QU Women's Basketball Leads Wire-to-Wire in 72-66 Win Over Dayton

Tuesday, November 28

Hamden, Conn.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

2-3

Dayton

5-2

Dayton

Quinnipiac

QU Women's Basketball Leads Wire-to-Wire in 72-66 Win Over Dayton

11/28/2017 10:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Sarah Shewan Ties Career-High in Points in Win

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. - Senior forward Sarah Shewan (Russell, Ontario) tied her career-high in points with 24 and pulled in 13 rebounds as the Quinnipiac women's basketball team edged reigning Atlantic-10 champion Dayton, 72-66 on Tuesday evening at the TD Bank Sports Center.

The win was Quinnipiac's second in a row as the Bobcats close a short two-game homestand and get ready to hit the road to take on the University of Richmond and Hampton University on the road this weekend. Sophomore Vanessa Udoji (Randolph, Massachusetts) tied her season-high with 14 points and redshirt-junior Jen Fay (Lynbrook, New York) grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in the win.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 72 / Dayton 66
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (2-3) | Dayton (5-2)
LOCATION
TD Bank Sports Center / Hamden, Conn.

BOBCATS STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Sarah Shewan 24, Paula Strautmane 16, Vanessa Udoji 14
Rebounds: Jen Fay 14, Sarah Shewan 13, Vanessa Udoji 7
Assists: Jen Fay 6, Paula Strautmane 3
Blocks: Paula Strautmane 3, Vanessa Udoji 2, Sarah Shewan 1

NOTES

The win was Quinnipiac's second-consecutive.
The Bobcats never trailed in the contest, holding the lead the rest of the way after the first basket, a Paula Strautmane (Riga, Latvia) three-pointer at the 8:09 mark of the first quarter.
The last time the Bobcats led in a contest from start to finish was in the upset win against No. 5 seeded Marquette in Quinnipiac's 68-65 victory over the Golden Eagles in the First Round of last season's NCAA Tournament.
Sarah Shewan (Russell, Ontario) earned her first start of the season and scored 10 of the Bobcats' 17 first-quarter points, including five points in an 8-0 Quinnipiac run to start the game.
Shewan finished with a double-double, totaling 20 points and 13 rebounds, both season-highs.
The double-double was the first of the season for Shewan and fourth of her career.
Shewan's 13 rebounds left her one shy of tying her career-high of 14, which she grabbed in a win over Marist last season (2/23).
Shewan's 24 points ties her career-high which she previously achieved in the quarterfinal round of the 2016 MAAC Tournament against Niagara (March 4) while adding seven rebounds and two blocks in just 21 minutes.
Dayton responded in the second quarter, outscoring Quinnipiac 14-12 in the frame.
Quinnipiac used a 17-5 run to take a commanding 15-point lead, with 1:04 remaining in the third quarter.
Vanessa Udoji (Randolph, Massachusetts) and Shewan combined for 15 of the Bobcats 17 points during the third-quarter run.
Quinnipiac's largest lead reached 16 points with 7:56 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Udoji scored 14 points for the second-straight contest, with 12 of her 14 points coming in the second-half.
Strautmane added a season-high 16 points, including 11 in the second-half.
Jen Fay (Lynbrook, New York) grabbed a career-best 14 boards in the victory.

UPCOMING GAME
Quinnipiac is back in action when the Bobcats travel to take on the University of Richmond Brown on Friday night at the Robins Center, beginning at 7 p.m.