By Angelique Fiske, QBSN Chief Editor Made of twigs, thread and feathers, dream catchers remain a gift of sincerity. They ensure infants and young children peaceful sleep and dreams while trapping nightmares. The bad dreams remain in the web until the light of day evaporates them into air, never to bother the sleeper again. At … Continue reading
By Rob Ciambra, QBSN Staff Writer On a cold and rainy afternoon in Hamden, the University of Hartford Hawks defeated the Quinnipiac Bobcats 8-5, with a lot of balls leaving the yard. Five home runs were exchanged between the two teams. Quinnipiac hit three of those, including two from Scott Donaghue, the second being a … Continue reading
By Rob Ciambra, QBSN Staff Writer The Quinnipiac men’s baseball team is looking to end an eight-game slide against the University of Hartford. Last time out, the Bobcats traveled to Bryant for a day-night double header on Sunday, April 14. They dropped both games, 4-0 and 10-5 respectively. Both games were scheduled for seven innings, … Continue reading
By Nick Sczerbinksi, QBSN Staff Writer Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse senior Sarah Allen added another program record to her already illustrious career in Sunday’s 13-7 win over Wagner. Her assist with four minutes remaining in the game broke Katie Latonick’s record of 175 career points. The record-breaking assist was Allen’s 13th point in two games on … Continue reading
By Angelique Fiske, QBSN Publishing Editor The Bobcats have no pet bunny. There are no wands stashed away in the locker room. Their uniform sleeves are free of doves. Quinnipiac’s representation in the Frozen Four is because of hockey players, not magicians. Head coach Rand Pecknold stresses the fact that his team earned its place … Continue reading
By Zack Daly, QBSN Staff Writer The Bobcats picked up their biggest win of the year so far, defeating in conference rival Mount St. Mary’s 12-8. Quinnipiac improves to 4-5 overall and 1-1 in conference, while the Mountaineers fall to 4-8 and 0-2 in the NEC. “We knew today was going to be a big … Continue reading
By Zack Daly, QBSN Staff Writer The Bobcats come into the weekend series tied for sixth place in the NEC with a 3-7 overall record, and a 1-2 record in conference. Quinnipiac will look to fight its way up the standings against the Blackbirds of LIU-Brooklyn, who have yet to win a game this season … Continue reading
By Peter Rossi, QBSN Staff Writer Don’t blink twice, because men’s ice hockey forward Matthew Peca is playing the best hockey of his Quinnipiac career and you may miss it if you look away. This past weekend, at the NCAA East Regional Championship in Providence R.I., Peca put the Bobcats on his shoulders and made … Continue reading
By Thomas Albanese, QBSN Staff Writer Background Quinnipiac won its first game of the season, 65-61 over Hartford in the Connecticut 6 Classic. American University is 0-1 after its opening 72-36 loss to Minnesota. This game will only be the second meeting all-time between the two schools. American defeated Quinnipiac back on Nov. 22, 2011 in … Continue reading
By Angelique Fiske, QBSN Publishing Editor The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team followed up its first ECAC victory of the year against Colgate Friday night with a 4-1 win over No. 4/4 Cornell. With this weekend’s sweep, Quinnipiac moves to 5-3-1 and 2-0 in the ECAC, while Cornell drops to 3-2-1, 1-1-1 in the ECAC. … Continue reading
By: Taylor Massey, QBSN Staff Writer Entering its first weekend of ECAC play, the men’s ice hockey team had slipped into a funk. After recently being dealt a disappointing 2-1 loss by American International College, Quinnipiac held a record of 3-3-1. That all changed when the Bobcats defeated Colgate (4-4-1) in an astonishing 3-2 overtime … Continue reading
By: Taylor Massey QBSN Staff Writer Background Quinnipiac will see its first ECAC action this weekend against Colgate and Cornell. The Bobcats are currently 3-3-1 in non-conference games, coming off a 2-1 loss to American International. The Colgate Raiders are 4-4-1 for the season. Their recent series against Cornell dealt them a loss and a … Continue reading
By Andy Landolfi Today, the fourth seeded Saint Francis Red Flash (7-7-5, 4-3-3 NEC) defeated the first seeded Quinnipiac Bobcats (10-6-2, 8-1-1 NEC) in penalty kicks, winning 4-3. The semi-final loss ends the Bobcats’ season. The two teams played to a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes of regulation play and 20 minutes of overtime play. … Continue reading
By Andy Landolfi, QBSN Staff Writer The first seeded Quinnipiac Bobcat’s (10-5-2, 8-1-1 NEC) will host the fourth seeded St. Francis (P.A.) Red Flash (6-7-5, 4-3-3 NEC) in the opening round of the NEC men’s soccer playoffs on Friday after missing the playoffs for the past two years. Keys to the game Bobcats Stay hot. … Continue reading
