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QU Women's Soccer Hosts Mount St. Mary's in Regular Season Finale
10/26/2022 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Quinnipiac (12-2-1, 8-1-0 MAAC) vs. Mount St. Mary's (3-5-7, 2-4-3 MAAC)
Wednesday, Oct. 26 | 2:30 p.m.
QU Soccer Stadium | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Bobcats will close out the regular season with a matchup on Wednesday, Oct. 26 against Mount St. Mary's. Quinnipiac women's soccer secured their bye into the semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Saint Peter's on the road on Saturday, Oct. 22.
LAST TIME OUT: DEFEATING SAINT PETER'S (4-13-0, 3-6-0 MAAC)
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Wednesday, Oct. 26 | 2:30 p.m.
QU Soccer Stadium | Hamden, Conn.
Follow the Action:
Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Bobcats will close out the regular season with a matchup on Wednesday, Oct. 26 against Mount St. Mary's. Quinnipiac women's soccer secured their bye into the semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Saint Peter's on the road on Saturday, Oct. 22.
LAST TIME OUT: DEFEATING SAINT PETER'S (4-13-0, 3-6-0 MAAC)
- QU took down Saint Peter's on the road, 2-0 before heading into the last regular season matchup against Mount St. Mary's.
- Senior Olivia Scott tallied her goal in the first half after heading one past Saint Peter's netminder Olivia Mackethan on a corner from Markela Bejleri.
- This was Scott's second time scoring in back-to-back games, her first time around was in her first year against Fairfield (10/9/19) and Niagara (10/12/19).
- Senior Kayla Mingachos nearly mimicked Scott's first half goal as she buried one past Saint Peter's goaltender on a corner from junior Rebecca Cooke in the second half.
- QU outshot Saint Peter's 6-1 on the day and had six corners to the Peacocks' one.
- Rebecca Cooke is still ranked the national No. 1 in goals with 19.
- Courtney Chochol is second in the nation in assists with 12, just three points behind the national leader.
- Quinnipiac is tied for third in scoring offense with 3.00 per game.
- The Bobcats are fourth in the nation for points per game with an 8.67 average and 130.00 points in total.
- The Mountaineers are 3-5-7 on the year and 2-4-3 in MAAC play.
- Mount St. Mary's head into the matchup after losing to Rider, 2-1 on Wednesday, Oct. 19.
- QU is 8-2-3 all-time against the Mountaineers and have a 6-0-1 record at home.
- It's been 10 years since the two teams last met in Hamden. QU won 1-0 in double overtime on Oct. 14, 2012.
- The Bobcats have averaged 2.31 goals against the Mountaineers throughout their history.
- Quinnipiac women's soccer has been selected as the preseason MAAC favorite, as announced on Thursday, Aug. 11 by the league office.
- The Bobcats earned the No. 1 spot in the 2022 Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 10 of 11 first-place votes and 116 total points.
- Junior Rebecca Cooke was also tabbed the league's Preseason Player of the Year. The Dublin, Ireland-native scored a team-high 13 goals last year for Quinnipiac, including six scores against MAAC opponents.
- Cooke is joined by senior midfielder Markela Bejleri on the Preseason All-MAAC Team. Bejleri recorded 14 points over 19 games this past season at QU.
- Full MAAC Preseason Poll: CLICK HERE
- Dave Clarke enters his 23rd season at Quinnipiac.
- Clarke has firmly cemented himself as one of the premiere college coaches in the NCAA's highest division. He led the Bobcats to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2000 and a regular season title in 2001, and is the winningest coach in QU program history.
- The Bobcats 2022 fall schedule features 16 total contests, including eight home games at the QU Soccer Stadium in Hamden.
- The Bobcats will open the fall slate on Thursday, Aug. 18 on the road against Lafayette. Quinnipiac then returns to Hamden for its home opener against Stony Brook on Aug. 25.
- The MAAC Tournament will take place on Oct. 30, Nov. 3 and Nov. 6 at the highest seed
- The Bobcats went 13-5-1 last year, going 7-3 in MAAC play during the fall 2021 campaign.
- Quinnipiac reached the MAAC Championship, falling against Monmouth on Nov. 7 in West Long Branch, N.J.
- QU has advanced to at least the semifinal round of the postseason MAAC Tournament in five of the last six years.
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