Bobcats Return Home to Host Marist on Saturday

Quinnipiac (6-4, 3-1 MAAC) vs. Marist (5-5, 3-1 MAAC)
Saturday, April 13 | 12:00 p.m.
QU Lacrosse | Hamden, Conn.

Stream: Quinnipiac All-Access
Stats: QuinnipiacBobcats.com

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's lacrosse returns home this weekend, squaring off with Marist at the QU Lacrosse Stadium at 12:00 p.m.

The Bobcats aim to bounce back from last Saturday's loss at Canisius. Quinnipiac is 3-1 so far this season in MAAC play, winning six of its last seven games.

BOBCATS TEAM UP WITH VS. CANCER

More children die from cancer in the United States than any other disease. Quinnipiac University Men's Lacrosse has teamed up with the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation's Vs. Cancer program to change this. Throughout the season, the team is raising awareness and funds for local kids with cancer, and they will celebrate their efforts on April 13th during their home game against MAAC opponent Marist College.
Started by pediatric brain cancer survivor and former collegiate baseball player Chase Jones, Vs. Cancer empowers any sports team, any athlete, and any community to help kids with cancer. As a signature fundraising campaign of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, Vs. Cancer proceeds help fund child life programs in local hospitals and groundbreaking research to cure pediatric brain tumors, the deadliest childhood cancer.
In partnership with Vs. Cancer, Quinnipiac lacrosse has selected the pediatric oncology unit at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital to receive a portion of the funds they raise. They have already raised over $3,700 thanks to the generous support of their family and friends.
For more information, CLICK HERE.

LAST TIME OUT: at CANISIUS

Quinnipiac men's lacrosse dropped its first MAAC contest of the 2019 season on Saturday, falling at Canisius by the final score of 10-7.
Freshman Will Abbott led the Bobcats on offense, scoring three times on eight shots. Quinnipiac scored five of the game's last six goals, as the comeback attempt fell just short on the road.
Canisius led 7-2 at halftime, though the Bobcats outshot the Golden Griffins 21-20 in that span.
Quinnipiac would come roaring back, though, as QU scored five straight times in the second half to cut the deficit to just two scores.

SCOUTING MARIST

Marist is 5-5 so far this season, going 3-1 in MAAC play. The Red Foxes won their last time out against Siena (13-11) on April 6.
The Red Foxes are led offensively by Jake Weinman, who has 24 totaal points (18 goals, 6 assists).
Keegan Wilkinson has been the Head Coach at Marist since June of 2011, leading the program to the MAAC championship game four years in a row. Wilkinson is a two-time MAAC Coach of the Year.

TERRIFIC TOMSIK

Sophomore Jake Tomsik has paced the Bobcats' offense so far in 2019, recording 28 goals and 14 assists for 42 total points.
Tomsik ranks No. 26 nationally in goals per contest (2.80).
The attack tied a program record with eight goals, powering Quinnipiac men's lacrosse past NJIT, 16-14, on the road on March 2.

FRESHMAN FORCE

Freshman goalkeeper Nick DiMuccio ranks No. 6 in the nation in saves per game, recording 14.00 stops per contest over his first 10 collegiate games.
He's made 15+ stops in five games, and 10+ saves in nine of 10 QU contests.

AWESOME ABBOTT

Freshman Will Abbott has recorded 14 goals and 11 assists for 25 total points over his first 10 collegiate games. He's tied for second on the team in scoring so far this year.

CUOMO NAMED PRESEASON POTY

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.
Cuomo recorded three goals in his return to the field for the Bobcats on Saturday, March 16 vs. Detroit Mercy, then tied a program record with an impressive 10-point performance (seven goals, three assists) on March 19 vs. Hartford. Cuomo has 18 goals and seven assists for 25 total points in his first five games of the season.

MACKAY'S MAGIC

Junior Tyler Mackay as 13 goals and five assists for 18 total points, which is already a career-best total. Mackay has scored a goal in eight of the Bobcats' 10 contests.

FLETCH!

Senior Mike Fletcher has 11 goals and seven assists in his first five games, including a nine-point performance vs. Hartford on March 19.

MAAC PRESEASON POLL/AWARDS

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.

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.

LAST 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.

HEAD COACH MASON POLI

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.

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