Bercedo's Goal Lifts Bobcats Past UMass Lowell in Hamden

Friday, September 3

Hamden, Conn.

4:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

2-0-0, 0-0-0

UMass Lowell

1-1-1, 0-0-0

UMass Lowell

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Bercedo's Goal Lifts Bobcats Past UMass Lowell in Hamden

9/3/2021 7:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

QU Wins Second-Straight Contest to Begin Fall 2021 Campaign

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's soccer won its second-straight game to begin the new season on Friday afternoon at the QU Soccer Stadium, earning a 1-0 victory over UMass Lowell.

David Bercedo netted the lone goal less than 20 minutes into action. Goalkeeper Antreas Hadjigavriel made two saves, and the Bobcats' defense recorded its first clean sheet of the year.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 1, UMass Lowell 0.

LOCATION
QU Soccer Stadium | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (2-0-0, 0-0-0 MAAC) / UMass Lowell (1-1-1, 0-0-0 AE)

SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST HALF
(12' – Quinnipiac 1, UMass Lowell 0): David Bercedo broke the scoreless tie just 11:57 into action. Henry Weigand won possession, quickly played the ball toward midfield to Tomas Svecula – then Svecula fed the ball ahead to Bercedo. The junior controlled the ball with poise, then blasted one into the back of the net for the goal

NOTES

David Bercedo's goal is his fourth as a Bobcat in 11 games. He scored three times over nine contests during the spring 2021 campaign.
Antreas Hadjigavriel made two saves in a shutout. It's his third career clean sheet. The sophomore shut out Manhattan (4/8/21) and Siena (4/11/21) during last season.
Tomas Svecula and Henry Weigand each assisted on Bercedo's goal, as both recorded their first helper of the new year.
With the victory, Eric Da Costa now owns a 125-111-52 record in his time as head coach of the Bobcats.
Total shots were 13-12 in favor of the River Hawks, while the Bobcats held a 6-2 shots-on-goal edge.
QU is now 1-1-3 since 2016 against UMass Lowell. The previous three matches against the two programs ended in a draw.

NEXT UP

Quinnipiac returns to play on Wednesday, Sept. 8, traveling to Sacred Heart to continue non-conference action.
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