Bobcats Fall Just Short in Home Opener vs. No. 4 Indiana

Saturday, November 20

Hamden, Conn.

4:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

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Indiana

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Indiana

Quinnipiac

Bobcats Fall Just Short in Home Opener vs. No. 4 Indiana

11/20/2021 6:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Mikala Morris Paces Bobcats With Double-Double

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Senior guard Mackenzie DeWees registered 15 points, seven rebounds and three steals to lead the Quinnipiac women's basketball, but it wasn't enough as the Bobcats fell against No. 4 Indiana, 67-59, in its 2021-22 home-opener on Saturday afternoon inside of the People's United Center.

Junior forward Mikala Morris added 15 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double, while senior Rose Caverly added 11 points.

SCORE
No. 4 Indiana 67, Quinnipiac 59

LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

RECORD
Quinnipiac 2-2 (0-0 MAAC) | No. 4 Indiana 4-0 (0-0 B1G)

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Mackenzie DeWees (15), Mikala Morris (13), Rose Caverly (11)
Rebounds: Mikala Morris (10), Mackenzie DeWees (7), Cur'Tiera Haywood (7)
Assists: Mikala Morris (2), Makenzie Helms (2)

GAME SUMMARY

The Bobcats used the opening 3:45 of the contest to jump out to a 12-2 lead behind five points from Mikala Morris and three from Amani Free
The Hoosiers responded by outsourcing the Bobcats 8-4 the rest of the way in the quarter to cut Quinnipiac's lead to 16-10 entering the second.
The Bobcats opened the second quarter with an 11-4 run behind two three-pointers from Rose Caverly and one from Cur'Tiera Haywood to push the Quinnipiac lead to 27-14 with 5:29 to go before the break
The Hoosiers responded with four quick points to snap the run, forcing Quinnipiac to call a timeout up nine with 4:38 to go in the half
Indiana was able to cut the deficit to five out of the timeout, but Quinnipiac responded with a 6-2 run of its own to build the lead to 33-24 with 39 seconds to go before the break
However, Grace Berger drilled a three from halfcourt at the buzzer to trim Quinnipiac's lead to 33-27 into the break
The two sides were nearly evenly matched through the first four minutes of the second half, with Quinnipiac outscoring Indiana 8-5 to extend the lead to nine
The Hoosiers responded with a 6-2 run before a bucket from Morris halted the Indiana run, keeping the Bobcats' lead at five with 3:56 to go in the third
However, Indiana used the final two minutes of the the period to go on a 9-0 run to take a 47-43 lead into the fourth quarter
The Hoosiers used the first 3:15 of the fourth to outscore the Bobcats 9-5 to push their lead to eight before back-to-back buckets from Morris and DeWees cut the Quinnipiac deficit to four with 4:52 left in regulation
The Bobcats were able to cut the deficit to as close as three with three minutes left in the fourth before Indiana closed the game with an 11-6 run to hold on for the 67-59 win over Quinnipiac

NUMBERS AND NOTES

The Bobcats led by as much as 13 in the first half
Quinnipiac led over No. 4 Indiana for 27:50 in the contest
Quinnipiac held Indiana to 10 points in the first quarter, its lowest scoring output in a quarter this season
Morris tallied 13 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season
DeWees led the Bobcats with 15 points and added seven rebounds and three steals in the loss
Rose Caverly added 11 points in the loss

NEXT UP

The Bobcats will be back in action on Monday. Nov. 22, when they travel to Washington, D.C. to take on George Washington
Tip-off from the Charles E. Smith Center is set for 5 p.m. on ESPN+
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