Men's Soccer Eyes Bye as Regular Season Closes Wednesday

HAMDEN, CT — The Quinnipiac men's soccer team closes out its regular season on Wednesday afternoon, hosting Merrimack at 2 PM in the final scheduled game for both teams.

Quinnipiac has already clinched a spot in the Metro Conference playoffs and will host either a quarterfinal or semifinal round game, depending on the results of Wednesday's Marist-Siena contest.

THE MATCHUP
Quinnipiac vs. Merrimack | 2:00 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium | Hamden, CT
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LAST TIME OUT

Quinnipiac dropped a late decision on Saturday afternoon, falling 2-1 to Siena in the Capital District.
Taehyeon Lim scored his 12^th goal of the season in the opening minutes but the hosts would score the next two to secure the victory and keep its playoff hopes alive.

THE SERIES VS. MERRIMACK

Quinnipiac is 2-0-0 all time against the Warriors, winning both contests by a 3-2 final.
Last season, Quinnipiac scored three goals in a five-minute span of the second half, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead to give the Bobcats the victory and help them clinch a postseason spot.

SCOUTING THE WARRIORS

The Warriors have drawn nine of their 16 games this season, but most recently lost 5-1 to Canisius on its Senior Day.
The squad waws previously unbeaten in its last eight games, going 2-0-6 during that span.
The Mack's defense is its strong suit, allowing a 1.19 goals-against average, good for third in the Metro.
Matteo Malaguti has five clean sheets to his name, tied for the most in the league.

LIMSANITY

Sophomore midfielder Taehyeon Lim is flying ahead of the Metro scoring leaderboard right now, currently leading the league with 27 points after scoring 12 goals and dishing three assists in 13 games.
He is the first double-figure goal-scorer for the Bobcats since David Bercedo and Tomas Svecula each put 10 home in the 2022 season, also the last time the Bobcats lifted the conference trophy.
The Montreal, Quebec native is also the third person in NCAA Division I Men's Soccer this season to put up two hat tricks this season, pairing his Aug. 28 outburst against Yale with Saturday's performance.

BALANCING ACT

The Bobcats have seen offense from a multitude of areas this season.
12 different Bobcats have recorded at least a goal, while three others have an assist to provide a balanced attack.

IN SAFE HAN(SEN)

First-year netminder Alexander Hansen has recorded a pair of Metro Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors and also has a Rookie of the Week honor to his name.
The Danish netminder currently holds a 1.52 goals-against average and .766 save percentage this season, while leading the league with 4.92 saves per game. This mark also has him 17^th in the country.
Hansen's 59 saves also lead the Metro and rank him 28^th nationally.

THE DA COSTA FILE

Head Coach Eric Da Costa enters year 22 with the Bobcat program, currently sitting with 171 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 171-172-64.

RETURNING PROWESS

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.

FIFTH IN THE METRO

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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Players Mentioned

Alexander Hansen

William Holum

Taehyeon Lim

Andrew Monteserin

Fynn Ost

Benjamin Telle

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