Men's Lacrosse Heads to UMass Lowell Saturday

Quinnipiac at UMass Lowell
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 | 1:00 PM
Cushing Field | Lowell, Mass.

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Lowell, Mass. – Quinnipiac men's lacrosse prepares for its second contest of the new season on Saturday afternoon, traveling to UMass Lowell for a 1:00 p.m. non-conference contest.

SCOUTING UMASS LOWELL

UMass Lowell went 5-9 last season, posting a 2-4 record in the America East.
The River Hawks return three of their top four scorers – senior Daniel Cozzi (7 goals, 30 assists, 37 points), junior Jake Lining (19 goals, 8 assists, 27 points) and junior Domenic Giachello (17 goals, 9 assists, 26 points) – to their offensive attack in 2020.
Ed Stephenson enters his sixth season at the helm of the program. In 2018, he led the team to a Div. I program record eight wins and three conference wins, as well as the team's first berth in the America East playoffs.
Quinnipiac is 0-2 all-time against UMass Lowell. The Bobcats fell, 12-10, in the matchup between the two programs last year on Feb. 9, 2019.

SEASON OPENER

Sophomore Will Abbott led the way with four goals on Saturday afternoon at HIGHPOINT.com Stadium, as Quinnipiac men's lacrosse dropped its 2020 season opener at No. 16 Rutgers by the final score of 20-9.
Abboott scored twice in each half for the Bobcats, as first year John DeLucia added two goals of his own in the first game of the season. Matt Miller added one goal and two assists, and Jake Tomsik recorded one goal and one helper.

SPORTSCENTER TOP 10

Men's lacrosse sophomore Will Abbott earned the No. 2 play in SportsCenter's Top 10 countdown for his behind-the-back, over-the-shoulder goal at Rutgers in the Bobcats' season opener.
Two Quinnipiac programs made SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays on Saturday, Feb. 1, as Quinnipiac women's ice hockey junior Grace Markey secured the No. 9 spot with her diving finish in Quinnipiac's win over Yale in New Haven.

SECOND YEAR UNDER MASON POLI

The Bobcats enter the second year under Head Coach Mason Poli in 2020, as Poli guided Quinnipiac to a 9-7 (5-2 MAAC) record in 2019 as Interim Head Coach.
QU made its third-ever appearance in the MAAC Tournament championship contest in 2019.
The Bobcats recorded a winning MAAC record for the fourth time in six seasons since joining the conference in 2013-14, earning a No. 2 seed in the postseason tournament. Quinnipiac scored 10+ goals in five of seven regular season league games.
Poli finished the 2019 season with the most wins for any first-year head coach in Division I lacrosse.

2020 BOBCATS

Quinnipiac's roster for the upcoming season includes 11 First-Year student-athletes, 12 sophomores, 10 juniors, five seniors and one graduate student.

'LOTTA ATTACK COMING BACK

Three of Quinnipiac's top five scorers are back in 2020.
Jake Tomsik (37 goals, 23 assists, 60 points) is back for his junior season after finishing last year second in the MAAC in points per game (3.75). Tomsik scored 3+ goals seven separate times last year. He tied a program record with eight goals against NJIT on Feb. 2, 2019, the highest single-game scoring mark since Erik Anderson scored eight times vs. Siena on April 10, 1999.
Sophomore Will Abbott (20 goals, 14 assists, 34 points) made an immediate impact last year as a First Year, earning MAAC All-Rookie and First Team All-MAAC honors. Abbott had eight multi-goal performances for the Bobcats in 2019.
Tyler Mackay (21 goals, six assists, 27 points) is back for his senior season. Mackay had three hat trick's last season, scoring eight goals in the last three games of 2019.

FRESHMAN FORCE

Sophomore goalkeeper Nick DiMuccio finished his first season with the Bobcats ranked No. 4 nationally in saves per game (13.88).
He made 10+ stops in 14 of 16 games as a First-Year goalie, including 19 saves vs. Yale on April 23.

PRESEASON ACCOLADES

Junior Jake Tomsik has been selected as the 2020 MAAC Co-Preseason Player of the Year, as announced by the league office on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
Quinnipiac (42 points) was tabbed No. 3 overall in the Preseason Coaches' Poll, finishing behind only Marist (63 points) and Detroit Mercy (49 points).
Tomsik and sophomore Will Abbott were also selected to the Preseason All-MAAC Team, while Marist's senior Peyton Smith earned Co-Preseason Player of the Year honors alongside Tomsik.

UP NEXT

The Bobcats are scheduled to play their first home game of the season on Saturday, Feb. 15, hosting Brown at 1:00 p.m. at the Quinnipiac Lacrosse Stadium in Hamden.
For more updates regarding Quinnipiac men's lacrosse, follow the program on Twitter and Instagram at @QU_MLAX.

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