Bobcats Take Down Marist in Overtime

Monday, January 4

Hamden, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

4-4,2-2MAAC

Marist

5-1,3-1MAAC

OT 1

Marist

Quinnipiac

1/4/2021 6:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

DeWees Records Career-High 20 Points in the Win

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's basketball team won an overtime thriller over the Marist Red Foxes, 59-55, on Monday afternoon in Hamden. Junior guard Rose Caverly hit a layup with 0.7 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime. The Bobcats never trailed in the extra frame to seal the victory.

Junior guard Mackenzie DeWees once again led the Bobcats on the offensive end, scoring a career-high 20 points and dishing out three assists. The Westminster, Md. native also grabbed nine rebounds. Sophomore forward Mikala Morris eclipsed the double-digit rebound mark with 14 in the victory.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 59 \\ Marist 55 (OT)

LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: DeWees (20), Amani Free (15), Caverly (13)
Rebounds: Morris (14), DeWees (9), Caverly (6)
Assists: Caverly/DeWees (3), 3 Tied (1)

GAME SUMMARY

Marist opened the game on a 7-0 run, but Quinnipiac outscored the Red Foxes, 12-6, to cut their deficit to 13-12 at the end of one.
The two teams traded buckets to begin the second quarter, but Quinnipiac answered back with an 11-0 run to take a 25-16 lead.
The Bobcats outscored Marist, 17-7, in the second frame to take a 29-20 lead into halftime.
The Red Foxes started the second half strong as they cut the Bobcats lead to one through an extended 14-6 run in the third quarter.
Quinnipiac built their lead back to four at the end of three, leading 41-37.
Marist tied the game at 43, and then hit the next two baskets to take a 47-43 lead with three minutes left in the fourth quarter.
One possession would separate the teams down the stretch of the final frame. A Red Foxes free throw gave them a 50-48 lead with five seconds left. Quinnipiac called timeout to advance the ball, and Rose Caverly took the ball to the basket and hit a layup at the buzzer to tie the game at 50 and send the game to overtime.
The Bobcats scored the first two points of the overtime to take a two point lead, which they would hold for the first two minutes of the extra frame.
Marist tied the game at 53, but that was the closest it got as Quinnipiac outscored the Red Foxes, 6-2, over the final three minutes of overtime to win the game, 59-55.

NUMBERS AND NOTES

The Bobcats held Marist to only 29 percent shooting, which is the lowest an opponent has shot against Quinnipiac this season.
Quinnipiac forced 17 Marist turnovers, turning those into 11 points.
The Bobcats recorded eight blocks, their second-highest total this season.
Mikala Morris grabbed a double-digit rebound total for the fourth time this season.
This is not the first close game of the season that the Bobcats have been in. They have had five games decided by four points or less. Through eight games, the Bobcats scoring differential is +1.
This is the second overtime game the Bobcats have been in this season. The win improved their record to 1-1 in games that go to the extra frame.

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