Monday, March 19
Storrs, CT / Gampel Pavilion
6:30 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
Connecticut
QU Women's Basketball Takes On No. 1 UConn in NCAA Second Round on Monday
3/18/2018 2:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Monday, Mar. 19, 2018 | 6:30 PM (ET) | NCAA Tournament Second Round | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut | ESPN2
No. 9 QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS (28-5, 18-0 MAAC) vs. No. 1 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HUSKIES (33-0, 16-0 AAC)
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NCAA Tournament Guide: QUINNIPIAC
NCAA Tournament Second Round Supplemental Notes: QUINNIPIAC | UCONN
All-Time Series vs. UConn: UConn leads 1-0
Last Meeting vs. UConn: Dec. 28, 1998 - UConn 117 / Quinnipiac 20
STORRS, Conn. - The No. 9 Quinnipiac women's basketball will be taking on the top-seeded UConn Huskies in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. With a win, the Bobcats will advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the second time in program-history and for the second year in a row. Tip-off is scheduled for Monday, March 18, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
ESPN FAMILY OF NETWORKS
For the 16th consecutive year, the ESPN networks will combine to present all 63 games from the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship.
THE 2017-18 SEASON
Quinnipiac finished the regular season 24-5 overall and 18-0 in league play and to earn the 2017-18 MAAC Regular Season Championship and the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament. Quinnipiac clinched its fourth straight MAAC Regular Season title, going undefeated in regular season conference play for the third time in program history and third time in six seasons. The regular season title is the Bobcats' fifth in the six years dating back to the 2012-13 campaign where Quinnipiac was crowned the NEC Regular Season Champions.
The Bobcats went on to go 3-0 in the MAAC Tournament, earning its fourth title in the last six years (three in the MAAC, one in the NEC). It capped off a perfect season in conference play (18-0 regular season, 3-0 in MAAC Tournament) for the third time in that span.
SCOUTING UCONN
- UConn enters the 2018 NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed for the 21st time in program history and the 12th consecutive season.
- The Huskies are 95-10 all-time as a top seed.
- The Huskies own the sport's all-time winningest record in NCAA Tournament play at 114-18 (.863).
- UConn made its 30th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament and has advanced to at least the regional semifinals in each of the last 24 seasons.
-Head coach Geno Auriemma has led the Huskies to each of their NCAA victories and is the winningest head coach in postseason play.
-UConn entered the NCAA Tournament undefeated for the third straight season and the 10th time in program history.
ALL-TIME VS. UCONN
This is only the second time in program history that Quinnipiac will be taking on UConn, as the Huskies won the lone contest against the Bobcats. In its only contest against UConn, Quinnipiac fell 117-20 on Dec. 28, 1998 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut in the program's first official season as a Div. I program.
23-STRAIGHT AND COUNTING
Quinnipiac's 23-consecutive wins is the third-longest active win streak in the nation. Quinnipiac's 23 wins in a row is a new program record, surpassing the previous record of 22 consecutive wins, which was set during the 2012-13 season.
30-FOR-30
Quinnipiac's 67-58 victory over Marist in the MAAC Championship on Monday, March 5 was the Bobcats' 31st-straight win against a MAAC opponent dating back to last season. The 31 consecutive conference wins is Quinnipiac's longest win streak against MAAC opponents since joining the conference prior to the 2013-14 season.
1000 AND COUNTING
Junior guard Aryn McClure scored her 1000th point of her collegiate career in Quinnipiac's win over Marist in the MAAC Championship. McClure became be the 22nd player in program history to reach the milestone and currently sits at 1,015 points, which is 21st all-time in program history.
CLOSING IN ON 1000
Red-shirt junior forward Jen Fay and junior forward Paula Strautmane are closing in on their 1,000 point of their respective careers. Fay is the closest with 940 career points, while Strautmane isn't far behind with 879. Once they achieve the feat, they will be the 23rd and 24th players in program-history to accomplish the feat.
BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK
Quinnipiac finished the 2017-18 season as four-time defending MAAC regular season champions, earning the top record in conference play. Owning a 72-6 (.923) regular season mark against MAAC competition since the 2014-15 season where the Bobcats went 20-0 in MAAC play, Quinnipiac has dominated the league since joining in 2013-14. Now in exclusive company, Quinnipiac is one of just six programs in the nation (UConn, Baylor, Notre Dame, DePaul and Green Bay) to win four straight regular season titles since the 2014-15 season.
ALL-MAAC HONORS
Three members of the Quinnipiac women's basketball team – Jen Fay, Aryn McClure and Carly Fabbri – have been earned All-MAAC honors as the league announced on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Fay and McClure were named to the All-MAAC First Teams while Fabbri was named to the All- MAAC Third Team. With the three selections, Quinnipiac now has seen 16 players in four seasons as a MAAC institution earn All-Conference laurels. Ever since moving to Div. I in 1998-99, Quinnipiac has seen 37 players earn All-Conference nods. This is the first time since 2014-15 where the Bobcats have had a player make First-Team honors and the first-time in program history where Quinnipiac has had two First-Team All-Conference selections in the same season.
COACH OF THE YEAR
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced its major award winners for the 2017-18 season on Friday morning, March 2, where Quinnipiac head coach Tricia Fabbri was named The MAAC Coach of the Year for the third time in her career. Fabbri earns her sixth career Coach of the Year honor as she led the Bobcats to a 24-5 record in the regular season, making it the seventh consecutive season that the Bobcats have won at least 20 games.
PLAY HARD, STUDY HARDER
A total of 11 members of the Quinnipiac University women's basketball team were named to the 2017-18 MAAC Women's Basketball All-Academic Team, as announced by the league office on Friday, March 2, 2018. The 11 Bobcats to make the list included: Carly Fabbri, Taylor Herd, Vanessa Udoji, Sarah Shewan, Jen Fay, Jaden Ward, Katie Grant, Brittany Johnson, Paige Warfel, Paula Strautmane and Edel Thornton. The MAAC released a total of 75 student-athletes that made up the 2017-18 Women's Basketball All-Academic Team. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must finish at least two semesters at their institution and must hold a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.
400 AND BEYOND
Quinnipiac women's basketball head coach Tricia Fabbri earned her 400th career win in an 83-72 victory over Siena. Fabbri is the all-time winningest coach in program history and the first female head coach in Quinnipiac Athletics history to reach 400 career wins. Fabbri is also the fifth coach in Quinnipiac Athletics history to reach 400 wins. Fabbri's 400 career wins places her fifth all-time in QU Athletics history behind Dan "Skip" Gooley (531), Rand Pecknold (481), Mike Quitko (481) and Burt Kahn (459).
TOP SPOT IN THE MAAC
Quinnipiac finished the regular season with the lead in 11 different statistical categories out of 21 major team statistics. Quinnipiac led the MAAC in scoring offense (71.4), scoring defense (58.5), scoring margin (+13.1), three-point field goal percentage (34.5), blocked shots (4.4), assists (17.3), steals (10.7), turnover margin (+6.28), assist/turnover ratio (1.4), defensive rebound percentage (71.6) and three-point field goals made per game (8.8).
DEE-FENSE
Quinnipiac's defense led the MAAC all season as the Bobcats allowed 58.2 points per game (49th-best mark in the nation). Quinnipiac allowed fewer than 60 points per game for just the fifth time in the program's Div. I history (2016-17 - 58.6, 2015-16 – 58.7, 2012-13 – 57.4, 2007-08 – 58.7). In MAAC regular season games, Quinnipiac allowed a miniscule 54.2 PPG while opponents shot just 37.2 percent from the floor in conference play this season.
FLOOR GENERAL
Senior guard Carly Fabbri has directed Quinnipiac's potent offense on a consistent basis all season. Fabbri is averaged 4.7 assists per game in league games, which ranked first in the MAAC. More impressively, Fabbri led the MAAC with a 2.96 assist-to-turnover ratio, which ranked 11th best in the nation as of March 9.
EVERYBODY EATS
The Bobcats play a very unselfish brand of basketball, as Quinnipiac lead the MAAC with 18.6 assists per game in league games as a team. The Bobcats spread the ball around evenly as five different players have lead the team in scoring at least three times and five different players ranked in the top-30 in the MAAC in points per game.