By Ben Dias, QBSN Staff Writer The only college hockey game being played on Tuesday evening was in Hamden. The game ended up being a 2-1 loss for the Quinnipiac men’s hockey team to the American International Yellow Jackets of the Atlantic Hockey Association. Coming into Tuesday’s game, Quinnipiac owned a 26-11-2 all-time record against … Continue reading
By Ben Dias, QBSN Staff Writer Background: The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team will host the American International Yellow Jackets in a non-conference match-up. The Bobcats are coming off a 5-1 non-conference loss against Colgate at the Cape Cod Classic. On the season, Quinnipiac owns a 3-2-1 overall record. American International enters Tuesday’s game with … Continue reading
By Andy Landolfi, QBSN Staff Writer It was easy as one, two, three. The Quinnipiac Bobcats (10-5-2, 8-1-1 NEC) netted three goals in their season finale against NEC rival Farleigh Dickinson University (9-5-4, 6-1-3 NEC) to defeat the Knights 3-0. With the win, the Bobcat’s clinched the NEC regular season crown for the first time … Continue reading
By Rebecca Castagna, QBSN Staff Writer The Quinnipiac Bobcats broke their 15-game losing streak after winning their game against the St. Francis (N.Y.) Terriers 3-0 on Sunday. It was their second win and first sweep of the season. The Bobcats’ record improves to 2-21 (1-13 NEC) and the Terriers move to 2-27 (2-12 … Continue reading
By Rebecca Castagna, QBSN Staff Writer Background The Quinnipiac Bobcats host the St. Francis (N.Y.) Terriers today at 1 p.m. in Burt Kahn Court. Scouting the Bobcats The Bobcats have yet to win at home, going 0-8 at Burt Kahn. Quinnipiac (1-21, 0-13 NEC) is looking to break a 15-game losing streak. Bobcats hold the all-time record against St. Francis … Continue reading
By Andrew Landolfi, QBSN Staff Writer Background The Quinnipiac Bobcats (9-5-2, 7-1-1 NEC) will be taking on the Farleigh Dickinson Knights (9-4-4, 6-0-3 NEC) today at 1 p.m. The Bobcats currently sit at the top of the NEC conference while the Knights follow close behind in second place. The Bobcats can clinch their first NEC … Continue reading
By Rebecca Castagna, QBSN Staff Writer The men’s soccer team is one step closer to securing a home-field advantage for the NEC Tournament after earning a 2-1 win against Central Connecticut State on Friday. Now on a five-game winning streak, the Bobcats improve their overall record to 9-5-2 and 7-1-1 in NEC play, ending the … Continue reading
By Kevin Noonan, QBSN Staff Writer With just four minutes remaining in the second overtime, junior Beck Kiting (Canberra, Australia) scored the game-winning goal to propel the Quinnipiac Bobcats past the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers with a 1-0 in Northeast Conference action. Senior Crystal Burns (Overland Park, Kan.) took the corner kick for the Bobcats … Continue reading
By Marty Joseph, QBSN Staff Writer The men’s ice hockey team (2-1-0) fell to Robert Morris (1-1-0), 4-0 on Sunday afternoon. Colonial’s goaltender Eric Levine slammed the door on the Bobcats’ offense with 48 saves in the game. Zach Hervato led the charge offensively for the Colonials with two goals in the game. David Friedmann … Continue reading
By Angelique Fiske, QBSN Publishing Editor The men’s hockey team opened up its weekend series against Robert Morris in explosive fashion. After a scoreless first period, the Bobcats opened the game up with four unanswered goals, anchored by Eric Hartzell’s first shutout of the season, taking the victory by a final score of 4-0. Quinnipiac broke … Continue reading
By Taylor Massey, QBSN Staff Writer The women’s ice hockey team clinched its second win of the season in game two of the weekend series against the Maine Black Bears. They defeated Maine 5-2, each goal coming from a different Bobcat. “We had a lot to learn from last weekend,” senior captain Regan Boulton said. … Continue reading
By Zack Daly, QBSN Staff Writer The Bobcats fell to the Hawks of Monmouth University by a score of 3-0. With the loss Quinnipiac falls to 8-5 and 1-1 in the conference, while Monmouth improves to 3-11 and 1-1 in the conference. Despite being out played in the first half and not recording a … Continue reading
By: Taylor Massey QBSN Staff Writer The brisk breeze of a fall afternoon wasn’t enough to wake up the men’s soccer team as they fell short in a 3-0 loss to conference rival Monmouth. This was the first time the Bobcats have been faced with defeat in conference play this season. “I thought we fell … Continue reading
By Kenisha McFadden, QBSN Staff Writer After a victory against University of Maine, the Quinnipiac men’s hockey team was back at the TD Center for an exhibition game against the Acadia Axemen. Despite the win to open regular season play, the Bobcats’ momentum fell short, and Acadia walked away with the 2-0 victory. Early in … Continue reading
