QU Women’s Soccer Falls to MAAC Leader Monmouth, 2-0

Saturday, September 30

Hamden, Conn.

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

6-5-1, 3-1-1MAAC

Monmouth

7-2-2, 4-0MAAC

Monmouth

Quinnipiac

QU Women’s Soccer Falls to MAAC Leader Monmouth, 2-0

9/30/2017 3:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Monmouth Jumps Quinnipiac for Top Spot in MAAC Standings

By: QU Athletic Communications

PHOTO GALLERY (courtesy: Chandra Murthy)

HAMDEN, Connecticut – The Quinnipiac women's soccer team saw their MAAC-winless streak come to an end at the hands of league power Monmouth, 2-0, at home on Saturday afternoon. Monmouth's Rachelle Ross scored just 1:10 into the game to put the road side ahead early and the league's top defensive team worked a brilliant game to limit the Bobcats on offense all afternoon.

SCORE
Monmouth 2 / Quinnipiac 0

LOCATION
QU Soccer Stadium / Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (6-5-1, 3-1-1 MAAC) / Monmouth (7-2-2, 4-0 MAAC)

SCORING SUMMARY

1:10 (MON 1, QU 0): Monmouth came out firing as the reigning MAAC Rookie of the Year Madie Gibson worked some magic on the far sideline, dribbling down and centering to Rachelle Ross who made no mistake with a strong finish.
34:08 (MON 2, QU 0): The same combination of Ross and Gibson linked up again later in the first half as Gibson found space and crossed far post where Ross was there once again with a thunderous finish.

NOTES

Quinnipiac was outshot 18-5 and 11-3 in shots on-target
An ultra-psychial affair, Quinnipiac (18) and Monmouth (9) combined for 27 fouls in the match (16 in the second half alone)
Jess Gargan (Dublin, Ireland), Nadya Gill (Toronto, Ontario) and Al Pelletier (Cheshire, Connecticut) each recorded one shot on-target for the match
Olivia Myszewski (Elm Grove, Wisconsin) did all she could in net, making eight saves including two in the final five minutes as Monmouth was denied despite springing loose for two breakaways
Myszewski saved all six Monmouth shots on-target in the second half
Emma Greco (Burlington, Ontario) also saved a rifled Madie Gibson shot off in the line in the ninth minute just 10 yards from the net
The loss snaps the Bobcats' six-game MAAC home winning streak as this marks the first time Quinnipiac has lost a home conference game since the 2015 regular season finale against Siena
This result is just the second time Quinnipiac has been held scoreless (3-0 loss at Drexel on Aug. 21) and the first time in five league games
The Hawks continue their dominance in the MAAC, moving their conference unbeaten streak to 18 straight games (17-0-1), outscoring opponents 59-6 in that span
Monmouth has still not allowed a goal through four MAAC games and have recorded eight shutouts in 11 contests this season

UPCOMING GAME
Quinnipiac faces another New Jersey MAAC foe on Wednesday afternoon as the Bobcats welcome Rider to the Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium for a 2:00 PM start. The Broncs defeated the Bobcats, 2-1, last year in Lawrenceville.