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Cameron Levasseur

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor

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Cameron Levasseur and Ethan Hurwitz
April 23, 2024
Freshman forward/center Anna Foley prepares to shoot the ball in a game against Marist on Feb. 1

[Photo] Quinnipiac Chronicle 2023-24 Sports Awards

Chronicle Sports Staff
April 23, 2024
Former Quinnipiac goaltender Kent Allyn displays with a yearbook of the men's club hockey team in one of its first seasons.

[Photo] A long way from ‘Win-nipiac’

Amanda Dronzek, Sports Editor
April 23, 2024
(Photos courtesy of San Jose Sharks, Photoillustration by Cameron Levasseur)

Inside Collin Graf’s first week in the NHL: ‘Something you’ll never forget’

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
April 16, 2024
The Quinnipiac acrobatics and tumbling team ranks second in the latest NCATA rankings.

‘Liquid steel’ acrobatics and tumbling eyes national championship after first-ever undefeated regular season

Ethan Hurwitz and Cameron Levasseur
April 9, 2024
Quinnipiac men's basketball sophomore forward Amarri Tice becomes the fifth Bobcat to enter the transfer portal.

Quinnipiac junior forward Collin Graf sends a pass across the offensive zone in the NCAA Providence Regional Final against Boston College at Amica Mutual Pavilion on March 31.

Collin Graf inks three-year deal with San Jose Sharks

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
April 4, 2024
Quinnipiac sophomore forward Sam Lipkin battles with Boston College freshman defenseman Aram Minnetian in front of the Eagles' net during the Providence Regional at Amica Mutual Pavilion on March 31.

Quinnipiac’s Sam Lipkin signs entry-level deal with Coyotes

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
April 4, 2024
Quinnipiac junior forward Jacob Quillan in warmups of a Nov. 3 game against Dartmouth at Thompson Arena in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Jacob Quillan signs two-year deal with Toronto Maple Leafs

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
April 1, 2024
Quinnipiac players stand motionless after falling to Boston College 5-4 in overtime in the NCAA Regional Final at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island on March 31.

Quinnipiac falls to Boston College in overtime thriller, ending title defense in regional final

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
March 31, 2024
Quinnipiac senior goaltender Vinny Duplessis reaches up to grab a puck during the second period of the Bobcats' win over Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island on March 29.

Quinnipiac, top-seeded Boston College set for regional final bout

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
March 30, 2024
Quinnipiac sophomore forward Victor Czerneckianair is swarmed by his teammates after scoring the overtime game winner against Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island on March 29.

Quinnipiac knocks out Wisconsin in overtime, advances to NCAA Regional Final

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
March 29, 2024
Quinnipiac huddles around the net prior to puck drop against Brown on Feb. 23.

‘We’re excited to defend our title’: Previewing Quinnipiac’s NCAA Tournament opener against Wisconsin

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
March 28, 2024
Quinnipiac men's cross country head coach David Scrivines poses in his office ahead of the Bobcats' season opener in September.

Boston Red Sox scout Scrivines playing ‘Moneyball’ at helm of Quinnipiac men’s cross country

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
March 26, 2024
The Bobcats bench celebrates during the game against Brown on February 17, 2024.

Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse remains nation’s last unbeaten team

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
March 26, 2024
Freshman forward Mason Marcellus (center) carries the puck behind St. Lawrence's net during Quinnipiac's 3-0 loss to the Saints in the ECAC Semifinal at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, on March 22.

Quinnipiac draws Wisconsin in first round of NCAA Tournament

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
March 24, 2024
Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold will make his 10th Division I NCAA Tournament appearance with the Bobcats this season.

Bracketology: Where will Quinnipiac land on Selection Sunday?

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
March 22, 2024
Quinnipiac graduate student forward Zach Tupker corrals the puck in a February 3 game against Dartmouth.

‘Killer instinct’ key for Quinnipiac in ECAC Semifinal against St. Lawrence

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
March 19, 2024
Freshman guard Karson Martin notched her first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in Quinnipiac's 51-42 win against Marist Saturday afternoon.

[Photo] Women’s basketball momentum changing, secure win over Marist before MAAC tournament

Benjamin Yeargin, Managing Editor
March 9, 2024
Photos by Peyton Mckenzie/Photoillustration by Cameron Levasseur

Matt Balanc and Savion Lewis know the end is near. They’re running toward it.

