Bobcats Set for Senior Day vs. Niagara

Saturday, November 1

Hamden, Conn.

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Niagara

10/31/2025 8:48:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Game Time Set for 2:00 PM in Hamden

By: QU Athletic Communications

Quinnipiac (5-9-1, 3-5-0 MAAC) vs. Niagara (7-5-1, 4-3-1 MAAC)
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 | 2:00 PM
QU Soccer Stadium | Hamden, CT
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HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's soccer returns to play on Saturday, Nov. 1, as the Bobcats are set to play host to Niagara for the final home match of the regular season.

Quinnipiac will honor its senior class prior to the start of the contest in Hamden. The Bobcats will celebrate João Pinto, Luke Schierenbeck, Joey Saputo Jr., Alex Miller, Simon Bakken, Kevin Clarke, Nickolas Cardona, Matthew Pisani and Drew Seguro.

LAST TIME OUT: BOBCATS FALL AT FAIRFIELD (10/29)

Quinnipiac dropped a league matchup at Fairfield, 2-0, on Wednesday night from Lessing Field.
Cameron Gerber and Cole Daugherty both scored during the second half of action for the Stags. William Pierce assisted both scoring plays.

SCOUTING NIAGARA

Niagara is 7-5-1 (4-3-1 MAAC) overall, earning a 3-0 win its last time out over Saint Peter's.
Reon Tezuka leads the way for the Purple Eagles with six goals this season. He has four game-winners, which leads all MAAC players and ranks 4^th nationally.
QU is 10-3-2 since 2000 vs. Niagara. The Bobcats have taken each of the last three meetings.

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, Alex Miller, and Luke S chierenbeck have all 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 160 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).