QU Women's Basketball Earns 18th-Straight Win in 80-59 Victory Over Rider

Friday, February 23

Lawrenceville, NJ / Alumni Gym

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

23-5, 17-0MAAC

Rider

12-16, 9-8MAAC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Quinnipiac	23	14	24	19	80
Rider	19	19	8	13	59

QU Women's Basketball Earns 18th-Straight Win in 80-59 Victory Over Rider

2/23/2018 9:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey - Three different players scored in double-figures as the Quinnipiac women's basketball team defeated the Rider Broncs, 80-59, on Friday, Feb. 23 at Alumni Gymnasium.

The win was the 18th in a row for the Bobcats, tying them for the fifth-longest win-streak in the nation along with Belmont and South Dakota. Aryn McClure led the way with a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds, Carly Fabbri added 16 points and Jen Fay contributed 14 points and two blocks in the victory.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 80 / Rider 59
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (23-5) (17-0 MAAC) | Rider (12-16) (9-8 MAAC)
LOCATION
Alumni Gymnasium / Lawrenceville, New Jersey

BOBCATS STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: McClure 18, Fabbri 16, Fay 14
Rebounds: McClure 8, Herd 5, Fay 5, Martin 5
Assists: Strautmane 5, Fabbri 2, Four tied with one
Steals: McClure 3, Fabbri 2, Fay 2
Blocks: Strautmane 2, Fay 2

NOTES

The victory is Quinnipiac's 18th in a row and 17th-straight in the MAAC this season.
The Bobcats' 18-game win streak is tied for fifth longest in the nation with Belmont and South Dakota.
Quinnipiac's 18 wins puts the Bobcats four wins away from tying its program record 22 consecutive wins, which was set during the 2012-13 season.
With 17 MAAC wins, Quinnipiac needs a win on Sunday over Monmouth to finish the regular season undefeated in conference play for the third time in program history and third time in six seasons.
The victory was the Bobcats' 12th road win of the season, surpassing last season's road win total of 11.
The win was Quinnipiac's 23rd of the season.The Bobcats have won at least 20 games in seven consecutive seasons.
The victory over Marist was Quinnipiac's 27th-straight win against a MAAC opponent dating back to last season.
The 27 straight conference wins is Quinnipiac's longest win streak against MAAC opponents since joining the conference prior to the 2013-14 season.
Aryn McClure (Springfield Gardens, New York) led the way with a game-high 18 points, eight rebounds and three steals in the win.
Carly Fabbri (Stratford, Connecticut) added 16 points and two steals in the win.
Jen Fay (Lynbrook, New York) contributed 14 points, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks in the win.
After a back-and-forth first quarter, Quinnipiac led 23-19 going into the second quarter.
After falling behind 17-13 in the first quarter, the Bobcats closed the final 3:03 of the first quarter with a 12-4 run.
Fabbri and McClure scored a combined 10 of the Bobcats' 12 points on the run.
Fabbri scored 11 of her 16 points in the first quarter on 4-4 shooting, including 3-3 from beyond the arc.
Rider outscored Quinnipiac 19-14 in the second quarter and held a 38-37 lead over the Bobcats at the half.
After Rider took a 44-43 lead with 5:44 remaining in the third quarter, the Bobcats closed the quarter on an 18-2 run to go into the fourth with a 61-46 lead.
The run was started with a Fay three-pointer and was capped by a Fabbri layup with five seconds left in the quarter.
Five different players scored for the Bobcats, with Fabbri and McClure combining to score 10 of the 18 points on the run.
McClure scored nine of her game-high 18 points in the third quarter.
After Rider cut the Quinnipiac lead to 15 points, the Bobcats went on a 14-6 run to essentially put the game out of reach.
The run was capped by an Edel Thornton (Gurranabraher, Ireland) three which put the Bobcats up 23 (78-55), their largest lead of the game.