Men's Lacrosse Opens 2019 Season at UMass Lowell on Saturday Afternoon
2/8/2019 12:24:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Quinnipiac (0-0) at UMass Lowell (0-0)
Saturday, Feb. 9 | 1:00 p.m.
Cushing Field | Lowell, MA
Live Stats: GoRiverHawks.com
LOWELL, Mass. – Quinnipiac men's lacrosse opens the 2019 season on Saturday, traveling to UMass Lowell for a non-conference contest.
THE 2019 BOBCATS
Saturday, Feb. 9 | 1:00 p.m.
Cushing Field | Lowell, MA
Live Stats: GoRiverHawks.com
LOWELL, Mass. – Quinnipiac men's lacrosse opens the 2019 season on Saturday, traveling to UMass Lowell for a non-conference contest.
THE 2019 BOBCATS
- Quinnipiac has 14 freshman, 10 sophomores, six juniors and 12 seniors in 2019.
- The Bobcats return four of their top five scorers from 2018, an offense that finished the season No. 10 in total offense. Senior Foster Cuomo (33 goals, 16 assists), sophomore Jake Tomsik (27 goals, 17 assists), senior Mike Fletcher (26 goals, 16 assists) and senior Matt Frost (15 goals, 6 assists) all return for Quinnipiac.
- Quinnipiac men's lacrosse senior attack Foster Cuomo has been selected as the 2019 MAAC Preseason Player of the Year, the conference office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
- Cuomo – who was also tabbed 2017 MAAC Preseason Co-Player of the Year as a sophomore – was a unanimous selection at attack on the Preseason All-MAAC Team. He remains the only student-athlete in program history to earn Preseason MAAC Player of the Year honors. The senior attack led the MAAC in goals per game (2.36) and ranked third in points per contest (3.5), recording three game-winning goals last season. He tallied 33 goals and 16 assists for 49 total points.
- The Bobcats were selected to finish third in the 2019 MAAC Men's Lacrosse Preseason Poll, earning 50 total points in the vote to finish just behind Monmouth and Detroit Mercy. Quinnipiac – the 2018 MAAC regular season champion – earned one first-place vote in the poll.
- Senior midfielder Matt Frost was also selected to the Preseason All-MAAC Team. Frost scored 16 goals to go along with six assists in 2018, playing in 12 total games. He was selected to the All-MAAC Second Team in 2018 for his effort, attempting 54 total shots for the season.
- Quinnipiac men's lacrosse went 9-6 last season, going a perfect 6-0 in MAAC regular season play to earn the top seed in the postseason tournament. The Bobcats recorded 11.3 points per game, which ranked No. 1 in the MAAC and No. 10 nationally. The program also led the MAAC in ground balls per game (32.33), ranking No. 7 nationally in the category.
- Mason Poli, a former standout lacrosse player at Bryant University, enters his fifth season with the Quinnipiac coaching staff in 2018-19 - and his first as Interim Head Coach. Poli served as an assistant coach for the Bobcats' program for four years. He served as the team's defensive coordinator, and was also responsible for scouting, skill development, recruiting and academics.
- Poli enjoyed a four-year stint with the Bulldogs which came to a close in 2013, after which, Poli was drafted by the Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) with their fourth round pick. Poli's success on the field continued as he led the MLL in longpole scoring with six goals, three two-point goals, and one assist for 10 points in 2014. In his rookie season, Poli helped the Hounds to a second-place finish in the MLL standings.
- While at Bryant, Poli compiled one of the most decorated longpole lacrosse careers in NCAA history. Poli led the nation in longpole scoring in both his junior and senior seasons, leading to a pair of Tewaaraton Semifinalist Awards. Poli was named USILA Honorable Mention All-American in 2011, 2012 and 2013, while being named to the NEILA All-New England and Northeast Conference First Teams those same years.
- The River Hawks officially open their fifth Division I season on Saturday.
- Sophomore goalie Hunter Braun started in 14 of 16 UMass Lowell games last year, posting 13.5 saves per game - which led the nation.
- The River Hawks return 30 letter winners in 2019. The program won a record eight games in 2018.
- Quinnipiac men's lacrosse returns on Saturday, Feb. 16, traveling to Brown for a 1:00 p.m. start in non-conference action.
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