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Bobcats Set for MAAC Road Match Against Fairfield on Saturday
9/30/2022 9:27:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Quinnipiac Bobcats (7-1-1) at. Fairfield Stags (8-2-0)
Wednesday, September 28 | 1:00 p.m.
Lessing Field | Fairfield, Conn.
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Hamden, CT – Quinnipiac women's soccer open up October on the road as they head to Fairfield, Conn. to take on the Stags in a 1 p.m. matchup on Saturday, October 1. The Bobcats enter at 7-1-1 overall since defeating Siena, 7-1, in their last time out on Sept. 28.
THE MATCHUP: vs. FAIRFIELD
Wednesday, September 28 | 1:00 p.m.
Lessing Field | Fairfield, Conn.
Follow the Action:
Stream: Watch (ESPN3)
Live Stats: GoBobcats.com
Hamden, CT – Quinnipiac women's soccer open up October on the road as they head to Fairfield, Conn. to take on the Stags in a 1 p.m. matchup on Saturday, October 1. The Bobcats enter at 7-1-1 overall since defeating Siena, 7-1, in their last time out on Sept. 28.
THE MATCHUP: vs. FAIRFIELD
- Fairfield enters the contest at 8-2 this season
- Ther Stags picked up a a win in their most recent matchup, downing Mount St. Mary's 2-1.
- The Stags are 5-0 at home this season and 3-0 in conference play.
- Quinnipiac is 7-2-2 against Fairfield since 2013.
- The last matchup between the Bobcats and Stags ended in a 3-0 victory at home on Oct. 27, 2021.
- Rebecca Cooke had four goals against Siena, tallying 14 goals already this season
- Cooke's 14 goals ranks second in the nation, just one goal behind the nation's leader
- Cooke has the most goals of any MAAC player
- She has recorded a point in every game this season and has scored in eight straight games for the Bobcats.
- She boasts has four multi-goal games on the season
- Sofia Lospinoso was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/19-9/25) after recording a clean sheet against Canisius, where she made three saves.
- Lospinoso has two shutouts, which has her tied for 2nd in the MAAC
- She boasts 25 saves, which is good for 7th in the conference.
- Quinnipiac relied on an early goal and solid defense to defeat the Canisius Golden Griffs, 1-0.
- Rebecca Cooke scored her 10th goal of the season in the 14th minute off a pass from Paige LaBerge. LaBerge recorded her second assist and sixth point of the season.
- Sofia Lospinoso was rewarded with a clean sheet as he made three saves in the effort.
- Courtney Chochol was named the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week (9/12-9/18) after tallying two goals and one assist in their lone game of the week against Niagara.
- Chochol is first in the league in assists (5), second in points (13), and tied for second in goals (4).
- The Bobcats celebrated Senior Day and Alumni Day with a 4-0 decision over the Niagara Purple Eagles.
- Courtney Chochol led the way with two goals coming in the 48th minute and the 82nd minute. Ella Gagno tallied a goal and the 70th minute and Rebecca Cooke ended it off with a goal in the 83rd minute.
- Meaghan Phillips earned a clean sheet in the victory for her first of the year.
- Quinnipiac's winning streak against Niagara was extended to six with this win and the Bobcats moved to 6-3-1 vs Niagara since 2013.
- Rebecca Cooke was named the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week (9/5-9/11) after tallying three goals.
- Cooke leads the MAAC in points with her eight goals and one assist.
- Quinnipiac women's soccer team played to a 2-2 draw with Rhode Island on Sunday, Sept. 11 at URI Soccer Complex.
- Paige LaBerge scored her second goal of the season two minutes into the first half after beating URI netminder Faith Hutchins in the box through defenders.
- Rebecca Cooke added to the Bobcats early lead when she scored her eighth goal of the season and 17th point of the year in the 11th minute, just nine minutes later with help from LaBerge.
