Bobcats Host Canisius for Senior Day

Quinnipiac (10-3-3, 5-1-2 MAAC) vs. Canisius (1-8-6, 0-5-3 MAAC)
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 | 2:00 PM
QU Soccer Stadium | Hamden, CT

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HAMDEN, Conn.  – QU men's soccer returns to Hamden for another MAAC matchup on Saturday, Oct. 29, hosting Canisius at 2:00 PM.

Tomas Svecula celebrates scoring against CCSU

Tomas Svecula celebrates scoring against CCSU

SENIOR DAY

Quinnipiac will honor 10 members of its squad prior to the start of the match for Senior Day: Tomas Svecula, David Bercedo, Brage Aasen, Tyler Stowik, Andrew Sullivan, Magnus Reistad, Jason Budhai, Domen Bozic, Noah Silverman, Alex Holle.

THE MATCHUP: vs. Canisius

Canisius is 0-5-3 in MAAC play so far this year (3 points), sitting in 11th place.
The Golden Griffins lost to Manhattan 3-1, last time out.
Canisius is led offensively by Reilly Boyer and Julius Schoner – who each have scored twice in 2022.
QU is 11-1-1 vs. Canisius since 2003. The Bobcats have won the last seven meetings.
QU won the last matchup at Canisius 2-1 (OT) back on October 9th, 2021. Brage Aasen scored the overtime winner in the 98th minute.

LAST TIME OUT: BOBCATS TOP MOUNT ST. MARY'S

Quinnipiac men's soccer beat Mount St. Mary's 5-0 on Wednesday, October 26th.
Noah Silverman and Tomas Svecula each scored twice in the game. Alex Miller also had two assists.
With the win, QU moves to 5-1-2 in MAAC play (10-3-3 overall).

AMONG THE NATION'S BEST OFFENSES

The Bobcats have scored 2.75 goals per game so far this year, which leads the MAAC and ranks No. 2 nationally.
QU has tallied 2.94 assists per game, which ranks No. 5 nationally and leads the conference.

BALANCED ATTACK

20 different Bobcats have recorded a goal or an assist this year.
Senior captain David Bercedo leads QU in goals (11) and points (26).
Sam McCann and Tomas Svecula each have six goals – the second-highest total on the team.
Alexander Stjernegaard has a team-best nine assists in his first year at QU. He also has four goals.
Jason Budhai has tallied three goals and three assists.

PRESEASON MAAC POLL

The Bobcats were selected No. 4 in the 2022 Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the MAAC office on Thursday, Aug. 18.
QU earned 78 points in the poll, finishing just behind Marist, Rider and Fairfield for the top spot.
Senior forward Brage Aasen – Quinnipiac's leading goal scorer from a season ago – was named to the Preseason All-MAAC team for Quinnipiac. Aasen recorded a team-best 11 goals to go along with three assists last year. The All-MAAC selection from a season ago has tallied 17 goals and 13 assists over his first 43 collegiate games.

HEAD COACH ERIC DA COSTA

Former Quinnipiac standout Eric Da Costa will enter his 18th season at the helm of the Bobcats men's soccer program in the fall of 2022. He is the longest tenured men's soccer coach in Quinnipiac's NCAA history.
A product of Quinnipiac's strong soccer tradition, Da Costa's formula for success and his reputation for assembling winning teams are evident after 16 seasons at his alma mater. Da Costa has a 138-120-52 record during his time at Quinnipiac, and has led the Bobcats to a postseason conference tournament appearance in nine of the last 10 seasons (2012 in the NEC, 2013-spring 2021 in the MAAC).
Since joining the MAAC prior to the 2013 season, Quinnipiac has appeared in four MAAC Tournament title contests (2013, 2016, 2018, spring 2021). Under Da Costa's tutelage, the Bobcats have posted an impressive 57-23-11 mark in regular season MAAC games.

2022 SCHEDULE

Quinnipiac's fall 2022 schedule features 18 regular season contests in total.
The Bobcats will host nine home games at the QU Soccer Stadium in Hamden.
QU begins MAAC play on Wednesday, Sept. 28, when the Bobcats travel to Loudonville, N.Y. for a date with Siena. The Bobcats then return home to the QU Soccer Field for their MAAC home opener against in-state rival Fairfield on Oct. 1.

LAST SEASON

The Bobcats won nine games in the fall 2021 campaign, going 6-3 at the QU Soccer Stadium in Hamden. QU won five consecutive games to begin the season, defeating Boston College (first time since 2007), UMass Lowell, Sacred Heart, CCSU and Harvard.
The Bobcats received votes twice in the fall of 2021 for the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll – which recognizes the top Division I programs in the nation. Da Costa and the Bobcats claimed three All-MAAC awards at the end of the regular season: Brage Aasen: All-MAAC First Team, Paulo Soares: All-MAAC Second Team, Sam McCann: MAAC All-Rookie Team.
Quinnipiac finished 9-8 in total (4-6 MAAC).

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Players Mentioned

Brage Aasen

David Bercedo

Jason Budhai

Sam McCann

Paulo Soares

Alexander Stjernegaard

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