Five Bobcats Hit Double Figures in Road Win at Marist

Thursday, January 10

Poughkeepsie, NY / McCann Arena

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

8-6 (3-0MAAC)

Marist

10-5 (2-1MAAC)

Quinnipiac

Marist

Five Bobcats Hit Double Figures in Road Win at Marist

1/10/2019 2:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Bobcats win seventh straight in series with MAAC rival

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Five Bobcats scored in double figures, including Taylor Herd's 18-point performance, as the Quinnipiac women's basketball team defeated conference rival Marist, 76-69, on Thursday afternoon.

Paige Warfel tallied a career-high 13 points, pulled down nine rebounds, and went 9-9 from the free throw line in the win. Offensively, this was the third-highest point total of the season for the Bobcats and the third-straight game with 70+ points.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 76 / Marist 69

RECORDSP
Quinnipiac (8-6, 3-0 MAAC) | Marist (10-5, 2-1 MAAC)

LOCATION
McCann Arena / Poughkeepsie, New York

BOBCATS STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Herd (18)
Rebounds: Warfel (9)
Assists: Martin/McClure (3)
Steals: Strautmane (5)
Blocks: McClure (5)

GAME SUMMARY

The hosts opened the game on a 9-5 run, as both teams hit just two field goals each in the first eight minutes of play. Buckets by Warfel and Aryn McClure sandwiched a Brittany Martin three and gave the Bobcats a 12-9 lead with the mini 7-0 run. Marist's Alana Gilmer hit a half-court buzzer beater to end the quarter tied at 12.
Paula Strautmane gave QU a 13-12 lead with a free throw in the early stages of the second quarter and the Bobcats would not trail for the rest of the contest. An 8-3 spurt to open the quarter pushed the lead to five where it would remain as the teams entered halftime.
Quinnipiac dominated in the third quarter, outscoring Marist 24-16 in the period, including a 15-4 stretch to open the frame that busted the game open. The Bobcats claimed their largest lead of the game, 16 points, with 3:29 left remaining in the third quarter.
The offensive floodgates opened for both sides in the fourth quarter, as the the teams combined for 54 points in the frame. Four Marist three-pointers helped the Red Foxes cut the deficit to seven points, but the Bobcats went 13-14 from the charity stripe to fend off the comeback.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Herd's game-high 18-point performance was the second highest output of her career. She knocked down four triples and added two steals and two rebounds.
Strautmane put together a well-rounded line with six points, seven rebounds, five steals (tied career high), and two blocks.
Martin finished in double figures for the second straight contest and added three rebounds, three assists, and just one turnover to her totals.
Jen Fay nearly posted a double-double with 11 points and eight rebounds.
The Bobcats led for 30 minutes on the afternoon, despite shooting 34.8% from the floor. They held Marist's high-powered offense to 39.1% from the floor and forced 18 Red Fox turnovers.
Three Bobcats, Strautmane, McClure, and Thornton all fouled out in the fourth quarter. Marist's Rebekah Hand picked up five fouls as well.
Quinnipiac dominated the offensive boards, outpacing Marist 16-6, and outscored the hosts, 15-2, on second chance points.