Women's Soccer Welcomes Siena for Halloween Showdown

Game #15: Quinnipiac (10-3-1, 8-2-0 Metro) vs. Siena (11-4-1, 7-3-0 Metro)
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 | 12:00 PM
Hamden, CT | Quinnipiac Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium
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HAMDEN, CT – The Quinnipiac Bobcats return to action for the first time in ten days as they welcome the Siena Saints to Hamden for a Halloween showdown on Saturday, October 31^st. Kickoff from the Quinnipiac Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium is slated for noon and can be seen on GoBobcats.com.

Last time out, Tatum O'Brien netted a nifty game-winning goal to lift the Bobcats past in-state rival Fairfield, while the Siena Saints dropped their conference matchup to the Iona Gaels, 1-0.

SCOUTING THE SAINTS

The Siena Saints will enter Saturday's matchup with an 11-4-1 overall record and a 7-3-0 mark in conference play.
The Saints wrapped up non-conference play with a 4-1-1 record. Siena kicked off their season with a 7-1 loss on the road at Boston College and bounced back with three straight wins, defeating New Hampshire, UAlbany, and Bryant all by a final score of 1-0. Siena and Binghamton played to a scoreless draw before wrapping up non-conference action with a 4-0 win over Le Moyne on the road.
Siena is currently 7-3-0 in conference play and sits in a tie for fourth place in the Metro Conference standings with a total of 21 points.
The Saints opened conference play with back-to-back victories, defeating Manhattan (1-0) and Rider (6-0). Siena then dropped two straight games, losing to Fairfield, 2-1, and Niagara, 1-0. The Saints then rattled off five straight wins, beating Sacred Heart, 3-2, Canisius, 2-0, Saint Peter's, 3-1, Mount St. Mary's, 2-0, and Merrimack, 2-1.
The Saints are coming off their third conference loss of the season, falling to the Iona Gaels, 1-0, at home. After a scoreless opening half, Iona's Dolene Smith put the Gaels in front with her strike in the 70^th minute. After receiving a red card in the 78^th minute, the Gaels held off the Saints' attack to take home the 1-0 win.
Nine Saints have found the back of the net this season, with Catherine Rogers leading the way with ten goals. Anna Swyers is second on the squad with seven tallies this year. Maya Costa is third on the team with three goals and Abby Daly and Lauren Marjanski have two goals each.
Cate Burns has started 15 contests in goal for Siena and holds an 11-3-1 record with nine clean sheets. Burns has recorded 70 saves so far this season and has allowed 12 goals against. Burns leads the conference in total saves and clean sheets.

HISTORY AGAINST SIENA

Saturday's matchup between the Bobcats and Saints will mark the 21^st time the two teams will face off.
Siena leads the all-time series, 7-9-4, but the Bobcats are 5-2-2 on their home field. The Bobcats have won three of the last four meetings.
In their last meeting, the Bobcats and Saints played to a scoreless tie in Loudonville, New York (Oct. 1, 2025). Gwen Hoyt recorded two saves in goal to earn her first clean sheet of the season.

LAST TIME OUT

Tatum O'Brien netted her first collegiate goal in the 69th minute as the Bobcats took down the Fairfield Stags, 1-0, on Wednesday night in Fairfield. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 10-3-1 overall and 8-2-0 in conference play, while also extending their win streak to five. With the result, the Bobcats officially clinched a spot in the 2026 Metro Women's Soccer Championships.
O'Brien's strike stood as the game-winning goal, the first of her collegiate career. O'Brien became the tenth different goal scorer for the Bobcats this season.
Addyson Earl picked up the assist on Torelli's goal, her fifth of the season, which leads the squad.
Olivia Jarvis recorded four saves in the win. Jarvis backstopped the Bobcats to their sixth clean sheet of the season and fifth straight.
With the win, the Bobcats improved to 11-4-3 all-time against the Stags and 4-2-2 on the road. The win is their first over the Stags since November 5, 2023. This was also their first shutout of the Stags since the 2023 MAAC Championship Game (1-0).

KEEPING IT CLEAN

The Bobcats have recorded clean sheets in their last five contests and six total contests this season.
Over their last five games, the Bobcats have allowed 29 shots on goal, all being turned aside by the keepers.
Olivia Jarvis has recorded four of those last five clean sheets and has five on the season.
Elizabeth DeSantis split time in goal with Jarvis against Iona to record a combined shutout.

