Pios Fall to Bobcats at Home

Saturday, October 5

7:00 p.m.

Sacred Heart

6-3-0, 1-1-0

Quinnipiac University

4-4-1, 1-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Quinnipiac	0	3	3
Sacred Heart	0	1	1

Photo by: Greg Vasil

10/5/2024 10:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Garcia Gallego secured lone goal

By: Brenna White

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University men's soccer team fell to Quinnipiac at home Saturday night, 3-1. David Garcia Gallego secured the lone goal for the Pios.

Records:
Sacred Heart: 6-3 (1-1 MAAC)
Quinnipiac: 4-4-1 (1-0 MAAC)

Top Performers:
David Garcia Gallego: 1 goal, 5 shots, 1 shot on goal

Of Note:
The two teams were scoreless in the first half seeing equal opportunity with six shots each.

The Bobcats broke the tension in the 70^th minute when they were awarded a penalty.

Quinnipiac took advantage of the momentum scoring just four minutes later when Sivert Ryssdalsnes put the ball in the low left corner of the net.

The Pios responded shortly after in the 80^th minute when David Garcia Gallego skimmed the ball past the keeper in the low left corner.

The Bobcats sealed the 3-1 win in the last three seconds of the game from Luke Schierenbeck.

The second half of the game saw a lot of physicality resulting in a total of nine separate yellow cards and 25 fouls.

Up Next:
The Pioneers hit the road as they travel to Mount St. Mary's next Saturday, October 12^th, at 4:00 p.m.