Velaj featured in Advocate

The Stamford Advocate featured freshman women’s soccer standout Furtuna Velaj today.  Here’s what they wrote about her:
Furtuna Velaj (Westhill), who is first in the nation in goals per game (1.500) and second in points per game (3.00), was named Brine/NEC Player of the Week. The Quinnipiac freshman, who won back-to-back Rookie of the Week honors, [...]

Velaj dominates NJIT

Freshman soccer player Furtuna Velaj scored five of Quinnipiac’s six goals yesterday afternoon in their 6-0 victory over the New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders.
Velaj had a hat trick through the first 30 minutes of the game and had two more goals in the first 16 minutes of the second half.  Chelsea Smith added a [...]

Women’s soccer defeats St. Bonaventure

Quinnipiac University’s women’s soccer team defeated St. Bonaventure 2-1 at home yesterday afternoon in their season opener.
Freshman Furtuna Velaj scored her first two collegiate goals in the victory.
Quinnipiac fell behind three minutes into the game, as St. Bonaventure’s Courntey Bosse put one past goaltender Jillian Kelley.  Velaj knotted the score eight minutes later on a [...]