Whelan Scores Twice in Final 10 Minutes, Powering Bobcats to Thrilling Comeback Win

Wednesday, October 17

Hamden, Conn.

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

7-5-1, 5-1-0MAAC

Rider

4-8-1, 3-3-0MAAC

Rider

Quinnipiac

Whelan Scores Twice in Final 10 Minutes, Powering Bobcats to Thrilling Comeback Win

10/17/2018 5:31:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

By: QU Sports Information

HAMDEN, Conn. – Junior forward Eamon Whelan (New Fairfield, Conn.) scored twice in the final 10 minutes of action on Wednesday afternoon in Hamden, powering Quinnipiac men's soccer past Rider in thrilling fashion.

The Bobcats move to 5-1-0 in MAAC play with the victory, and have now won seven of their last eight contests.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 2, Rider 1

LOCATION
Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (7-5-1, 5-1-0 MAAC) | Rider (4-8-1, 3-3-0)

SCORING SUMMARY

60:40 (Rider 1, Quinnipiac 0): Aaron Robinson got the Broncs on the board in the 61^st minute of action, finding the back of the net on a header for his first goal of the year.
83:37 (Quinnipiac 1, Rider 1): Whelan tied things up in the 84^th minute of play, finishing a pass from Rashawn Dally (Bloomfield, Conn.) to tie the game. Dally headed the ball inside the box toward Whelan, who headed it into the right side of the net with the keeper charging.
89:34 (Quinnipiac 2, Rider 1): Whelan then recorded his MAAC-leading 10^th goal of the season with just 26 seconds left to send the Bobcats home with the win. Dally blasted a shot on goal, then Whelan located the deflection and placed it into the back of the net to begin the celebration near Quinnipiac's bench.

NOTES

With two more goals in the win, Whelan now has 10 goals and 21 total points – which both currently lead the MAAC. The junior needs just one more goal and one more point to match his previous single-season best, which he set in 2016 as a freshman.
The Bobcats are one of only three MAAC programs with five or more wins. Fairfield is 6-0-0 in league play, while Marist sits at 5-1-0.
Dally tallied two more assists for Quinnipiac, giving him two goals and five assists for nine points so far in 2018. The senior needs just four more points to tie his personal season-best, which he set in 2016 with 13 total points.
Chrysostomos Iakovidis (Thessaloniki, Greece) made two saves in net for the Bobcats, earning his first victory of the season. Iakovidis now has 17 total saves in 2018 to go along with a 1.85 goals-against average.
The Bobcats outshot Rider 13-6, recording nine total shots in the final 45 minutes of play.
Quinnipiac has now scored multiple goals in seven of 13 games this season.

UP NEXT

The Bobcats are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 20, traveling to Fairfield for a 7:00 p.m. MAAC contest.
Quinnipiac returns home next Wednesday, Oct. 24, hosting Niagara for a 2:00 p.m. start in Hamden.