Bobcats Host Monmouth Thursday in MAAC Matchup

Quinnipiac vs. Monmouth
Thursday, Jan. 6, 2021 | 6:00 PM
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Monmouth

Watch: ESPN+
Broadcasters: Steve Lennox (PxP), Billy Mecca (Color), Dianne Nolan (Color)
Live Statistics: Sidearm Stats
In-Game Updates: @QU_WBB

D1 Era vs. Monmouth: 33-16
D1 Era (Home) vs. Monmouth: 17-7
Last Meeting vs. Fairfield: W, 53-38 (Feb. 7, 2021)

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's basketball team looks to improve to 2-1 in conference-play, when the Bobcats return to play in the new year to host Monmouth on Thursday. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. from the People's United Center on ESPN+.

THE MATCHUP: vs. MONMOUTH

The Hawks come into the contest at 6-4 on the season and 1-0 in their lone MAAC contest.
Monmouth is 4-1 in its last five contests and earned a 64-55 road victory over Iona in its MAAC opener on Dec. 18
The Hawks are led by graduate student Stella Clark, who is tops on the team in points (11.3), rebounds (6.3), assists (4.1) and steals (2.0) per game
Thursday will mark the 50th Div. I meeting between the Bobcats and Hawks, dating back to their first contest in 2001.
Quinnipiac owns a 33-16 record against Monmouth and currently holds an 11-game win streak against the Hawks, dating back to 2017.
The Bobcats swept the season-series with the Hawks last season, including a 53-38 win in their last bout on Feb. 7, 2021.
Mackenzie DeWees paced the Bobcats with 10 points and three steals in the victory.

LAST TIME OUT

Senior guard Mackenzie DeWees tallied 14 points, seven rebounds and two steals in a 66-62 loss in Quinnipiac's MAAC home opener on Dec. 20
Junior guard Sajada Bonner added 12 points off the bench
Cur'Tiera Haywood and Mikala Morris contributed eight points apiece for the Bobcats in the loss

QUEEN OF THE RINGS

The 2021-22 season marks the 27th year at the helm of the Bobcats' program for Tricia Fabbri.
With 467 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 four of 11 games this season.
The Bobcats are 3-1 in games where they score 70 or more points in a game.
Quinnipiac is averaging 68.5 points per game and are outscoring opponents by 6.5 points per game, which ranks second and first in the MAAC rankings.
The Bobcats average margin of victory (6.5 points) is 2.6 points better than the next closest team in the MAAC.
Quinnipiac is shooting 41.7% from the field and 35.7% from beyond the arc, both tops in the conference rankings.
Quinnipiac is 5-1 in games where they shoot at least 40% from the field.
The Bobcats are second in the MAAC in both made three-point field goals (76) and three-point field goals made per game (6.9)
Quinnipiac's assist-to-turnover ratio (0.72) ranks third overall in the conference.

LOCKING UP

Quinnipiac has held its opponents to 69 points or less in nine games this season, going 6-4 in said games.
The Bobcats are holding opponents to 61.9 points per game, which ranks sixth in the MAAC.
Quinnipiac is forcing opponents to shoot 37.4% 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 34.7 boards per game, placing second in the conference in both categories, respectively.

HOUSE CATS

Quinnipiac is averaging 72.8 points per game, while shooting 43.9% from the field and 43.2% from beyond the arc in home games.
Quinnipiac has three players that are averaging double-figure points in home games in Mackenzie DeWees (11.6 ppg), Sajada Bonner (11.0 ppg) and Cur'Tiera Haywood (10.8 ppg).
The Bobcats are 3-2 this season in games played at the People's United Center.
Quinnipiac is outscoring opponents by 10.0 points per game in games played at home.
The Bobcats are forcing opponents to shoot 37.2% from the field and 27.4% from beyond the arc.

MACK ATTACK

Through the first 11 games of the season, Mackenzie DeWees leads the team in points (13.3) and steals (4.0) per game.
DeWees' 44 total steals and 4.0 steals per game places her fourth in the nation and second in the MAAC in both categories, respectively.
The reigning MAAC POTY has recorded five or more steals in four of Quinnipiac's 11 contests to open the season.
An offensive threat, she ranks eighth in the MAAC in points per game (13.3) and ninth in field goal percentage (43.8%) as well.
DeWees nearly posted a triple-double with 12 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high seven steals in the win over Northeastern
The reigning MAAC Player of the Year, DeWees, nearly posted a triple-double recording 12 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high seven steals in a win over Northeastern on Dec. 7.
She tallied her first double-double of the season against CCSU on Nov. 13, posting 19 points and 11 boards in the win.

