Bobcats Celebrate Senior Day Saturday, Welcome Canisius to Hamden

Saturday, February 9

Hamden, CT

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Canisius

Photo by: John Hassett

Bobcats Celebrate Senior Day Saturday, Welcome Canisius to Hamden

2/9/2019 1:23:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Quinnipiac hosts Golden Griffins for Saturday afternoon contest

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac women's basketball will celebrate its 2019 graduating seniors in a ceremony prior to Saturday's MAAC contest against Canisius. The ceremony will begin at approximately 1:30 and will precede a 2:00 p.m. tip.

LAST TIME OUT - QUINNIPIAC - W, 62-42 vs. Niagara
Paige Warfel recorded a career-high 15 rebounds along with 12 points. Senior Paula Strautmane complimented Warfel's double-double with 13 points and eight rebounds. The performance was Strautmane's third-straight game in double figures. Brittany Martin scored ten points in her eighth double-digit outing in MAAC play this season.

LAST TIME OUT - CANISIUS - L, 72-65 at Fairfield
Senior Sara Hinriksdottir records a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Junior D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks and sophomore Danielle Sanderlin tallied 19 and 14 points, respectively, while sophomore Anndea Zeigler added seven points off the bench in the loss.

THE SERIES

The Golden Griffins are one of five MAAC teams that have never defeated Quinnipiac in their all-time series. The Bobcats are 13-0 against Canisius dating back to their first meeting on December 21, 2013, a 65-55 QU win in Buffalo.

STREAKING

Quinnipiac's current 11-game win streak is tied for the 7th-longest active streak in the nation with Mississippi State.

D...D..D... DEFENSE!

Quinnipiac allowed just 31 points to Siena earlier this season. The Saints' total was the lowest by any opponent since a 61-26 win over Albright on January 8, 1994. The Bobcats have allowed fewer than 50 points 11 times this season and nine times in nine conference games.

MAAC WIN STREAK

Sunday's win at Rider was the 42nd-straight MAAC victory for Quinnipiac, the longest in the history of the conference. The streak currently stands as the second-longest active streak in the nation, only behind Connecticut. Historically, the current streak is the 16th-longest in the history of Division I women's basketball.

WITHOUT A DOUBT

Through the first nine games of the conference schedule, Quinnipiac's margin of victory stands at 27.5 points.

TURN IT OVER

The Quinnipiac defense forced 23 more turnovers against Niagara on Thursday. It was the 14th time this season that a Quinnipiac opponent has committed at least 20 turnovers.

MORE FOR MCCLURE

Aryn McClure has moved into 16th on Quinnipiac's all-time scoring list and 10th in the Division I era. Earlier this season, she became the first Bobcat of all-time to record 1,000 points, 700 rebounds, and 300 assists. She was named the MAAC Player of the Week for the second time this season after her performances against Monmouth and Rider.

WAR-FILLING UP THE BOX SCORE

Junior Paige Warfel earned her second-career double-double on Thursday with a 12-point, 15-rebound effort against Niagara. The Pennsylvania native cored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds against Siena last month, for her first career double-double.

OFFENSE WAS ON

The Bobcats had a historically strong offensive performance against Niagara last month, including 36 points in the first quarter alone. That output was the team's highest point total in a single quarter since switching from halves to quarters in 2015-16. The last time the Bobcats scored 30+ points in a quarter was in the fourth quarter of last season's NCAA Tournament First Round win over #8-seeded Miami.

NO, SERIOUSLY, THIS TEAM WAS EN FUEGO

The Niagara victory marked the first time ever that Quinnipiac had two 30+ point quarters in the same game and the third time in two years that the Bocbats have posted 50+ points in a half. The 96-point tally was the highest for the program since February 7, 2015 against Rider.

SPREAD THE WEALTH

The January performance against Niagara was the fifth-straight game that at least four Bobcats scored in double figures. Six players hit the 10-point mark against the Purple Eagles. Last Friday's win over Monmouth was the sixth time in nine MAAC games that four Bobcats hit double digits.

FAY DAY

Jen Fay ranks 63rd-nationally in assist-turnover ratio. Her 2.00 mark is first among all MAAC players. Fay recently reached career marks of 600 rebounds and 200 assists, after scoring her 1,000th-career point earlier this season.

LATVIAN BLOCK PARTY

Paula Strautmane has posted 19 blocks in her last ten games, totaling 35 for the season. The senior ranks 69th-nationally in total blocks and 75th with 1.59 blocks per game. She ranks 24th amongst all active Division I players with 183 career blocks.

DELLY DELLY

Senior Edel Thornton scored a season-high 15 points in the win over Niagara, sinking a trio of three-pointers in the contest. The Ireland native is tied for the MAAC lead in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1) in MAAC games.

SWIPER NO SWIPING

Quinnipiac's defense has been a primary key to success this season. The team is 15th in the nation with 11.6 steals per game and 14th with 255 total steals.

FOX HUNTING

Last month's win over Marist was the seventh-straight win for the Bobcats against their MAAC rivals. Quinnipiac has won 10 of the last 11 matchups after losing three times in 2013-14, the team's first season in the MAAC.

LOCK 'EM CATS

The Bobcats rank fifth in the country and first in the MAAC in scoring defense (51.8 opp ppg). Quinnipiac allowed just 2 points to Siena in the first quarter of last month's contest. It was the lowest point total in a quarter for any Bobcat opponent since Marist scored one in a quarter on February 23, 2017. Since that contest, the Bobcats defense has played four additional 4-point quarters (Richmond, Fairfield, Saint Peter's, and Monmouth).

