Women's Soccer Travels To Siena, Friday, Sept. 18
Live From
New York, It's Friday Night!
The
Quinnipiac University women's soccer team will travel to
Loudonville, N.Y., Friday afternoon to take on Siena College at
Siena Field. The game is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. The Bobcats
most recently lost their home-opener against Lehigh, 2-0, on Sept.
13.
Scouting
the Saints
After
losing their first two games of the season, the Saints have won
four consecutive games since Sept. 6. In their last outing, Siena
defeated Albany, 2-1, on Sept. 16. Freshman forward Caitlin Cahalan
leads the Saints tallying four goals and two assists on the season
thus far. Sophomore goalkeeper Laura Ettinger has started four
games for Siena, compiling an .853 save percentage.
All-Time
Against the Saints
The
Bobcats are 2-0 against the Saints, collecting both wins at the
Quinnipiac Soccer Field in Hamden. Quinnipiac blanked Siena, 2-0,
in their first meeting on Sept. 11, 1999, and won, 5-2, in the
second meeting on Sept. 23, 2007. In the 5-2 victory, Susan Donovan
(Cork, Ireland) netted two goals and an assist, while Sara Lawlor
also tallied two goals on the day. Lauren Peacock (Hopedale, Mass.)
scored the fifth goal for the Bobcats and also dished out an
assist.
Career
Day
Goalkeeper
Kendra Margulies (Weston, Mass.) recorded 13 saves in the home
opener against Lehigh on Sept. 13. The tally was a career high for
Margulies. The junior broke her previous record of six saves at
Stony Brook on Sept. 10. Margulies ranks second in the Northeast
Conference in saves-per-game with a 7.67 average. She is tied for
fourth in saves with 23.
Happy
Feet
Sophomore
Furtuna Velaj (Stamford, Conn.) currently leads the NEC in assists
per game (0.67). The forward leads the team as she has dished out
two assists in three games for the Bobcats this season. She is tied
for third in the NEC in the assists category. Velaj leads the team
in points as well (4), and ranks fifth in the NEC in points per
game (1.33).
The
Winner's Circle
Sophomore
Kristina Del Mistro's (East Williston, N.Y.) game-winning goal at
Stony Brook last week ranks her first in the NEC. The forward is
tied with several other players who have also scored a game winner,
but she ranks first with just one other player in average-per-game
with 0.33.
A
Keeper's Worst Enemy
Velaj has
been Quinnipiac's leading offensive contributor so far this season.
The sophomore forward leads the team and ranks fifth in the NEC in
shots with 14. Her tally also ranks her second in the conference in
shots-per-game with 4.67. In two of the Bobcats three games this
season, Velaj has led all players in shots.