ACTIVE HANDS
The Bobcats were one of the top defensive units in the league as they ranked first in the league in blocks per game (4.4) and first in steals per game (10.6).
CLIMBING THE NATIONAL RANKS
Coming into the NCAA Tournament, the Bobcats averaged 12.0 turnovers per game, which ranked 14th in the nation. Quinnipiac's 1.42 assist-to-turnover ratio was 12th best in the nation, while its 6.47 turnover margin ranked 12th in the nation.
BIG MOVERS IN THE MAAC
Since joining the MAAC in 2013-14, Quinnipiac has reeled off a record of 99-14 (.876) in all games against MAAC opponents and 86-12 (.877) in regular season MAAC games, both records that currently lead all teams in the conference.
LEADING THE HERD
After spending much of her rookie season on the bench, sophomore Taylor Herd has seen her role increase substantivally this season, first breaking through with a career high 10 points (3-7 FG, 2-4 3FG) in 13 minutes at nationally-ranked Ohio State (11/17). After scoring nine points in 13 games last season, Herd eclipsed her entire career scoring output in one game as she went for 10 points, including eight in the first half. She made her first career start on Dec. 3 at Hampton, filling in for injured Vanessa Udoji, and has remained in the starting lineup ever since. She matched her career high with 10 points in her second career start in a Dec. 6 win over Providence. Herd set a new career-high in points after she dropped 16 points (4-9 3FG) in a win over Niagara (1/4). Herd tied her career-high with 16 points (4-9 3FG) in a win over Iona (1/6). Herd scored 15 points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds in a win over Fairfield (2/02).
HOME LOVIN
The TD Bank Sports Center, home of the Quinnipiac Bobcats, has long been one of the most difficult arenas to play at in the country. Since the 2012-13 season, Quinnipiac owns a record of 76-8 (.904) in games played at home. In just the last three-plus seasons (since 2014-15), Quinnipiac owns a mark of 51-4 (.927). That mark ranks as the 10th-best home win percentage in the nation over that span. Quinnipiac currently has a 27-game home conference winning streak, dating back to a loss to Manhattan in its home MAAC opener in 2015-16.
HITTING THAT MAGIC NUMBER
Quinnipiac's 64-39 win over Canisius on Friday, Feb. 9 clinched yet another 20-win campaign for Head Coach Tricia Fabbri in 2017-18. The 12th 20-win season in program history made it seven in-a-row as well as the ninth in Fabbri's 23-year coaching career at Quinnipiac. The Bobcats are one of just 20 teams in the nation to win at least 20 games in seven straight seasons. Of those teams, the Bobcats have the 10th best record of the teams, going 186-51 (.784).
THE ULTIMATE CLOSERS
Quinnipiac has enjoyed a great deal of success over the past three seasons when building a first half lead. After starting 2016-17 with a mark of 2-0 when owning a halftime lead, the Bobcats saw one of their most impressive streaks in program history come to an end in a 71-68 loss at Temple. Quinnipiac's three-point loss signaled the first time the Bobcats had lost a game in which they held a halftime lead since the 2014 MAAC Championship game against Marist. The undefeated streak, which lasted over the course of three seasons, came to an end at 45 straight wins for the Bobcats when holding a halftime lead. Quinnipiac went undefeated in both 2014-15 (24-0) and 2015-16 (19-0) and for the first two games of 2016-17 before suffering the defeat. Overall, however, the Bobcats went 22-2 in the 2016-17 season to give Quinnipiac a mark of 67-2 since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half, while this year's 19-0 record with halftime leads has improved that mark to 86-2 (.977).
THAT 70s SCORING SHOW
Since the 2007-08 season, Quinnipiac is 153-15 (.910) in games wherein the Bobcats score 70 or more points, including 75-2 (.974) combined since 2014-15. During 2016-17 (16-0), 2012-13 (18-0) and 2010-11 (8-0), the Bobcats compiled undefeated records in each respective season when reaching the 70-point scoring plaeau. So far this year, Quinnipiac has won all 20 games when scoring 70 or more, improving its win streak in those contests to 41 in a row (the last defeat was a 71-70 loss in overtime to Florida Gulf Coast in 2015-16 - the last regulation loss was to Oklahoma in the 2015 NCAA Tournament).
