Free's 21 Points Leads Bobcats Past Manhattan at Home

Saturday, January 22

Hamden, Conn.

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

10-7,5-3MAAC

Manhattan

9-8,4-4MAAC

Manhattan

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Free's 21 Points Leads Bobcats Past Manhattan at Home

1/22/2022 3:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Senior Amani Free scored a season-high 21 points and added eight rebounds to lead the Quinnipiac women's basketball team past MAAC foe Manhattan, 72-65, Saturday afternoon inside of the People's United Center.

Mackenzie DeWees totaled 16 points, 10 rebounds and six steals for the Bobcats in the victory. Rose Caverly contributed 11 points, five rebounds and three assists.

The Bobcats improved to 10-7 on the season and 5-3 in the MAAC with the win, while the Jaspers fell to 9-8 on the campaign and 4-4 in conference-play.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 72, Manhattan 65

LOCATION
The People's United Center | Hamden, Conn

RECORD
Quinnipiac 10-7 (5-3 MAAC) | Manhattan 9-8 (4-4 MAAC)

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Amani Free (21), Mackenzie DeWees (16), Rose Caverly (13)
Rebounds: Mackenzie DeWees (10), Amani Free (8), Two tied (5)
Steals: Mackenzie DeWees (6), Jackie Grisdale (2), Two tied (1)

GAME SUMMARY

The Jaspers used the opening five minutes of play to jump out to an 11-2 lead, forcing the Bobcats to call a timeout at the midway point of the first quarter
Manhattan's lead extended to as much as 18-6 before taking an 18-7 lead into the second quarter
Quinnipiac opened the second quarter with a swift 7-0 run to trim the deficit to 18-14 with 7:34 left in the period
Amani Free scored five of the Bobcats' seven points during the run
Manhattan responded with a 9-0 run of their own to extend its lead to 27-14 with 5:06 left in the first half
The Jaspers' lead reached as much as 33-21 with 2:20 left in the first half
The Bobcats closed the half with a 10-0 run, led by five points from Makenzie Helms to trim the deficit to 33-31 into the break
After falling behind 37-33 in the third quarter, Quinnipiac responded with an 8-2 run to push ahead 41-39
The run was capped by a three from Amani Free with 5:09 to go in the third
The two sides traded buckets, with Manhattan holding a narrow 46-44 lead with two minutes left in the third
However, the Bobcats closed the third quarter with a 7-0 run, capped by a three-pointer from Rose Caverly to give Quinnipiac a five-point lead into the fourth
After Manhattan cut the Quinnipiac lead to three, the Bobcats responded with an 11-2 run to extend their lead to 62-50 with 4:45 left in regulation
The lead proved to be too much for Manhattan, as Quinnipiac eventually held on for the 72-65 victory

NUMBERS AND NOTES

The win over Manhattan marked Quinnipiac's fourth win in its last five games
Amani Free led the way with a season-high 21 points and added eight rebounds
Free scored 11 of her 21 points in the first half
Mackenzie DeWees added 16 points, 10 rebounds and six steals
DeWees scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half
DeWees has registered five or more steals in eight of Quinnipiac's games
DeWees has totaled 76 steals this season, placing fifth in the program's single-season Div. I steals list
Rose Caverly added 13 points, five rebounds and three assists
Caverly has reached double-figure scoring in four consecutive games
Jackie Grisdale added eight points and two steals off the bench
It marked her second consecutive outing with double-figure points off the bench

NEXT UP

The Bobcats will be back in action on Thursday, Jan. 27, when Quinnipiac opens the Buffalo road trip against Canisius
Tip-off from the Koessler Athletic Center is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN3

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