Wednesday, March 14
Kennesaw, GA
2:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
Kennesaw State
QU Women's Lacrosse Faces Kennesaw State Wednesday in First Leg of Spring Break Trip
3/13/2018 8:40:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS (3-3) at
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY OWLS (1-5)
Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2 p.m.
Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium - Kennesaw, Georgia
Stats: KSUOwls.com
Video: IWLCATV.com
HAMDEN, Connecticut – The Quinnipiac women's lacrosse team begins its two-game southern swing for Spring Break when it travels to Kennesaw State on Wednesday afternoon for a 2 p.m. contest. The Bobcats will also travel to Gardner-Webb on Saturday as part of their two-game trip.
THEIR LAST TIME OUT (Hofstra 13, Quinnipiac 4)
Quinnipiac will complete its two-game road trip with a noon game at Gardner-Webb on Saturday.
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY OWLS (1-5)
Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2 p.m.
Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium - Kennesaw, Georgia
Stats: KSUOwls.com
Video: IWLCATV.com
HAMDEN, Connecticut – The Quinnipiac women's lacrosse team begins its two-game southern swing for Spring Break when it travels to Kennesaw State on Wednesday afternoon for a 2 p.m. contest. The Bobcats will also travel to Gardner-Webb on Saturday as part of their two-game trip.
THEIR LAST TIME OUT (Hofstra 13, Quinnipiac 4)
- Sophomore Ashley Bobinski scored two goals to push her team-leading total to 14 on the season, with her first goal tying the score at 1-1.
- Freshman Maya Feigenbaum scored her fifth goal of the season to cut the Pride's lead to 3-2. Freshman Avery Drouin (pictured) had the assist, her third of the season.
- Senior Loren Antonacci (pictured) scored her fourth of the season to tie the game up at three with 12:26 to play in the opening half.
- Hofstra used a 6-0 run spanning both halves to take a 9-3 lead. The four goals to close out the first half came over a span of 10:38, including a goal while down a player due to a yellow card.
- Bobinski ended the 6-0 run for the Pride with a goal with 15:07 left in the game to cut the lead to 9-4 and the Bobcats had several chance to close the gap further, but were stymied by Hofstra goalie Maddie Fields (13 saves).
- Sophomore Allie Kelsey came on in relief in goal for Quinnipiac and had a strong performance with 11 saves in 34 minutes, while holding Hofstra to 0-5 on free position shots in the second half.
- Junior Aubrey Conti had two caused turnovers to lead the defense.
- Ashley Bobinski leads the Bobcats in goals (14), assists (8) and points (22) to date
- Emily Byrne has totaled eight goals and six assists for 14 points in the Bobcats' first six games of the season.
- Allison Kuhn checks in with eight goals and two assists for 10 points to rank third on the Bobcats..
- Kiera Kelly leads Quinnipiac in ground balls (24) and caused turnovers (15).
- Avery Drouin has a team-high 11 draw controls
- The Bobcats had a three-game win streak prior to the Hofstra loss, defeating Saint Francis (Pa.), Hartford and Sacred Heart in succession.
- Sophomore attack Ashley Bobinski had a six-goal, two-assist effort in a win over Saint Francis on Feb. 24, setting career highs in both goals and points.
- In the 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, the Bobcats were chosen to finish sixth in the MAAC this season. The top six finishers qualify for the MAAC Tournament, which will be held on Apr. 28 through May 6.
- Quinnipiac had a record-setting 2017 as it clinched a berth in the MAAC Tournament for the first time in program history with an 11-10 win over Siena on Apr. 19, 2017. The Bobcats fell to Marist, 17-10, in the opening round of the MAAC Tournament.
- Senior defender Kiera Kelly was named to the 2018 Preseason All-MAAC Team, as chosen by the league's coaches.
- Kelly had the strongest season of her career to date for the Bobcats in 2017, tallying 55 ground balls and 40 caused turnovers, which ranked second all-time in Quinnipiac history, while the 55 ground balls placed fourth.
- Kelly's 2.35 caused turnovers per game led the MAAC and ranked ninth in the country while her 3.24 ground balls per game ranked second in the MAAC and placed her 17th nationally.
- Kelly became the first student-athlete in program history to earn All-ECAC First Team honors with her selection in 2017. She was also the lone representative from the MAAC and one of only seven non-seniors to earn All-ECAC honors last year.
- Ashley Bobinski and Haley Everding earned their way onto the All-MAAC Rookie Team last spring. Everding started all 17 games for Quinnipiac and logged the most minutes for the Bobcats while finishing second in caused turnovers (21) and fourth in ground balls (21). She also had the fewest turnovers on the team among players who started at least 10 games
Quinnipiac will complete its two-game road trip with a noon game at Gardner-Webb on Saturday.
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