Quinnipiac's Record in Games Scoring 70+ Points Since 07-08
Season Record
2017-18 20-0
2016-17 16-0
2015-16 13-1
2014-15 28-1
2013-14 14-6
2012-13 18-0
2011-12 9-3
2010-11 8-0
2009-10 5-2
2008-09 11-1
2007-08 11-1
Total (10+ Seasons) 153-15 (.910)
BOY CAN THE BOBCATS PROTECT THE BALL
In its MAAC Championship win over Marist on March 5, Quinnipiac dished out 13 assists while committing only three turnovers. The Bobcats finished the regular season in first place in the MAAC and are ranked 12th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.42). That's nothing new, though, as the team's philosophy is predicated on smart passes and protecting the ball on offense. Quinnipiac has ranked in the top two in the MAAC in assist/turnover ratio in each of the last six seasons while ranking Top 20 in the nation four times. Senior point guard Carly Fabbri also currently lead the league individually and ranked 11th in the nation with an impressive 2.96 ratio (136 assists, and only 46 turnovers through 32 games)
Assist/Turnover Ratio Last Six Seasons
Season Games APG TPG A/TO NCAA CONF
2012-13 33 16.9 14.5 1.17 10th 1st (NEC)
2013-14 34 16.3 13.1 1.24 20th 2nd (MAAC)
2014-15 35 19.6 13.3 1.47 5th 1st (MAAC)
2015-16 34 15.4 14.9 1.03 51st 2nd (MAAC)
2016-17 36 16.2 14.7 1.11 46th 1st (MAAC)
2017-18 33 17.1 12.0 1.42 12th 1st (MAAC)
Total 205 16.91 13.75 1.24 -- --
No. 9 QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS (28-5, 18-0 MAAC) vs. No. 1 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HUSKIES (33-0, 16-0 AAC)
Watch It Live: ESPN2 (Adam Amin, play-by-play; Kara Lawson, color)
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Listen Live: AM 1220 WQUN
Updates: @QU_WBB
NCAA Tournament Guide: QUINNIPIAC
NCAA Tournament Second Round Supplemental Notes: QUINNIPIAC | UCONN
All-Time Series vs. UConn: UConn leads 1-0
Last Meeting vs. UConn: Dec. 28, 1998 - UConn 117 / Quinnipiac 20
STORRS, Conn. - The No. 9 Quinnipiac women's basketball will be taking on the top-seeded UConn Huskies in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. With a win, the Bobcats will advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the second time in program-history and for the second year in a row. Tip-off is scheduled for Monday, March 18, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
ESPN FAMILY OF NETWORKS
For the 16th consecutive year, the ESPN networks will combine to present all 63 games from the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship.
THE 2017-18 SEASON
Quinnipiac finished the regular season 24-5 overall and 18-0 in league play and to earn the 2017-18 MAAC Regular Season Championship and the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament. Quinnipiac clinched its fourth straight MAAC Regular Season title, going undefeated in regular season conference play for the third time in program history and third time in six seasons. The regular season title is the Bobcats' fifth in the six years dating back to the 2012-13 campaign where Quinnipiac was crowned the NEC Regular Season Champions.
The Bobcats went on to go 3-0 in the MAAC Tournament, earning its fourth title in the last six years (three in the MAAC, one in the NEC). It capped off a perfect season in conference play (18-0 regular season, 3-0 in MAAC Tournament) for the third time in that span.
SCOUTING UCONN
- UConn enters the 2018 NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed for the 21st time in program history and the 12th consecutive season.
- The Huskies are 95-10 all-time as a top seed.
- The Huskies own the sport's all-time winningest record in NCAA Tournament play at 114-18 (.863).
- UConn made its 30th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament and has advanced to at least the regional semifinals in each of the last 24 seasons.
-Head coach Geno Auriemma has led the Huskies to each of their NCAA victories and is the winningest head coach in postseason play.
