Quinnipiac Men’s Soccer Claim 2020-21 MAAC Regular Season Title
Edison, NJ (April 8, 2021) – The MAAC announced today that the Quinnipiac University Men’s Soccer Team has secured the 2020-21 MAAC Men’s Soccer Regular Season Title. The Bobcats have finished the abbreviated season with a 5-1 record. Quinnipiac will be the number one seed in the 2020-21 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship starting on Sunday, April 11.
Quinnipiac wrapped up their regular season on Thursday afternoon with a 2-0 victory over Manhattan College. Brage Aasen (Frogner, Norway), the Bobcats leading scorer, tallied both goals to increase his season total to four. First-year goalkeeper Antreas Hadjigavriel (Nicosia, Cyprus/Olympiakos) posted his first clean sheet of the season, making four saves for Quinnipiac.
In his 16
th season as Head Coach of the Bobcats, Eric Da Costa has led Quinnipiac to their first regular season title since 2016 and an appearance in the MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship for the eighth-straight season. The Bobcats will be seeking their first MAAC title since 2013 when they defeated Monmouth in penalty kicks, 4-3, to claim the championship.
“Congratulations to every program and institution that was able to make it through this regular season. It was by far the most challenging season of our professional careers. We have never asked more of each other and never placed as many demands on our student athletes as we have over the past 12-plus months." Said Head Coach Da Costa "I am so unbelievably proud of our guys and grateful for their unwavering resilience in the face of adversity. Our players deserve all the credit and are worthy of the recognition. We appreciate the effort our University and everyone associated with Quinnipiac Athletics has made – they have afforded us the opportunity to play this spring and we hope to continue to repay our gratitude.”
Quinnipiac will host the No. 8 seed on Sunday, April 11 in the quarterfinals of the 2020-21 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) celebrates its 40
th year of competition during the 2020-21 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.