Five Players Score in Double Figures as QU Women's Basketball Tops Niagara at Home, 77-61

Thursday, January 4

Hamden, Conn.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

9-5, 3-0MAAC

Niagara

4-10, 1-2MAAC

Niagara

Quinnipiac

Five Players Score in Double Figures as QU Women's Basketball Tops Niagara at Home, 77-61

1/4/2018 9:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Connecticut - Five players scored in double-figures with Paula Strautmane leading the way with a season-high 20 points as the Quinnipiac women's basketball team defeated the Niagara Purple Eagles, 77-61, on Thursday evening at the TD Bank Sports Center.

The win was Quinnipiac's fourth in a row as the Bobcats move to 3-0 in MAAC play with a win before traveling to take on Iona on Saturday at 1 p.m. Taylor Herd scored a career-high 16 points, Carly Fabbri totaled 10 points and seven assists and Jen Fay and Aryn McClure each tallied a double-double in the victory.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 77 / Niagara 61
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (9-5) (3-0 MAAC) | Niagara (4-10) (1-2 MAAC)
LOCATION
TD Bank Sports Center / Hamden, Connnecticut

BOBCATS STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Strautmane 20, Herd 16, McClure 16
Rebounds: McClure 12, Fay 10, Warfel 6
Assists: Fabbri 7, Fay 6, Strautmane 4
Steals: Fay 5, Five players with 1
Blocks: Strautmane 2, Fabbri 1, McClure 1

NOTES

The victory is Quinnipiac's fourth-consecutive.
The victory was the Bobcats' fifth home win of the season, Quinnipiac finished last season with 12 home victories.
The win was the Bobcats' 21st straight home win against a MAAC opponent.
The victory over Niagara was Quinnipiac's 13th-straight win against a MAAC opponent dating back to last season.
Junior forward Paula Strautmane (Riga, Latvia) led the way with a season-high 20 points, one point shy of her career-high.
Strautmane's previous season-high was 16 points, which she scored in a 72-66 win over Dayton.
Strautmane scored 16 of her 20 points in the first half.
Aryn McClure (Springfield Gardens, New York) and Jen Fay (Lynbrook, New York) both finished with a double-double each.
McClure finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Fay finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and a career-high five steals.
This is the first time Quinnipiac has had two players finish with a double-double since Sarah Shewan (Russell, Ontario) and Fay each recorded one against Marist on Feb. 23, 2017.
Taylor Herd (Quakertown, Pennsylvania) scored a career-high 16 points in the victory.
Herd's previous career-high was 10 points, which she scored against Ohio State and Providence this season.
Carly Fabbri (Stratford, Connecticut) added 10 points and seven assists.
Five Bobcat players finished in double figures (Strautmane, Fay, Herd, Fabbri, McClure).
This is the second time this season that Quinnipiac has had five players score in double-figures in a contest, as the Bobcats last did it against Central Michigan on 12/21.
The Bobcats opened the game with a 7-0 run in the first 1:56 of play to force an early Niagara timeout.
After falling behind 19-18 in the second quarter, Quinnipiac went on a 14-4 run over 2:59 to take a 32-23 lead with 4:58 before the half.
Strautmane and Carly Fabbri (Stratford, Connecticut) scored 12 of the Bobcats' 14 points during the run.
Despite Quinnipiac's run, the Purple Eagles fought back and closed the half with a 15-5 run of their own to take a 38-37 lead over the Bobcats into halftime.
The Bobcats opened the third quarter with a 10-2 run in the first three minutes of the period to take a 49-40 lead over Niagara.
Herd scored eight points straight off of two three-pointers and a mid-range jumper, before Jen Fay (Lynbrook, New York) scored on a layup to get the run up to 10-2.
After Niagara came back and tied the game at 49-49, Quinnipiac closed the final 3:13 of the third quarter with an 11-3 run, capped with a McClure three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Bobcats a 60-52 heading into the fourth quarter.
Quinnipiac took the lead for good after Strautmane scored on a layup to put the Bobcats up 51-49 with 2:29 to go in the third quarter.
The Bobcats' lead reached as high as 16 points after the Bobcats opened the fourth with a 10-2 run to go up 70-54 with 6:48 remaining in the fourth.
Quinnipiac forced scored 26 points off 17 Niagara turnovers.
Quinnipiac knocked down 13 three-pointers, the Bobcats have made at least 10 in their three MAAC contests.
Quinnipiac recorded 24 assists and only had 11 turnovers in the contest.