Bobcats Return to Action With Thursday Road Contest at Saint Peter's

Quinnipiac Bobcats (6-5, 1-1 MAAC) at Saint Peter's Peacocks (0-10, 0-1 MAAC)
Thursday, December 29, 2022 | 2:00 PM
The Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center | Jersey City, NJ.
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Saint Peter's

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All-Time vs. Saint Peter's: Quinnipiac leads series 17-0
D1 Era vs. Saint Peter's: Quinnipiac leads series 17-0
D1 Era Road Record vs. Saint Peter's: Quinnipiac leads series 8-0
Last Meeting vs. Saint Peter's: W, 63-42 (March 9, 2022)

JERSEY CITY, NJ. – After a 10-day hiatus, Quinnipiac women's basketball returns to action on the road on Thursday, as the Bobcats travel for an afternoon bout with MAAC foe Saint Peter's. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. from The Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center on ESPN+.

THE MATCHUP: vs. SAINT PETER'S

Saint Peter's is led by first-year head coach Jennifer Leedham
The Peacocks enter Thursday's contest winless on the campaign at 0-10
Saint Peter's fell short on the road in its last time out, 81-34, against UMass on Dec. 21
The Peacocks are 0-1 in their lone MAAC contest, dropping their conference-opener, 76-49, against Fairfield at home on Dec. 17
Jada Williams led the Peacocks in the loss with 15 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks, while Jada Leonard contributed 13 points of her own
Entering Thursday's contest, Saint Peter's is led by Jada Williams, who is tops on the team in scoring (11.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg)
Rachel Kuhl is second on the team in scoring at 8.3 points per game, while Jada Leonard trails at 8.1 points per game, while also averaging 1.6 steals per game
Thursday's contest marks the 18th matchup between the two programs in their Div. I history
Quinnipiac is undefeated at 17-0 all-time against Saint Peter's, dating back to their first matchup in 2014
The Bobcats are 8-0 all-time in road games against the Peacocks
The Bobcats average 75.0 points per game in their 17 contests against the Peacocks
The last time the two sides squared off, Quinnipiac came away with a 63-42 victory over Saint Peter's in the MAAC Quarterfinals in Atlantic City on March 9, 2022
Mackenzie DeWees led the Bobcats with 15 points and added five rebounds and two steals in the win
Mikala Morris totaled 13 points and eight rebounds in the contest

LAST TIME OUT

The Quinnipiac women's basketball team fell earned its first MAAC win of the season with a 69-55 victory over Manhattan in its last time out on Dec. 19 at home inside of M&T Bank Arena.
Mary Baskerville led the Bobcats with 17 points and added five rebounds and five steals
Cur'Tiera Haywood added 10 points in the victory
Rose Caverly, Ella O'Donnell and Mikala Morris contributed nine points apiece

JUST WIN BABY, WIN!

M&T Bank Arena, 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 118-25 (.825) in games played at home
In that same span, the Bobcats own a mark of 84-13 (.866) in conference play (NEC & MAAC) at home
Quinnipiac owns a 108-49 (.689) mark since November 22, 2017
The Bobcats stand with a mark of 75-13 (.852) at home in league games since joining the MAAC in 2013-14
The Bobcats are 68-10 (.872) at M&T Bank Arena in conference games since the start of the 2014-15 campaign

THAT 70's SHOW

Since the start of the 2014-15 campaign the Bobcats are 113-36 (.758) 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

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.
Overall, the Bobcats own a mark of 143-13 (.917) since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half

HOME COOKIN'

The Bobcats continue to find success at home, holding a 5-1 record inside of M&T Bank Arena in 2022-23
Quinnipiac is outscoring opponents by 16.5 points per game in home contests
The Bobcats are outscoring opponents on average 34.6-23.0 in the first half of home games
Quinnipiac is shooting 44.4% from the floor and 39.3% from three in home games
Quinnipiac is forcing its opponents to shoot 31.7% from the floor and 27.0% from three in home games

LOCKING UP

Usually known for its offensive prowess, Quinnipiac has strengthened its defensive identity this season
Aside from the two contests against nationally ranked opponents, Quinnipiac has not allowed an opponent to score more than 64 points in a game
The Bobcats have held its opponents to less than 60 points in seven games of their 11 games
Quinnipiac ranks within the top-two in the MAAC in five defensive categories
The Bobcats are holding opponents to 59.9 points per game, which ranks second in the conference
Opponents are shooting 37.1% from the field, which ranks second in the MAAC
Quinnipiac is holding opponents to 34.5 rebounds per game, which ranks second in the conference
The Bobcats are second in the MAAC with 44 blocks and second in the conference in blocks per game (4.0)

QUEEN OF THE RINGS

Head coach Tricia Fabbri is in her 28th season at the helm of the Bobcats in 2022-23
A five-time Coach of the Year (three in nine MAAC seasons) and all-time winningest coach in program history, Fabbri has totaled 488 career victories, thus far
Of her 488 wins, 473 have come in Quinnipiac's Div. I era
With a 21-12 record last season, Fabbri secured the program's 11th-straight winning season under her guidance
Fabbri's Bobcats have reached the 20-win plateau in 11 seasons, including a run of eight straight seasons from 2011-2019
With five NCAA Tournament appearances along with five WNIT berths, Fabbri has led QU to 10 postseason national tournaments in her tenure
She has led Quinnipiac to five conference titles in the last 10 seasons and earned five consecutive MAAC Regular Season titles from 2015-2019
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

MID-MAJOR POLL UPDATE

The Quinnipiac women's basketball team came in at No. 25 in the Women's Mid-Major Top 25 rankings, earning 61 points, as announced by the College Insider committee on Dec. 27
The only team in the MAAC ranked in the poll, Quinnipiac took on Kent State on Nov. 26 in the only matchup the Bobcats will have all season against another team within the poll
Coming in that week at No. 12, the Bobcats fell short against the then No. 17 Golden Flashes, 58-55, in the opening game of the Christmas City Classic on Nov. 26
Senior forward Cur'Tiera Haywood led the Bobcats with 13 points, while senior guard Makenzie Helms added 10 points of her own.
Mary Baskerville and Rose Caverly contributed eight points apiece in the loss

ROSE KNOWS

Graduate student Rose Caverly opted to return to Quinnipiac for a fifth season over the summer
Through 11 games, Caverly is averaging 7.7 points, 4.3 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game
Caverly's 47 assists ranks third in the MAAC, while her 4.3 assists per game also slots her third in the conference
Her 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio is tops in the MAAC
She totaled seven points and seven assists against URI on Dec. 11
Caverly posted 11 points and five rebounds in a win over Yale on Dec. 7
Caverly tallied season-best totals of 15 points and 8 assists in Quinnipiac's 67-64 victory over Lehigh on Nov. 27
In that game, Caverly scored seven of her 15 points in the fourth quarter, including the game-winning field goal in an old-fashioned three-point play
Entering the 2022-23 campaign, Caverly was named to the preseason All-MAAC Third Team
She totaled 126 assists in 2021-22, becoming the first player in program-history to tally at least 100 assists in back-to-back seasons since Gillian "Boo" Abshire did so for four consecutive seasons from 2011-2015

MAGNIFICENT MORRIS

Entering the 2022-23 campaign, Mikala Morris was named to the preseason All-MAAC First Team
With 127 career blocks, Morris ranks fifth on the program's Div. I blocks list
With 738 career rebounds, Morris ranks fifth on the program's Div. I rebounds list
Morris is one of two players in the program's Div. I history to rank in the top-five in blocks and rebounds, joining Aryn McClure
With 969 career points, Morris is 31 points away from 1,000
Morris is averaging 9.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, and a career-best 2.2 assists per game through 10 contests
Her 6.2 rebounds per game ranks eighth in the conference
Morris led the Bobcats with 16 points and five assists in a loss at No. 11 Indiana on Nov. 20
In the home-opener against CCSU on Nov. 12, Morris totaled 16 points, four rebounds, three steals and a block in the victory

