Saturday, October 5
Hamden, Conn.
12:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Niagara
Photo by: Farrah Chernov
Bobcats Return Home to Take on Niagara
10/4/2024 6:40:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Game #10: Quinnipiac (6-2-1, 4-0 MAAC) vs. Niagara Purple Eagles (5-3-1, 1-2-1 MAAC)
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 | 12:00 PM
Hamden, Conn. | Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium
Watch: ESPN+ | Live Stats: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's soccer program will return home to take on the Niagara Purple Eagles on Saturday, October 5th. Kickoff is slated for noon and can be seen on ESPN+.
SCOUTING THE PURPLE EAGLES
STRONG RETURNING GROUP
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Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 | 12:00 PM
Hamden, Conn. | Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium
Watch: ESPN+ | Live Stats: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's soccer program will return home to take on the Niagara Purple Eagles on Saturday, October 5th. Kickoff is slated for noon and can be seen on ESPN+.
SCOUTING THE PURPLE EAGLES
- The Niagara Purple Eagles enter the weekend contest with a 5-3-1 overall mark and a 1-2-1 record in MAAC play.
- Niagara kicked off MAAC play with a 3-0 win over Mount St. Mary's before tying 0-0 to the Rider Broncs.
- The Purple Eagles have dropped their last two conference contests, falling to Fairfield, 4-1, and losing 1-0 to Merrimack.
- Isabella Mazzaferro leads the offensive charge for Niagara with 15 points (6 goals, 3 assists) in nine games played this season. Maddie Crosbie has started all nine contests in goal for Niagara has made 55 saves and allowed eight goals this campaign.
- This will mark the 13th meeting between the two teams and the Bobcats hold an 8-3-1 record against the Purple Eagles since Oct. 12, 2013.
- Two – Courtney Chochol is two assists shy of breaking the program record for career assists. Chochol currently sits at 31 career assists.
- Four – Quinnipiac has won four straight MAAC games to start the year for the third straight season.
- Six – The Bobcats have won six straight contests after a tie to Hofstra and two straight losses to begin the year.
- 720 – There have been 719 days since the Bobcats last lost a conference game (October 15th, 2022, vs Iona, 1-0)
- The Bobcats picked up their fourth straight MAAC win with a 1-0 victory over the Rider Broncs on Wednesday night.
- Aisling Spillane netted her first goal as a Bobcat with a header in the 40th minute. Rachel Roman and Klara Bengtsson were credited with assists on the play.
- Sofia Lospinoso recorded her fifth clean sheet of the season with four saves in the win. Lospinoso ranks first in program history with 26 career clean sheets.
- The Bobcats went 13-4-1 (9-0-1 MAAC) last season, capturing their second-straight MAAC title in Hamden on Nov. 5.
- QU defeated No. 6 Rider, 1-0, in the MAAC Semifinals, then bested No. 2 Fairfield, 1-0, in the championship round to punch their second straight ticket to the NCAA Tournament.
- Quinnipiac women's soccer has been selected as the preseason MAAC favorite, as announced by the league office on Wednesday, August 7.
- The Bobcats earned the No. 1 spot in the 2024 Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll, receiving ten of 13 first-place votes and 166 total points.
- Quinnipiac saw three student-athletes named to the preseason All-MAAC team. Midfielder Ella Gagno, Defender Madison Mandleur, and the 2023 MAAC Golden Boot Award winner Courtney Chochol received those honors.
- Head Coach Dave Clarke enters his 26th season with the Bobcats in 2024. Clarke is 231-198-46 over his career as a collegiate head coach (2 seasons at New Haven before QU).
- Clarke has firmly cemented himself as one of the premier college coaches in the NCAA's highest division. He effectively etched his signature on Quinnipiac soccer by becoming not only the winningest coach in its history but also leading his team to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2000 and a regular season championship in 2001.
- The Bobcats then won their second straight MAAC Championship in 2024, which is their second MAAC Title in program history.
- Just a season ago, Courtney Chochol was named the 2023 MAAC Golden Boot Award winner as she wrapped up the regular season with 23 points (7 goals and 9 assists).
- Sofia Lospinoso earned the MAAC Golden Glove for the conference's top goalkeeper. Lospinoso was tied for second in the MAAC with six shutouts and had a goals-against average of 1.05.
STRONG RETURNING GROUP
- The Bobcats return 7 of their top 10 scorers from a season ago – led by Courtney Chochol (eight goals and nine assists in 2023).
- QU returns three All-MAAC First Team honorees from a season ago: Courtney Chochol (Forward), Sofia Lospinoso (Goalkeeper), and Madison Mandleur (Defender).
- Victoria Foster (Defender) and Ella Gagno (Midfielder) were named to the All-MAAC Second Team and will return to Hamden for the 2024 season.
- Quinnipiac posted a 7-2 record at home last season but went a perfect 5-0 at home during MAAC regular season play.
- The Bobcats outscored opponents 30-8 on their home turf in the 2023 season.
- The defending MAAC champions will play 17 regular season games in total – hosting nine contests at the QU Soccer Stadium in Hamden. The Bobcats will also host an exhibition contest vs. the University of New Hampshire before the start of the 2024 campaign.
- Quinnipiac will open the regular season on Thursday, Aug. 25, as they welcome the Hofstra Pride to Hamden. The Bobcats continue the non-league slate with two straight road contests, at Georgetown (Aug. 22) and at Stonehill (Aug. 29) before wrapping up non-conference play vs. Albany (Sep. 1) and vs LIU (Sep. 11).
- MAAC play begins on Saturday, Sept. 7, as the Bobcats will welcome MAAC newcomer, Sacred Heart to the QU Soccer Stadium. After a non-conference matchup vs LIU, the Bobcats will host the Siena Saints on Sep. 21. QU will hit the road for the first time in MAAC Play as they travel to take on Saint Peter's (Sep. 28).
- The month of October begins with a road contest at Rider (Oct. 2) before heading home for two straight games, vs. Niagara (Oct. 5) and vs. Marist (Oct. 9). After traveling to Buffalo, NY to battle Canisius (Oct. 12), QU will return home to welcome Merrimack on Oct. 16.
- After a two-game road trip, at Mount St. Mary's (Oct. 19) and at Manhattan (Oct. 23), the Bobcats will play their final home game of the regular season vs. Iona (Oct. 26).
- QU wraps up their regular season slate as they travel to in-state rival Fairfield for a rematch of the 2023 MAAC Championship (Oct. 30).
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