-UConn entered the NCAA Tournament undefeated for the third straight season and the 10th time in program history.
ALL-TIME VS. UCONN
This is only the second time in program history that Quinnipiac will be taking on UConn, as the Huskies won the lone contest against the Bobcats. In its only contest against UConn, Quinnipiac fell 117-20 on Dec. 28, 1998 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut in the program's first official season as a Div. I program.
23-STRAIGHT AND COUNTING
Quinnipiac's 23-consecutive wins is the third-longest active win streak in the nation. Quinnipiac's 23 wins in a row is a new program record, surpassing the previous record of 22 consecutive wins, which was set during the 2012-13 season.
30-FOR-30
Quinnipiac's 67-58 victory over Marist in the MAAC Championship on Monday, March 5 was the Bobcats' 31st-straight win against a MAAC opponent dating back to last season. The 31 consecutive conference wins is Quinnipiac's longest win streak against MAAC opponents since joining the conference prior to the 2013-14 season.
1000 AND COUNTING
Junior guard Aryn McClure scored her 1000th point of her collegiate career in Quinnipiac's win over Marist in the MAAC Championship. McClure became be the 22nd player in program history to reach the milestone and currently sits at 1,015 points, which is 21st all-time in program history.
CLOSING IN ON 1000
Red-shirt junior forward Jen Fay and junior forward Paula Strautmane are closing in on their 1,000 point of their respective careers. Fay is the closest with 940 career points, while Strautmane isn't far behind with 879. Once they achieve the feat, they will be the 23rd and 24th players in program-history to accomplish the feat.
BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK
Quinnipiac finished the 2017-18 season as four-time defending MAAC regular season champions, earning the top record in conference play. Owning a 72-6 (.923) regular season mark against MAAC competition since the 2014-15 season where the Bobcats went 20-0 in MAAC play, Quinnipiac has dominated the league since joining in 2013-14. Now in exclusive company, Quinnipiac is one of just six programs in the nation (UConn, Baylor, Notre Dame, DePaul and Green Bay) to win four straight regular season titles since the 2014-15 season.
ALL-MAAC HONORS
Three members of the Quinnipiac women's basketball team – Jen Fay, Aryn McClure and Carly Fabbri – have been earned All-MAAC honors as the league announced on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Fay and McClure were named to the All-MAAC First Teams while Fabbri was named to the All- MAAC Third Team. With the three selections, Quinnipiac now has seen 16 players in four seasons as a MAAC institution earn All-Conference laurels. Ever since moving to Div. I in 1998-99, Quinnipiac has seen 37 players earn All-Conference nods. This is the first time since 2014-15 where the Bobcats have had a player make First-Team honors and the first-time in program history where Quinnipiac has had two First-Team All-Conference selections in the same season.
COACH OF THE YEAR
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced its major award winners for the 2017-18 season on Friday morning, March 2, where Quinnipiac head coach Tricia Fabbri was named The MAAC Coach of the Year for the third time in her career. Fabbri earns her sixth career Coach of the Year honor as she led the Bobcats to a 24-5 record in the regular season, making it the seventh consecutive season that the Bobcats have won at least 20 games.
PLAY HARD, STUDY HARDER
A total of 11 members of the Quinnipiac University women's basketball team were named to the 2017-18 MAAC Women's Basketball All-Academic Team, as announced by the league office on Friday, March 2, 2018. The 11 Bobcats to make the list included: Carly Fabbri, Taylor Herd, Vanessa Udoji, Sarah Shewan, Jen Fay, Jaden Ward, Katie Grant, Brittany Johnson, Paige Warfel, Paula Strautmane and Edel Thornton. The MAAC released a total of 75 student-athletes that made up the 2017-18 Women's Basketball All-Academic Team. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must finish at least two semesters at their institution and must hold a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.
400 AND BEYOND
Quinnipiac women's basketball head coach Tricia Fabbri earned her 400th career win in an 83-72 victory over Siena. Fabbri is the all-time winningest coach in program history and the first female head coach in Quinnipiac Athletics history to reach 400 career wins. Fabbri is also the fifth coach in Quinnipiac Athletics history to reach 400 wins. Fabbri's 400 career wins places her fifth all-time in QU Athletics history behind Dan "Skip" Gooley (531), Rand Pecknold (481), Mike Quitko (481) and Burt Kahn (459).