HAYWOOD IS ALL GOOD

Through the first 11 games of the season, Cur'Tiera Haywood leads the Bobcats in scoring at 11.8 ppg
She has reached double-figures in scoring in eight of Quinnipiac's 11 games
Haywood ranks 14th in the MAAC in field-goal percentage (42.5%) and third in three-point field-goal percentage (39.5%)
Haywood tallied 14 points and a steal against Iona on Dec. 17
She recorded 15 points, four rebounds and three steals in a victory over Yale on Dec. 7
Haywood led the Bobcats with 12 points and added two steals and two blocks in a win over St. Francis Brooklyn on Dec. 4
In that contest, Haywood scored six of her 12 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Bobcats in the comeback victory
For her performance in the contest against the Terriers, Haywood was named the MAAC Female Student-Athlete of the Week on Dec. 6 by the conference office
She led the Bobcats with 13 points and added five rebounds in the win over Hartford on Nov. 14
Haywood tallied 20 points, six rebounds, and four assists in a win over CCSU on Nov. 12

JACK(IE) OF ALL TRADES

Jackie Grisdale is averaging 9.9 points per game, while shooting 46.6% from the floor, which is ranks 11th in the MAAC
Grisdale is shooting 34.8% from beyond the arc, which ranks eighth in the conference
She totaled 14 points against URI on Dec. 11
She scored a season-high 20 points in a win over Yale on Dec. 7
Grisdale tallied 10 points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds in the Bobcats' victory over St. Francis Brooklyn on Dec. 4
Regarded as a defensive anchor, Grisdale was earned Christmas City Classic All-Tournament honors for her defensive prowess during the weekend invitational
Grisdale held the Bobcats' opponents' season-leading scorers to a combined total of five points on 2-for-11 (18.1%) shooting during the tournament
She tallied 10 points in road loss at No. 11 Indiana on Nov. 20
Grisdale led the Bobcats with 13 points in the win over Hartford on Nov. 14
Earning MAAC All-Rookie Team honors in 2021-22, Grisdale became the first player in program history to earn all-conference honors as a walk-on

MARVELOUS MARY

Graduate student Mary Baskerville announced that she would be transferring from Providence to Quinnipiac this past summer
askerville is averaging 7.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.5 blocks per game through 11 games with Quinnipiac
Her 1.8 steals per game ranks 12th in the MAAC
Her 1.5 blocks per game ranks second in the MAAC
She is shooting an efficient 71.2% (37-for-52) from the floor, which is tops in the MAAC
Baskerville has recorded four or more steals in three games this season, including three times in the last four contests
She totaled a season-best 17 points and added five rebounds and five steals in a win over Manhattan on Dec. 19
Baskerville tied her career-high of six steals against Iona on Dec. 17
Baskerville totaled 13 points, five rebounds, four blocks, four steals and four steals in her first start of the season in a win over Yale on Dec. 7
She shot a perfect 5-for-5 from the field in the contest, marking the second time this season she has shot 100% from the field in a game with at least five attempts
Baskerville totaled a season-high five blocks in the win over St. Francis on Dec. 4
Baskerville totaled 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting and added six rebounds in 12 minutes against Hartford on Nov. 14
She notched 12 points on 6-for-6 shooting and contributed seven rebounds in just 14 minutes of action off the bench in a win over CCSU on Nov. 12
In her Quinnipiac debut at No. 10 NC State, she totaled four points and three blocks
Baskerville graduated from Providence in 2022 with career totals of 1,077 points, 723 rebounds and 183 blocked shots

