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Women's Soccer Opens Season At Canisius On Friday, Sept. 2 At 7 PM
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Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 – 7 p.m.
Quinnipiac University at Canisius College
Demske Sports Complex – Buffalo, N.Y.
Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 – 3 p.m.
Quinnipiac University at Siena College
Siena Field – Loudonville, N.Y.
Opening Weekend
The Quinnipiac University women’s soccer team opens
the 2011 season when it plays a non-conference game against
Canisius on Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Demske Sports Complex
in Buffalo, N.Y. The Bobcats will also take on Siena on Sunday,
Sept. 4 at 3 p.m. at Siena Field in Loudonville, N.Y.
Multimedia
Live stats will be available for both games and can be
accessed by visiting the Official Website of Quinnipiac Athletics,
www.QuinnipiacBobcats.com.
Scouting Canisius
The 2010 MAAC Regular Season Champion, Canisius, enters
Friday night’s game at 1-2-0 overall. The Griffs opened the
2011 season with an 8-1 loss at Wright State on Aug. 21, followed
by a 3-2 loss at the Northeast Conference’s Saint Francis
(Pa.) on Aug. 26. In its most recent outing, Canisius won its first
game of the year against Bucknell, 1-0, on Aug. 28. Junior Brooke
Bandazian scored the Griffs’ winning goal in the Bucknell
victory. Currently, senior midfielder Kelly Reinwald leads the team
with two goals and one assists on the year, while fellow senior
Jenny Griffin has scored one goal this season. Senior goalkeeper
Caroline Robert has started in each game for Canisius, making 22
saves across three games.
All-Time Against The Griffs
In its only match-up, the Bobcats defeated Canisius, 1-0,
on Sept. 28, 2008. Quinnipiac’s Furtuna Velaj scored the
game-winning goal, assisted by Kyla Miles.
Scouting Siena
The defending MAAC Champion, Siena, won its 2011 season
opener, as it defeated St. Bonaventure, 1-0, on Aug. 26. Senior
Ashleigh Barone scored the game-winning goal, for her
35th career-goal. Fellow senior goalkeeper Laura
Ettinger kept the Saints alive against the Bonnies with nine saves
for her 14th career shutout. Overall, the Saints are led
by four senior captains and head coach Steve Karbowski, who is in
his 13th season with Siena.
All-Time Against The Saints
Overall, the Bobcats hold an all-time record of 2-2
against the Saints, since 1999. In their most recent outing against
Siena, Quinnipiac lost, 1-0, in its 2010 home opener.
NEC Preseason Coaches’
Poll
The Quinnipiac University women’s soccer team was
picked to finish fifth out of 11 teams, in the 2011 Northeast
Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Bobcats finished last
season 7-7-4 overall and at 5-2-3 in conference play, which secured
a spot for the Quinnipiac in the 2010 NEC Tournament.
Northeast Conference 2011 Women's Soccer Preseason
Coaches’ Poll
1. Saint Francis (PA) (8)
2. Monmouth (2)
3. Long Island
4. Central Connecticut St. (1)
5. Quinnipiac
6. Sacred Heart
7. Bryant
8. Robert Morris
9. Wagner
10. Mount Saint Mary’s
11. Fairleigh Dickinson
First place votes in parentheses ( ).
All-Conference Action
The Bobcats return junior forward Furtuna Velaj, who was
named All-Northeast Conference first team last year. Velaj led
Quinnipiac in points (19), goals (7) and assists (5) as a
sophomore.
Likely Leaders
Quinnipiac graduate student Kyla Miles looks to lead
Quinnipiac from the back line after starting in every game last
season for the Bobcats. Miles tallied two assists in 2010 and was
named All-Tournament during the NEC postseason. Sophomore defender
Beck Kiting will work alongside Miles, after receiving the
team’s Young Player of the Year award as a freshman.
Senior goalkeeper Jill Kelley also made an impact last year
in the net posting 84 saves, 1.16 goals-against average and a 6-6-4
record.
Good Fortune
Senior Furtuna Velaj was recently named a top potential
draft pick by www.AllWhiteKit.com. The
women’s soccer site also name Velaj as one of the top
collegiate forwards in the country.
What’s Ahead for the Bobcats
The Bobcats continue play on the road as they travel to
intrastate opponents, Hartford and Yale, on Thursday, Sept. 8 and
Tuesday, Sept. 13, respectively. Both games will be played under
the lights at 7 p.m. Quinnipiac then hosts Lehigh on Sept. 16 and
Holy Cross on Sept. 18, prior to playing its first Northeast
Conference games of the year at Sacred Heart on Sept. 23 and
Fairleigh Dickinson on Sept. 30.
The Bobcats kick off October with four-straight contests at the Quinnipiac Soccer Field, including games against Robert Morris on Oct. 8, Saint Francis (Pa.) on Oct. 9, Long Island on Oct. 14, and Wagner on Oct. 16. The team will then make trips to Monmouth on Oct. 21, Mount St. Mary’s on Oct. 23 and Central Connecticut State on Oct. 28, before hosing Bryant on Oct. 30 for the final game of the
