The NCAA early signing period opened on Nov. 12, allowing high school athletes to commit to a college, signing a National Letter of Intent before the regular signing period.

Quinnipiac athletics took no time in welcoming its new commits from a variety of its Division I athletics. Let’s take a look at each team’s future Bobcats.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Women’s basketball has signed four commitments, looking to add more depth and talent to its roster, with three combo guards and one shooting guard.

The Bobcats first announced the commitment of combo guard Imani Mullings. The Plainfield, New Jersey native plays varsity-level ball at Plainfield High School and travels for the New Jersey Panthers.

Quinnipiac also signed on combo guard Ava Thomas from Queens, New York. The 5-foot-9 guard serves as captain of Mary Louis Academy varsity basketball, where the squad was ranked No. 25 in New York state during the 2024 season.

The final combo guard of the Bobcats’ signing is Uliana Doronina. The Syktyvkar, Russia native competes for Hoosac Prep Girls AAA in Hoosick, New York and is expected to join the Bobcats in 2026.

The Bobcats’ lone shooting guard commit is Mya Alston from Mustang, Oklahoma. The 6-foot-1 shooter thus far in her 2026 high school campaign averages 12 points per game in 33 games played.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Men’s basketball’s lone signing during the early signing period came from guard Malik Fields, whos expeced to graduate high school in 2026. The 6-foot-4 guard plays high school ball at Cardinal Hayes High School and announced his verbal commitment to Quinnipiac in late September.

VOLLEYBALL

Quinnipiac volleyball announced two commits with setter Sophia Gisslen and middle blocker Veronica Pattii.

Gisslen is from Fort Wayne, Indiana and currently plays for Carroll High School, where she and her squad have won back-to-back state titles. Moving over to Pattii, the Roberto, Italy native, currently plays for the Chiona Fiume Volley, with no further information provided on her playing.

ACROBATICS AND TUMBLING

Quinnipiac acrobatics and tumbling featured a lot of signings during this early period, with seven commits signing to join Bobcat Nation.

These commits include Lexie Masters from Bedford, Massachusetts, Allyson White from Pelham, N.H., Megan Gengler from Hillsborough, N.J., Katrina Fedorak from Honolulu, Hawaii, Sarah Patt from Pittsburgh, PA., Italia Oates from Southfield, Mass. and Iliana Lidia from Jacksonville, Florida.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY

Men’s ice hockey has signed two commits in center Gabriel Frasca and right winger Alex Kostov.

Frasca currently plays in the Ontario Hockey League for the Erie Otters, serving as captain during the 2025-26 campaign. In his first season with the Otters, the Caledon, Ontario native tallied 38 points in 65 games. This season, Frasca has recorded 26 points on 12 goals and 14 assists.

Staying in the OHL, Kostov competes for the Flint Firebirds as the squad’s assistant captain. In his first two seasons with the Firebirds, Kostov recorded 56 points, with the Mississauga, Ontario native tallying 31 points thus far into the 2025-26 campaign.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY

In the early signing pool for Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey, the Bobcats signed Clara-Mai Van Houtte-Cachero, Cassidy Lobisser, Anabelle Kruzich, Natalie Dilbone and Annika Stock.

For further information on each commit, check out Cooper Woodward’s article, “Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey welcomes new recruits” (See above).

GOLF

Quinnipiac golf’s lone commitment is from Zoie Chan. According to the World Amateur Golf Ranking website, Chan competes on the Hong Kong Junior National Team, with two first-place finishes and 12 top 10 finishes.

SOFTBALL

Quinnipiac softball welcomed three new Bobcats during signing with Camryn Strother, Kylie Lucia, Cassidy Adams and Abigail Colwill.

Strother is a right-handed pitcher and first baseman from Hainesport. New Jersey. She currently plays for Paul VI High School, finishing the 2024-25 season with a 2.19 ERA and 78 strikeouts.

Lucia is an outfielder and utility player from Trumbull, Conneticut, playing high school softball at Trumbull High School and club softball with the CT Charmers. According to Batters Eye Advanced Performance, Lucia “has extensive experience in hitting, fielding, and pitching. She has trained with some of the top softball coaches in the state including Jacqui Sheftz, Jen Hapanowicz, and Nick Lamberti.”

Adams is a utility player from Murrieta, California, playing for the West Coast Dukes, Vista Murrieta High School and competed for the International Ireland 18u team.

Colwill is a right-handed pitcher and utility player from Averill Park, New York. She is set to make her collegiate debut in Hamden for the 2026-27 season.

RUGBY

Rugby has signed four commitments: Ana Byrne, Brooke Harnisch, Meilin Lemis and Morgan Saylors.

Byrne is a back player for Divine Savior Holy Angels in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. She was an all-state back in 2024, helping lead her team to a championship. Lemis is a scrum half from Simbury, Conneticut, who plays for Simsbury High School and was a D2 State Champion in 2024.

Saylors is a center and fly-half from Sacramento, California, competing for the Sacramento Harlequins. Harnisch is a prop and center from Pine, Colorado, where she competes for the Monarch Rugby.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Women’s tennis signed Nola Jones from Oakdale High School. Jones is a four-star recruit from New Market, Maryland, who had a 23-17 record last season.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Women’s lacrosse will welcome nine Bobcats, including Rylan Clark, Ava Carpenter, Paige Manning, Radley Cherosnick, Mackenzie Babine, Kaliegh Renkowski, Caroline Pinto, Bridget Callery and Emmy McCartney.

Defender Manning and defender/midfielder Renkowski are both from the Long Island Yellow Jackets, both rostered on the YJ 2026 Manning roster. Additionally to the defensive side of the squad, the Bobcats add Carpenter from Chatham, New Jersey.

Quinnipiac’s signings will bring lots of depth to its forwards, with Clark, Cherosnick, Babine, Pinto, Callery and McCartney all being attackers or midfielders.

MEN’S LACROSSE

Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse signed five commits: Will Howard, Kyle Jenkins, Connor Canei, Sebastian Small and Bodhi Gillies.

Howard, from Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and Canei, from Upper Arlington High School in Upper Arlington, Ohio, will both join the Bobcats’ defensive squad as the only two defenders from the signing period.

On the offensive side, the Bobcats will see midfielders Jenkins and Small, along with attacker/midfielder Gillies.