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK

Head coach Tricia Fabbri added first-year guard/forward Ella O'Donnell to the roster prior to the 2022-23 season
A native of Shankill, Ireland, O'Donnell is a member of the Irish women's basketball national team
In 11 games, O'Donnell is averaging 6.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game
She collected a career-high 11 rebounds in QU's win over Yale on Dec. 7
In her first collegiate start, O'Donnell totaled a career-high 14 points and added five rebounds in Quinnipiac's win over Lehigh on Nov. 27
She tallied 10 points and added four rebounds and a career-high three steals in a win over Hartford on Nov. 14
O'Donnell scored a career-high 10 points off the bench in a victory over CCSU on Nov. 12
She made her Irish senior women's national team debut at 18 in 2022
O'Donnell served as vice captain with Ireland u18 team at European championships in Czech Republic
She played with Ireland u20 team at European championships in Hungary

MACK ATTACK

Graduate student Mackenzie DeWees opted to return to Quinnipiac for a fifth season over the summer
Entering the 2022-23 campaign, DeWees was named to the preseason watch list for the 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award presented by Her Hoop Stats
DeWees was also a unanimous preseason All-MAAC First Team selection
Last season DeWees garnered All-MAAC First Team honors for the second time in her career, becoming the second player in program-history to do so behind Aryn McClure ('19)
Averaged 13.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 3.1 assists per game in 2021-22
Was one of only two players in the country to average at least 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds. 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game last season
DeWees' 105 total steals and 3.4 steals per game places her fourth in the nation in both categories, respectively
She's tallied five or more steals in nine of Quinnipiac's games, most recently tallying five thefts against Marist on Feb. 24
Tallied 106 steals and averaged 3.31 steals per game, which ranked fourth and fifth in the nation
DeWees was just the second player in Quinnipiac's Div. I history to tally 100+ steals in a season, becoming the first to do so since Felicia Barron ('13) totaled 119 thefts during the 2012-13 campaign
DeWees has totaled 237 career steals, ranking third in the program's Div. I history
DeWees became the 16th player in Quinnipiac's Div. I history to reach 1,000 career points on March 9, 2022 and currently sits in 16th with 1,039 points

RECORD-BREAKING DAY

It was a total team effort as the Quinnipiac women's basketball team set a new program Div. I program-record for margin of victory, downing Hartford by 55 points in an 85-30 home victory on Nov. 18 inside of M&T Bank Arena.
Quinnipiac received a balanced scoring attack as it had five student-athletes finish in double-figures, as Cur'Tiera Haywood and Jackie Grisdale led all scorers with 13 points apiece
Mary Baskerville added 11 points off the bench, while Ella O'Donnell and Rose Caso totaled 10 points apiece as reserves as well
The 55-point win marked the largest margin of victory in Quinnipiac's Div. I history
Quinnipiac held Hartford to 30 points in the contest, the least amount of points the Bobcats have allowed in a game in its Div. I history

PRESEASON ACCLAIM

Quinnipiac women's basketball was picked to finish first in the MAAC as announced by the conference office on Oct. 18, during the 2022-23 Basketball Preseason Awards Show on ESPN3
The Bobcats were tabbed No. 1 in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 117 total points and eight first place votes
Trailing Quinnipiac in second was Manhattan with 112 points (3), followed by Niagara at 94 votes and reigning MAAC Tournament champions Fairfield with 74 points
Three Bobcats earned All-MAAC preseason honors in Mackenzie DeWees (First Team, *unanimous), Mikala Morris (First Team) and Rose Caverly (Third Team)
Manhattan's Dee Dee Davis was tabbed as the conference's Preseason Player of the Year

NEXT TIME OUT

Quinnipiac will be back in action on Saturday, Dec. 31, when the Bobcats return home to Hamden for an afternoon matchup with MAAC-newcomers Mount St. Mary's
Tip-off from M&T Bank Arena is set for 1 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased HERE
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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