Bobcats Fall vs. Drexel at Boardwalk Battle

Friday, December 20

Atlantic City, NJ / Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall

4:30 PM

Quinnipiac University

4-5,0-0MAAC

Drexel

6-6,0-0CAA

Team	1	2	F
Quinnipiac	33	30	63
Drexel	32	40	72

Box Score (PDF)

Photo by: Morgan Tencza

12/20/2019 6:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Kelly Scores 18 Points, Marfo Records Career-High 17 Rebounds in Loss

By: QU Athletic Communications

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Quinnipiac men's basketball fell vs. Drexel, 72-63, in the first game of the 2019 Boardwalk Battle on Friday, Dec. 20 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.

Rich Kelly paced the Bobcats' offense with 18 points. Kevin Marfo grabbed 17 more rebounds – a career-high for the redshirt junior.

SCORE
Drexel 72, Quinnipiac 63

LOCATION
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, N.J.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (4-5, 0-0 MAAC) | Drexel (6-6, 0-0 CAA)

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Rich Kelly 18, Aaron Falzon 12, Jacob Rigoni 11
Rebounds: Kevin Marfo 17, Tyrese Williams 4
Assists: Rich Kelly 4, Kevin Marfo 2

NOTES

Quinnipiac shot 25-of-63 (39.7 percent) from the floor.
The Bobcats opened up the game going 8-of-13 over the first 8:24, knocking down four shots from distance in that span to take a 20-18 lead heading into the first media timeout.
Rich Kelly paced the offense with 18 more points, giving him 871 career points. Kelly shot 7-of-15 from the floor, adding five assists and three rebounds.
Kevin Marfo grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds (eight offensive), adding nine points. He had 11 rebounds in the first half (six offensive rebounds), extending his streak of double-digit boards to nine games to begin 2019-20. Marfo is the only Division I player in the country to grab 10+ rebounds every time he's taken the floor this season.
Aaron Falzon added 12 points (four three-pointers), and Jacob Rigoni chipped in with 11 points (three three-pointers).
Tyrese Williams added six points and four rebounds.
First Year Brendan McGuire logged a career-high 16 minutes, scoring two points to go along with three rebounds.
The Bobcats are now 1-6 all-time vs. Drexel.

NEXT UP

The Bobcats return to action tomorrow, closing out the 2019-20 non-conference slate at 2:00 p.m. at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.
Quinnipiac begins MAAC play on Jan. 3, 2020 at Marist.
The Bobcats then have three consecutive MAAC home games at the People's United Center on Jan. 7 vs. Rider, Jan. 10 vs. Niagara and Jan. 12 vs. Monmouth. To purchase tickets to all Quinnipiac men's basketball home contests, CLICK HERE.
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