Bobcats Set for Non-Conference Finale at Merrimack

Quinnipiac (3-0) at Merrimack (2-3)
Saturday, March 2, 2024 | 1:00 PM
North Andover, Mass. | Duane Stadium
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Quinnipiac Men's Lacrosse readies for its fourth and final non-conference contest on Saturday afternoon, making the trip to Merrimack for a 1:00 PM matchup.

IMPRESSIVE START

Quinnipiac has received votes in the latest USA Lacrosse Division I Men's Top 20 national poll on Feb. 26, 2024.
The Bobcats are out to a perfect 3-0 start to the 2024 campaign under Head Coach Mason Poli, defeating St. John's, Brown, and Bryant in non-conference action. Quinnipiac has outscored its opponents 43-28 thus far.
Quinnipiac is 3-0 to begin a season for the first time since 2013.
Junior goalie Mason Oak leads the country in saves per game (17.67). He's stopped an impressive total of 53 shots over three games in front of the cage, allowing just 28 goals to date.
QU has been led offensively by Ryan Donnery (13 points), Dylan Donnery (12 points), Steven Germain (12 points), and John DeLucia (11 points) through three matchups.
The Bobcats rank third in the country in shot percentage, scoring on 39.8% of their attempts.

SCOUTING MERRIMACK

Merrimack enters at 2-3 overall, dropping each of its last three contests.
The Bobcats dropped their last meeting with Merrimack last year on 3/5/2023 by the final score of 16-8 in Hamden.
Jack Rooney leads the team with 18 points. KJ Delane and Kasey Mongillo have each scored eight goals to lead the team through five games.

LAST TIME OUT: BOBCATS TOP BRYANT, IMPROVE TO 3-0

Quinnipiac Men's Lacrosse battled to its third straight win to begin the 2024 season, downing Bryant on the road by the final score of 13-10.
Mason Oak made 19 saves in front of the cage to help anchor the defensive side, and Dylan Donnery recorded four goals and three assists to help QU earn improve to 3-0.
John DeLucia added three goals and one helper, Trevor Douglas chipped in with three goals, and Ryan Donnery tallied three assists in the win.
QU went 17-of-19 on clear attempts in the victory.

QU DOWNS BROWN IN HAMDEN (2/17)

Quinnipiac outlasted Brown by the final score of 13-7 on Saturday afternoon, improving to 2-0 on the 2024 season.
Steven Germain led the Bobcats offensively with four goals and three assists (seven total points).
Ryan Donnery chipped in with three goals and a helper, while Evan Perry and John DeLucia each added two scores.
Mason Oak made 15 saves in front of the cage to help lead the Bobcats to another win.
Max Pauwels went 12-for-24 in the faceoff x, scooping up six ground balls.

BOBCATS WIN SEASON OPENER (2/10)

QU opened up the 2024 season in stellar fashion on Saturday, Feb. 10, downing St. John's on the road by the final score of 17-11.
Dylan Donnery scored a game-high five goals to pace QU offensively.
Ryan Donnery added three goals and three assists, and John DeLucia chipped in with three goals and two helpers.
Junior Mason Oak made 19 in front of the cage during an impressive season debut.
Sophomore Max Pauwels won 10-of-20 faceoffs and scooped up six ground balls.
The Bobcats went 23-of-27 in clears.
QU has won each of its last three season openers under Head Coach Mason Poli.

GERMAIN EARNS MAAC OFFENSIVE POTW HONORS (2/19)

Quinnipiac Men's Lacrosse senior Steven Germain has been selected as MAAC Offensive Player of the Week, as revealed by the league office on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.
Germain led the Bobcats with seven total points (four goals, three assists) in Saturday's home win over Brown. He scored three goals in the first half of action in snowy Hamden during a 13-7 victory.
The Setauket, New York-native has 10 points already through two games this season. Germain is up to 94 career points during his tenure with the Bobcats.

