Strong Second Half Pushes Bobcats Over Monmouth

Saturday, February 6

Hamden, Conn.

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

7-5,5-3MAAC

Monmouth

1-8,1-4MAAC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Monmouth	20	14	11	9	54
Quinnipiac	19	14	18	17	68

Mackenzie DeWees drives to the basket against Villanova

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

2/6/2021 4:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Mackenzie DeWees Matches Career High in Points in the Victory

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's basketball team used a strong second half performance to take down the Monmouth Hawks, 68-54, on Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats outscored the Hawks, 35-20, in the second half to take the victory.

Junior guard Mackenzie DeWees led the Bobcats offensively, matching her career high with 20 points. The Westminster, Md. native added five rebounds and a season-high five steals.

First-year forward Tiera White had a strong day off the bench for the Bobcats, recording eight points and three rebounds, both of which are career highs.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 68 // Monmouth 54

LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: DeWees (20), Mikala Morris (15), Amani Free (11)
Rebounds: Cur'Tiera Haywood (8), Rose Caverly/Morris (6), DeWees (5)
Assists: Caverly (5), DeWees/Free/Morris/White (2)

GAME SUMMARY

Monmouth opened the game on a 6-2 run, but the Bobcats came back to tie the game at six with seven minutes left in the opening frame.
The Bobcats opened up a five point lead, 13-8, but the Hawks closed the quarter on a 12-6 run to take a 20-19 advantage into the second quarter.
Quinnipiac began the second quarter on an 11-3 run that last just under four minutes. That run gave them a 30-23 lead.
The Hawks answered back with an 11-3 run of their own to close out the half. Monmouth used that run to take a 34-33 lead into the halftime break.
The Bobcats scored the first four points of the third quarter, giving them a 37-34 lead.
Monmouth was forced to call a timeout with Quinnipiac extending their lead to ten, 51-41, with just over a minute remaining in the third.
The Hawks went on a 5-0 run out of the timeout to cut their deficit to six, 51-45 heading into the final frame.
Quinnipiac outscored Monmouth 19-7 in the final quarter to take the victory, 68-54.

NUMBERS AND NOTES

The Bobcats converted 17 times from the free throw line, compared to just four for Monmouth.
Quinnipiac outrebounded the Hawks, 46-37, including a 20-9 margin on the offensive glass.
The Bobcats forced 22 Monmouth turnovers, converting those to 22 points.
This is the second time this season that Mackenzie DeWees has reached the 20 point mark, also scoring 20 points against Marist.
The Bobcats outscored the Hawks by ten in the paint, 34-24.

NEXT UP

The Bobcats conclude their weekend series with the Hawks, tomorrow (Sunday, Feb. 7) at 2 p.m. from the People's United Center. The game can be seen on ESPN+.