Friday, September 9
Easton, Pa. / Rappolt Field
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
Lafayette
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Bobcats Aim for Third-Straight Win on Friday at Lafayette
9/8/2022 12:11:00 PM | Field Hockey
Quinnipiac Bobcats (2-1) vs. Lafayette Leopards (1-3)
Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 | 7:00 PM
Rappolt Field | Easton, Pa.
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Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: gobobcats.com
EASTON, PA. – Quinnipiac field hockey is back on the road on Friday, as the Bobcats travel to take on Lafayette in Easton at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ in search of first three-game win streak since the 2018 season.
THE MATCHUP: vs. LAFAYETTE
LAST TIME OUT
Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 | 7:00 PM
Rappolt Field | Easton, Pa.
Follow the Action
Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: gobobcats.com
EASTON, PA. – Quinnipiac field hockey is back on the road on Friday, as the Bobcats travel to take on Lafayette in Easton at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ in search of first three-game win streak since the 2018 season.
THE MATCHUP: vs. LAFAYETTE
- Friday's matchup between the Bobcats and Leopards is the 13th ever meeting between the two programs
- Lafayette holds a 10-2 advantage over Quinnipiac in the all-time series
- The last time the two sides faced off Lafayette came away with a 2-0 victory on Sept. 12, 2021
- The Leopards enter the contest at 1-3
- Lafayette suffered a loss in each of its last two contests, including a 3-2 final against VCU this past Sunday
- Molly McAndrew leads the team with two goals and four points on the season
LAST TIME OUT
- Sophomore Emilia Massarelli scored the game-winning goal as the Quinnipiac field hockey program shutout No. 22 Maine, 1-0, on the road at the Maine Field Hockey Complex on Sept. 4
- The win marked QU's first victory over a nationally ranked opponent since defeating No. 19 OId Dominion on Oct, 14, 2016
- The victory also marked the program's first shutout of a nationally ranked opponent
- First year goalkeeper Cristina Torres recorded a career-high 10 saves en route to earning the first shutout of her career
- First year goalkeeper Cristina Torres has flourished in net for the Bobcats early in her career
- Torres has aided Quinnipiac to a 2-1 start, the program's best start to a season since the 2018 campaign
- Through three games, Torres is 2-1 with a 1.00 GAA and an .857 save-percentage
- Through three contests Torres has made 18 saves
- Torres was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference office on Sept. 6
- In a 2-0 weekend for the Bobcats, Cristina Torres allowed just one goal despite facing 16 shots in net for a blistering .941 save-percentage.
- Torres opened the weekend making six saves in the Bobcats 4-1 win over Dartmouth to earn the first win of her collegiate career
- She followed that performance with 10 saves en route to earning the first shutout of her career in Quinnipiac's 1-0 victory over No. 22 Maine on the road.
- Senior forward Stella Tegtmeier has been a difference-maker for the Bobcats early in the season
- Through three games, Tegtmeier leads the Bobcats with two goals and five points
- Tegtmeier boasts a .600 shot-on-goal percentage
- She scored the first goals of her career in QU's 4-1 victory over Dartmouth on Sept. 3
- It also marked the first multi-goal game of the senior's career
- Head Coach Becca Main enters her 28th season with the Bobcats
- She is the longest tenured field hockey coach in Quinnipiac's NCAA history
- Main is the winningest coach in QU women's field hockey program history with 208 victories
- Head Coach Becca Main made numerous changes to her staff entering the 2022 campaign
- Previously serving as an assistant coach, Montana Fleming was elevated to Associate Head Coach on June 16
- Fleming enters her fourth season as part of Main's staff at QU in 2022
- Prior to joining Main's staff for the 2019 campaign, Fleming spent the 2017 season as a fifth-year player and standout for the Bobcats
- Main announced the addition of Abby Lucas as an assistant coach on July 26
- Prior to making her way to Quinnipiac, Lucas spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the Franklin Pierce field hockey team
- Quinnipiac's fall 2022 schedule features 19 regular season contests in total.
- The Bobcats will host 10 home games at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium
- QU begins BIG EAST play on Friday, Sept. 16, when the Bobcats travel to Philadelphia for a date with Temple
- The Bobcats then return home to the Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium for their BIG EAST home opener against UC Davis on Sept. 19
- QU earned three wins at home last season (Fall 2021) with two coming in overtime
- The Bobcats scored a season-best five goals in a 5-4 thrilling overtime win over BIG EAST foe Villanova on Oct. 22, 2021
- Emilia Massarelli returns for her sophomore season after earning 2021 All-BIG EAST Second Team honors as a first year
- Massarelli logged 10 goals and two assists for 22 points in 2021
- Her 10 goals and 22 points ranked second in the BIG EAST in 2021
- QU will be back in action on Sunday, Sept. 11, when the Bobcats return to Hamden for a home contest against LIU
- The match is set to kick off at noon on ESPN+ from the QU Field Hockey Stadium
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