Bobcats Face Familiar Foe in Home Opener

QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS (1-2) at LIU BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS (0-2)
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2 p.m.
Location: Quinnipiac Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium – Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac women's lacrosse team returns home to face an old Northeast Conference foe when they host LIU Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon. This will be the 12^th all-time meeting between the two teams, with the Bobcats posting a perfect 11-0 record against the Blackbirds.

LAST TIME OUT – L, 18-7 at Yale
Six different Bobcats scored in total, but Quinnipiac dropped a non-conference contest on Wednesday evening at Yale – falling by the final score of 18-7 at a snowy Reese Stadium. Megan Szawlowski lead the Bobcats in scoring with two goals.

SCOUTING THE BLACKBIRDS
LIU Brooklyn (0-2, 0-0 NEC) dropped their first two contests of the year by a combined score of 37-7. 28 of the 37 goals that they have conceded are in the first half of games. Amanda Masullo leads the Blackbirds with four goals on the year. Only three other Blackbirds have scored goals over their first two games.

ATTACKING THE MAAC
Senior Allison Kuhn and graduate student Sami Walters both earned Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors for their performances at Stetson. Kuhn was named MAAC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring five goals, including a double-overtime game-winner. She also added an assist, two draw controls, and a ground ball to her stat line. Walters, a transfer from UMass, was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week after making a career-high nine saves in the win. After entering the game at halftime, the graduate student also picked up six ground balls in her Quinnipiac debut.

GET SWAZZY WITH IT
Junior Megan Szawlowski has tallied seven goals in her first three games as a Bobcat. The Central Connecticut State transfer took 15 shots and won five draw controls.

NEWBIES ON THE BOARD
Freshmen Sophie Spencer and Maddie Deegan both scored a goal in their collegiate debuts against Stetson, while classmate Gabby Beckett added a goal and an assist against Brown. All three freshmen scored against Yale on Wednesday.

MAN DOWN BUT NOT OUT
Quinnipiac played man-down for 14 minutes in last week's game at Brown. In that time span, the Bobcats scored a shorthanded goal and did not allow Brown a single tally.

ALLIE KELSEY, HOMECOMING WARRIOR
Playing in her home state, junior goalkeeper Allie Kelsey made eight saves against Brown, three shy of her career-best. She added eight ground balls and five caused turnovers, one ground ball short of tying Quinnipiac's program record.

KUHN JOINS CENTURY CLUB
Senior attack Allison Kuhn recorded her 100th career point against Canisius last season and now has 123 points (91 goals, 32 assists) early in her senior year. She is on pace to become only the ninth player in school history to record 100 career goals, as she stands 9 away. Her 14 points (11 goals, 3 assists) this season moved her into 15^th place on the Bobcats' all-time scoring list with 123 career points and 10th all-time in goals.

MOVIN' ON UP
The Bobcats are one of just six of the 115 NCAA D1 Women's Lacrosse teams in the nation have increased their win total in each of the last four seasons.

TRENDING UPWARDS
Head Coach Tanya Kotowicz's squad has tallied more combined wins over the last two seasons than any two-year span since 2013.

UP TO THE CHALLENGE
The 16-game regular-season slate runs from February to April, and will feature two opponents that reached the 2018 NCAA Tournament. In addition, seven of Quinnipiac's opponents won at least nine games each a year ago. The program's seven regular season home competitions feature non-conference matchups with Brown, LIU Brooklyn, and defending Northeast Conference Champion Wagner College, who won a first round game in last year's NCAA Tournament.
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NEXT UP
The Bobcats head to Long Island to take on Hofstra on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The game is scheduled for 3 p.m.

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