- The Bobcats notched their fourth win of the 2022 season against Fordham at QU Soccer Field, defeating the Rams by a final score of 3-1.
- Rebecca Cooke recorded her second two goal game in a row and has seven goals and one assist on the year.
- First year Madison Alves tallied her first career goal in her first collegiate game.
- Quinnipiac women's soccer earned its third win of the 2022 season on Saturday afternoon in Hamden, topping Maine by the final score of 3-2 in Hamden.
- Rebecca Cooke scored twice, and Paige LaBerge scored once for the Bobcats in the victory. QU moves to 3-1-0 with the win.
- Rebecca Cooke gave the Bobcats their first lead on a penalty kick in the 31st minute, then scored again in the 70th minute to put the Bobcats up by a pair. Paige LaBerge scored two minutes later to extend the Bobcats' lead.
- Rebecca Cooke scored twice in the second half, leading Quinnipiac past Stony Brook on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 25) at the QU Soccer Stadium.
- The Bobcats improve to 2-0-0 with the victory. Cooke scored once in the 50th minute of action to tie the game 1-1, then found the back of the net again in the 85th minute to lead QU to the comeback win. Courtney Chochol tallied her first assist of the year on Cooke's second goal.
- Sofia Lospinoso made nine saves for the Bobcats. Quinnipiac outshot Stony Brook 17-12 in total.
- The Bobcats defeated Lafayette, 3-0, last week on Aug. 18 to begin the new campaign.
- Quinnipiac scored three second-half goals to earn the victory.
- After both teams played to a scoreless tie in the first half, Courtney Chochol was able to find the back of the net twice in the second half to secure the first multi-goal game of her career.
- Anna Costello scored Quinnipiac's second goal of the contest, netting the first collegiate goal of the sophomore's career.
- Junior keeper Sofia Lospinoso stopped the only two shots she saw in net en route to earning her first shutout of the 2022 campaign.
- Junior Courtney Chochol was named the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference on Monday, Aug. 22. This is the first weekly award honor for Chochol this season after just one game played.
- The Ontario-native enjoyed a stellar start to her junior season, netting two goals in the Bobcats' season opening 3-0 win over Lafayette on Aug. 18. Her two goals and four points this season currently rank first in the MAAC (4.00 points/game).
- Quinnipiac women's soccer has been selected as the preseason MAAC favorite, as announced on Thursday, Aug. 11 by the league office.
- The Bobcats earned the No. 1 spot in the 2022 Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 10 of 11 first-place votes and 116 total points.
- Junior Rebecca Cooke was also tabbed the league's Preseason Player of the Year. The Dublin, Ireland-native scored a team-high 13 goals last year for Quinnipiac, including six scores against MAAC opponents.
- Cooke is joined by senior midfielder Markela Bejleri on the Preseason All-MAAC Team. Bejleri recorded 14 points over 19 games this past season at QU.
- Full MAAC Preseason Poll: CLICK HERE
- Dave Clarke enters his 23rd season at Quinnipiac.
- Clarke has firmly cemented himself as one of the premiere college coaches in the NCAA's highest division. He led the Bobcats to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2000 and a regular season title in 2001, and is the winningest coach in QU program history (205 wins).
- The Bobcats 2022 fall schedule features 16 total contests, including eight home games at the QU Soccer Stadium in Hamden.
- The Bobcats will open the fall slate on Thursday, Aug. 18 on the road against Lafayette. Quinnipiac then returns to Hamden for its home opener against Stony Brook on Aug. 25.
- The MAAC Tournament will take place on Oct. 30, Nov. 3 and Nov. 6 at the highest seed
- The Bobcats went 13-5-1 last year, going 7-3 in MAAC play during the fall 2021 campaign.
- Quinnipiac reached the MAAC Championship, falling against Monmouth on Nov. 7 in West Long Branch, N.J.
- QU has advanced to at least the semifinal round of the postseason MAAC Tournament in five of the last six years.
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