Bobcats Blank New Haven for First Shutout of the Season

Friday, October 23

West Haven, CT

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

(10-4, 5-1)

New Haven

(2-13, 1-5)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Quinnipiac	1	1	2	2	6
New Haven	0	0	0	0	0

Group celebration after Martina Calveira scores against Merrimack (Oct. 18, 2026 in Hamden, CT)

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

10/23/2026 1:56:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac field hockey team recorded its first shutout of the season with a dominant 6-0 victory over NEC opponent New Haven on Friday afternoon.

Katie Shanahan opened the scoring with her fourth goal of the season, converting a penalty stroke to put the Bobcats ahead 1-0.

Shan doesn't miss 🎯 #BobcatNation x #NCAAFH https://t.co/CVh2u3cRGx
— Quinnipiac Field Hockey (@QU_FH) October 23, 2026

Charlie Caunter doubled the lead with her third goal of the season, finishing a great feed from Jule Hoefer.

Charlie's at it again! #BobcatNation x #NCAAFH https://t.co/141obqlxtB
— Quinnipiac Field Hockey (@QU_FH) October 23, 2026

The Bobcats broke the game open early in the third quarter with back-to-back penalty corner goals from Shanahan and Maaike van Wensen. Shanahan recorded the first multi-goal game of her career, while van Wensen netted her first goal of the season to make it 4-0.

Two corners. 32 seconds. Two goals 😮‍💨 #BobcatNation x #NCAAFH https://t.co/JSZ3d7Ou3h
— Quinnipiac Field Hockey (@QU_FH) October 23, 2026

Julia Lutz added to the lead with her third goal of the season before Martina Calveira found the back of the cage just 40 seconds later, extending her point streak to eight games and sealing the 6-0 victory.

Julia makes it 5️⃣-0! #BobcatNation x #NCAAFH https://t.co/SXFOBfoNpc
— Quinnipiac Field Hockey (@QU_FH) October 23, 2026

Meike van Schoot made two saves in goal as Quinnipiac improved to 10-4 overall and 6-1 in NEC play.

STATS & NOTES

Quinnipiac extended its winning streak to five games, its longest of the season.
The Bobcats recorded their first shutout of the season and scored six goals, their second-highest total of the year.
Quinnipiac reached 10 wins for the second straight season, marking the program's first back-to-back 10-win seasons since 2012 and 2013.
Shanahan has scored a season-high five goals, including three on penalty strokes and two on penalty corners.
Shanahan recorded her first career multi-goal game and finished with a game-high six points.
Caunter tallied her third goal of the season and second in her last four games.
Van Wensen scored her first goal of the season and fifth of her career.
Calveira recorded her ninth goal of the season to bring her point total to 23.
Calveira extended her point streak to eight games and has scored in 12 of 14 games this season.
Ava Bleier, Calveira and Rozemarijn van Keulen continue to rank as the top three point scorers in the NEC.
The Bobcats held a 13-2 advantage in shots on goal.