Bobcats Head to Jersey City Monday Night to Continue MAAC Slate

Monday, March 29

Jersey City, NJ

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Saint Peter's

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Bobcats Head to Jersey City Monday Night to Continue MAAC Slate

3/28/2021 11:23:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Quinnipiac (3-0), Saint Peter's (1-0) Set for Battle of Unbeaten Teams

By: QU Athletic Communications

Quinnipiac (3-0, 3-0 MAAC) vs. Saint Peter's (1-0, 1-0 MAAC)
Monday, March 29 | 2:00 PM
Jaroschak Field | Jersey City, N.J.
Watch (ESPN3) | Live Stats

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Quinnipiac men's soccer is back in action on Monday, March 29, hitting the road to square off with Saint Peter's in a conference battle at 2:00 PM.

The game – which marks a battle of two unbeaten MAAC – will be streamed live on ESPN+

SEASON OPENING WIN

The Bobcats earned a double-overtime victory in their first contest of the 2021 spring season, edging Fairfield 1-0 on the road at Lessing Field on March 18.
Alex Holle scored in the 108^th minute on a feed from Brage Aasen – sending Quinnipiac back to Hamden with the win. The goal is Holle's second career score.
Following the win over in-state rival Fairfield, QU was featured in New England Soccer Journal.

SECOND STRAIGHT W vs. NIAGARA

The Bobcats earned their second straight win to begin the spring 2021 season, defeating Niagara 1-0 in MAAC play on Sunday, March 21.
Oriac Vila Rotxes scored the lone goal of the game in the 68^th minute – his fifth career goal.

OFFENSIVE OUTBURST vs. SIENA

The Bobcats cruised past Siena their last time out (March 25), earning a 4-1 at the QU Soccer Stadium in Hamden.
Domen Bozic, Tomas Svecula, Luke Allen and Domen Bozic all scored in the win for the Bobcats – who improve to 3-0 to begin the spring 2021 season.
The Bobcats outshot Siena 19-9 in total.
QU earned six corner chances, while the Saints had one.

DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE

The Bobcats defense earned two straight shutouts to begin the spring season. Quinnipiac has surrendered just one goal in three wins.
QU's group has allowed just 29 total shots in three games.
Senior Jared Mazzola has two shutouts already, making nine saves over a 3-0 start. The Bobcats' goalkeeper was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week on March 23 for his efforts thus far.

HEAD COACH ERIC DA COSTA

Head Coach Eric Da Costa has a 118-109-52 record during his time at Quinnipiac, and has led the Bobcats to a postseason conference tournament appearance in eight straight seasons (2012 in the NEC, 2013-19 in the MAAC).
Since joining the MAAC prior to the 2013 season, Quinnipiac has appeared in three MAAC Tournament title contests (2013, 2016, 2018). Under Da Costa's tutelage, the Bobcats have posted an impressive 47-15-11 mark in regular season MAAC games.

MAAC PRESEASON POLL

Quinnipiac has been tabbed No. 2 in the 2020-21 MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
The Bobcats received 111 total points in the coaches' poll – just one point behind Saint Peter's for the top spot. Quinnipiac earned five first-place votes, while Saint Peter's garnered six.

2019 SEASON

Quinnipiac continued its success as a program in 2019, as the Bobcats went 7-2-1 in league play to earn the No. 2 seed in the MAAC Tournament.
The program went 9-6-3 overall, winning six of its last eight games to conclude the regular season schedule.
The Bobcats advanced to the MAAC semifinals, falling vs. Iona.
Tomas Svecula recorded 16 points during his first campaign with the Bobcats, earning MAAC Rookie of the Year honors. Svecula became the second player in program history to win the league's Rookie of the Year award, as Eamon Whelan earned the honor after scoring 11 goals as a first-year student in 2016.
Svecula, Brage Aasen and Henry Weigand earned All-Rookie status for the Bobcats, as well, marking the first time Quinnipiac has placed three or more student-athletes on the All-Rookie team since 2016 (Chrysostomos Iakovidis, Jeppe Haehre, Conor McCoy, Eamon Whelan).
The Bobcats earned eight total honors in the conference's All-MAAC Awards. Eamon Whelan was named to the All-MAAC First Team, while Romain Daniellou, Conor McCoy and Jared Mazzola were selected to the All-MAAC Second Team.

NEXT UP

Quinnipiac returns home on Thursday, April 1, hosting Rider at 2:30 PM in Hamden.
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