Quinnipiac Heads to Iona for MAAC Opening Round Matchup

Sunday, November 9

New Rochelle, NY

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

#3 Iona

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Quinnipiac Heads to Iona for MAAC Opening Round Matchup

11/8/2025 10:40:00 AM | Men's Soccer

By: QU Athletic Communications

#6 Quinnipiac (7-9-1, 5-5-0 MAAC) at #3 Iona (8-3-5, 6-1-3 MAAC)
Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 | 1:00 PM
New Rochelle, NY | Mazzella Field
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NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Quinnipiac men's soccer begins postseason play on Sunday afternoon, as the #6 Bobcats will travel to #3 Iona for the opening round of the 2025 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship.

Game time between Quinnipiac and Iona is set for 1:00 PM from New Rochelle (streamed on ESPN+).

BACK IN THE POSTSEASON

Quinnipiac won three of its final four matchups in the regular season, earning a spot in the MAAC Tournament once again.
The Bobcats have reached postseason play 12 times in the last 14 years (NEC in 2012, MAAC 2013-present).
Since joining the MAAC prior to the 2013 season, Quinnipiac has appeared in five MAAC Tournament title contests (2013, 2016, 2018, spring 2021, 2023). Under Da Costa's tutelage, the Bobcats have posted an impressive 69-38-17 mark in regular season MAAC games. QU has reached the MAAC Tournament 11 times in 13 years since joining the league.

LAST TIME OUT: ROAD W SENDS BOBCATS TO PLAYOFFS

Quinnipiac men's soccer battled to a road win at Merrimack on Wednesday night, clinching a MAAC Tournament berth with a 3-2 victory.
The Bobcats scored all three goals in the second half to earn the come-from-behind victory.
Luke Schierenbeck, Benjamin Telle, and Sivert Ryssdalsnes all scored for QU.
Quinnipiac outshot Merrimack 18-15 in total. The Bobcats scored three goals on nine shots during the second half of play.

SCOUTING IONA

Quinnipiac and Iona did not face one another during the regular season in 2025.
The Gaels have not lost since Oct. 11. Iona is 4-0-2 during that span.
Iona has eight different scorers with multiple goals this season.
The Gaels have scored 29 goals and recorded 30 assists this year, both of which rank tops in the league.
QU is 1-3-1 against Iona over the last five meetings.

LEADING THE WAY

Sivert R yssdalsnes leads the way for QU with 18 points via 7 goals and 4 assists through the end of the regular season.
William Holum has scored 4 times, with all 4 goals coming in MAAC action. Luke S chierenbeck has 3 goals.
Andrew Monteserin, Alex Miller, Fredrik Moen and Benjamin Telle have all scored twice.

THE CAPTAINS

Drew Seguro and Alex Miller serve as Quinnipiac's captains in 2025.
Seguro, a graduate student, started all 17 games for the Bobcats this season. He recorded 3 assists during the regular season, 2 of which came during MAAC games.
Miller, a senior, has 2 goals and 1 assist in 9 games. He scored the game-winner against Siena on 10/25/25 in Hamden.

'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 is in his 21st season with the Bobcats in 2025. Da Costa is up to 162 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 14 seasons (2012 in the NEC, 2013 – present in the MAAC).
The Bobcats have reached the MAAC title game five times under Da Costa, winning and advancing to the NCAA Tournament twice.

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).