Bobcats Open Season at Brown on Saturday

Quinnipiac at Brown
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 | 3:00 PM
Berylson Family Fields | Providence, RI

WATCH LIVE: CLICK HERE

PROVIDENCE, RI – Quinnipiac women's rugby is set to open up the 2024 season on Saturday, Aug. 31, as the Bobcats will make the trip to Brown for a 3:00 PM contest.

HISTORY vs. BROWN

Quinnipiac is 5-1 all-time against Brown dating back to 2014. The Bobcats took the last matchup, 47-14, against Brown on 9/3/2022.

LAST YEAR (2023)

The Bobcats went 6-3 in total last year during the 2023 campaign, winning four straight games from Sept. 30 – Oct. 28 to close the regular season. QU defeated Navy, Sacred Heart, Army, AIC, Mount St. Mary's and LIU in 2023.
Quinnipiac reached the NIRA Semifinals once again last year, falling at Dartmouth, 38-8, on Nov. 11, 2023.

ALL-AMERICANS (2023)

Quinnipiac Women's Rugby earned five All-NIRA selections following the conclusion of the 2023-24 season.
The Bobcats received four selections to the All-NIRA First Team in total. Hannah Pfersch, Anna Van Dyk, Kat Storey and Gracie Cartwright were all crowned First-Team All-American status by the NIRA. Riva van der Valk also earned All-NIRA Honorable Mention status.
Anna Van Dyk, Kat Storey and Riva van der Valk all return for QU in 2024.

HEAD COACH BECKY CARLSON

Head Coach Becky Carlson just wrapped up her 13^th year at the helm of the Quinnipiac Women's Rugby team in 2023-24, leading the transition from a new varsity program into a three-time national champion.
As the original head coach of the Quinnipiac women's rugby team added in 2011, Carlson boasts an all-time record of 81–33-1 including back-to-back-to-back Division I NIRA national championship titles in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

NEWCOMERS

QU announced its signing class in May/June. The Bobcats revealed six signings on May 1, then five more signings on June 1.

For more information on the Quinnipiac Women's Rugby program, visit gobobcats.com/rugby and follow the team on Twitter (QU_Rugby) and Instagram (QURugby).

Schedule

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Gracie Cartwright

Hannah Pfersch

Kat Storey

Riva van der Valk

Anna Van Dyk

Footer

Quinnipiac University Athletics

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Women's Rugby versus La Salle on Oct. 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Women's Rugby at Navy on Oct. 11, 2025

Upcoming Event: Women's Rugby versus Sacred Heart on Oct. 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Women's Rugby at Queens (at Navy) on Oct. 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM