Bobcats Wrap Up Road Trip at Niagara on Saturday

Quinnipiac vs. Niagara
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Gallagher Center | Niagara Falls, N.Y
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Niagara

Watch: ESPN3
Broadcasters: Pat Malacara (PxP), Lucas Buckley (Color)
Live Statistics: Sidearm Stats
In-Game Updates: @QU_WBB

D1 Era vs. Niagara: 16-1
D1 Era (Road) vs. Niagara: 8-1
Last Meeting vs. Niagara: L, 78-69 (Feb. 27, 2021)

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – Aiming to sweep the Buffalo trip for the first time since the 2019-20 season, the Quinnipiac women's basketball team puts its three-game win streak on the line Saturday against Niagara. Tip-off from the Gallagher Center is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN3.

THE MATCHUP: vs. NIAGARA

The Purple Eagles enter the contest at 7-10 on the season and 4-5 in MAAC contests
Niagara enters the game falling in four of its last six contests, most recently defeating Siena at home, 82-69, this past Thursday
Junior Angel Parker is averaging a team-best 15.6 points and 5.1 assists per game, while her 4.7 steals per game are tops in the conference and the nation
Saturday will mark the 18th Div. I meeting between the Bobcats and Purple Eagles
Quinnipiac owns a 16-1 record against Niagara, dating back to its first matchup in 2013
The Purple Eagles defeated the Bobcats, 78-69, in their last matchup on Feb. 27, 2021
Mikala Morris led the way with 23 points and 12 rebounds

LAST TIME OUT

The Quinnipiac women's basketball team was able to skate past MAAC foe Canisius on the road, 62-53, behind the sixth double-double of the season for Mackenzie DeWees on Thursday evening
DeWees totaled 17 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals for the Bobcats
Amani Free contributed 14 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in the victory

QUEEN OF THE RINGS

The 2021-22 season marks the 27th year at the helm of the Bobcats' program for Tricia Fabbri.
With 472 career victories, Fabbri stands alone as the all-time winningest coach in Quinnipiac women's basketball history.
Fabbri led the 2020-21 Bobcats to a 13-8 mark overall and an 11-5 MAAC record in conference play, notching the program's tenth-straight winning season under her guidance.
With the win over Fordham in 2020, Fabbri became the 111th coach in DI women's basketball history to reach 450 career wins and the 26th to do it at one program
Fabbri's Bobcats reached the 20-win plateau in eight straight seasons (2011-2019)
She has led Quinnipiac to four conference titles in the last eight seasons and earned five consecutive MAAC Regular Season titles (2015-19).

HOT CATS

Quinnipiac's offense has exploded onto the scene this season, reaching the 70-point plateau in seven games this season
The Bobcats are 6-1 in games where they score 70 or more points in a game
Quinnipiac is averaging 67.6 points per game and are outscoring opponents by 6.9 points per game, which ranks second and first in the MAAC rankings
The Bobcats average margin of victory (6.9 points) is 1.2 points better than the next closest team in the MAAC
Quinnipiac is shooting 40.0% from the field and 33.2% from beyond the arc, which ranks second and first in the conference, respectively
Quinnipiac is 9-1 in games where they shoot at least 40% from the field
The Bobcats are second in the MAAC in made three-point field goals (115) and second in three-point field goals made per game (6.4)
Quinnipiac's assist-to-turnover ratio (0.78) ranks second overall in the conference

LOCKING UP

Quinnipiac has held its opponents to 69 points or less in 16 games this season, going 11-5 in said games
Quinnipiac is forcing opponents to shoot 37.7% from the field, which slots the team in first in the MAAC
The Bobcats are grabbing 39.3 rebounds per game and are limiting opponents to just 35.8 boards per game, placing second and third in the MAAC
The Bobcats are forcing opponents to shoot 32.8% from beyond the arc

HOUSE CATS

Quinnipiac is averaging 71.9 points per game, while shooting 41.4% from the field and 38.9% from beyond the arc in home games
The Bobcats are 5-3 this season in games played at the People's United Center
Quinnipiac is outscoring opponents by 7.5 points per game in games played at home
The Bobcats are forcing opponents to shoot 38.8% from the field and 33.1% from beyond the arc at home
Quinnipiac has two players that are averaging double-figure points in home games in Cur'Tiera Haywood (14.4 ppg) and Mackenzie DeWees (12.6 ppg)
Mikala Morris averages 9.5 points per game while Sajada Bonner is averaging 8.5 points per game at the People's United Center

