Megan McCreedy’s Record Setting Day Leads to Bobcats, 2-0 Win Over Bryant

Megan McCreedy’s Record Setting Day Leads to Bobcats, 2-0 Win Over Bryant

By Marty Joseph, QBSN Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac Field Hockey team defeated Bryant, 2-0, on Senior Day, in a Northeast Conference match-up.

           

Megan McCreedy (White River, South Africa) broke the single season and career assist records when she set up Kim Cunniff (Walpole, Mass.) in the first half of the game. McCreedy’s record-breaking assist was her 13^th of the season and 25^th of her career.

Cunniff’s goal and assist in the game put her name into the Quinnipiac record books as well. Cunniff became just the third player in program history to score 30 points in a single season. Her 13^th goal is also the most in a season since 2001, when Julie Smith scored 15, and tied for second most in Quinnipiac history.

The game was pretty well matched in the early stages of play, as no team was able to establish a consistent attack on offense. Danielle Allan (Riverdale, N.J.) opened the scoring for the Bobcats at 19:00 of the first half. Cunniff took a shot off a corner opportunity that was turned aside by Bryant goalkeeper Jennifer Gullotti, but Allan was able to pick up the rebound and slip a shot passed Gullotti into the cage.

Cunniff extended the lead to 2-0, when she converted off a corner opportunity at 31:18 of the first half. Maria Malonoski (Phoenixville, PA) inserted the ball into the circle for the opportunity, McCreedy corralled the pass and delivered a pass to Cunniff who set up at the top of the circle was able to fire a shot passed Gullotti.

Nicole Lewis (East Amherst, N.Y.) stopped all of Bryant’s shots on goal for her second shutout of the season.

The Bobcats wrap up their regular season schedule on Friday when they host Sacred Heart, in their final NEC match-up at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey and Lacrosse Turf Complex in Hamden, Conn.