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
March 7, 2024
Quinnipiac fired 46 shots on net in an 8-1 win over St. Lawrence on March 2, 21 more than in its overtime loss to Clarkson the night before.

Quinnipiac’s two-faced regular season finale shows postseason floor and ceiling

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
March 5, 2024
Sophomore forward Amarri Tice dunks the ball against Rider on Feb. 25.

[Photo] As MAAC Tournament looms, men’s basketball looking to hit the jackpot in Atlantic City

Ethan Hurwitz, Sports Editor
March 5, 2024
Quinnipiac junior forward Collin Graf fends off Clarkson sophomore defenseman Tristan Sarsland in a game at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden in March 1.

Late interference call proves fatal for Quinnipiac in overtime loss to Clarkson

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
March 2, 2024
Sophomore Elise Barricelli (right) hands a baton to senior Asia Mercier during the women's distance medley relay on day one of the MAAC Championships at The Armory in New York on Feb. 24

Indoor track and field places second at MAAC Championships, still hunting for elusive title

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
February 27, 2024
Sophomore Nikole Lisovyy backhands the ball during a match against Stonehill on Feb. 10.

[Photo] Women’s tennis ‘working well together’ ahead of MAAC slate

Alexandra Martinakova, News Editor
February 27, 2024
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[Photo] Former Quinnipiac baseball head coach Joe Mattei dies at 86

Ethan Hurwitz, Sports Editor
February 26, 2024
Graduate student guard Matt Balanc misses a dunk in Quinnipiac's loss to Rider on Feb. 25.

[Photo] Missed opportunities for Bobcats leads to fourth-straight loss, dip in MAAC standings

Ethan Hurwitz, Sports Editor
February 25, 2024
Graduate student defenseman Jayden Lee raises the Cleary Cup after the Bobcats 5-2 win over Brown at Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island, on Feb. 23.

Quinnipiac raises record fourth-straight Cleary Cup in win at Brown

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
February 24, 2024
Redshirt senior forward Richie Springs lines up for a free throw during a 66-64 win over Fairfield on Jan. 28.

[Photo] A national champion at UConn, Richie Springs brings experience to surging Quinnipiac

James Kassan, Staff Writer
February 21, 2024
Killington Ski Resort is the largest ski resort in the Northeast, with over 73 miles of trails.

[Photo] Skiing into new experiences

Grace Conneely-Nolan, Staff Writer
February 21, 2024
Graduate student outfielder Braydon Seaburg runs to first base during a MAAC Tournament game against Niagara in May 2023.

Six-run seventh inning sinks Quinnipiac baseball at Liberty

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
February 18, 2024
Quinnipiac sophomore forward Alex Power chases a puck to the corner in the Bobcats' 6-2 win over Union on Feb. 16. With two assists, Power recorded his first collegiate multi-point game in the contest.

Penalties blemish Quinnipiac’s 6-2 win over Union

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
February 17, 2024
The renovated women’s hockey lounge features wall-to-wall pictures of landmark moments in program history, including the program’s lone ECAC Hockey title in 2016.

Quinnipiac showcases state-of-the-art ice hockey lounges in first stage of renovations

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
February 7, 2024
Quinnipiac graduate student forward Zach Tupker battles with a Dartmouth player in the Bobcats' 5-1 win against the Big Green on Feb 3.

Quinnipiac scores five, skates by Dartmouth to earn weekend sweep

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
February 4, 2024
Quinnipiac women's basketball senior guard Jillian Casey celebrates as time expires in the Bobcats' overtime win at Marist on Feb. 1.

[Photo] Foley’s double-double leads Quinnipiac to overtime win over Marist

Benjamin Yeargin, Managing Editor
February 2, 2024
Graduate student guard Savion Lewis currently averages 7.5 assists per game, second-most in Division I.

[Photo] Quinnipiac rises to the occasion in local battle with Fairfield, budding rivalry emerging between schools

James Kassan, Staff Writer
January 31, 2024
Graduate student guard Matt Balanc lays the ball up in Quinnipiac's win over Fairfield on Jan. 28, 2024.

