Papernik Scores, QU Falls vs. #9 Saint Joseph's

Sunday, October 9

Hamden, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

(4-9, 0-4BIG EAST)

Saint Joseph's

(10-3,4-0A10)

Saint Joseph's

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

10/9/2022 5:57:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac field hockey battled against No. 9 Saint Joseph's on Sunday afternoon, falling by the final score of 4-1 at the QU Field Hockey Stadium.

Rachel Papernik scored the Bobcats' lone goal, a second-quarter strike that tied things heading into halftime. QU outshot the Hawks 6-2 in the second period of action.

The Bobcats drop to 4-9 with the loss (1-5 at home).

SCORE
#9 Saint Joseph's 4, Quinnipiac 1

LOCATION
QU Field Hockey Stadium | Hamden, CT

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (4-9, 0-4 BIG EAST) | #9 Saint Joseph's 10-3, 4-0 A10)

SCORING SUMMARY

Q1 – (7:24) – Noa Schuringa scored the game's first goal less than eight minutes into action, giving Saint Joseph's the early 1-0 advantage in Hamden.
Q2 – (26:31) – Rachel Papernik scored to even things 1-1 just before the halftime break. Papernik collected possession off a saves shot, evaded a defender moving to her right and found the back of the cage to get the Bobcats on the board.
Q3 – (41:00) – Hailey Bitters scored with an assist to Maaike Gorissen to give Saint Joseph's another lead.
Q4 – (48:36) – Manu Ghigliotti scored less than eight minutes later, opening up the Hawks lead to 3-1 in the fourth quarter of action.
Q4 – (54:57) – Maaike Gorissen then scored a goal of her own with less than six minutes left, the fourth and final goal of the day for Saint Joseph's.

NOTES

Total shots were 14-8 in favor of #9 Saint Joseph's.
Quinnipiac goalkeeper Nina Santore finished with four saves.
Rachel Papernik's goal is her second of the season. She becomes the sixth player on Quinnipiac with 2+ goals so far in 2022. Papernik also scored on 9/19 vs. UC Davis.
Emilia Massarelli and Stella Tegtmeier both attempted three shots.
QU attempted four penalty corners, and the Hawks attempted three.

UP NEXT

QU returns to action on Friday, Oct. 14, hosting Georgetown in Hamden.
The Bobcats will celebrate Professor & Staff Appreciation Day at the contest – which starts at 3:00 PM from the QU Field Hockey Stadium.

For more information on Quinnipiac field hockey, visit gobobcats.com/fh and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_FH.