MACK ATTACK

Through 18 games, Mackenzie DeWees leads the team in points (14.1), steals (4.3) and assists (3.1) per game
DeWees' 78 total steals and 4.3 steals per game places her first and second in the nation, respectively
She's tallied five or more steals in eight of Quinnipiac's games, most recently tallying six thefts against Manhattan on Jan. 22
With 78 steals, DeWees is tied for third in the program's Div. I single-season steals list
DeWees has totaled 209 career steals, ranking fourth in the program's Div. I history and 10th in program-history
The reigning MAAC POTY, DeWees' posted nine steals vs. Saint Peter's on Jan. 13, the second most thefts recorded in a single-game in program history
She ranks seventh in the MAAC in points per game (14.1) and 11th in FG% (44.7%)
She is tied with Mikala Morris with a team-best six double-doubles this season, most recently tallying 17 points and 10 rebounds against Canisius on Jan. 27
DeWees nearly posted a triple-double recording on Dec. 7, tallying 12 points, 12 rebounds and seven steals in a win over Northeastern
She tied her career-high of 21 points in a victory over Saint Peter's on Jan. 17

MORE MORRIS

Through 18 contests Mikala Morris is averaging 10.6 points and a team-best 8.7 rebounds per game
The reigning MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, Morris' 8.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game ranks fourth and fifth in the conference, respectively
The Bobcats are 9-3 in games where Mikala Morris wins the opening tip-off
Along with DeWees, Morris has posted a team-best six double-doubles this season, most recently tallying 11 points and 14 rebounds against Iona on Jan. 15
Morris notched 10 points and 12 boards in a road victory over Siena on Jan. 8
She posted 12 points and 11 rebounds and tied her career-high of three steals in the win over Rider in the MAAC-opener on Dec. 18
Morris tallied her third double-double of the season after posting team-highs of 14 points and 13 rebounds in a victory over Northeastern on Dec. 7
She registered 12 points and 16 rebounds for her second double-double of the season in a road matchup with A-10 foe George Washington on Nov. 22
Her performance marked the first time a Quinnipiac player grabbed 15 or more rebounds in a game since Morris snagged 23 boards against Niagara on Feb. 26, 2021
She registered her first double-double of the season in the home-opener against No. 4 Indiana, posting 13 points and 10 rebounds in the contest

ROSE KNOWS

Senior guard Rose Caverly ranks 17th in the conference in three-point field goals made (21)
She led the Bobcats in scoring in the season-opener at Fordham with 16 points on 4-for-6 shooting from beyond the arc
Caverly posted 10 points, three assists and two steals in the win over Saint Peter's on Jan. 13
She tallied 11 points and three assists against Iona on Jan. 15
Caverly registered 12 points and three assists in a road victory at Saint Peter's on Jan. 17
Caverly posted 13 points, five rebounds and three assists in a road victory against Manhattan on Jan. 22

MAMBA MENTALITY

Senior Amani Free was named the MAAC Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday, Jan. 24
In a 2-0 week for the Bobcats, Free averaged 20.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game
Free scored 19 points and career-high totals of 16 rebounds, five assists and four steals in the victory at Saint Peter's
She tallied a season-best 21 points and eight rebounds in a win over Manhattan on Jan. 22
Since joining the starting lineup, Free is averaging 18.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game in three contests

HAYWOOD IS ALL GOOD

Junior forward Cur'Tiera Haywood is averaging 12.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game over her last 10 games
A native of Yukon, Okla., she has shot 41-for-78 (.526) from the field and 12-for-30 (.400) from three in those contests
Haywood was named the MAAC Student-Athlete of the Week as announced by the organization on Dec. 8
In the two games she played during that week, she shot 12-for-14 (.857) from the field and 5-for-7 (.714) from beyond the arc
She scored a career-high 31 points in the win over Saint Peter's on Jan. 13
Haywood is the first Bobcat to score 30 or more points in a game since Jen Fay tallied 32 against Manhattan on Dec. 31, 2017
Haywood scored 17 points against Hartford, going a perfect 7-for-7 from the field, including 3-for-3 from three on Nov. 28
Haywood is averaging career-high's of 9.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game on the season
Haywood is shooting 38.1% from beyond the arc, ranking second in the MAAC

JADA, JADA BUCKET GETTER

Junior guard Sajada Bonner is averaging a career-best 6.2 points per game, while shooting 40.7% from the field and 39.0% this season
Bonner's .390 three-point shooting percentage ranks second in the MAAC, while her 23 made three-pointers places her 15th in the conference
She averaged 10.3 points and 1.5 steals per game from Nov. 28-Jan. 8, while shooting 28-for-57 (.491) from the field and 19-for-39 (.487) from beyond the arc during that eight-game stretch
She led the team in scoring with 13 points in her second start of the season against Siena on Jan. 8
Bonner has reached double-figure scoring off the bench in four games this season, most recently tallying 12 points off the pine against Fairfield on Dec. 20
She scored a career-high 18 points off the bench, going 6-for-6 from the floor and 4-for-4 from three in a win over Hartford
Bonner followed that performance with 14 points and three steals off the pine in a 61-59 victory over Yale

RIGHT AT HOME

A transfer from Big-10 powerhouse Nebraska, Connecticut-native Makenzie Helms is averaging career-highs in points (5.5), rebounds (1.8), assists (1.6) and steals (0.5) per game in 17 games
The junior scored a career-high 15 points in a victory over Northeastern on Dec. 7
She grabbed a career-high seven rebounds against George Washington on Nov. 22
Helms scored 10 points in the season-opener at Fordham on Nov. 9

