Minutewomen Tally Sixth Straight Win With Shutout Victory Over Quinnipiac

AMHERST, Mass. -- Massachusetts (6-2) secured a dominant Sunday shutout, claiming a 4-0 win over Quinnipiac (2-6) on Sunday at Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex. The Minutewomen recorded their sixth straight win and second consecutive shutout to close a successful homecoming weekend in Amherst.

Graduate defender Elena Cloconeanu extended her scoring streak to three games, capping the shutout win for the Minutewomen. Fellow graduate student Claire Danahy was all over the pitch, dishing out single game career-high three assists on the afternoon. Danahy is now tied with freshman Elani Sherwood with a team-high 13 points on the year.

Senior Hannah de Gast opened the scoring for Massachusetts, powering home her first goal of the season early in the first quarter. Forward Dempsey Campbell also got in on the scoring, recording her fourth goal of the season on four total shots for the day.

Goalkeeper Myrte van Herwijnen stopped all five shots faced, tallying her A-10 leading third shutout of the season.

Breaking Down The Action

De Gast's first goal of the 2024 season got the scoring started for Massachusetts as she fired in the game's first goal from the middle of the circle just 4:58 into the first period.
The Minutewomen doubled down in the first quarter as Mia Smith netted her first goal of the year with 5:58 left in the period, making it 2-0 UMass.
Izzy Acquaviva recorded her first defensive save of the year to thwart a Bobcat scoring chance, keeping the score 2-0 heading into the second quarter.
Massachusetts repeatedly peppered the Quinnipiac net in the second quarter, holding a 10-1 advantage in shots, but could not break through sending both teams to halftime with the score 2-0 UMass.
The third quarter was more of the same as the Minutewomen recorded eight shots and two corners in the period but went into the final 15 minutes with the score still 2-0.
Campbell finally broke through, powering home her fourth goal of the season to make it 3-0 Minutewomen with 7:10 left in the fourth quarter.
Cloconeanu bookended the matchup, converting a penalty corner goal to secure her fourth of the season and a 4-0 shutout win for the Minutewomen.

Notable Numbers

1: De Gast and Smith each earned their first goal of the 2024 campaign.
3: Danahy dished out a single game career-high three assists on the day.
3: The Minutewomen earned their A-10 leading third shutout of the season.
3: Cloconeanu scored for the third consecutive game.
4: Two Minutewomen scored across the game: Campbell, Cloconeanu, de Gast and Mia Smith.
6: Massachusetts earned its sixth straight win.
13: Danahy and Sherwood now sit tied with a team-high 13 points on the season.

Series History

With the win, Massachusetts now holds a 4-0 advantage all-time against the Bobcats.

Up Next

Mass challenges defending A-10 Champion Saint Joseph's on Friday, Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. in Philadelphia. The game can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassFH on Twitter.

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