Bobcats Head to Princeton for Saturday Matchup

Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-3) vs. Princeton (0-4)
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 | 11:00 AM
Princeton, NJ | West Windsor/Lake Campus Fields

PRINCETON, NJ – Quinnipiac women's rugby is back in action for its fifth contest of the fall season, traveling to Princeton for an 11:00 AM start on Saturday morning.

SCOUTING PRINCETON

Princeton is 0-4 so far this year – their first season as a program.
Saturday's game marks the team's third varsity home match in team history.

LAST TIME OUT: at DARTMOUTH (Sept. 24)

Quinnipiac women's rugby battled on the road at Dartmouth, falling by the final score of 41-10 at Brophy Field.
Kat Storey and Addison Walker each found the try zone for the Bobcats. Quinnipiac moves to 1-3 so far in 2022.
The Big Green got out to an early 19-0 edge, but the Bobcats responded with Storey's first-half score. Dartmouth then scored 17 straight points before Addison Walker's second-half try.

QU BATTLES IN HAMDEN vs. ARMY (Sept. 17)

The Bobcats battled at home against Army West Point, falling by a final score of 25-19.
Libby Moser, Kat Storey, and Hannah Pfersch all recorded a try for the Bobcats.
Abbey Terpstra made a pair of conversions for the Bobcats.

BOBCATS FALL AT HARVARD (Sept. 10)

The Bobcats fought at Harvard, losing by a final score of 48-19.
Riva van der Valk, Addison Walker, and Hazel Bice all recorded a try for the Bobcats.

SEASON OPENING WIN (Sept. 3)

The Bobcats began the 2022 season in impressive fashion, earning a 47-14 victory over Brown in Hamden on Saturday, Sept. 3.
Eight different Bobcats scored in the victory. QU led 25-0 at halftime, and held on for its first NIRA win of the new year.
Cassidy Dugdale found the try zone twice to lead QU.
Grace Dagenais got QU on the board less than five minutes in to action, then Abbey Terpstra found the try zone at 9:00 to make it a 10 early edge.
Addison Walker made it 15-0 at 14:00.
Anna Van Dyk and Alexis Haskins both scored a try before the end of the first half, giving Quinnipiac a 25-0 lead at the break.
Hannah Pfersch scored just 10 minutes into the second half, and Fodhla Ni Bhraonain was successful on the conversion to get the lead to 32-0.
Haley Crow got in to the try zone for the Bobcats at 66:00, extending QU's lead to 37-14.
First Year student Cassidy Dugdale scored twice at the end of the match (76:00 / 78:00) to help clinch the victory.
Ní Bhraonáin knocked in one conversion attempt. She made seven conversion attempts last season.

BOBCATS COMPLETE TRIP TO NOVA SCOTIA

Quinnipiac took a preseason trip to Nova Scotia in late August, playing in an exhibition vs. X-Women Rugby on Halifax Wanderers Grounds.
The preseason contest took place on Saturday, Aug. 27, and was followed by an international match between Team Canada and Whales.
"This opportunity to travel and compete internationally is ideal for our group's energy and optimism heading into the regular season," Quinnipiac Head Coach Becky Carlson said. "The chance to be the curtain-raiser on an international stage says a lot about Quinnipiac as an NCAA program, and our demand to be considered a top NCAA contender. This match will not only give us a chance to chip away at some of the kinds early on, but it will also show future NCAA rugby student-athletes what kinds of opportunities this experience can lead to."

LAST SEASON

Quinnipiac went 3-4 last season, winning each of their last two games in late October to finish the fall season.
The Bobcats three victories all came on the road – against Sacred Heart (Sept. 3), vs. Northeastern (Oct. 23) and vs. Mount St. Mary's (Oct. 30). QU then went 3-2 in five games during the Brown 7's in April.

HEAD COACH BECKY CARLSON

Carlson enters her 12th season at the helm of the women's rugby program in 2022-23, leading the transition from a new varsity program into a three-time national champion. Carlson has been a key advocate for women's NCAA rugby and equality in athletics for over a decade.
As the original head coach of the Quinnipiac women's rugby team added in 2011, Carlson boasts back-to-back-to-back Division I NIRA national championship titles (2015, 2016 and 2017).

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Players Mentioned

Haley Crow

Grace Dagenais

Cassidy Dugdale

Alexis Haskins

Hannah Pfersch

Kat Storey

Abbey Terpstra

Anna Van Dyk

Addison Walker

Addison Walker

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