Wednesday, October 14
Fairfield, CT
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
Sacred Heart
Bobcats, Pios to Battle Wednesday Night in Fairfield
10/13/2026 4:50:00 PM | Men's Soccer
HAMDEN, CT — The Quinnipiac men's soccer team hits the road again on Wednesday night, as they get set to take on Sacred Heart at 7 p.m., in Fairfield.
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The Bobcats enter the matchup at 3-1-1 with ten points in the Metro, good for second place in the conference, while the Pioneers are searching for their first league win at 0-1-2 in Metro play and 2-4-5 overall.
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THE MATCHUP
Quinnipiac at Sacred Heart | 7:00 PM
Location: Park Ave. Field | Fairfield, CT
Watch Live: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoBobcats.com
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LAST TIME OUT
For an inside look at the Quinnipiac men's soccer program, be sure to follow it on social media @QU_MSOC or go to gobobcats.com/msoc.
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The Bobcats enter the matchup at 3-1-1 with ten points in the Metro, good for second place in the conference, while the Pioneers are searching for their first league win at 0-1-2 in Metro play and 2-4-5 overall.
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THE MATCHUP
Quinnipiac at Sacred Heart | 7:00 PM
Location: Park Ave. Field | Fairfield, CT
Watch Live: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoBobcats.com
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LAST TIME OUT
- Quinnipiac was able to take the lead twice against the host Saint Peter's but the home team answered back each time in a 2-2 draw in Jersey City on Saturday afternoon.
- Benjamin Telle scored 3:48 into the match, banging home a cross from Cameron Brooks before the first-year scored a goal of his own in the 80th minute. Saint Peter's scored in the fifth and 84th minutes of the match.
- Alexander Hansen recorded nine saves in the draw.
- The Pioneers knocked off Quinnipiac 3-0 in last year's meeting in Hamden, however the Bobcats own a 10-3 overall advantage in the series that dates back to 2004.
- William Holum scored the opening goal of the latest match in Fairfield, a 3-1 Bobcat win back in 2024.
- Quinnipiac has won four of the last five meetings overall and five of the last matchups at Sacred Heart.
- The Pioneers enter the night with a 2-4-5 overall record, including an 0-1-2 mark in the Metro Conference.
- They are winless in their last four meetings, going 0-1-3 with a pair of draws most recently against Seton Hall and Iona.
- Offensively, they are led by Brady Poor who has nine points in 11 starts on the year.
- The Bobcats have seen offense from a multitude of areas this season, as Taehyeon Lim leads the way with 14 points in nine games.
- Seven different Bobcats have recorded at least a goal, while three others have an assist to provide a balanced attack.
- Sophomore midfielder Taehyeon Lim took the NCAA Soccer world by storm the last week of August, totaling four goals (two game-winners) and two assists across a pair of dramatic victories against Providence and Yale.
- On Monday against the Friars, Lim converted a spot kick in the 82nd minute to finish a halftime comeback and give the Bobcats a 3-2 victory in their 2026 home opener.
- Four days later, the big fireworks came as Lim recorded a second-half hat trick, scoring three consecutive goals to turn a 3-1 halftime deficit into a dramatic, 4-3 victory over Yale in New Haven.
- He was named the Metro Conference's Offensive Player of the Week, as well as a member of the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week and National Player of the Week.
- First-year netminder Alexander Hansen earned Metro Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors after a 15-save week against Providence and Yale.
- The 10 stops against the Friars on Monday are tied for the fifth-most by a goalkeeper this season, with it being the second-most by a first-year netminder.
- Fellow Metro Conference keeper Bennet Glinder made 12 stops on opening night against NJIT, the most by any goalie in the country.
- Hansen's 12 total saves are second-most in the Metro and 13th nationally, while his 5.67 saves per game are 9th-best in the country.
- Head Coach Eric Da Costa enters year 22 with the Bobcat program, currently sitting with 167 career victories and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.
- He has made the postseason tournament 12 of the last 14 seasons, including 11 of the last 13 METRO postseasons.
- He has an overall record of 167-169-62.
- William Holum leads the returning scorers for the Bobcats, potting four goals and adding an assist during the 2025 campaign. He made 18 appearances, starting 17 of them.
- Other multi-goal scorers returning include Andrew Monteserin (two goals) and Benjamin Telle (two goals).
- Fynn Ost returns to lead the Quinnipiac backline where he logged 1165 minutes a season ago, making 14 starts and three more appearances off the bench.
- The 2026 Metro Conference preseason poll placed Quinnipiac fifth in the league rankings ahead of this year's campaign, tied with Marist.
- The Bobcats earned 109 points in the poll and will face each of the teams ahead of them in the league season.
For an inside look at the Quinnipiac men's soccer program, be sure to follow it on social media @QU_MSOC or go to gobobcats.com/msoc.
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