Men's Soccer Downs Marist in PKs, Host MAAC Championship Sunday

Thursday, November 8

Hamden, Conn.

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

10-5-3 (8-1-1MAAC)

Marist

8-5-5 (6-2-2MAAC)

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Marist

Quinnipiac

Men's Soccer Downs Marist in PKs, Host MAAC Championship Sunday

11/8/2018 5:35:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Bobcats Win in Thrilling Fashion After 10 Rounds of Penalty Kicks

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – No. 2 Quinnipiac men's soccer defeated No. 3 Marist in thrilling fashion on Thursday afternoon from the Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium in Hamden, besting the Red Foxes in penalty kicks to advance to the 2018 MAAC Championships title contest.

The Bobcats defeated Marist 8-7 in 10 rounds of penalty kicks, moving to 10-5-3 (8-1-1 MAAC) so far this season. With #1 Fairfield's loss to Rider on Thursday evening, the Bobcats will host the Broncs in the MAAC Championship game on Sunday at noon.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 3, Marist 3 (Quinnipiac advances on penalty kicks)

LOCATION
Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (10-5-3, 8-1-1 MAAC) | Marist (8-5-5, 6-2-2 MAAC)

SCORING SUMMARY
·  12:38 (Marist 1, Quinnipiac 0) – Samad Bounthong got Marist on the board in the 13^th minute of action. He ripped a shot on goal and Bobcats' keeper Jared Mazzola (Kahtonah, N.Y.) made a diving save, then Bounthong tracked down the save and put it home to give the Red Foxes the lead.
·  16:17 (Marist 2, Quinnipiac 0) – Nounthong then played a ball in the box to Marcus Ginman, as the junior finished for his second goal of the season to give Marist the early two-goal lead.
·  39:51 (Marist 2, Quinnipiac 1) – The Bobcats would respond, though, as Rashawn Dally (Bloomfield, Conn.) found the back of the net with his left foot off a feed from Eamon Whelan (New Fairfield, Conn.). Dally's goal – his sixth of the season – cut the Bobcats' deficit to just one goal.
·  46:55 (Quinnipiac 2, Marist 2) – Quinnipiac tied the game just 1:55 in to the second half of action, as Whelan – the 2018 MAAC Offensive Player of the Year – registered an unassisted score. The goal is Whelan's 13^th so far in 2018. Whelan blasted a shot into the corner of the net from inside the box.
·  82:17 (Quinnipiac 3, Marist 2) – Junior Jeppe Haehre (Baerums Verk, Norway) scored his first goal of the season in the 83^rd minute. Romain Daniellou (Brest, France) played the restart toward the box, then Haehre located the pass and headed it into the back of the net to give Quinnipiac it's first lead of the day.
·  84:01 (Quinnipiac 3, Marist 3) – Beau Hornberger scored his third goal of the year in the 85^th minute, tying the game once again – this time 3-3 – to force overtime.

PENALTY KICKS (10 Rounds)
(QU) Jordon Bennett – MISSED
(Marist) Simo Jorgensen – MISSED

(QU) Rashawn Dally – MADE
(Marist) Bruce Jeter – MADE

(QU) Connor McCoy – MADE
(MARIST) Marcus Ginman – MADE

(QU) Romain Daniellou – MADE
(MARIST) Allen Gavilanes – MADE

(QU) Eamon Whelan – MADE
(Marist) Juan Parada – MADE

(QU) Jeppe Haehre – MADE
(Marist) Skylar Conway – MADE

(QU) Matthew Taylor – MISSED
(Marist) Jaime Justin – MISSED

(QU) Oscar Evans – MADE
(Marist) David Nkansah-Siriboe – MADE

(QU) Christian Casagranda – MADE
(Marist) Cameron Harr – MADE

(QU) Oriac Villa Rotzes – MADE
(Marist) Ernest Mitchell – MISSED

NOTES

The Bobcats have now advanced to the final round of the MAAC Championships in three of the last six years under Head Coach Eric Da Costa. Quinnipiac has made a postseason appearance in nine of the last 11 seasons.
Goalkeeper Jared Mazzola (Kahtonah, N.Y.) turned in an impressive performance for Quinnipiac, making seven total saves throughout the contest before stopping three shots in the round of penalty kicks to help the Bobcats advance. Mazzola also stopped a Red Foxes penalty kick attempt with just over two minutes left in the second half. After the Bobcats got called for a foul inside the box, Mazzola made a diving save to his right side to keep the game tied in the 108^th minute and help force penalty kicks.
Quinnipiac has won 10 of its last 13 contests, outscoring opponents 29-11 in that span.
Whelan's goal is his 13^th of the season – which leads all MAAC players. His 13 goals in a season ranks 10^th all-time in program history. Whelan was the unanimous choice for the league's Offensive Player of the Year award, and is Quinnipiac's first MAAC Offensive Player of the Year since the Bobcats joined the league in 2013.
Dally added another goal – giving him six scores so far in 2018. He has now played in 78 career contests, which ranks tied for fifth in Quinnipiac's history. Dally joined Whelan as an All-MAAC First Team selection.
Haehre's goal is his second-career score. The junior defender was also a First-Team All-MAAC selection.
Quinnipiac has now had two separate six-game unbeaten streaks in 2018, going six-straight without a loss from Sept. 15 – Oct. 10, then ending the regular season and starting postseason play with another six-game undefeated streak starting on Oct. 17.

UP NEXT

With the win, Quinnipiac advances to the final round of the 2018 MAAC Men's Soccer Championships, which will take place on Sunday in Hamden with a noon kickoff.