No. 1 Quinnipiac – 3 | No. 2 Iona – 2
Quinnipiac Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium | HAMDEN, CT
Box Score
Following a five-goal semifinal performance, the top-seeded Bobcats picked up where they left off, with 2022 MAAC Golden Boot, David Bercedo opening up the matches’ scoring with a goal in the 8’ by way of a header off a cross from MAAC Rookie of the Year, Alexander Stjernegaard. Quinnipiac would take the 1-0 lead into the break despite being outshot by Iona 10-4 and 5-1 in shots on goal in the first half.
11 minutes into the second half, the Bobcats struck again. This time, Bercedo won a loose ball that made it to Stjernegaard who placed a perfect ball into the box for Noah Silverman to strike and score. In the 65th minute, Quinnipiac would again score, with Tomas Svecula finding the back of the net off a feed from Stjernegaard.
Quinnipiac would remain ahead 3-0 late into the contest, but Iona did not go away quietly, erasing the clean sheet when Matias Morales sent a floater over the Quinnipiac back line to Aly Camera who scored to the top right corner, cutting the deficit to 3-1 (80’). The Gaels comeback attempt would not end there. In the 89’ Elird Mero scored for Iona, making it a one-goal game with just under two minutes to play. The Bobcats managed to not give up the game-tying goal, securing the 3-2 win and clinching the MAAC title.
Quinnipiac Notes and Notables
- Quinnipiac took 14 shots, with six on target.
- Bercedo and Svecula each took eight shots, with two coming on goal to lead the Bobcats in addition to scoring a one goal apiece.
- Stjernegaard finished his afternoon with three assists.
- The trio earned All-Championship Team honors.
- Karl Netzell made eight saves in goal, on his way to being named Championship Most Outstanding Player.
- The win improved Quinnipiac’s overall record to 12-4-3 and the team remained unbeaten at home this season, jumping to 10-0-1 in Hamden.
- The Bobcats win the program’s second MAAC Championship, adding to their 2013 title.
Iona Notes and Notables
- Iona outshot Quinnipiac 20-14 and 11-6 on goal.
- Camil Azzam Ruiz recorded team-highs in shots (6), and shots on goal (4), while Camera took three shots with all of them on target.
- Gaels’ goalkeeper Juan Alfaro Monge made three saves in the game.
- Iona concludes its 2022 season with an overall record of 7-5-5.
Quinnipiac earns the MAAC automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. The Bobcats will find out their opponent during the Division I NCAA men's soccer selection show on Monday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. ET. The selection show can be streamed live on
NCAA.com.
| 2022 MAAC Men’s Soccer All-Championship Team |
| James Cotter |
Manhattan |
| Ensa Sanneh |
Manhattan |
| Rodrigo Almeida |
Niagara |
| Stephen Hasse |
Niagara |
| Tom Fillaudeau |
Iona |
| Juan Alfaro Monge |
Iona |
| Matias Morales |
Iona |
| David Bercedo |
Quinnipiac |
| Alexander Stjernegaard |
Quinnipiac |
| Tomas Svecula |
Quinnipiac |
| Karl Netzell (MVP) |
Quinnipiac |
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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) is in its 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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