Marsala Helps Lead Offensive Charge, Bobcats Down Iona

Saturday, April 18

New Rochelle, NY

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

5-8, 4-3MAAC

Iona

2-14, 2-5MAAC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Quinnipiac	5	4	5	5	19
Iona	2	3	1	1	7

MLAX Goal Celebration at Iona (April 18, 2026)

Marsala Helps Lead Offensive Charge, Bobcats Down Iona

4/18/2026 5:26:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Quinnipiac men's lacrosse won its third consecutive MAAC game on Saturday, April 18, downing Iona by the final score of 19-7 from Mazzella Field.

19 goals marks a season-high total for Quinnipiac. The visitors led 9-5 in the first half, then QU won the second half 10-2.

The Bobcats (4-3 MAAC) have now clinched a spot in the 2026 MAAC Men's Lacrosse Championship.

Cole Marsala led the Bobcats with an 8-point day in the win. The junior scored three times and added five assists for QU.

Duncan Zielke added four goals and two helpers, while Nate Watson registered three goals and three assists.

Max Pauwels was dominant at the faceoff x for the Bobcats, winning 13-of-17 attempts to help control possession.

FINAL SCORE
Quinnipiac 19, Iona 7

LOCATION
Mazzella Field | New Rochelle, NY

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (5-8, 4-3 MAAC) | Iona (2-14, 2-5 MAAC)

GAME REWIND
Quinnipiac got out to an early 5-2 lead after Cole Marsala and Duncan Zielke each scored a pair of goals over the first 15 minutes of action.

Zielke, Justin Robbert, Johnny Karafa, and Nate Watson each found the back of the cage in the second quarter to help QU take a four-goal lead into the break.

The third quarter was all Bobcats, as Quinnipiac scored the first four goals of the second half to push the lead to eight.

QU also scored each of the first five goals of the fourth quarter to complete a strong second half. Quinnipiac recorded 37 shots during just the second half alone.

NUMBERS & NOTES

Cole Marsala's eight-point effort is the most in a single game for Quinnipiac since the season opener. Nate Watson scored eight points during QU's season-opening win at UMass Lowell.
Marsala now has 44 points in 2026, which ranks second on the team behind Watson.
Duncan Zielke recorded four more goals to raise his season total to 13. The first-year Bobcat posted a season-high mark in goals (4), assists (2), and points (6).
Nate Watson is up to 36 goals through the first 13 contests of the season. He's got 18 goals in MAAC play for the Bobcats.
Brendan Johnson scored his first collegiate goal in the win, as well. He found the back of the cage off a long feed from Mason Oak during the fourth quarter of action.
TJ Coffey, Justin Robbert, Johnny Karafa, Nick Meoni and Luke Byman all chipped in with a goal.
Max Pauwels won 13 faceoff battles. He's up to a 47.8% success rate at the FO position this season.
Frank Mousa also was successful on 6-of-9 chances in faceoffs, and Sean McCaffrey picked up a pair of FO wins.
Evan Minor made nine saves and allowed just six scores.
Quinnipiac is now 1-1 against Iona since the Gaels entered the MAAC in 2025.

NEXT UP
The Bobcats will finish off the regular season on Wednesday, April 22, hosting Manhattan in Hamden at 3:00 PM. The final day of action in the MAAC will determine Quinnipiac's seeding in postseason play.