Cameron Young Hits 1,000 Career Points, Leading Men's Basketball Past Saint Peter's

Sunday, January 27

Hamden, CT

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Saint Peter's

Quinnipiac

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Cameron Young Hits 1,000 Career Points, Leading Men's Basketball Past Saint Peter's

1/27/2019 4:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Sports Information

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac men's basketball earned its second-straight MAAC win on Sunday afternoon at the People's United Center in Hamden, downing Saint Peter's by the final score of 77-58 on Alumni Day.

Cameron Young made history in the Bobcats' win, leading the way with 28 total points to become the program's 41^st student-athlete to record 1,000 career points.

With the win, the Bobcats move to 5-3 in MAAC play so far in 2018-19.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 77, Saint Peter's 58

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QUOTING HEAD COACH BAKER DUNLEAVY
"I thought this was a good step for us in terms of consistency and playing for 40 minutes. I thought this was a pretty complete game for us, as complete an effort as we have had."

"I thought Tyrese Williams was an integral part of the game… He guarded one of the best offensive players in our league – Davauhnte Turner – about as well as anyone I have seen."

"It's incredible what [Cameron Young] has done. He's a talented offensive player… It's taken a lot of hard work, but he's put it in. I'm constantly impressed by him."

LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (10-9, 5-3 MAAC) | Saint Peter's (6-13, 3-4 MAAC)

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Cameron Young 28, Jacob Rigoni 16, Kevin Marfo 9
Rebounds: Kevin Marfo 5, Travis Atson 4
Assists: Rich Kelly 6, Cameron Young 3
Steals: Cameron Young 2, Rich Kelly 2

1,000 Career Points for Cameron Young

With 28 total points on Sunday, Cameron Young now has 1,017 career points.
He's the 41^st student-athlete in program history to reach 1,000 career points. Young accomplished the feat in 58 career contests, averaging 17.5 points per game over his career at QU.

NOTES

The Bobcats were on fire offensively once again, shooting 23-for-46 (50.0 percent) in total with 9 3-point field goals.
Young led the way with 28 points on 7-of-12 shooting, going 4-for-8 from 3-point range. The graduate guard also added three rebounds and three assists.
Jacob Rigoni added 16 points, going 3-for-5 from 3-point distance and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. Rigoni has now scored 10+ points in 10 games for the Bobcats.
Kevin Marfo recorded nine points and five assists in 13+ minutes, going 5-for-5 from the foul line. Marfo leads Quinnipiac with 8.2 rebounds per game.
Tyrese Williams added eight points and three assists,
Rich Kelly scored seven points to go along with a team-best six assists. He now has recorded a team-high 5.0 assists per contest in 2018-19
Abdulai Bundu chipped in with seven points and three rebounds in 19+ minutes played.