TOP SPOT IN THE MAAC
Quinnipiac finished the regular season with the lead in 11 different statistical categories out of 21 major team statistics. Quinnipiac led the MAAC in scoring offense (71.4), scoring defense (58.5), scoring margin (+13.1), three-point field goal percentage (34.5), blocked shots (4.4), assists (17.3), steals (10.7), turnover margin (+6.28), assist/turnover ratio (1.4), defensive rebound percentage (71.6) and three-point field goals made per game (8.8).
DEE-FENSE
Quinnipiac's defense led the MAAC all season as the Bobcats allowed 58.2 points per game (49th-best mark in the nation). Quinnipiac allowed fewer than 60 points per game for just the fifth time in the program's Div. I history (2016-17 - 58.6, 2015-16 – 58.7, 2012-13 – 57.4, 2007-08 – 58.7). In MAAC regular season games, Quinnipiac allowed a miniscule 54.2 PPG while opponents shot just 37.2 percent from the floor in conference play this season.
FLOOR GENERAL
Senior guard Carly Fabbri has directed Quinnipiac's potent offense on a consistent basis all season. Fabbri is averaged 4.7 assists per game in league games, which ranked first in the MAAC. More impressively, Fabbri led the MAAC with a 2.96 assist-to-turnover ratio, which ranked 11th best in the nation as of March 9.
EVERYBODY EATS
The Bobcats play a very unselfish brand of basketball, as Quinnipiac lead the MAAC with 18.6 assists per game in league games as a team. The Bobcats spread the ball around evenly as five different players have lead the team in scoring at least three times and five different players ranked in the top-30 in the MAAC in points per game.
ACTIVE HANDS
The Bobcats were one of the top defensive units in the league as they ranked first in the league in blocks per game (4.4) and first in steals per game (10.6).
CLIMBING THE NATIONAL RANKS
Coming into the NCAA Tournament, the Bobcats averaged 12.0 turnovers per game, which ranked 14th in the nation. Quinnipiac's 1.42 assist-to-turnover ratio was 12th best in the nation, while its 6.47 turnover margin ranked 12th in the nation.
BIG MOVERS IN THE MAAC
Since joining the MAAC in 2013-14, Quinnipiac has reeled off a record of 99-14 (.876) in all games against MAAC opponents and 86-12 (.877) in regular season MAAC games, both records that currently lead all teams in the conference.
LEADING THE HERD
After spending much of her rookie season on the bench, sophomore Taylor Herd has seen her role increase substantivally this season, first breaking through with a career high 10 points (3-7 FG, 2-4 3FG) in 13 minutes at nationally-ranked Ohio State (11/17). After scoring nine points in 13 games last season, Herd eclipsed her entire career scoring output in one game as she went for 10 points, including eight in the first half. She made her first career start on Dec. 3 at Hampton, filling in for injured Vanessa Udoji, and has remained in the starting lineup ever since. She matched her career high with 10 points in her second career start in a Dec. 6 win over Providence. Herd set a new career-high in points after she dropped 16 points (4-9 3FG) in a win over Niagara (1/4). Herd tied her career-high with 16 points (4-9 3FG) in a win over Iona (1/6). Herd scored 15 points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds in a win over Fairfield (2/02).
HOME LOVIN
The TD Bank Sports Center, home of the Quinnipiac Bobcats, has long been one of the most difficult arenas to play at in the country. Since the 2012-13 season, Quinnipiac owns a record of 76-8 (.904) in games played at home. In just the last three-plus seasons (since 2014-15), Quinnipiac owns a mark of 51-4 (.927). That mark ranks as the 10th-best home win percentage in the nation over that span. Quinnipiac currently has a 27-game home conference winning streak, dating back to a loss to Manhattan in its home MAAC opener in 2015-16.
