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Bobcats Selected 1st in Preseason MAAC Poll
8/24/2021 11:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aasen Named League's Preseason Player of the Year
EDISON, N.J. – Quinnipiac men's soccer has been selected as the preseason MAAC favorite, earning the No. 1 spot in the 2021 Preseason Coaches' Poll – as announced by the league on Tuesday, Aug. 24.
The Bobcats earned 115 total points (seven first-place votes) in the poll, with Fairfield (96 points) and Monmouth (96 points) finishing tied for No. 2.
Brage Aasen has also been tabbed Preseason Player of the Year. The junior scored five goals and added four assists for 14 total points during the spring 2021 campaign. He started in all nine games for QU, recording at least one point in six of the team's nine matches. Aasen was selected to the All-MAAC Team following his spring efforts, and was also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Second Team.
Aasen, Tomas Svecula, Paulo Soares, Luke Allen, Henry Weigand and Jared Mazzola were all tabbed to the Preseason All-MAAC Team. The Bobcats earned six of the 12 All-MAAC squad selections in total.
Quinnipiac finished the 2021 spring season with a 5-1-0 regular season record, earning the No. 1 seed in the MAAC Tournament. QU went 7-2-0 overall, advancing to the championship match of the MAAC Tournament for the fourth time in eight seasons. The Bobcats have won four MAAC regular season championships since joining the MAAC in 2013, going 49-17-11 in MAAC regular season games.
QU received votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll – which recognizes the top Division I programs in the nation – back in April of last year. The program received three total votes in the poll, finishing just outside the Top 25 nationally.
Da Costa and the Bobcats will begin the fall 2021 campaign on Thursday, Aug. 26, hosting Boston College at the QU Soccer Stadium in Hamden.
For more information on Quinnipiac men's soccer, visit gobobcats.com/msoc and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_MSOC.
The Bobcats earned 115 total points (seven first-place votes) in the poll, with Fairfield (96 points) and Monmouth (96 points) finishing tied for No. 2.
Brage Aasen has also been tabbed Preseason Player of the Year. The junior scored five goals and added four assists for 14 total points during the spring 2021 campaign. He started in all nine games for QU, recording at least one point in six of the team's nine matches. Aasen was selected to the All-MAAC Team following his spring efforts, and was also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Second Team.
Aasen, Tomas Svecula, Paulo Soares, Luke Allen, Henry Weigand and Jared Mazzola were all tabbed to the Preseason All-MAAC Team. The Bobcats earned six of the 12 All-MAAC squad selections in total.
Quinnipiac finished the 2021 spring season with a 5-1-0 regular season record, earning the No. 1 seed in the MAAC Tournament. QU went 7-2-0 overall, advancing to the championship match of the MAAC Tournament for the fourth time in eight seasons. The Bobcats have won four MAAC regular season championships since joining the MAAC in 2013, going 49-17-11 in MAAC regular season games. QU received votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll – which recognizes the top Division I programs in the nation – back in April of last year. The program received three total votes in the poll, finishing just outside the Top 25 nationally.
Da Costa and the Bobcats will begin the fall 2021 campaign on Thursday, Aug. 26, hosting Boston College at the QU Soccer Stadium in Hamden.
For more information on Quinnipiac men's soccer, visit gobobcats.com/msoc and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_MSOC.
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