QU Hosts Siena for Saturday MAAC Contest

Quinnipiac (4-8-1, 2-4-0 MAAC) vs. Siena (5-4-4, 4-0-3 MAAC)
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 | 4:00 PM
QU Soccer Stadium | Hamden, CT
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HAMDEN, Conn.– Quinnipiac men's soccer readies for another league battle at home on Saturday afternoon, as the Bobcats play host to Siena for a 2:00 PM matchup.

LAST TIME OUT: QU DROPS CONTEST AT THE MOUNT (10/18)

QU dropped a MAAC match, 1-0, last Saturday, Oct. 18 against Mount St. Mary's from Waldron Family Stadium.
Graham Dougald scored 1:32 into the game for The Mount, the lone goal during the entire league battle.
Quinnipiac outshot Mount St. Mary's 11-10.The Bobcats tallied seven shots during the second half.

SCOUTING SIENA

The Saints enter at 5-4-4 (4-0-3 MAAC).
Siena defeated Niagara, 3-1, its last time out at home. Prior to the win, the Saints earned three consecutive ties in league action.
Junior Lucas Almeida leads the team with five goals and five assists for 15 points this season. He scored all three Siena goals in the win over Niagara during the program's latest victory.
Quinnipiac is 10-3-2 against Siena dating back to 2000. The Saints have taken each of the previous two meetings, though the Bobcats won seven consecutive times against Siena from 2016-2021.

LEADING THE WAY

Sivert R yssdalsnes leads the way for QU with 16 points via 6 goals and 4 assists.
William Holum has scored 3 times, with all 3 goals coming in MAAC action.
Andrew Monteserin and Luke S chierenbeck have each scored twice.
10 different Bobcats have scored a goal already in 2025.

PRESEASON POLL

The Quinnipiac men's soccer team was picked fourth in MAAC preseason poll, as announced by the league office on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
QU received 120 points, tied with Marist, who received a first place vote.
The two teams finished fourth and fifth in the league a season ago.

'24 SEASON RECAP

The Bobcats went 7-9-1 (4-4-0) last season and earned the fourth seed, hosting the MAAC Quarterfinals.
Quinnipiac fell to No. 5 seeded Marist 2-1 in Hamden, Conn. on Sunday, Nov. 10 during the MAAC Tournament.

STRONG FINISH TO 2024

After starting 1-4 in MAAC play last season, QU rattled off three-straight wins to move into contention for the postseason.
They defeated Merrimack 3-2 at home with goals from returners Juan Hernandez and Luke Schierenbeck before shutting out Niagara on the road.
They finished their run with a 3-1 win over Fairfield.
Andrew Monteserin had three goals in the final two games of the season.

HEAD COACH ERIC DA COSTA

Head Coach Eric Da Costa enters his 21st season with the Bobcats in 2025. Da Costa is up to 159 career victories with the Bobcats.
Da Costa has built a strong reputation for success at QU, leading the Bobcats to the postseason conference tournament in 12 of the last 13 seasons (2012 in the NEC, 2013-2022, 2024).
The Bobcats have reached the MAAC title game five times under Da Costa, reaching the NCAA Tournament twice. He was also named the 2022 MAAC Coach of the Year for his outstanding leadership.

STRONG RETURNING GROUP

The Bobcats return 18 players from a season ago, including seven of their ten top scorers.
William Holum returns with the most points of any Bobcat from last year, scoring three goals and making three assists.
Matt Pisani and Drew Seguro each return for their fifth season in Hamden.
Seguro and Alex Miller were named captains this past spring, combined they have played in 77 games.

NEW FACES IN HAMDEN

The Bobcats welcome ten newcomers to Hamden before the start of the 2025 season.
The group includes two transfers and eight first years. Taiga Matoba (Perth, Aus.) played at Monroe University and Flavio Di Palma (Sabaudia, Italy) joins QU after playing at Governors State.
Quinnipiac's eight first years include, Erik Willke (Tromsø, Norway), Didac Glories (Valencia, Spain), Mateo Balbino (Ludlow, Mass.), Taehyeon Lim (Montreal, QC, Can.), Aleks Swider (Harwinton, Conn.), Sindri Sigurjonsson (Mosfellsbaer, Iceland), Remy Barone (Toronto, Ont, Can.), Sixten Karlsson (Stockholm, Sweden).

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Players Mentioned

Mateo Balbino

Remy Barone

Flavio Di Palma

Didac Glories

Juan Hernandez

William Holum

Sixten Karlsson

Taehyeon Lim

Taiga Matoba

Alex Miller

Andrew Monteserin

Sivert Ryssdalsnes

Luke Schierenbeck

Luke Schierenbeck

Drew Seguro

Sindri Sigurjonsson

Aleks Swider

Erik Willke

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