Cooke Nets Game Winner in Overtime as Bobcats Take Down Fairfield

Friday, April 9

Hamden, Conn. | QU Soccer & Lacross Stadium

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

5-1-1, 5-1-1

#7 Fairfield University

2-3-1, 2-3-1

Fairfield

Quinnipiac

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Cooke Nets Game Winner in Overtime as Bobcats Take Down Fairfield

4/9/2021 7:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Quinnipiac advances to semifinal game on Monday, April 12 in Hamden

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac women's soccer team posted back-to-back shutouts against Fairfield after defeating the Stags, 1-0, in overtime on Friday afternoon. First-year Rebecca Cooke scored the overtime winner off a break-away goal to lift the Bobcats to a 1-0 victory. First-year Sofia Lospinoso had a stellar game, recording seven saves in her third-straight shutout win.

The Bobcats will move on to the MAAC Tournament semifinal game on Monday, April 12. The Bobcats will face the No. 3 Monmouth Hawks at home.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 1, Fairfield 0 (OT)

LOCATION
Hamden, Conn. | QU Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (5-1-1, 4-1-1 MAAC), Fairfield (2-3-1, 2-2-1 MAAC)

SCORING SUMMARY

Overtime - Second Period

(107' – Quinnipiac 1, Fairfield 0): Graduate student Kelsey Goldring flicked on a header from right above midfield to send first-year Rebecca Cooke in behind the Stags' back line. Cooke was left open in a huge gap in the middle and raced to a break-away with Fairfield's keeper, Gena Pike. Cooke made a move to the left of the keeper and placed the ball safely into the back of the net to earn the walk-off 1-0 victory.

NOTES

Cooke netted her fourth goal of the year and now has 10 points to lead the team. Her 10 points (1.67/g) is good for second-best in the conference behind Rider's Makenzie Rodrigues. Her four goals is ranked third in the conference.
Goldring tallied her first assist of the season.
Lospinoso made seven saves in the shutout win. She now had three shutouts on the season and has not allowed a goal in 286 minutes.
Fairfield had seven shots on net, as compared to Quinnipiac's five.
The Bobcats had four corners, and the Stags had three.
Fairfield's Allie Kirby and Cooke had three shots on net to lead all players.

UP NEXT
Quinnipiac will host No. 3 Monmouth on Monday, April 12 at 3 p.m.