[Photo] Matt Balanc’s game winner lifts ‘magic’ Bobcats over Fairfield

Ethan Hurwitz, Sports Editor
January 28, 2024
Quinnipiac celebrates after winning the 2024 Connecticut Ice Tournament with a 4-3 victory over UConn at the XL Center in Hartford on Jan. 27.

Quinnipiac storms back from 3-1 deficit, wins third-straight Connecticut Ice title

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
January 28, 2024
Sacred Heart sophomore goaltender Chase Clark prepares for a game against AIC on December 1, 2023.

[Photo] Battle for Connecticut: Quinnipiac vies for three-peat at CT Ice

Colin Kennedy, Associate Sports Editor
January 26, 2024
Quinnipiac freshman forward Mason Marcellus battles for the puck in a game against Cornell at Lynah Rink on Jan. 20.

‘We just have to grow up’: Quinnipiac loses second-straight, falls to Cornell in overtime

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
January 21, 2024
Sophomore forward Sam Lipkin fights past a defender in Quinnipiac men's hockey's 2-1 loss to Colgate on Jan. 19.

Colgate hands Quinnipiac second regulation loss of season, 2-1

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
January 20, 2024
Photos by Peyton McKenzie, Photoillustration by Cameron Levasseur

New Year’s resolutions for Quinnipiac hockey, basketball entering 2024

Cameron Levasseur, Colin Kennedy, Ethan Hurwitz, and Benjamin Yeargin
January 1, 2024
Quinnipiac middle blocker Lexi Morse celebrates during the team's MAAC semifinal victory over Iona on Nov. 19.

[Photo] Quinnipiac volleyball’s Lexi Morse enters transfer portal

Michael LaRocca, Opinion Editor
December 29, 2023
Senior forward Paul Otieno drives to the rim during the Bobcats' win over Army on Nov. 17.

[Photo] Quinnipiac men’s basketball cruises past Holy Cross with dominant performance

Zack Hochberg, Staff Writer
December 19, 2023
Former Quinnipiac goaltender Yaniv Perets walks the red carpet ahead of the 2023 National Championship Game.

Former Quinnipiac standout Perets called up to NHL’s Hurricanes

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
December 17, 2023
Quinnipiac's top line of sophomore Sam Lipkin and juniors Jacob Quillan and Collin Graf have combined for 60 points so far this season.

Quinnipiac gaining ‘buy-in,’ playing complete hockey as season nears midpoint

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
December 5, 2023
Graduate student guard Savion Lewis goes up for a layup against Army West Point on Nov. 17, 2023.

[Photo] ‘Point god’ Savion Lewis leading charge for 5-1 Bobcats

Ethan Hurwitz, Sports Editor
November 28, 2023
Quinnipiac freshman forward Matthew McGroarty controls the puck in the offensive zone in a Dec. 2 game against Union.

Quinnipiac shuts out Union, sweeps road trip in Capital Region

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
December 3, 2023
Quinnipiac University officials removed two the three missing locker doors in Quinnipiac University's York Hill Campus mail center due to antisemitic graffiti.

[Photo] Quinnipiac officials discover second swastika in mail center in 15 days

Cat Murphy and Zachary Carter
November 29, 2023
Fairfield drew crowds of more than 400 people for its MAAC semifinal and championship matches on Nov. 18 and 19.

[Photo] Fairfield crowd mutes Quinnipiac volleyball’s repeat hopes

Michael LaRocca, Opinion Editor
November 28, 2023
Officials come together to discuss a call made in Quinnipiac volleyball's semifinal match against Iona on Nov. 18.

[Photo] Breaking down each challenge in Quinnipiac volleyball’s semifinal win over Iona

Michael LaRocca, Opinion Editor
November 19, 2023
Freshman forward Rihards Vavers shoots the ball during Quinnipiac's nine-point win over Army on Nov. 17, 2023.

[Photo] ‘It’s an honor’: Quinnipiac men’s basketball pulls out hard-fought win over Army

Ethan Hurwitz, Sports Editor
November 17, 2023
Ryan Solomon, the starting goaltender for Quinnipiac's club hockey team, stretches during warmups of his first Division I game against Yale on Nov. 11.

Ryan Solomon’s Division I call up a ‘dream come true’

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
November 15, 2023
Quinnipiac men's hockey's last loss to Yale was in February of 2018.

