots per game (270th in the nation, 8th in the MAAC)