THE A IN "ADDYSON" STANDS FOR ASSISTS

Addyson Earl's name was all over the scoresheet in the 4-1 victory over the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers.
Earl recorded an assist on all four of the Bobcats' goals, earning the primary assist on each goal.
Her four assists tied the Quinnipiac single-game record for assists, which was set by Courtney Chochol against Siena on Sept. 28, 2022.
Earl has five assists this season, which leads the team and ranks fifth in the conference.

THIS GIRL'S ON FIRE

Morgan Cupo is having a career year for the Bobcats and is one goal away from tying her goal output from last season with two regular season contests remaining.
Cupo is up to ten goals on the season, which leads the team and is third in the conference.
Cupo is third in the Metro Conference with a total of 24 points this year (ten goals, four assists).
The graduate forward ranks 23^rd in the country in points per game (1.71), 32^nd in the NCAA in total goals and 41^st in total points.
Cupo also ranks 4^th in the conference and 27^th in the NCAA with three game-winning goals this year.

PRESEASON HONORS

The Quinnipiac women's soccer team was selected third in the Metro Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office on Thursday, August 6th.
The Bobcats received 146 points, including one first-place vote. Fairfield was picked to finish first with 164 total points and nine first-place votes, and Sacred Heart was picked second with 151 points and three first-place votes.
Morgan Cupo and Corey Anderson were voted to the Preseason All-Metro Team.

'25 SEASON RECAP

The Bobcats finished last season with an 8-3-6 overall record and an 8-0-4 conference mark.
As the two seed, the Bobcats matched up with the Canisius Golden Griffins in Hamden, and Canisius advanced with a victory in penalty kicks.

HOME COOKING

Quinnipiac posted a 5-0-2 record at the Quinnipiac Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium last season.
The Bobcats continue to defend their home turf, posting a 26-3-3 record over the last four seasons.
Prior to this season, Quinnipiac's last regulation loss at home came against the Princeton Tigers back on September 17, 2023.

CONFERENCE DOMINANCE

Since 2021, the Bobcats hold a 49-8-5 record in conference play. During this stretch, Quinnipiac has hosted nine postseason tournament contests.
In conference tournament play since the 2021 season, Quinnipiac holds a 7-2-2 record.

HEAD COACH DAVE CLARKE

Head Coach Dave Clarke enters his 28th season with the Bobcats in 2026. Clarke is 263-209-54 (.557) over his career as a collegiate head coach (2 seasons at New Haven before QU). During his time at Quinnipiac, Clarke holds a record of 245-195-51 (.551).
Clarke has firmly cemented himself as one of the premier college coaches in the NCAA's highest division. He effectively etched his signature on Quinnipiac soccer by becoming not only the winningest coach in its history but also leading his team to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2000 and a regular-season championship in 2001.
The Bobcats then won their second consecutive MAAC Championship in 2023, marking their second MAAC Title in program history.

WHO'S BACK?

The Bobcats return three of their top five-point scorers from last season, highlighted by Morgan Cupo and Corey Anderson.
Quinnipiac returns 14 players who played in at least ten contests last season, with seven of them starting more than ten games.

NEW FACES IN HAMDEN

The Bobcats welcome five newcomers to Hamden before the start of the 2026 season.
Quinnipiac brought in Tindra Biedermann (Arizona Western College), Chiara Peiter (Johannes Gutenberg Universität), and Skye Cuscuna (UMass) as transfers.
Coach Clarke brought in two first-years for the upcoming season: Beatrice Plouffe (Repentigny, Quebec, Canada) and Tatum O'Brien (Attleboro, Mass.)

THE '26 SCHEDULE

The Bobcats will play 16 regular-season games, hosting seven contests at the QU Soccer Stadium in Hamden.
Quinnipiac's slate features four non-conference matchups, with three on the road (Holy Cross, North Carolina, UAlbany) and one in Hamden (Yale).
QU kicks off Metro play on September 5th as they host the Niagara Purple Eagles at 12 PM.
Quinnipiac will wrap up the regular season on Wednesday, November 4th, on the road at Saint Peter's.

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Players Mentioned

Corey Anderson

Tindra Biedermann

Morgan Cupo

Skye Cuscuna

Elizabeth DeSantis

Addyson Earl

Gwen Hoyt

Olivia Jarvis

Tatum O'Brien

Beatrice Plouffe

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