Quinnipiac trounces Yale, retains Heroes Hat in rivalry battle

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
November 12, 2023
Senior Liv DiStefano was Quinnipiac's highest finisher at the 2023 NCAA Northeast Regionals, placing 36th.

Pack running propels Bobcats to equal program-best finish at NCAA Regionals

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
November 11, 2023
Non-‘flashy’ path to Quinnipiac propelling Mason Marcellus to breakout freshman season

Non-‘flashy’ path to Quinnipiac propelling Mason Marcellus to breakout freshman season

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
November 8, 2023
Friday's game marked the first time Quinnipiac has tied or lost to Dartmouth since 2019.

Injury-plagued Quinnipiac ties with Dartmouth, Big Green take extra point in shootout

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
November 3, 2023
A 'Lewiston strong' banner hangs in downtown Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 26, a day after a gunman killed 18 people and injured 13 more in the deadliest shooting in the state's history. (Courtesy of Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)

‘I felt kind of helpless’: Quinnipiac students from Maine reflect on Lewiston mass shooting

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
October 31, 2023
Freshman forward Andon Cerbone fights for the puck during Friday's non-conference game against Maine.

Quinnipiac runs out of gas, loses second-straight in overtime

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
October 27, 2023
Junior defender Madison Mandleur kicks the ball against Dartmouth on Aug. 27, 2023.

[Photo] Quinnipiac wraps up regular season with tie at Manhattan, finishes undefeated in conference play

Zack Hochberg, Staff Writer
October 26, 2023
Quinnipiac men's hockey played New Hampshire for the first time in program history on Oct. 20 and 21.

Turnovers, injury haunt Quinnipiac in split with New Hampshire

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
October 24, 2023
Quinnipiac field hockey will face Temple on Oct. 27 in a must-win final conference regular season game with a spot in the Big East Tournament on the line.

[Photo] A ‘game that got away’: Quinnipiac falls in overtime to Lafayette on Senior Day

Amanda Dronzek, Staff writer
October 22, 2023
Rollercoaster first period-turned-stalemate ends with Quinnipiac loss in overtime

Rollercoaster first period-turned-stalemate ends with Quinnipiac loss in overtime

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
October 22, 2023
Quinnipiac sophomore forwards Mason Marcellus and Andon Cerbone celebrate after a go-ahead goal against New Hampshire on October 21, 2023.

Strong third period propels Quinnipiac over New Hampshire

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
October 21, 2023
Senior forward Travis Treloar (right) celebrates after scoring the game-tying goal in the dying minutes of regulation in Quinnipiac men's hockey's 3-2 victory over AIC Friday.

Quillan scores in overtime as Quinnipiac stops AIC on the road

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
October 14, 2023
Graduate student forward Stella Tegtmeier recorded three shots in a 2-1 loss to No. 7 Liberty on Friday.

[Photo] Fourth quarter loss to No. 7 Liberty slows Quinnipiac field hockey’s postseason hopes

Ethan Hurwitz, Sports Editor
October 13, 2023

Wounded Quinnipiac comes up just short against Boston College on banner night

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
October 8, 2023
Quinnipiac men's hockey preview: line projections and schedule analysis

Quinnipiac men’s hockey preview: line projections and schedule analysis

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
October 3, 2023
(Connor Coar, Aidan Sheedy, Jason Bupp/Chronicle; Photoillustration by Cameron Levasseur)

ECAC Hockey preview: Quinnipiac a step ahead of peers

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
October 3, 2023
The Quinnipiac volleyball team comes together after a play against Iona on Sept. 30, 2023.

[Photo] A look at Quinnipiac volleyball’s momentus fourth set vs. Iona

Michael LaRocca, Opinion Editor
September 30, 2023
Quinnipiac women's ice hockey begins the regular season on Sept. 29 against Maine.

Quinnipiac women’s hockey enters pivotal season with high hopes

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
September 19, 2023
Kyle Robinson (right), pictured on Dec. 2, 2022, coaching then-sophomore libero Faavae Kimsel Moe during Quinnipiac volleyball's NCAA Tournament match against Wisconsin.

[Photo] ‘One of the biggest families in the world’: Stories from the life and career of Kyle Robinson

Michael LaRocca, Opinion Editor
September 19, 2023
Incumbent Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett (left) will face Republican mayoral candidate Crystal Dailey in the Nov. 7 general election after beating challenger Walter Morton IV in the town's Sept. 12 Democratic primary.

