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Morris' Double-Double Powers Bobcats Past Saint Peter's, 58-48
12/29/2022 3:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball
JERSEY CITY, NJ. – Quinnipiac women's basketball earned its first MAAC road win of the 2022-23 campaign, downing Saint Peter's, 58-48, Thursday afternoon inside of the Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center in a rematch between 2022 MAAC Quarterfinals opponents.
With the win, the Bobcats improved to 7-5 overall on the season and 2-1 in the MAAC, while the Peacocks fell to 0-11 overall and 0-2 in conference play. Mikala Morris led the way for Quinnipiac with 15 points and 13 rebounds for the double-double, as well as a career-high six blocks. Jackie Grisdale added 12 points of her own in the victory.
The Bobcats were able to overcome a slow offensive start and used its defense to jump out to a 6-2 lead within the first six minutes of action. Holding a 6-4 lead, Quinnipiac used the final 1:50 of play to go on a 10-0 run, capped by a buzzer-beater three-pointer from Jackie Grisdale to extend the lead to 16-4 entering the second quarter.
After Saint Peter's cut the Quinnipiac lead to 16-6, the Bobcats kept the pressure on with a 10-1 run, led by a three-point play from Cur'Tiera Haywood and a bucket from Ella O'Donnell to push the lead to 26-7 nearly midway through the frame.
The Bobcats held the Peacocks to seven points the rest of the half, carrying a 30-14 lead into halftime. Saint Peter's 14 points at the break is the least amount of points Quinnipiac has allowed an opponent to score in a half this season.
Quinnipiac maintained its dominance into the second half, using a 12-0 run while already leading 30-16 to extend its lead to 42-16 into the under five-minute media timeout.
After Saint Peter's went on a swift 5-0 run, the Bobcats closed the quarter with a 5-0 run of their own to carry a 47-21 lead into the fourth quarter.
The deficit proved to be too much to overcome for the Peacocks, as the Bobcats held strong for the eventual 58-48 victory.
NUMBERS AND NOTES
With the win, the Bobcats improved to 7-5 overall on the season and 2-1 in the MAAC, while the Peacocks fell to 0-11 overall and 0-2 in conference play. Mikala Morris led the way for Quinnipiac with 15 points and 13 rebounds for the double-double, as well as a career-high six blocks. Jackie Grisdale added 12 points of her own in the victory.
The Bobcats were able to overcome a slow offensive start and used its defense to jump out to a 6-2 lead within the first six minutes of action. Holding a 6-4 lead, Quinnipiac used the final 1:50 of play to go on a 10-0 run, capped by a buzzer-beater three-pointer from Jackie Grisdale to extend the lead to 16-4 entering the second quarter.
🚨 JACKIE AT THE HORN 🚨 pic.twitter.com/vPRgNtATCg
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) December 29, 2022
After Saint Peter's cut the Quinnipiac lead to 16-6, the Bobcats kept the pressure on with a 10-1 run, led by a three-point play from Cur'Tiera Haywood and a bucket from Ella O'Donnell to push the lead to 26-7 nearly midway through the frame.
CT is WORKING 😤 pic.twitter.com/JNlrO9RTQF
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) December 29, 2022
The Bobcats held the Peacocks to seven points the rest of the half, carrying a 30-14 lead into halftime. Saint Peter's 14 points at the break is the least amount of points Quinnipiac has allowed an opponent to score in a half this season.
Quinnipiac maintained its dominance into the second half, using a 12-0 run while already leading 30-16 to extend its lead to 42-16 into the under five-minute media timeout.
CASHOUT CASO 💰🤑
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) December 29, 2022
12-0 Bobcat run 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/7AoHEM0qGc
After Saint Peter's went on a swift 5-0 run, the Bobcats closed the quarter with a 5-0 run of their own to carry a 47-21 lead into the fourth quarter.
The deficit proved to be too much to overcome for the Peacocks, as the Bobcats held strong for the eventual 58-48 victory.
NUMBERS AND NOTES
- Holding Saint Peter's to 48 points, the Bobcats have yet to allow a mid-major opponent to reach 65 points in a game through 10 games
- Quinnipiac improved to 18-0 all-time against Saint Peter's with the win
- With the victory, head coach Tricia Fabbri has totaled 489 wins, 11 away from 500 career victories
- Quinnipiac held Saint Peter's to four points in the first quarter, the least amount of points the Bobcats have allowed in a quarter all season
- The Bobcats held the Peacocks to 2-for-15 (13.3%) from the floor in the first quarter
- Quinnipiac held Saint Peter's to 14 points in the first half, the least amount of points the Bobcats have allowed in a half this season
- Mikala Morris led the way with 15 points and 13 rebounds for the double-double
- Her double-double was the first of the season for Morris and first by a Bobcat player this season
- With 15 points in the contest, Morris has totaled 984 career points, making her 16 shy of 1,000 for her career,
- She added a career-high six blocks in the win
- Jackie Grisdale added 12 points, three assists and two steals in the contest
- Rose Caverly contributed nine points in the win
- Ella O'Donnell grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds, including seven on the offensive end
- Cur'Tiera Haywood totaled six points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds
- 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
Team Stats
QU
SP
FG%
.310
.304
3FG%
.235
.294
FT%
.750
.600
RB
54
37
TO
19
20
STL
11
9
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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