NCAA Tourament Media Guide - May 8, 2008 - Quinnipiac University

2007-08 Quinnipiac University Women’s Tennis
Player Profiles
NCAA First and Second Rounds at Miami • May 9-10, 2008
by Central Connecticut State University at Stanley Park
in New Britain, Conn. Junior Jacob Gurzler finished 3rd
overall and 1st among all Northeast Conference runners
in the race.
Women’s cross country won the Ted Owen Invitational
hosted by Central Connecticut State University at Stanley
Park in New Britain, Conn. Sophomore Kristen Stevens
(Succasunna, N.J.) finished in 2nd place overall with a
time of 17:31.
September 16: Sophomore Amber Sidoti scored twice
as women’s soccer won their fourth straight game of the
year, 3-0, over Providence.
Men’s golf junior Ian O’Connor finished 4th overall at
the Rutger’s Golf Invitational after shooting a 68 in the
third round of play. O’Connor had five birdies on the final
18 holes.
September 17: Men’s soccer junior Graciano Brito wass
named the Brine/NEC Player of the Week.
Women’s soccer sophomore Amber Sidoti is named the
Brine/NEC Player of the Week.
September 18: For the first time in school history, men’s
soccer received votes in a national poll as Quinnipiac was
featured in the College Soccer News Top 30 poll.
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September 19: Men’s cross country junior Jacob Gurzler and
women’s cross country sophomore Kristen Stevens were
named the NEC Athletes of the Week.
Men’s golf junior Ian O’Connor was named the Northeast
Conference Golfer of the Week.
September 21: Men’s and women’s cross country swept their
home meet, the Quinnipiac Invitational. On the men’s side,
the Bobcats took the first five spots in the race while the
women took the top four.
September 23: Women’s soccer Sophomores Susan Donovan
and Sara Lawlor each scored twice as Quinnipiac defeated
Siena, 5-2, at Bobcat Field.
September 24: Women’s soccer sophomore Susan Donovan
was named the Brine/NEC Player of the Week for the second
time this season.
Men’s golf junior Ian O’Connor finished 7th out of 48 golfers
at the Dartmouth Invitational.
September 26: Men’s cross country junior Jacob Gurzler and
sophomore Kristen Stevens won the NEC Cross Country
Athletes of the Week for the second straight week.
Women’s tennis sophomore Mary Wilson is named the
Prince/Northeast Conference Player of the Week.
September 28: Men’s soccer junior Graciano Brito recorded
his second hat trick of the season in a 5-0 win over Canisius.
Women’s soccer hosted Iona in celebration of the 20th Anniversary
of the first Quinnipiac women’s soccer game in
program history. Quinnipiac beat Iona, 3-0, as freshmen Sara
Lawlor, Lauren Peacock and Johanne Walleck all scored for
the Bobcats.
September 30: Women’s soccer won their seventh consecutive
game when Justine Lombardi and Lauren Peacock each
scored to give Quinnipiac a 2-0 win over Holy Cross.
Men’s tennis freshman Brian Mikkelson won the Flight #2
Singles at the UConn Invitational without losing a set.
OCTOBER
October 1: Men’s soccer junior Graciano Brito won his second
Brine/NEC Player of the Week award of the season and
his first ECAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week.
Women’s soccer freshman Lauren Peacock was named the
Brine/NEC Rookie of the Week.