Kleberg's Hat Trick Paces Bobcats to Comeback Win

Saturday, February 19

Brookville, N.Y. / Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

1-0

LIU

0-3

Quinnipiac

LIU

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

2/19/2022 6:56:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Beckett Scores Game WInner in Final Minutes

By: QU Athletic Communications

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – The Quinnipiac women's lacrosse team won its season opener as the Bobcats defeated Long Island University, 9-8, on Saturday afternoon. Junior Desiree Kleberg found the back of the net three times and junior goalkeeper Kat Henselder made 7 saves for the Bobcats.

Senior attack Sydney Skalstad recorded 2 goals on the afternoon, her first two goals as a Bobcat. In total, five Bobcats found the back of the net in the victory.

Senior midfielder Gabby Beckett tallied the game-winning goal with 2:20 left in the fourth quarter. She also recorded an assist and picked up a ground ball in the win.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 9 \\ LIU 8

LOCATION
Bethpage Federal Stadium | Brookville, N.Y.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (1-0, 0-0 MAAC) | LIU (0-3, 0-0 NEC)

GAME SUMMARY

A hot start paced the Bobcats to an early 2-0 lead. Kleberg found the back of the net twice to give the Bobcats a two-goal lead less than five minutes into the game.
LIU answered back with four goals of its own, but Skalstad put an end to the run with her first goal of the day to bring the Bobcats within one.
LIU tallied one more goal with 6:30 left in the half. The Sharks entered halftime with a 5-3 lead.
LIU went on to score three more goals, taking a 8-3 lead just over five minutes into the second half.
Quinnipiac scored three straight to end the third quarter. The Sharks were holding onto a 8-6 lead heading into the last 15 minutes.
It was all Bobcats in the fourth quarter as they scored two goals to tie the game up at 8. Skalstad and Noel scored goals 1:51 apart to make it an 8-8 game.
With 2:20 left in the game, Gabby Beckett ripped a free position shot into the net to give the Bobcats their first lead since the first quarter.
Beckett's goal would stand as the game-winning goal as the Bobcats held on for the 9-8 victory.

NOTES

The Bobcats edged LIU in total shots, 31-27, as well as shots on goal, 23-15.
Both teams were very efficient clearing their defensive zones as Quinnipiac went 15-16 on clears and LIU went 19-23.
The Bobcats won 13 draw controls compared to 8 for the Sharks.
The Bobcats forced 18 LIU turnovers.
Beckett's goal is her first career game-winning goal.

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