Bobcats Prepares to Bounce Back at Home on Wednesday

QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS (5-8, 2-3 MAAC) at SIENA SAINTS (8-5, 4-1 MAAC)
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Location: Quinnipiac Lacrosse Stadium - Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. - Following a tough Senior Day defeat to Niagara on Saturday, the Quinnipiac women's lacrosse team returns to its home turf looking to get back on track against the Siena College Saints on Wednesday afternoon. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) matchup begins at 3:00 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT – L, 15-14 vs. NIAGARA
Allison Kuhn led the way with three goals and one assist on Senior Day, as Quinnipiac women's lacrosse dropped a MAAC contest vs. Niagara, 15-14, at the QU Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Julia Corrice, Victoria Bobinski and Ashley Bobinski all added two scores for Quinnipiac. The Bobcats led 11-4 at halftime, but were outscored 11-3 in the second frame.

SCOUTING THE SAINTS
Siena (8-5, 4-1) was led by a four-point day from sophomore Kerry Gerety in a 13-11 win over the previously unbeaten Monmouth Hawks. She scored three goals with an assist, while sophomore Nicole McNeely and freshman Mary Soures also each scored a trio. Redshirt freshman Kaitlyn Dowsett scored twice with an assist for three points, and Julia Pelcher adding a score as well. Senior Sammy Horton continued her strong senior campaign with a nine save effort in the win.

ROAD WARRIORS
Four of Quinnipiac's five wins this season have come in enemy territory (Stetson, Hartford, Canisius, Iona). The Bobcats have not won four road contests in the same season since winning five in the 2012 season. That year resulted in a 9-7 overall record and a trip to the NEC Semifinals.

MOVIN' ON UP
A win over Siena on Wednesday will give Quinnipiac six wins for the first time since finishing the 2013 season with a 7-9 record. 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 and will extend that streak to five season with one more victory.

NEW NEWS
Last Saturday's victory over Canisius was the first for Quinnipiac over the Golden Griffins since joining the MAAC. The last Bobcats' win over Canisius came in 2002.

HEARTBREAKERS, DREAM MAKERS
The Bobcats have become familiar with tight contests, especially in MAAC play, playing 13 one-goal contests over the last three seasons. All four combined losses to Marist and Fairfield in 2018 and 2019 have been one goal games, while four of Quinnipiac's five conference games this season have been decided by a goal.

THAT'S OFFENSIVE!
Quinnipiac's 19 goals against Hartford was the highest single-game total for the Bobcats since a 20-11 win over LIU Brooklyn on April 5, 2013.

FREEDOM!
Quinnipiac is one of the best teams in the nation when it comes to converting free position opportunities, ranking 11th in Division I and first in the MAAC with a 49 percent conversion rate. The Bobcats scored eight free position goals in the win over Hartford, the most in a game in the program's Division I history.

GET SWAZZY WITH IT
Junior Megan Szawlowski has tallied 28 goals and 16 assists in her first 13 games as a Bobcat. The Central Connecticut State transfer has taken 62 shots, won 23 draw controls, and currently ranks 39th in career points per game among all active Division I players with 3.36 points per contest.

KUHN JOINS CENTURY CLUB
Senior attack Allison Kuhn became only the ninth player in school history to record 100 career goals with her two-goal outing at Hartford. She recorded her 100th career point against Canisius last season and now has 160 points (115 goals, 45 assists) midway through her senior year. Her 46 points (35 goals, 16 assists) this season moved her into seventh place on the Bobcats' all-time points list, fifth all-time in goals, and eighth all-time in assists. She currently ranks 23rd in the nation in shots per game and 25th in shots on goal.

STELLAR SAMI
Transfer graduate student goalkeeper Sami Walters ranks 12h among all active Division I women's lacrosse goalkeepers with an 9.25 goals against average in her career. Walters has posted the third-best save percentage in the MAAC (.474) and fourth-best goals against average (11.47).

ATTACKING THE MAAC
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.

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

KOTO-WINS
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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