[Photo] Snail mail: QU’s package lockers failing to address the delays they were installed to eliminate

Katie Langley, Editor-in-Chief
September 19, 2023
Two years later, former QU hockey player Neil Breen finds clarity in recovery from the sport's lasting impact on the brain

Two years later, former QU hockey player Neil Breen finds clarity in recovery from the sport’s lasting impact on the brain

Cameron Levasseur and Ethan Hurwitz
September 12, 2023
Zach Bryan remains authentic in self-titled fourth studio release

Zach Bryan remains authentic in self-titled fourth studio release

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
September 6, 2023
Quinnipiac men's cross country was picked No. 9 in the 2023 MAAC preseason coaches poll.

‘Something to prove’: Depth, experience propelling men’s cross country

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
September 5, 2023
Quinnipiac volleyball earned its first NCAA Tournament berth in 2022, falling to Wisconsin in straight sets in the opening round.

[Photo] Bobcats win one match, drop two at Columbia Invitational

Anthony Salvato and Zachary Reagan
September 3, 2023
Former Quinnipiac forward Danielle Marmer recorded 15 points in four years with the Bobcats.

Former Quinnipiac player/coach named first general manager of Boston PWHL franchise

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
September 1, 2023
Sunday's loss puts Quinnipiac women's soccer at 0-2 to start a season for the first time since 2014.

[Photo] ‘We’ve got to get a lucky break’: Quinnipiac falls in home opener 1-0 to Dartmouth

Colin Kennedy, Associate Sports Editor
August 27, 2023
Quinnipiac junior Alessandra Zaffina won her third-consecutive MAAC steeplechase title in 2023, running 10:43.36 for the win.

Ascendance of Quinnipiac’s Zaffina to NCAA Regional another milestone in rise of Bobcats’ distance running

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
June 16, 2023
Doug Christiansen named ECAC Hockey commissioner

Doug Christiansen named ECAC Hockey commissioner

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
June 13, 2023
Quinnipiac University men's hockey went 34-4-3 en route to the NCAA Division I national championship, which they won in 3-2 in overtime against the University of Minnesota on April 8.

Quinnipiac men’s hockey celebrated at White House ‘College Athlete Day’

Cat Murphy and Cameron Levasseur
June 12, 2023
Quinnipiac baseball finishes the 2023 season with a record of 30-26.

Fairfield tops Quinnipiac in Connecticut showdown, ends Bobcats record-setting season in MAAC Semifinals

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
May 26, 2023
Quinnipiac women's tennis won its seventh MAAC Championship in the past decade with a 4-1 victory over Fairfield on April 23.

[Photo] Women’s tennis set for NCAA Tournament matchup with Texas A&M

Ryan Raggio, Staff Writer
May 5, 2023
Former Quinnipiac captain Wyatt Bongiovanni (second from left) watched the Bobcats win the national championship from his apartment in Winnipeg: "I had the confidence and belief that they were destined to do something," he said. "They didn't get there just to roll over after going down 2-0."

‘It just felt like culture had won,’ Quinnipiac hockey alumni react to Bobcats’ national championship win

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
April 29, 2023
Quinnipiac men's hockey is returning 14 players from its national championship roster.

A look at Quinnipiac men’s hockey’s roster heading into 2023-24

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
April 26, 2023
Quinnipiac senior forward Skyler Brind'Amour takes a shot against Yale in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on March 11.

Skyler Brind’Amour signs PTO with AHL’s Charlotte Checkers

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
April 17, 2023
Quinnipiac graduate student defenseman Zach Metsa captained the Bobcats to their first national championship in program history.

Quinnipiac captain Zach Metsa inks deal with AHL’s Rochester Americans

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
April 13, 2023
Quinnipiac graduate student forward Michael Lombardi (175) has played the third-most games in program history.

Quinnipiac forward Michael Lombardi signs ATO with AHL’s Tucson’s Roadrunners

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
April 13, 2023
Defenseman Jayden Lee is the first Quinnipiac senior to announce their intent to return for a fifth season with the program.

Quinnipiac defenseman Jayden Lee announces return for fifth year

Cameron Levasseur, Sports Editor
April 13, 2023
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