Quinnipiac Makes Trip to LIU for Saturday Battle

Quinnipiac (1-1) vs. LIU (1-1)
Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 | 1:00 PM
Brookville, N.Y. | Robert Blitz Field

BROOKVILLE, NY – Quinnipiac Rugby is set for its third matchup of the fall season, as the Bobcats will make the trip to Brookville to square off with LIU on Saturday at 1:00 PM.

There will be no live stream available for the contest.

LAST TIME OUT: FAST START LEADS QU OVER BROWN

Quinnipiac Rugby earned a convincing win in the 2025 home opener, downing Brown by the final score of 33-14 on Saturday afternoon in Hamden.
The Bobcats cruised out to a 25-7 lead over the first 40 minutes. Gabrielle Appiah and Lucy Lamborn both found the try zone in the first 10 minutes of action to give Quinnipiac an early 12-0 edge, then Layla Cox scored twice before halftime to extend the advantage.
Alexa Kirschner knocked in her second penalty kick of the day to begin scoring in the second half for the Bobcats, then Carolyn Melody registered a try of her own with less than five minutes left in action.

SCOUTING LIU:

LIU enters with a 1-1 overall record. The Sharks defeated Princeton 54-7 in the season opener, then most recently fell at Army, 38-0, on Sept. 6 in West Point, NY.

LAST YEAR (2024):

Quinnipiac most recently wrapped up the 2024 regular season with a 4-3-2 overall record (2-3-2 NIRA).
The Bobcats defeated Navy, Penn State, Princeton and AIC in four consecutive games (Sept. 21 – Oct. 12).
Anna Wright led the Bobcats with 79 tackles a season ago, while Layla Cox ranked second with 61 tackles.
Layla Cox also led the Bobcats with 10.41 meters/carry, and she found the try zone 10 times during 2024. Fellow returner Lucy Lamborn found the try zone five different times last year.

THE 2025 SCHEDULE:

This year, the Bobcats' eight-game slate features four home events at the QU Rugby Field in Hamden. Quinnipiac will open up the season at Dartmouth – who made an appearance in the NIRA title game last fall – on Saturday, Aug. 30.
Quinnipiac will then return to Hamden for a Sept. 6 home opener against Brown, followed by a road trip to LIU on Sept. 13.
QU then readies for two consecutive home matchups against Lindenwood (Sept. 19) and LaSalle (Oct. 4), before traveling to Navy for a road contest (Oct. 11).
The final home game of the regular season will take place in Hamden on Oct. 18 vs. in-state foe Sacred Heart, then Quinnipiac concludes the regular season schedule vs. Queens (game will take place at Navy) on Oct. 25.

HEAD COACH BECKY CARLSON:

Carlson enters her 15th year at the helm of the Quinnipiac Women's Rugby team in 2025-26, leading the transition from a new varsity program into a three-time national champion. Carlson has been a key advocate for women's NCAA rugby and equality in athletics for over a decade.
As the original head coach of the Quinnipiac women's rugby team added in 2011, Becky Carlson is up to 95 career victories with the Bobcats – including back-to-back-to-back Division I NIRA national championship titles in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

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

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Players Mentioned

Gabrielle Appiah

Layla Cox

Alexa Kirschner

Lucy Lamborn

Carolyn Melody

Anna Wright

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