HITTING THAT MAGIC NUMBER
Quinnipiac's 64-39 win over Canisius on Friday, Feb. 9 clinched yet another 20-win campaign for Head Coach Tricia Fabbri in 2017-18. The 12th 20-win season in program history made it seven in-a-row as well as the ninth in Fabbri's 23-year coaching career at Quinnipiac. The Bobcats are one of just 20 teams in the nation to win at least 20 games in seven straight seasons. Of those teams, the Bobcats have the 10th best record of the teams, going 186-51 (.784).
THE ULTIMATE CLOSERS
Quinnipiac has enjoyed a great deal of success over the past three seasons when building a first half lead. After starting 2016-17 with a mark of 2-0 when owning a halftime lead, the Bobcats saw one of their most impressive streaks in program history come to an end in a 71-68 loss at Temple. Quinnipiac's three-point loss signaled the first time the Bobcats had lost a game in which they held a halftime lead since the 2014 MAAC Championship game against Marist. The undefeated streak, which lasted over the course of three seasons, came to an end at 45 straight wins for the Bobcats when holding a halftime lead. Quinnipiac went undefeated in both 2014-15 (24-0) and 2015-16 (19-0) and for the first two games of 2016-17 before suffering the defeat. Overall, however, the Bobcats went 22-2 in the 2016-17 season to give Quinnipiac a mark of 67-2 since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half, while this year's 19-0 record with halftime leads has improved that mark to 86-2 (.977).
THAT 70s SCORING SHOW
Since the 2007-08 season, Quinnipiac is 153-15 (.910) in games wherein the Bobcats score 70 or more points, including 75-2 (.974) combined since 2014-15. During 2016-17 (16-0), 2012-13 (18-0) and 2010-11 (8-0), the Bobcats compiled undefeated records in each respective season when reaching the 70-point scoring plaeau. So far this year, Quinnipiac has won all 20 games when scoring 70 or more, improving its win streak in those contests to 41 in a row (the last defeat was a 71-70 loss in overtime to Florida Gulf Coast in 2015-16 - the last regulation loss was to Oklahoma in the 2015 NCAA Tournament).
Quinnipiac's Record in Games Scoring 70+ Points Since 07-08
Season Record
2017-18 20-0
2016-17 16-0
2015-16 13-1
2014-15 28-1
2013-14 14-6
2012-13 18-0
2011-12 9-3
2010-11 8-0
2009-10 5-2
2008-09 11-1
2007-08 11-1
Total (10+ Seasons) 153-15 (.910)
BOY CAN THE BOBCATS PROTECT THE BALL
In its MAAC Championship win over Marist on March 5, Quinnipiac dished out 13 assists while committing only three turnovers. The Bobcats finished the regular season in first place in the MAAC and are ranked 12th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.42). That's nothing new, though, as the team's philosophy is predicated on smart passes and protecting the ball on offense. Quinnipiac has ranked in the top two in the MAAC in assist/turnover ratio in each of the last six seasons while ranking Top 20 in the nation four times. Senior point guard Carly Fabbri also currently lead the league individually and ranked 11th in the nation with an impressive 2.96 ratio (136 assists, and only 46 turnovers through 32 games)
Assist/Turnover Ratio Last Six Seasons
Season Games APG TPG A/TO NCAA CONF
2012-13 33 16.9 14.5 1.17 10th 1st (NEC)
2013-14 34 16.3 13.1 1.24 20th 2nd (MAAC)
2014-15 35 19.6 13.3 1.47 5th 1st (MAAC)
2015-16 34 15.4 14.9 1.03 51st 2nd (MAAC)
2016-17 36 16.2 14.7 1.11 46th 1st (MAAC)
2017-18 33 17.1 12.0 1.42 12th 1st (MAAC)
Total 205 16.91 13.75 1.24 -- --
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/ Women's BasketballThe Roar (pres. by Better Built Basements) - Episode 9: Tricia Fabbri
Wednesday, April 01
MAAC Women's Basketball Championship - Hype Video
Monday, March 09
Quinnipiac Women’s Basketball MAAC Tournament Hype Video
Thursday, March 05
Interview With Jackie Grisdale: Scoring 1,000 Points
Sunday, December 28