By Thomas Albanese,QBSN Staff Writer The Quinnipiac’s women’s volleyball squad lost its seventh consecutive match today against the Pioneers of Sacred Heart University. The team failed to win a set for the sixth straight time, falling 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-15). Ever since winning a set in their loss to Fordham last month, the Bobcats have … Continue reading
By Peter Rossi, QBSN Staff Writer The Quinnipiac Bobcats (0-1-1, 0-0-0 ECAC) and Mercyhurst Lakers (3-0-1, 2-0-0 CHA) met in the second game of the Bobcats opening weekend at the High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center, a game not for the faint of heart. The Bobcats fell to the Lakers, 4-3. … Continue reading
By Peter Rossi, QBSN Staff Writer On Friday night, the Quinnipiac Bobcats (0-0-1, 0-0-0 ECAC ) faced the Mercyhurst Lakers (2-0-1, 2-0-0 CHA ) in their first weekend of regular season action, and much like last year when the two teams faced each other, they went toe to toe in a memorable matchup. It was … Continue reading
By Brian Farrell, QBSN Staff Writer Last week the Bobcats finished eighth in the ECAC Championships at the Twisted Dune Golf Course. Head coach John O’Connor said after day one that the course is the hardest that the Bobcats will play on all season. “We were very upbeat after the first round,” O’Connor said. “But … Continue reading
By Joseph Schiavone, QBSN Staff Writer The Quinnipiac volleyball team took on NEC rival Robert Morris Colonials this Sunday at Burt Kahn Court in its second home game of the season. The Bobcats were defeated in straights sets (25-7, 25-23, 25-14). The loss was the Bobcats fourth straight loss to an NEC opponent, resulting in … Continue reading
By: Taylor Massey QBSN Staff Writer The winter sports season is finally upon us and the women’s ice hockey team started it off right. The Bobcats crushed Cambridge, 7-0, in their preseason exhibition match. Six different Bobcats scored, including two freshmen, to seal the victory. Erica Uden Johansson (Sundsvall, Sweden) led with two goals while … Continue reading
By Brian Farrell, QBSN Staff Writer Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey is set for its lone exhibition match on Saturday. The Bobcats will welcome PWHL’s Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes to Hamden for a preseason warm up. Cambridge is 2-0 in the PWHL this season, a league that consistently produces some of the top talent in women’s college … Continue reading
By Brian Farrell, QBSN Staff Writer Quinnipiac women’s volleyball is finally home. After six weeks on the road and eleven away matches, the Bobcats will host their home opener tomorrow against NEC rival St. Francis (Pa.). Quinnipiac picked up its first win of the season in thrilling fashion against Providence at the Bucknell Invitational on … Continue reading
By: Taylor Massey QBSN Staff Writer The women’s soccer team rolled through its first conference wins over the weekend on the quick hands of fifth-year senior goalie Jill Kelley (Simsbury, Conn.). Kelley had a perfect weekend with shutouts against Fairleigh Dickinson and Central Connecticut. Kelley clinched her fourth and fifth shutouts of the season to … Continue reading
By Angelique Fiske, QBSN Publishing Editor Quinnipiac field hockey topped Brown University in a tight 3-2 contest Wednesday afternoon. The victory advances the Bobcats to 6-4 on the year, while Brown drops to 3-5. Sophomore Danielle Allan (Riverdale, N.J.) scored the first goal of the game for Quinnipiac. The unassisted score is her third of … Continue reading
By Andy Landolfi, QBSN Staff Writer A Taylor Healey (Milford, Conn.) goal in the 10th minute of the game proved to be decisive for the Quinnipiac Bobcats (6-2-1, 2-0 N.E.C.) in their 1-0 win over the Central Connecticut Blue Devils. (1-8 0-2 N.E.C.) Healey’s goal, the first of her career, was scored off the Bobcat’s … Continue reading
By Zack Daly, QBSN Staff Writer Senior goalkeeper Nicole Lewis (East Amherst, N.Y.) stopped three shots late in the game, as the Bobcats held onto a 3-2 victory over American University. Kristen Engelke (Medford, N.J.) scored the first goal of the game on Quinnipiac’s first penalty corner. Engelke picked up her third goal of the … Continue reading
By Giovanni Mio, QBSN Staff Writer The Bobcats’ women’s rugby team set two new records today, getting their first ever 3-0 start in program history while defeating SUNY New Paltz (0-2, 0-1 TRI-STATE) 94-0, a new program high, Sunday afternoon at the QU Rugby Field. “It’s a six on a scale of one to ten,” … Continue reading
By Angelique Fiske, QBSN Publishing Editor The Quinnipiac women’s soccer team began its season better than any other in its history, but the Harvard Crimson came into Hamden determined to end the Bobcats’ undefeated ways. The Crimson succeeded, defeating the Bobcats 3-0 Wednesday afternoon. The loss is the first of Quinnipiac’s season, dropping its record … Continue reading
