QU Wraps Up Regular Season vs. Manhattan on Wednesday

Wednesday, April 22

Hamden, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Manhattan

Thomas Andria vs. Mount St. Mary's (4/11/26 in Hamden, CT)

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QU Wraps Up Regular Season vs. Manhattan on Wednesday

4/21/2026 2:38:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

By: QU Athletic Communications

Quinnipiac (5-8, 4-3 MAAC) vs. Manhattan (3-10, 1-6 MAAC)
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 3:00 PM
QU Lacrosse Stadium | Hamden, CT
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HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's lacrosse will wrap up the regular season in front of its home crowd on Wednesday, April 18, hosting Manhattan for a 3:00 PM contest.

The Bobcats (4-3 MAAC) have already clinched a postseason spot and are currently tied for third place in the league standings. The final day of action across the league will determine Quinnipiac's seeding in the upcoming MAAC Tournament.

WEEKLY AWARDS

Quinnipiac has captured four total MAAC weekly awards this season.
Junior Nate Watson was named MAAC Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 9, 2026 following Quinnipiac's season-opening win at UMass Lowell.
Senior goalie Evan Miner earned the league's Defensive Player of the Week honors on April 6, 2026 after helping lead the Bobcats past nationally-ranked Sacred Heart.
Both Max Pauwels (Faceoff Player of the Week) and Duncan Zielke (Rookie of the Week) then captured league honors on April 20, 2026 following a road victory at Iona.

BALANCED ATTACK

Seven different Quinnipiac players have registered 10+ points already in 2026.
Junior Nate Watson leads the Bobcats' offensive attack with 36 goals and 10 assists for 46 total points. He has 18 goals over six MAAC games.
Cole Marsala ranks second on the team in scoring with 44 points via 23 goals and 21 helpers. Marsala recorded a team-high eight points during QU's latest win vs. Iona.
Justin Robbert is up over 20 points for the season, as well, with 10 goals and 11 assists.

MAN-UP ADVANTAGE

Quinnipiac leads the MAAC and ranks No. 3 nationally in man-up offense (57.9%). QU has scored on 11-of-19 opportunities on the advantage.

CAUSED TURNOVERS

The Bobcats also lead the league in caused turnovers per game (9.31), a number that ranks No. 10 nationally.

SCOUTING MANHATTAN

The Jaspers enter at 3-10 (1-6 MAAC). Manhattan won its first league game at home against Canisius in its latest contest on April 18.
Thomas White leads the team with 27 goals and 29 total points. White has nine goals over his last four games.
Aiden Kane leads the team in assists with 12.
Quinnipiac is 11-5 vs. the Jaspers since 2000, though Manhattan has taken each of the last five matchups.

LAST TIME OUT: QU DOWNS IONA (4/18)

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.

BOBCATS TABBED NO. 4 IN PRESEASON MAAC POLL

The Quinnipiac men's lacrosse program has been tabbed No. 4 in the 2026 Men's Lacrosse Preseason Coaches' Poll, as revealed by the conference office on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. The Bobcats received 52 total points in the poll, finishing behind Siena, Marist and Sacred Heart, respectively.
Senior Luca Cutolo and graduate student Mason Oak were both selected for the Preseason All-MAAC Team, as well.
Cutolo earns a spot on the Preseason All-MAAC squad at the defensive midfield position. He played in 13 games last year, scooping up seven ground balls and forcing a pair of caused turnovers. He also scooped up 18 ground balls during the 2024 campaign as a sophomore.
Oak finds himself on the Preseason All-MAAC Team heading into his graduate campaign. The Bobcats' goalie was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2024 as a junior, making 15.4 saves per contest and tallying a 58.7% save percentage. Oak posted a 9-5 record during the 2024 season, registering double-digit save numbers in each game he played in. He followed up that effort with 12.93 saves per game last year in 2025 (ranked 9^th nationally). Oak tallied a 49.7% save percentage in front of the cage for the Bobcats a season ago.

KEY RETURNERS

The Bobcats will return former MAAC Defensive Player of the Year Mason Oak in front of the cage. Oak finished with 12.93 saves per game last year in 2025 (ranked 9^th nationally).
Quinnipiac also returns 10 of its top 11 scorers from a year ago – including both 40-point scorers: Nate Watson (45 points in 2025) and Justin Robbert (44 points in 2025).
Both Max Pauwels (102 FO wins) and Frank Mousa (40 FO wins) also return in the faceoff X for Quinnipiac.
Each of QU's top four players in caused turnovers are also back to help anchor the defensive unit: Ryan Downing, Nick Meoni, Tommy Andruzzi, Joe Konesco.

THE 2026 SCHEDULE

The Bobcats' spring 2026 schedule was released back in early December. QU's schedule features 14 games in total – with six contests set to be played at home in Hamden. Quinnipiac will open up the new season on the road, as the Bobcats will square off with UMass Lowell (2/7/26) for the first time since 2023.

HEAD COACH MASON POLI

Mason Poli, a former standout lacrosse player at Bryant University, enters his 12^th season on the Quinnipiac coaching staff in 2026. Poli completed his seventh season as Head Coach of the Bobcats in 2025.
After serving as an assistant for the Bobcats' program for four seasons (2015-18), Poli was elevated to Interim Head Coach for the 2019 season. He was then named Men's Lacrosse Head Coach on May 10, 2019, becoming the Bobcats' sixth head coach in program history and third at the Division I level.
QU has won 39 matchups in seven-plus seasons since Poli took over as Head Coach.
In 2019 as Interim Head Coach, Poli led Quinnipiac men's lacrosse to a 9-7 (5-2 MAAC) record and the program's third-ever appearance in the MAAC Tournament championship contest. Poli led all first-year Division I head coaches in total wins (9) and winning percentage (.562) in 2019.

LAST YEAR (2025)

Quinnipiac men's lacrosse finished 2025 with a 2-6 record in MAAC play.
Head Coach Mason Poli and the Bobcats defeated Canisius on the road in the opening round of postseason play to advance to the MAAC Tournament semifinals.

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