McCann, Aasen Lead Bobcats to Road Win

Saturday, September 11

New Britain, Conn. / CCSU Soccer Field

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

4-0-0

CCSU

0-5-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Quinnipiac	1	1	2
Central Conn. St.	0	1	1

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

9/11/2021 8:52:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Bobcats Remain Unbeaten at 4-0-0

By: QU Athletic Communications

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Sam McCann and Brage Aasen each scored, helping guide Quinnipiac men's soccer past Central Connecticut State 2-1 on Saturday night in non-conference play. With the win, the Bobcats improve to 4-0-0 to begin the fall 2021 campaign.

With four consecutive wins to begin the season, Quinnipiac is off to its best start to a season since 2007. The Bobcats went 9-0-1 over the first 10 games of the '07 season.

Sam McCann's goal is his first career score with the Bobcats. Brage Aasen now has two goals in his last two games.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 2, Central Connecticut State 1

LOCATION
CCSU Soccer Field | New Britain, CT

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (4-0-0) | Central Connecticut State (0-5-0)

Sam McCann - Promo Shot

SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST HALF
(39' – Quinnipiac 1, CCSU 0): Sam McCann got the Bobcats on the board first, heading a pass from Ole Frigstad into the back of the net to give QU a quick advantage on the road.

SECOND HALF
(51' – Quinnipiac 2, CCSU 0): Brage Aasen gave the Bobcats a two-goal lead, burying a set piece into the top-right corner of the net.

NOTES

The goal for Sam McCann is his first collegiate score.
Junior Brage Aasen, the Preseason MAAC Player of the Year, now has eight goals and 10 assists for 26 career points. He's played in 30 games at Quinnipiac.
Ole Frigstad earned his first assist as a Bobcat in just his second career game.
The Bobcats defense allowed just one goal, as goalkeeper Antreas Hadjigavriel made 10 saves (a new career-high mark).
With the victory, Eric Da Costa now owns a 127-111-52 record in his time as head coach of the Bobcats.
QU has now won nine straight meetings against CCSU, dating back to 2007.
Central Connecticut State outshot the Bobcats 16-11 in total.

NEXT UP

Quinnipiac will return to Hamden on Saturday, Sept. 18, hosting Harvard at the QU Soccer Stadium in Hamden.
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