MORE MORRIS

Through the first 11 contests of the season, junior forward Mikala Morris is averaging 11.9 points and a team-best 9.3 rebounds per game.
The reigning MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, Morris' 9.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game both ranks fourth in the conference, respectively.
The Bobcats are 5-1 in games where Mikala Morris wins the opening tip-off.
She posted 12 points and 11 rebounds four a double-double 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 12th in the conference in three-point field goals made (14) and 14th in three-point field goals per game (1.3), respectively.
She led the Bobcats in scoring in the season-opener at Fordham with 16 points on 4-for-6 shooting from beyond the arc.
On the season, Caverly is averaging 7.7 points per game, while shooting 31.8% from beyond the arc.

HAYWOOD IS ALL GOOD

Junior forward Cur'Tiera Haywood is averaging 11.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game over her last six games.
A native of Yukon, Okla., she has shot 23-for-43 (.535) from the field 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.
Haywood scored a season-best 17 points against Hartford, going a perfect 7-for-7 from the field, including 3-for-3 from three.
She followed that performance with a game-high 15-point showing against Yale.
Haywood is averaging 8.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game on the season.
She led the team with 13 points in the win over Rider on Dec. 18.

JADA, JADA BUCKET GETTER

Junior guard Sajada Bonner is averaging 11.2 points and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 22-for-50 (.550) from the field and 16-for-28 (.571) from beyond the arc over her last six appearances
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, adding two steals as well.
Bonner followed that performance with 14 points and three steals off the pine in a 61-59 victory over Yale.
On the season, she is averaging a career-best 7.5 points per game, while shooting 50.9% from the field and 50.0% from three.
Bonner's .500 three-point shooting percentage is tops in the MAAC, while her 18 made three-pointers is tied for sixth-most in the conference

RIGHT AT HOME

A native of East Haven, Conn., junior guard Makenzie Helms has found her footing with the Bobcats.
A transfer from Big Ten powerhouse Nebraska, Helms is averaging career-highs in points (7.4), rebounds (2.6), assists (1.9) and steals (0.8) per game in 10 starts for the Bobcats.
She is shooting 42.7% from the field on the campaign, which slots her 11th among the leaders in the MAAC.
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 101-36 (.737) 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 105-23 (.820) in games played at home.
In that same span, the Bobcats own a mark of 74-12 (.860) in conference play (NEC & MAAC) at home.
Quinnipiac owns an 87-37 (.702) 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 65-12 (.844) at home in league games since joining the conference in 2013-14.
The Bobcats are 58-9 (.866) 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 127-10 (.927) 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

Makenzie Helms: Transferred to Quinnipiac after two seasons at Nebraska... Ranked by ESPN as the No. 27 Point Guard in the Nation in 2019... Averaged 26.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 4.3 steals as a senior... 2019 Gatorade Connecticut High School Player of the Year... 2019 New Haven Register/GameTime Connecticut Player of the Year... 2019 USA Today Player of the Year... Two-time USA Today First Team All-Connecticut selection...
Grace LaBarge: Four year letter-winner at William Fremd High School... IBCA All-State selection in 2021... Earned All-Area and All-Conference honors as a senior... Led William Fremd to a State Championship in 2020...
Jackie Grisdale: Graduated as Poland's all-time leading scorer across boy's and girl's basketball 1,530 points... Own's school record for career three-point field goals (221), three-point field goals in a season (71) and three-point field goals in a single game (10)... Six-time All-Ohio First Team selection across numerous sports…
Reiven Douglas: Four year starter at Millbrook High School... Two-time All-Conference selection... First Team All-District honoree...
Rose Caso: Four year letter-winner at Suffield Academy... Averaged 16 points per game over four seasons...
Korin Mereste: Four year starter at Nauset Regional High School... Three-time Cape and Islands League All-Star selection... Played AAU for the Cape Cod Bulls...

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 Saturday, Jan. 8, when Quinnipiac travels to take on Siena in a MAAC matchup.
Tip-off from the Alumni Recreation Center is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
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 Caso

Rose Caverly

Mackenzie DeWees

Reiven Douglas

Jackie Grisdale

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Makenzie Helms

Grace LaBarge

Korin Mereste

Mikala Morris

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