Quinnipiac Bobcats (7-5, 0-0 MAAC) vs. North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies (4-15, 0-0 CAA)
Date:Â Tuesday, March 14 | Doubleheader
Time:Â 12:00 PM & 2:00 PM
Location:Â Greensboro, N.C. | Lady Aggies Softball Complex
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HAMDEN, Conn—The Quinnipiac women's softball will face North Carolina A&T in a doubleheader on Tuesday, March 14 with the first pitch at 12:00 p.m. The Bobcats head into the matchup after splitting the a doubleheader against South Carolina State on Saturday.
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Last Time Out
- Quinnipiac lost the first matchup to SCSU in nine innings.
- The Bobcats dropped the matchup 3-2 on the final play of the inning.
- QU came back with a vengeance in the second game, dominating the Lady Bulldogs, 7-1 through seven innings.
- Tallying four runs in the first innings and two more in the second.
- Sydney Horan pitched seven innings and allowed only two hits and one run in the second game.
Welcome to the Pack
- QU welcomes seven fresh faces to the pack ahead of the 2023 season.
- First years Sofia Vega, Mary Fogg, Mac Davis, Ally Hotchstadter, Natalia Apatiga, and Kennedy Demott.
- Amanda Engel transferred to Quinnipiac from San Francisco State where she was named an NFCS All-American Scholar Athlete during her time there.
- Mary Fogg is the younger sister of senior Serena Fogg.
- The six new Bobcats have combined to bring in seven years of experience in leadership roles as team captains, five different All-League selections, and three MVP awards among other distinguished honors.
Leading the Bobcats
- Head Coach Hillary Smith enters her fifth season with the Bobcats after being named the eighth coach in program history.
- Coach Smith has brought in six new faces to the program and welcomed back two graduate students for their fifth years.
- Assistant coach Mandie Perez enters her second season with the Bobcats.
- Perez helped Smith see the Bobcats earn two All-MAAC honors at the end of the 2022 season.
MAAC Honors
- Sophomore Sydney Horan was named the MAAC Co-Pitcher of the Week for her efforts during the Hampton/Norfolk State Tournament where she posted 13 strikeouts and two shutouts against Lehigh and Bucknell.
- Sophomore Jackie Gonzalez was named the MAAC Pitcher of the Week for her efforts during the Red Storm Classic. Gonzalez went 2-0 on the weekend, tossing 16.0 scoreless innings for QU. Pitching just six hits and striking out 11 hitters. She had an ERA of .52 and the lowest ERA in the MAAC.