LOW TURNOVER RATE

Quinnipiac ranks 4th in turnover margin (+8.64) and 24th in the nation in least turnovers per game (13.3). The team's six turnovers against Missouri on November 24 were the team's least in a non-conference game since joining the Division I ranks. The team's 71 total turnovers through six games was also the lowest six-game total to start a season in Quinnipiac's Division I history. The team is 40th nationally with 292 turnovers overall and ranks 11th with 21.91 forced turnovers per game.

GRAND OLE' BOBCATS

Paula Strautmane scored her 1000th career point in this month's win over Monmouth. The senior joined classmates Aryn McClure and Jen Fay as the three active Bobcats to reach the plateau. She, Fay, and McClure are the first trio of classmates in program history to each record 1,000 points.

THAT'S MORE LIKE IT

The Bobcats recorded season-highs in points (96), field goals made (39), and assists (24) against Niagara last month. This came less than two weeks after setting then season-highs in points (90), field goals made (35), three-point % (50.0), assists (23), rebounds (44), and steals (21) against Saint Peter's.

R-P.. R-P-I

According to the official NCAA RPI, the Bobcats finished the non-conference portion of the schedule at 71st on the RPI list and played the 24th toughest schedule in the nation. The Bobcats currently stand at 60th in the RPI after the first 11 games of the MAAC schedule.

RUNNING AWAY WITH IT

The January victory over Niagara was Quinnipiac's eighth win of 40+ points since the beginning of the 2015-16 season. The Bobcats have 109 conference victories (regular season and playoffs) since joining the MAAC in 2013-14.

HERD YOU!

Taylor Herd's five three-pointers against Fairfield were the most in her three-year career and the most by a Bobcat since Carly Fabbri hit five against Fairfield on February 2, 2018. She followed that performance with four triples each in games against Marist, Monmouth, and Canisius, tallying 20 threes in the month of January.

MAAC-TO-BACK

Quinnipiac enters the 2018-19 season as four-time defending MAAC regular season champions, earning the top record in conference play at 18-0 last year. Quinnipiac has dominated the league since joining in 2013-14, going 109-14 in conference play (including postseason).

FREE FOR ALL

Paige Warfel went 9-9 from the free throw line on Thursday at Marist, matching Brittany Martin's total in this season's win over Ball State, 9-9 is the third most free throws in a game without a miss in Quinnipiac's history. The team knocked down its first 15 freebies of the game vs. Ball State, finishing 21-23 (91.3%) from the stripe, the best percentage (12+ attempts) since February 25, 2010 against Monmouth.

LEADER OF THE PACK

Head coach Tricia Fabbri enters her 24th season leading the Bobcats in 2018-19, as the five-time Coach of the Year (third in five MAAC seasons) and all-time winningest coach in program history has totaled 423 career victories, thus far. Fabbri's Bobcats have reached the 20-win plateau in seven straight seasons, won four conference titles in the last six seasons and earned four consecutive MAAC Regular Season titles. She is currently 48th on the list of active DI coaching victories.

GOTTA LOVE THAT HOME COOKIN'

Quinnipiac's extended home dominance is particularly impressive when looking at games against MAAC opponents, as the Bobcats stand with a mark of 52-4 (.923) at home in league games since joining the conference in 2013-14. That prominence is only magnified when looking a since 2014-15, as the Bobcats are 46-1 (.977) at the People's United Center in conference games, with the only loss coming three years ago to Manhattan. The Bobcats are currently riding a 33-game unbeaten streak in home games against MAAC foes.

WELCOME TO THE BIG LEAGUES

Freshman Mackenzie DeWees scored 13 points against Central Michigan. Her points were the most by a Bobcats freshman since Vanessa Udoji scored 16 against Saint Peter's on Dec. 1, 2016.

ANOTHER NATIONAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCE

Quinnipiac's fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament last year marked the seventh straight national postseason appearance for the Bobcats and the eighth in program history. Quinnipiac earned its first national postseason appearance with a trip to Iona in the 2008 WNIT Tournament and then made a second WNIT Tournament appearance in 2012 against Temple. The first NCAA Tournament berth came in 2013 as the Bobcats earned a No. 13 seed to play at No. 4 Maryland. Quinnipiac also took home the 2015 MAAC Championship, claiming a No. 12 seed and facing No. 5 Oklahoma. In the 2014 and 2016 postseason, the Bobcats advanced to the WNIT, defeating Maine, 90- 44, in 2016 for the program's first-ever postseason win.

HITTING THAT MAGIC NUMBER

Quinnipiac's 28 wins last season marked 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. Quinnipiac is one of just 20 teams across the nation and one of six mid-major programs to record seven straight 20+ win seasons. Over those last seven complete seasons, Quinnipiac has compiled a record of 186-52 for a .782 win percentage which ranks as the tenth-best overall mark in the nation.

THE ULTIMATE CLOSERS

Quinnipiac has enjoyed a great deal of success over the past four 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. 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 and 19-0 in 2017- 18 to give Quinnipiac a mark of 96-4 since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half.

THAT 70s SCORING SHOW

Since the 2007-08 season, Quinnipiac is 160-15 (.912) in games where the Bobcats score 70 or more points, including 83-2 (.976) combined since 2014-15. During 2017-18 (20-0), 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 plateau. Quinnipiac has improved its current win streak in those contests to 52 in a row (the last defeat was in overtime to FGCU in 2015-16 - the last regulation loss was to Oklahoma in the 2015 NCAA Tournament).

NEXT UP

Quinnipiac enters the stretch run of the regular season as they it plays the first of the final six games of the year on Friday, February 15. The Bobcats take on the Manhattan College Jaspers in Riverdale, N.Y. in a game scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. start.