Bobcats Set to Host Niagara Saturday at 1PM

Quinnipiac vs. Niagara
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 | 1:00 PM
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Niagara

Watch: ESPN3
Broadcasters: Steve Lennox (PxP), Billy Mecca (Color), Dianne Nolan (Analyst)
Live Statistics: Sidearm Stats
In-Game Updates: @QU_WBB

D1 Era vs. Niagara: 17-1
D1 Era (Home) vs. Niagara: 7-0
Last Meeting vs. Niagara: W, 85-79 (Jan. 29, 2022)

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's basketball team looks to get back in the win column when it plays host to MAAC foe Niagara on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off from the People's United Center is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN3.

THE MATCHUP: vs. NIAGARA

The Purple Eagles enter the contest at 12-2 on the season and 9-7 in MAAC contests
Niagara enters the game winners in five consecutive outings
The Stags extended their win streak to five games behind a 59-45 road victory over Iona this past Thursday
Junior Angel Parker is averaging a team-best 16.0 points and 5.3 assists per game, while her 3.8 steals per game are tops in the conference and second in the nation
Saturday will mark the 19th Div. I meeting between the Bobcats and Purple Eagles
Quinnipiac owns a 17-1 record against Niagara, dating back to its first matchup in 2013
The Bobcats defeated the Purple Eagles, 85-79, in their last matchup on Jan. 29, 2022
Jackie Grisdale scored a career-high 26 points behind six three's

LAST TIME OUT

The Quinnipiac women's basketball team fell short in overtime, 59-54, on the road against in-state MAAC foe Fairfield inside of the Webster Bank Arena Thursday evening
Mikala Morris led the way with 18 points, 20 rebounds, two blocks and two steals in the loss, while Rose Caverly added 15 points and six assists

QUEEN OF THE RINGS

Head coach Tricia Fabbri is in her 27th season at the helm of the Bobcats in 2021-22
A five-time Coach of the Year (three in eight MAAC seasons) and all-time winningest coach in program history, Fabbri has totaled 476 career victories, thus far
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)
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 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

HOT CATS

The Bobcats have won nine of their last 12 games
Quinnipiac is averaging 67.7 points per game over its last 12 games and is outscoring opponents by 9.7 points during the span
The Bobcats have three players averaging double-figures in points over the last 12 games, led by DeWees 14.1 points per game
Mikala Morris is averaging 11.9 points per game, followed by Amani Free's 10.5 points per game
The Bobcats held a five-game win streak, dating back to their 75-53 road victory over Saint Peter's on Jan. 17 through the Feb. 3 61-50 win over Marist
Quinnipiac's win streak was tied for its second-longest in the last four seasons

SHOOTER'S SHOOT

Quinnipiac's offense has reached the 70-point plateau in 10 games this season
The Bobcats are 9-1 in games where they score 70 or more points in a game
Quinnipiac is averaging 67.7 points per game and are outscoring opponents by 7.4 points per game, which ranks second and first in the MAAC rankings
The Bobcats average margin of victory (7.4 points) is 0.9 points better than the next closest team in the MAAC
Quinnipiac is shooting 41.4% from the field and 31.6% from beyond-the-arc, which ranks second in the conference in both categories, respectively
Quinnipiac is 13-2 in games where they shoot at least 40% from the field
The Bobcats are third in the MAAC in made three-point field goals (144) and third in three-point field goals made per game (6.0)
Quinnipiac's assist-to-turnover ratio (0.81) ranks second overall in the conference

LOCKING UP

Quinnipiac has held its opponents to 70 points or less in 21 games this season, going 14-7 in said games
Quinnipiac is forcing opponents to shoot 37.8% from the field, which slots the team in fourth in the MAAC
The Bobcats are grabbing 39.5 rebounds per game and are limiting opponents to just 34.3 boards per game, placing second in the MAAC in both categories
The Bobcats are forcing opponents to shoot 31.3% from three

HOUSE CATS

Quinnipiac is averaging 71.8 points per game, while shooting 43.3% from the field and 35.0% from beyond the arc in home games
The Bobcats are 8-3 this season in games played at the People's United Center
Quinnipiac is outscoring opponents by 11.0 points per game in games played at home
The Bobcats are forcing opponents to shoot 37.8% from the field and 29.0% from beyond the arc at home
Quinnipiac has three players that are averaging double-figure points in home games in Mackenzie DeWees (12.7 ppg), Cur'Tiera Haywood (12.4 ppg and Mikala Morris (11.7 ppg)
Rose Caverly is averaging 8.2 points per game at the People's United Center

