QU Women's Basketball Wins Fifth-Straight, Defeats Providence 62-36

Wednesday, December 6

Hamden, Conn.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

5-3

Providence

6-4

Providence

Quinnipiac

QU Women's Basketball Wins Fifth-Straight, Defeats Providence 62-36

12/6/2017 9:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. - Junior forward Paula Strautmane (Riga, Latvia) led the way with a 15 points and five steals as the Quinnipiac women's basketball team defeated the Providence Friars, 62-36 on Wednesday evening at the TD Bank Sports Center.

The win was Quinnipiac's fifth in a row as the Bobcats open a short two-game home stand with a win before taking on Princeton University on Saturday before taking a week break for finals. Jen Fay (Lynbrook, New York) added nine points and totaled a career-high 15 rebounds. Taylor Herd (Quakertown, Pennsylvania) tied her career-high in points with 10 and Jaden Ward (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin) chipped in nine points, a new career-high.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 62 / Providence 36
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (5-3) | Providence (6-4)
LOCATION
TD Bank Sports Center / Hamden, Conn.

BOBCATS STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Paula Strautmane 15, Taylor Herd 10, Jen Fay 9, Jaden Ward 9
Rebounds: Jen Fay 15, Paige Warfel 8, Jaden Ward 5
Assists: Carly Fabbri 6, Paula Strautmane 5, Edel Thorton 2
Steals: Paula Strautmane 5, Carly Fabbri 3, Jaden Ward 3
Blocks: Carly Fabbri 1, Taylor Herd 1, Aryn McClure 1, Jaden Ward 1

NOTES

The win was Quinnipiac's fifth-consecutive victory.
The victory was the Bobcats' third home win of the season, Quinnipiac finished last season with 12 home victories.
Since 2014-15 season, Quinnipiac has a 42-3 record at home and a .933 win percentage. That is seventh best in the nation in that span.
Quinnipiac totaled 40 points in the paint, outscoring Providence's 36 total points in the contest.
Junior forward Paula Strautmane led the way with 15 points and tied her career high of five steals.
Strautmane has 99 career steals, which is second behind Aryn McClure's 101 steals for most by an active player.
Jen Fay added a career-high 15 rebounds in the win and was one point away from a double-double.
Jaden Ward tallied nine points and five rebounds, both career-highs.
Taylor Herd tied her career-high in points with 10.
Quinnipiac opened the game with a 15-4 run in the first five minutes.
Five different Bobcats scored on Quinnipiac's 15-4 run to open the game.
Quinnipiac took the lead for good with 7:35 remaining in the first quarter after a Taylor Herd three-pointer put the Bobcats up 5-2.
The Bobcats held the lead for 94% of the contest.
Quinnipiac used the last 5:56 of the second quarter to go on a 13-4 run with Strautmane scoring eight straight points during that span.
Ward's layup with 2:24 remaining in the second quarter put the Bobcats up 16 (34-18), its largest lead of the first half.
The Bobcats went on a 14-2 run over the final 4:06 of the third quarter.
Jen Fay's layup at the buzzer capped the run and put Quinnipiac up 26 points (53-27), its largest lead of the game.