Wednesday, October 31
Hamden, Conn.
1:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Monmouth
Men's Soccer Set to Conclude Regular Season vs. Monmouth on Wednesday
10/30/2018 11:03:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Quinnipiac Bobcats (9-5-2, 7-1-1 MAAC) vs
Monmouth Hawks (2-13-1, 0-9-0 MAAC)
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | 1:00 PM
Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's soccer completes its 2018 regular season schedule on Wednesday afternoon, hosting Monmouth in conference action from the Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium in Hamden.
PLAYOFF PICTURE
LAST TIME OUT
The Bobcats have won three individual conference weekly awards so far this season:
Monmouth Hawks (2-13-1, 0-9-0 MAAC)
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | 1:00 PM
Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium | Hamden, Conn.
LIVE STATS | WATCH
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's soccer completes its 2018 regular season schedule on Wednesday afternoon, hosting Monmouth in conference action from the Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium in Hamden.
PLAYOFF PICTURE
- With a 7-1-1 record in MAAC play (22 points), the Bobcats have already clinched one of the top two seeds in the 2018 MAAC Tournament. Quinnipiac has earned a first-round bye in the postseason tournament.
- Fairfield (23 points) is the only team currently ahead of the Bobcats. The Stags square off with Manhattan on Wednesday in their final contest of the regular season.
LAST TIME OUT
- Rashawn Dally (Bloomfield, Conn.) scored his third goal of the season in the 53rdminute of action on Saturday night, leading Quinnipiac men's soccer past Marist on the road in MAAC action.
- Jared Mazzola (Kahtonah, N.Y.) made a season-high nine saves in the win, earning his second straight shutout.
- With the win, the Bobcats (22 points) move in to sole possession of second place in the MAAC standings, just one point behind Fairfield (23 points, 7-0-2 MAAC) with one game left in the regular season.
- Monmouth is 2-13-1 overall in 2018, going 0-9-0 so far in MAAC action.
- The Hawks are led offensively by Luke Bromley, who has three goals this season.
- Monmouth most recently lost at Iona (2-1, OT) on Wednesday, Oct. 24.
- The Bobcats are 5-14-3 all-time vs. Monmouth.
- Quinnipiac has won nine of its last 11 contests, outscoring opponents 20-8 in that span.
- The Bobcats have scored multiple goals in eight of 16 games this season.
- Quinnipiac head coach Eric Da Costa is in his 14th season at the helm of the Bobcats' program, becoming the longest tenured men's soccer coach in Quinnipiac's NCAA history.
- With the win on Sept. 26 at Canisius, Da Costa secured his 100th career victory as the Bobcats' head coach. He now has 106 total wins in his career at Quinnipiac.
- Eamon Whelan (New Fairfield, Conn.) has scored 11 goals in Quinnipiac's 16 matches, the most of any MAAC player so far this year. His 11 goals rank tied for 14th nationally.
- Whelan also ranks tied for 17th nationally with four game-winning goals.
- The junior now has 24 goals in two-plus years with the program.
- Rashawn Dally (Bloomfield, Conn.) has now played in 76 career contests, which ranks ninth in Quinnipiac program history.
- Jarred Mazzola (Katonah, N.Y.) has started 11 of the last 13 games in net for the Bobcats, earning a win in eight of his last nine starts.
- The goalkeeper has posted a 0.79 goals-against average in his first year with the program.
- Mazzola has recorded 4.7 saves per contest so far in 2018, which ranks No. 26 nationally.
The Bobcats have won three individual conference weekly awards so far this season:
- Eamon Whelan – MAAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 3, 2018)
- Oriac Vila Rotxes – MAAC Rookie of the Week (Sept. 17, 2018)
- Eamon Whelan – MAAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 22, 2018)
- Rashawn Dally - MAAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 29, 2018)
- Jared Mazzola - MAAC Defensive Player/Rookie of the Week (Oct. 29, 2018)
- Junior Conor McCoy (Newry, Northern Ireland) was named to the 2018 Preseason All-MAAC Team, the conference announced on Aug. 14.
- The Bobcats were picked to finish fourth by the league's head coaches.
- Quinnipiac head coach Eric Da Costa named the program's leadership council for 2018, which includes senior Derek Parker (Cromwell, Conn.), senior Matthew Taylor (Dublin, Ireland), junior Conor McCoy (Newry, Northern Ireland), sophomore Paulo Soares (Quincy, MA), and sophomore Simon Hillinger (Ditzingen, Germany).
- Quinnipiac went 8-9-2 (6-2-0 MAAC) in 2017, earning the No. 5 seed in the 2017 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship.
- The Bobcats defeated No. 4 Manhattan in the MAAC Tournament quarterfinals, then fell in penalty kicks at No. 1 Fairfield in the semifinal round.
- The program returns three student-athletes that earned All-MAAC honors in 2017. Rashawn Dally (Bloomfield, Conn.) and Conor McCoy (Newry, Northern Ireland) were named to the All-MAAC Second Team, and freshman Paulo Soares (Quincy, MA) was named to the All-MAAC Rookie Team.
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