Field Hockey Hosting Two Games in Hamden

Friday, October 4

Hamden, Conn.

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Georgetown

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10/3/2024 1:53:00 PM | Field Hockey

Game #11: Quinnipiac (2-8, 0-2 BIG EAST) vs. Georgetown (2-6, 0-2 BIG EAST)
Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 | 2:00 PM
Hamden, Conn. | Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium
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Game #12: Quinnipiac (2-8, 0-2 BIG EAST) vs. Lehigh (5-4, 1-1 Patriot League)
Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 | 1:00 PM
Hamden, Conn. | Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium
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HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac field hockey is set to host two home games in Hamden this weekend, taking on Georgetown on Friday afternoon before hosting Lehigh in a nonconference game at 1:00 PM on Sunday.

SCOUTING GEORGETOWN & LEHIGH

Georgetown is 2-6 with wins over Lock Haven and LIU.
Sophie Towne leads the Hoyas with three goals and two assists.
Lehigh is 5-4 with wins over Wagner, Rider, Fairfield, Colgate, Merrimack.
Julia Gatelein leads the Mountain Hawks with six goals and one assist.

LAST WEEKEND

The Bobcats fell in two road games, losing at Villanova and Yale both by the score of 4-2.
Francisca Eschoyez scored twice over the weekend while Martina Calveira and Lauren Keyte each scored their first collegiate goals.

ESCHOYEZ NATIONAL RANKINGS

Francisca Eschoyez currently sits tied for first in the BIG EAST in goals.
She is also tied for second among all first years nationally and tied for sixth overall in total goals.

PRESEASON HONORS

Lucia Pompeo was selected for the All-BIG EAST Preseason team, as announced by the league office Tuesday, Aug. 27.
The senior was named Second Team All-BIG EAST a season ago after tallying six goals and four assists.

LEADERSHIP GROUP

Kate Zamagni, Cameron Brower, and Cristina Torres will captain the 2024 Bobcat squad, after being named by their teammates.
This will be the first year in a leadership role for all three.
Brower and Torres have each played in 30-plus games for the Bobcats, while Zamagni has seen the turf in 25.

A NEW ERA

The Bobcats welcomed seven newcomers ahead of the 2024 season, including four international players.
Jule Hoefer joins the Bobcats from Germany, Francisca Eschoyez from Italy, and Martina Calveira and Lucia Donati are both from Argentina.
Emma Nelson and Zoe Bjelac join as first year's while Ava Bleier transferred from St. Louis University.
The Bobcats also return 14 from a season ago.

HEAD COACH NINA KLEIN

Nina Klein was named the head field hockey coach and second coach in program history, effective Friday, April 28, 2023, replacing longtime head coach Becca Main.
In her first season at the helm of the Bobcats, Klein helped the Bobcats to one of their best finishes in BIG EAST play.
Klein also helped guide Stella Tegtmeier to the first major BIG EAST award in program history, with Tegtmeier taking home BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year in 2023.
A selector for USA Field Hockey U16 goalkeepers, Klein returns to Quinnipiac after serving as the assistant field hockey coach at Boston College for the 2022 season.
Prior to her time at Boston College, Klein joined the Bobcats under Becca Main and was elevated to associate head coach in prior to the 2019 season.
A UConn graduate, Klein served the Huskies as a volunteer assistant for the 2018 season.
Klein also competed with the USA Field Hockey Women's National Development Team during her time as a coach with the Bobcats.
In the Spring of 2019, Klein attended several training camps and a training trip with USA Field Hockey.
Klein competed at the USA Field Hockey Young Women's National Championship and earned another invite to the USA Field Hockey Women's National Development Team selection camp in January 2020.

2024 SCHEDULE

The Bobcats' 2024 schedule will include 18 games in total (seven Big East games). Prior to the regular season, QU will match up in two exhibitions against UMass Lowell on August 18 and Holy Cross on August 25.
The season will begin in Hamden, as the Bobcats play host to LIU on August 30 before traveling to Massachusetts to face Northeastern on September 1. After hitting the road, QU will play four of its next five contests at home.
The Bobcats will host UNH on September 6 before celebrating its 30^th year as a program against Stonehill on September 8. They will then play one road game at Lafayette on September 13 before returning home.
QU will face Merrimack on September 15 and then open BIG EAST play in Hamden on September 20 while honoring Morgan's Message. Klein's squad will then hit the road for three straight games to end September.
The Bobcats will first travel to UMass on September 22, before continuing conference play at Villanova on September 27. QU will return to Connecticut to face crosstown rivals Yale in New Haven on September 29.
Quinnipiac begins October with two home games, first hosting Georgetown for Team Impact day on October 4. Lehigh comes to town the following Sunday, October 6.
In-state BIG EAST foe Connecticut will host the Bobcats in Storrs on October 11 before QU plays three of its final five games at home. Brown comes to Hamden on October 14 for the team's Youth Day and Pink game.
The Bobcats will travel to face defending BIG EAST Champion Liberty on October 18 before returning to Hamden for their two final home games. That weekend the Bobcats will host Old Dominion on Professor Appreciation Day (Oct. 25) and will finish the home slate against Sacred Heart with Senior Day (Oct. 27).
QU will finish the regular season with a road trip to Temple on November 1.

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