OAK NAMED DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (2/12)

Quinnipiac Men's Lacrosse goalie Mason Oak has been named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024.
The junior made 19 saves and scooped up a pair of ground balls in the Bobcats' season-opening victory at St. John's. Oak made 10 stops in the first half, then nine more stops in the second half of the contest.

STRONG RETURNING ATTACK

QU returns all 10 of its top scorers from the No. 2 offense in the league a season ago (13.07 goals per game):

John DeLucia (52 points)
Steven Germain (47 points)
Dylan Donnery (43 points)
Jake Tellers (36 points)
Justin Robbert (29 points)
Evan Perry (24 points)
Trevor Douglas (23 points)
Trey Gehen (17 points)
Luke Hendricks (8 points)
Ryan Downing (4 points)

2024 CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED

Quinnipiac Men's Lacrosse and Head Coach Mason Poli have revealed the Bobcats' captains for the upcoming 2024 season, as announced on Feb. 7, 2024.
John DeLucia, Zack Siegel, Steven Germain, and Trevor Douglas will serve as the leadership group for Quinnipiac – who begins the new season on Saturday, Feb. 10 at St. John's.
DeLucia, a two-time captain, enters his fifth season at Quinnipiac with 96 career points (68 goals, 28 assists). He led the Bobcats with 52 total points a season ago, scoring 31 goals over 14 QU contests. DeLucia tallied six hat tricks in 2023. The Guilford, Connecticut-native has recorded 53 goals over the last two seasons with the Bobcats.
Zack Siegel will represent QU as a captain for the second consecutive season. He's played in 30 games over the past three years at Quinnipiac, helping anchor the Bobcats' defense under Poli. Siegel has scooped up 33 ground balls, and has caused 15 turnovers during his time at QU.
Steven Germain returns for his senior season with the Bobcats after scoring 24 goals to go along with 23 assists (47 points) last year. Germain has 84 career points at QU over three seasons – 48 goals and 36 helpers. The Setauket, New York-native enters the spring of 2024 having played in 34 games at QU.
Trevor Douglas rounds out the leadership group for the Bobcats. The senior midfielder enjoyed a breakout season for the Bobcats in 2023, recording all 23 career points (18 goals, five assists) a year ago. Douglas has also scooped up eight ground balls and caused three turnovers during his collegiate career.

HEAD COACH MASON POLI

Mason Poli, a former standout lacrosse player at Bryant University, enters his 10th season with the Quinnipiac coaching staff in 2023-2024 – and his sixth at the helm of the program.
After serving as an assistant for the Bobcats' program for four seasons (2015-18), Poli was elevated to Interim Head Coach for the 2019 season. He was then named Men's Lacrosse Head Coach on May 10, 2019, becoming the Bobcats' sixth head coach in program history and third at the Division I level.
QU has won 22 games in five seasons under Poli to this point.
In 2019 as Interim Head Coach, Poli led Quinnipiac men's lacrosse to a 9-7 (5-2 MAAC) record and a MAAC Tournament championship contest appearance. Poli led all first-year Division I head coaches in total wins (9) and winning percentage (.562) in 2019.

PRESEASON ALL-MAAC SELECTIONS

Quinnipiac Men's Lacrosse has been selected to finish 5^th in the 2024 Preseason MAAC Coaches' Poll, as revealed by the league on Wednesday, Jan. 24.
John DeLucia (attack), Steven Germain and Jake Tellers (midfield) and Ryan Downing (LSM) were all selected to the Preseason All-MAAC squad, as well. The Bobcats received 65 total points in the poll and one first-place vote.
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LAST YEAR (2023)

QU went 7-6 overall most recently in the spring of 2023. The Bobcats finished with the second-highest scoring offense in the league (13.07 Goals Per Game), and ranked first in the league/14^th nationally in assists (8.00 APG).
Quinnipiac has turned in a winning conference record in three of five seasons under Head Coach Mason Poli. The 2024 Bobcats will return All-MAAC performers Steven Germain, John DeLucia, Jake Tellers and Justin Robbert.

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Trey Gehen

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