Friday, October 31
Hamden, Conn.
3:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
University of Connecticut
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Playoff Spot On the Line as Bobcats Welcome UConn
10/30/2025 7:59:00 PM | Field Hockey
Game #18: Quinnipiac vs. UConn
Saturday, Oct. 25. | 3:00 PM
Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac field hockey plays for its first BIG EAST playoff spot in program history on Friday as it welcomes in-state rivals UConn for a 3:00 p.m. start in Hamden.
The Bobcats secure a postseason berth with a win and Villanova loss to Liberty, a game that also starts at 3 p.m. and will be watched very closely by Bobcat Nation.
PHENOMENAL FRAN
For more information on Quinnipiac Field Hockey, visit gobobcats.com/fh and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_FH.
Saturday, Oct. 25. | 3:00 PM
Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium | Hamden, Conn.
Watch: GoBobcats.com | Live Stats: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac field hockey plays for its first BIG EAST playoff spot in program history on Friday as it welcomes in-state rivals UConn for a 3:00 p.m. start in Hamden.
The Bobcats secure a postseason berth with a win and Villanova loss to Liberty, a game that also starts at 3 p.m. and will be watched very closely by Bobcat Nation.
PHENOMENAL FRAN
- Only a sophomore, Eschoyez is having one of the best offensive seasons in recent memory by a Bobcat.
- Her 12 goals are the most by any Bobcat since 2013 and fifth-most in program history, while her 34 points put her third alone on the program's single-season charts.
- She also has 10 assists on the season, good for the most by a Bobcat since 2015 and tied for fifth in a single season in program history.
- Both Maaike van Wensen and Cristina Torres earned BIG EAST accolades for their successful weekends in which they defeated Lafayette and Providence.
- van Wensen scored both goals in a 2-1 victory over the Friars on Friday afternoon, the Bobcats' first conference win of the year. This landed her BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors.
- Torres stopped 12 of 13 shots overall, including all nine she faced on a rainy Sunday at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium, earning her the Defensive Player of the Week award.
- The Huskies clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship, to be held at Liberty on Nov. 7 and 9.
- Sol Simone leads UConn with 13 points on the year.
- UConn is 9-7 overall and 5-1 in BIG EAST play, with their lone loss coming against Liberty. They are coming off an overtime victory against Old Dominion last Friday.
- Cameron Brower, and Cristina Torres return for their second straight year as captains of the Bobcat squad, with the addition of junior Katie Shanahan to the leadership group.
- All three have been mainstays on the pitch for the Bobcats over the past few seasons.
- Brower and Torres have each played in 45-plus games while Shanahan led the Bobcats in minutes last season.
- Head Coach Nina Klein and her staff brought in seven newcomers ahead of this season, with six first year players and one transfer, Alexa Kidd.
- Among the group, there are three joining QU from The Netherlands, Rozemarijn Van Keulen, Charlie Caunter, and Maaike Van Wensen.
- Jenna Livathares, Veronica Goettner, Jaelyn Crossman, and Alexa Kidd are each from the United States.
- QU's roster is made up of 13 underclassmen among the 23 players.
- 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.
- A season ago, Klein helped lead a new look Bobcats squad, and helped standout First Year Francisca Eschoyez to Second Team All-BIG EAST honors.
- 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.
- The Bobcats' 2025 schedule will be 18 total matchups, playing seven Big East games and 11 nonconference.
- They will face four Patriot League teams, three NEC teams, two America East teams, and one team each from the Ivy League and CAA outside of their normal seven game BIG EAST schedule.
For more information on Quinnipiac Field Hockey, visit gobobcats.com/fh and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_FH.
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