Saturday, December 31
Hamden, Conn.
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Quinnipiac University
8-5,3-1MAAC
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Mount St. Mary's
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Photo by: Cam Boon
Morris Tallies 1,000th Career Point in Bobcats' Victory Over The Mount
12/31/2022 3:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac women's basketball enters the new year riding a three-game win streak after defeating MAAC newcomers Mount St. Mary's, 64-52, on New Year's Eve inside of M&T Bank Arena on Saturday afternoon.
With the win, the Bobcats improved to 8-5 overall on the season and 3-1 in the MAAC, while the Mountaineers fell to 5-8 overall and 1-3 in conference play. Mikala Morris led the way with 20 points and eight rebounds, scoring her 1,000th career point in the process. Cur'Tiera Haywood added 18 points of her own in the win.
The Bobcats brought the defensive intensity early, holding the Mount to three points on 1-for-8 (12.5%) shooting over the first five minutes of play, jumping out to an 8-3 lead behind four quick points from Mikala Morris. However, Mount St. Mary's closed the first quarter with a 13-4 run, taking a 16-11 lead into the second.
The two sides traded baskets over the first six minutes of play in the second period, with Quinnipiac narrowly outscoring Mount St. Mary's 12-10 to cut the deficit to 26-24 with four minutes left before the break. The Mount responded by narrowly outpacing the Bobcats 11-8 the rest of the frame to carry a 37-32 lead into halftime.
Leading 41-37, the Mount went on a swift 5-0 run to increase their lead to 46-37 2:40 into the second half. The Bobcats held Mount St. Mary's scoreless over the final 7:20 of the third quarter, going on an 8-0 run during that span to cut the deficit to 46-45 entering the fourth quarter.
The Bobcats opened the fourth quarter with a 6-0 run, sparked by a turnaround hook shot from Morris for her 1,000th career point.
The run was capped by a layup from Cur'Tiera Haywood, forcing a Mount St. Mary's timeout while trailing 51-46 with just under eight minutes remaining in regulation.
Out of the timeout, Mount St. Mary's cut the Quinnipiac lead to 51-48, however, the Bobcats responded with a 9-0 run, capped by a Cur'Tiera Haywood three-point play to give Quinnipiac a comfortable 60-48 lead with 2:50 remaining.
The deficit proved to be too much for The Mount, as Quinnipiac hung on for the eventual 64-52 victory.
NUMBERS AND NOTES
NEXT TIME OUT
With the win, the Bobcats improved to 8-5 overall on the season and 3-1 in the MAAC, while the Mountaineers fell to 5-8 overall and 1-3 in conference play. Mikala Morris led the way with 20 points and eight rebounds, scoring her 1,000th career point in the process. Cur'Tiera Haywood added 18 points of her own in the win.
The Bobcats brought the defensive intensity early, holding the Mount to three points on 1-for-8 (12.5%) shooting over the first five minutes of play, jumping out to an 8-3 lead behind four quick points from Mikala Morris. However, Mount St. Mary's closed the first quarter with a 13-4 run, taking a 16-11 lead into the second.
The two sides traded baskets over the first six minutes of play in the second period, with Quinnipiac narrowly outscoring Mount St. Mary's 12-10 to cut the deficit to 26-24 with four minutes left before the break. The Mount responded by narrowly outpacing the Bobcats 11-8 the rest of the frame to carry a 37-32 lead into halftime.
Leading 41-37, the Mount went on a swift 5-0 run to increase their lead to 46-37 2:40 into the second half. The Bobcats held Mount St. Mary's scoreless over the final 7:20 of the third quarter, going on an 8-0 run during that span to cut the deficit to 46-45 entering the fourth quarter.
8-0 run cuts the deficit to one 👀 pic.twitter.com/ww0rZqqtqh
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) December 31, 2022
The Bobcats opened the fourth quarter with a 6-0 run, sparked by a turnaround hook shot from Morris for her 1,000th career point.
The 17th player in our Div. I history to reach the milestone, Mikala Morris has reached 1,000 career points!! pic.twitter.com/wDxwsvlQ14
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) December 31, 2022
The run was capped by a layup from Cur'Tiera Haywood, forcing a Mount St. Mary's timeout while trailing 51-46 with just under eight minutes remaining in regulation.
6-0 run Bobcats and we have the lead!!!!#FullSteamAhead🚂 pic.twitter.com/dUry1chob2
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) December 31, 2022
Out of the timeout, Mount St. Mary's cut the Quinnipiac lead to 51-48, however, the Bobcats responded with a 9-0 run, capped by a Cur'Tiera Haywood three-point play to give Quinnipiac a comfortable 60-48 lead with 2:50 remaining.
TURN ME UP @ct_haywood 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/tABsGaBzko
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) December 31, 2022
The deficit proved to be too much for The Mount, as Quinnipiac hung on for the eventual 64-52 victory.
NUMBERS AND NOTES
- Holding Mount St. Mary's to 52 points, the Bobcats have yet to allow a mid-major opponent to reach 65 points in a game through 13 games
- With the victory, head coach Tricia Fabbri has totaled 490 wins, 10 away from 500 career victories
- With the win, Quinnipiac extended its win streak to seven consecutive games over Mount St. Mary's
- With the win, the Bobcats improved to 119-25 (.826) in games played at home since 2012-13
- In that same span, Quinnipiac is 85-13 (.867) in conference games played at home
- Scoring 22 points in the contest, Mikala Morris became the 17th player in the program's Div. I history to score 1,000 points in their Bobcat career
- Morris is one of two players in the program's Div. I history with at least 1,000 career points, 750 rebounds and 130 blocks (Aryn McClure '19)
- Morris finished the afternoon with 22 points, eight rebounds and two blocks
- Cur'Tiera Haywood added 18 points of her own in the victory
- Haywood has reached double-figure scoring in nine of Quinnipiac's 13 games
- Jackie Grisdale chipped in 11 points of her own
- Rose Caverly contributed five points, nine rebounds and seven assists
NEXT TIME OUT
- Quinnipiac will be back in action on Thursday, Jan. 5, when the Bobcats travel north for a MAAC matchup with Niagara
- Tip-off from the Gallagher Center is set for 11 a.m. on ESPN+
Team Stats
MSM
QU
FG%
.308
.458
3FG%
.267
.400
FT%
.667
.800
RB
30
34
TO
13
15
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
11
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
18
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
9
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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