HISTORIC OUTING

It was a total team effort as the Quinnipiac women's basketball team set a new Div. I program-record for points in a game in its 113-64 home victory over Hartford on Nov. 28.
The Bobcats reached 100 points for the first time since posting 109 points against Mount St. Mary's on Jan. 14, 2008.
Quinnipiac saw five players reach double-figure scoring in the victory.
Quinnipiac outscored Hartford by 49 points, marking the largest margin of victory in the program's Div. I era.
The Bobcats' 16 made three-pointers tied the program-record for most made three-pointers in a contest and marked the most they made in a contest since nailing 15 in the upset over fourth-seeded Miami in the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

NEAR UPSET

Despite leading for 28 minutes in the contest, the Bobcats fell just short of upsetting No. 4 Indiana, 67-59, in the home-opener on Nov. 20
Mackenzie DeWees registered 15 points, seven rebounds and three steals to lead the Bobcats, while junior forward Mikala Morris added 15 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.
Indiana's 67 points stands as its fourth-lowest total this season and the first time it was held below 70 points in a contest.
The Bobcats held the Hoosiers to 10 points in the first quarter, their lowest output in the opening quarter and second lowest in a frame this season.

THAT 70s SHOW

Since the start of the 2014-15 campaign the Bobcats are 104-36 (.743) in games where they score at least 70 points
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.

JUST WIN BABY, WIN!!!!

The People's United Center, home of the Quinnipiac Bobcats, has long been one of the most difficult arenas to play at in the country. Since the 2012-13 season, Quinnipiac owns a record of 107-24 (.817) in games played at home
In that same span, the Bobcats own a mark of 76-13 (.854) in conference play (NEC & MAAC) at home
Quinnipiac owns a 91-39 (.700) mark since November 22, 2017
Quinnipiac's extended home dominance is particularly impressive when looking at games against MAAC opponents, as the Bobcats stand with a mark of 67-13 (.838) at home in league games since joining the conference in 2013-14
The Bobcats are 60-10 (.857) at the People's United Center in conference games since the start of the 2014-15 campaign

CLOSING TIME

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 46 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
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, the Bobcats own a mark of 131-10 (.929) since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half

WHAT'S THE WORD?

There has been a lot of buzz around the Quinnipiac women's basketball program leading into the 2021-22 season

Women's Hoops Tabbed First in Preseason MAAC Poll

Facing lofty expectations, the Bobcats were selected No. 1 in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 115 total votes and six first place votes

ESPN: Women's college basketball 2021-22: Predictions for all 32 conferences

Elsewhere in Connecticut, ESPN.com unanimously predicted Quinnipiac to win the MAAC Championship to earn a berth in its sixth NCAA Tournament

Women's Hoops Ranked No. 16 in Mid-Major Top-25

The Quinnipiac women's basketball team enters the 2021-22 season ranked No. 16 in the Women's Mid-Major Top 25 rankings, earning 292 points, as announced by the College Insider committee on Nov. 9.

ALL-MAAC HONORS

Quinnipiac women's basketball senior guard Mackenzie DeWees and junior forward Mikala Morris were both named to the Preseason All-MAAC First Team unanimously, while senior guard Rose Caverly earned preseason Third Team honors, as announced by the MAAC office during the 2021-22 Basketball Preseason Awards Show

FRESH FACES

Grace LaBarge: Averaging 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds per game... tallied career-high 10 points vs. Hartford on Nov. 28
Jackie Grisdale: Averaging 3.4 points and 1.0 rebounds per game... scored a career-high 14 points at Saint Peter's on Jan. 17 ... tallied six points vs. Saint Peter's on Jan. 13
Reiven Douglas: Averaging 2.5 points, 1.0 assists and 1.0 rebounds per game... scored career-high 13 points vs. Hartford on Nov. 28
Korin Mereste: Averaging 1.0 rebound per game... grabbed career-high three rebounds vs. Hartford on Nov. 28

THE 2020-21 SEASON

Quinnipiac went 13-8 overall and 11-5 in league play to earn the No. 2 seed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament
The Bobcats clinched a first-round bye in the tournament for the eighth-straight season
The Bobcats were upset by seventh-seeded Rider, 62-50, in the MAAC Quarterfinals to end the season

NEXT TIME OUT

The Bobcats will be back in action on Thursday, Feb. 3, when Quinnipiac returns home to the People's United Center to play host to Marist
Tip-off in Hamden is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN3

To stay up to date with all Quinnipiac women's basketball news, follow the program on Twitter/Instagram @QU_WBB or visit www.gobobcats.com/wbb.

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Sajada Bonner

Rose Caverly

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Jackie Grisdale

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Makenzie Helms

Grace LaBarge

Korin Mereste

Mikala Morris

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