Women's Basketball Closes Strong, Fends Off Monmouth for Road Win

Friday, February 1

West Long Branch, NJ / OceanFirst Bank Center

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Monmouth

Quinnipiac

Monmouth

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Women's Basketball Closes Strong, Fends Off Monmouth for Road Win

2/1/2019 8:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Bobcats use a 19-7 Fourth Quarter to Earn 40th MAAC Win in a Row

By: QU Athletic Communications

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Quinnipiac women's basketball faced its toughest MAAC test of the season, in the Monmouth Hawks, but used a 19-7 fourth quarter to earn its ninth-straight win on Friday evening.

Four players finished in double digits, with Paula Strautmane leading the team with 14 points in the win.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 58 / Monmouth 46

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (14-6, 9-0 MAAC) | Monmouth (7-12, 3-5 MAAC)

LOCATION
OceanFirst Bank Center / West Long Branch, New Jersey

BOBCATS STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Strautmane (14)
Rebounds: Strautmane (9)
Assists: Thornton (4)
Steals: Strautmane (5)
Blocks: McClure (3)

GAME SUMMARY

The Bobcats opened the game with a strong defensive effort once again, holding Monmouth to nine points and forcing seven turnovers in the first quarter.
After the Hawks tied the game at 19 midway through the second quarter, the Bobcats finished the half on an 8-0 run to take a 27-19 lead into the break.
Monmouth shot nearly 50 percent in the third quarter, while the Bobcats went 2-for-14 and saw their eight-point lead evaporate.
The Hawks broke a fourth quarter tie with a layup in the opening two minutes, but Quinnipiac's defense locked down and held Monmouth scoreless for the next 3:57. The 7-2 run opened up a five-point lead for the Bobcats which they would not relinquish.
The Bobcats outscored Monmouth, 19-7, in the fourth quarter to earn a 12-point victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Quinnipiac extended its winning streak to nine games and remain the only unbeaten team in the MAAC.
The Bobcats allowed fewer than 50 points for the tenth time this season and eighth time in nine conference games.
Strautmane, Taylor Herd (11 points), Aryn McClure (12 points), and Paige Warfel (10 points) all hit double figures for the Bobcats.
Warfel reached double digits for the third-straight game and added seven rebounds, three assists, a block, and a steal.
The 12-point effort was the eighth double-digit game for Aryn McClure since Christmas (10 games).
As a team, the Bobcats only committed seven turnovers, the second-consecutive game with less than 10 giveaways.
The Quinnipiac defense forced 22 more turnovers. It is the 13th time this season that a Quinnipiac opponent has committed at least 20 turnovers and the sixth in a row.

NEXT UP
The Bobcats face another quick turnaround as second-place Rider makes a trip to Hamden on Sunday afternoon. The matchup of the top two teams in the MAAC begins at 1:00 p.m.