QU Women's Basketball Wins Tenth-Straight Contest, Defeats Fairfield 77-45

Saturday, January 20

Hamden, Conn.

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

15-5, 9-0MAAC

Fairfield

7-11, 4-3MAAC

Fairfield

Quinnipiac

QU Women's Basketball Wins Tenth-Straight Contest, Defeats Fairfield 77-45

1/20/2018 4:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. - Four players scored in double-figures as the Quinnipiac women's basketball team was able to defeat the Fairfield Stags, 77-45, on Saturday afternoon at the TD Sports Center.

The win was Quinnipiac's 10th in a row as the Bobcats move to 9-0 in MAAC play with a win before hitting the road to take on Canisius on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Jen Fay led the way with 14 points, Paula Strautmane scored 11 points, had three steals and three blocks. Taylor Herd added 11 points and Brittany Martin scored 10 points in the win.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 77 / Fairfield 45
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (15-5) (9-0 MAAC) | Fairfield (7-11) (4-3 MAAC)
LOCATION
TD Bank Sports Center / Hamden, Connecticut

BOBCATS STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Fay 14, Herd 11, Strautmane 11, Martin 10
Rebounds: McClure 10, Ward 8, Fay 7, Warfel 6
Assists: Fabbri 5, Herd 4, McClure 3
Steals: Strautmane 3, McClure 2, Five players with one
Blocks: Strautmane 3, McClure 1

NOTES

The victory is Quinnipiac's 10th in a row.
The victory was the Bobcats' ninth home win of the season, Quinnipiac finished last season with 12 home victories.
The win was Quinnipiac's' 25th straight home win against a MAAC opponent.
The victory over Fairfield was Quinnipiac's 19th-straight win against a MAAC opponent dating back to last season.
With the win, the Bobcats remain the last team to stay unbeaten in MAAC play.
Four players scored in double-figures with Jen Fay leading the way with a game-high 14 points.
Paula Strautmane (Riga, Latvia) scored 11 points, blocked three shots and had three steals.
Taylor Herd (Quakertown, Pennsylvania) scored nine of her 11 points in the first quarter.
Brittany Martin (Sicklerville, New Jersey) scored all 10 of her points in the second half.
Quinnipiac opened the game with a 10-2 run in the first four minutes to force an early Fairfield.
The Bobcats' closed the first quarter leading 24-7, with all nine of the first quarter buckets being assisted.
Five different Quinnipiac players scored in the quarter, with Fay and Herd leading the way with six.
The Bobcats opened the second quarter with a quick 5-0 run to push their lead to 22 (29-7) after Herd drilled a three from the wing with 8:55 remaining in the second quarter.
Herd's three-pointer to put Quinnipiac up 22 points equaled its largest lead of the first half.
The Bobcats held a 39-21 lead at the half with Herd leading the way with nine points and Fay narrowly behind her with eight points.
Quinnipiac opened the half with a 13-3 run to push its lead to 52-24.
Fay kept the hot hand out the half, knocking down a three-pointer in back-to-back possessions to push Quinnipiac's lead to 24 (45-21).
The run was capped by a Martin three-pointer with 5:40 remaining in the third quarter to put Quinnipiac up 28 (52-24).
The Bobcats opened the fourth quarter with an 8-0 run, capped by Martin's two made free throws to give Quinnipiac a 32-point lead (68-36).
Quinnipiac's largest lead of the contest reached 34 points after Jaden Ward (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin) drilled two free throws to put the Bobcats up 74-40 with 4:42 remaining in the game.
Quinnipiac outrebounded Fairfield 47-36.
The Bobcats led wire-to-wire, never trailing in the contest.
Quinnipiac scored 17 points off 19 Fairfield turnovers.
The Bobcats knocked down 12 three-pointers in the win.