Quinnipiac Bobcats
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| Quinnipiac Bobcats | |
|---|---|
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| University | Quinnipiac University |
| Conference | MAAC(primary) ECAC(ice hockey) Big East(field hockey) NIRA(women's rugby) NCATA(acrobatics and tumbling) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Greg Amodio |
| Location | Hamden, Connecticut |
| Varsity teams | 21 |
| Basketball arena | M&T Bank Arena |
| Ice hockey arena | M&T Bank Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Quinnipiac Baseball Field |
| Soccer stadium | Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium |
| Mascot | Boomer the Bobcat |
| Nickname | Bobcats |
| Fight song | The Bobcat Roar |
| Colors | Navy and gold |
| Website | gobobcats |
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| Team NCAA championships | |
| 1 | |
TheQuinnipiac Bobcatsare the 21 sports teams representingQuinnipiac UniversityinHamden, Connecticutin intercollegiate athletics. The Bobcats compete in theNCAA Division Iand are members of theMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference,joining on July 1, 2013, after being in theNortheast Conference.[1]
They were originally known as the Quinnipiac Braves until 2002.[2]
The Bobcats compete outside the MAAC in three sports. Despite the MAAC sponsoring field hockey, the Bobcats moved their field hockey team into theBig East Conferencein 2016.[3]In ice hockey, a sport not sponsored by the MAAC for either men or women, both Quinnipiac teams play inECAC Hockey.In the Spring of 2017, Quinnipiac announced they were partnering with Adidas to provide athletic wear for all varsity teams.
Teams[edit]
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Acrobatics and tumbling |
| Basketball | Basketball |
| Cross country | Cross country |
| Ice hockey | Field hockey |
| Lacrosse | Golf |
| Soccer | Ice hockey |
| Tennis | Lacrosse |
| Rugby | |
| Soccer | |
| Softball | |
| Tennis | |
| Track and field† | |
| Volleyball | |
| † – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor | |
References[edit]
- ^"Quinnipiac, Monmouth to join MAAC".ESPN. December 14, 2012.RetrievedJuly 9,2013.
- ^"Quinnipiac changes name to Bobcats".Florence Morning News.August 28, 2002. p. 2C.
- ^"BIG EAST Adds Liberty, Quinnipiac For Field Hockey"(Press release). Big East Conference. December 8, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 17,2016.
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