Saturday, September 17
Hamden, Conn.
1:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Army West Point
Bobcats Host Army West Point Saturday in Hamden
9/16/2022 3:00:00 PM | Women's Rugby
Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-1) vs. Army West Point (2-0)
Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 | 1:00 PM
QU Rugby Field | Hamden, CT
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Stream: GoBobcats.com
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac women's rugby returns to Hamden tomorrow, hosting Army West Point for a 1:00 PM matchup.
The matchup will be streamed (free) on www.gobobcats.com (CLICK HERE).
2022 TRY LEADERS
LAST SEASON
Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 | 1:00 PM
QU Rugby Field | Hamden, CT
Follow the Action:
Stream: GoBobcats.com
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac women's rugby returns to Hamden tomorrow, hosting Army West Point for a 1:00 PM matchup.
The matchup will be streamed (free) on www.gobobcats.com (CLICK HERE).
2022 TRY LEADERS
- Cassidy Dugdale and Grace Dagenais have led QU so far this season, as both have gotten into the try zone twice.
- 10 Bobcats have recorded a try over the Bobcats' first two fall contests.
- The Bobcats battled at Harvard, falling by the final score of 48-19.
- Riva van der Valk, Addison Walker and Hazel Bice all recorded a try for the Bobcats.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- Quinnipiac is 9-5 vs. Army all-time, though Army has taken each of the last four meetings.
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