MACK ATTACK

In her 23 appearances this season, Mackenzie DeWees leads the team in points (14.0) and steals (3.7) per game
She was named the MAAC Co-Player of the Week on Jan. 31 after averaging 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game in a 2-0 week for the Bobcats
DeWees' 85 total steals and 3.7 steals per game places her third in the nation in both categories, 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 85 steals, DeWees ranks third in the program's Div. I single-season steals list
DeWees has totaled 216 career steals, ranking third in the program's Div. I history and ninth 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 (14.0) and 11th in FG% (44.1%)
DeWees nearly posted a triple-double recording on Dec. 7, tallying 12 points, 12 rebounds and seven steals in the home victory over Northeastern
Her seven double-doubles on the season ranks second on the team

MORE MORRIS

Through 24 contests Mikala Morris is averaging 11.8 points and a team-best 9.9 rebounds per game
The reigning MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, Morris' 9.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game ranks second in the MAAC in both categories, respectively
She was named the MAAC Player of the Week on Feb. 7 after averaging 15.5 points, 14.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game in two games played
The Bobcats are 12-5 in games where Mikala Morris wins the opening tip-off
She has posted a team-best 11 double-doubles this season, most recently registering 18 points and 20 rebounds against Fairfield on Feb. 17
Her performance against the Stags marked the second time in her career where she grabbed 20 or more rebounds
Morris recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. Iona on Feb. 12
Morris posted 24 points and 10 rebounds against Canisius on Feb. 7
She registered 16 points and 14 rebounds against Monmouth on Feb. 5
She recorded 15 points, 15 rebounds and a season-high four blocks in the victory over Marist on Feb. 3
Morris posted team-highs of 14 points and 13 rebounds in a victory over Northeastern on Dec. 7
She registered 12 points and 16 rebounds 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

ROSE KNOWS

Senior guard Rose Caverly ranks 20th in the conference in three-point field goals made (25)
Her 84 assists on the season is fourth-most in the MAAC
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 registered 12 points and three assists in a road victory at Saint Peter's on Jan. 17
She posted 13 points, five rebounds and three assists in a road victory against Manhattan on Jan. 22
Caverly recorded 12 points, seven assists and two steals in a home victory over Iona on Feb. 12
She tallied 15 points and six assists against Fairfield on Feb. 17

MAMBA MENTALITY

Senior Amani Free was named the MAAC Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday, Jan. 24
During that span, Free averaged 20.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game in two contests
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
The Bobcats are 7-2 with Free as a starter
Since joining the starting lineup, Free is averaging 11.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game in nine games

HAYWOOD IS ALL GOOD

Cur'Tiera 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 a career-best 8.8 points per game
Haywood is shooting 37.8% from beyond the arc and 49.1% from the field, ranking fifth and second in the MAAC

JADA, JADA BUCKET GETTER

Junior guard Sajada Bonner is averaging a career-best 6.1 points per game, while shooting 39.5% from the field and 34.6% from three
Bonner's .346 three-point shooting percentage ranks sixth in the MAAC, while her 27 made three-pointers places her 19th 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

JACK(IE) OF ALL TRADES

First-year guard Jackie Grisdale has emerged as a consistent threat for the Bobcats, averaging 9.7 points per game and shooting 49.3% from the floor and 42.5% from three in her last nine games
Grisdale scored a career-high 26 points off the bench in QU's 26-point comeback victory over Niagara on Jan. 29
Grisdale scored 23 of her 26 points in the second half
She knocked down six three-pointers, tying the single-game program record
In her first career start, Grisdale tallied 14 points and added a career-high seven rebounds in Quinnipiac's road bout at Monmouth on Feb. 5
Grisdale was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Feb. 7 after averaging 11.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 56.3% from the floor over two games played

RIGHT AT HOME

A transfer from Big-10 powerhouse Nebraska, Connecticut-native Makenzie Helms is averaging career-highs in points (4.8), rebounds (2.0), assists (1.5) and steals (0.6) per game in 23 games
Helms posted eight points, four rebounds and four assists in a win over Marist Feb. 3
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

COMEBACK CATS

The Quinnipiac women's basketball team completed a 26-point comeback to extend its win streak to four straight games, as the Bobcats defeated Niagara on the road, 85-79, on Jan. 29
The 26-point comeback victory is tied for the second largest comeback victory in NCAA Div. I women's basketball history
Jackie Grisdale led the way with a career-high 26 points, tying the program-record for made threes in a contest with six

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 107-36 (.748) 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 110-24 (.821) in games played at home
In that same span, the Bobcats own a mark of 80-13 (.862) in conference play (NEC & MAAC) at home
Quinnipiac owns a 96-41 (.701) mark since November 22, 2017
The Bobcats stand with a mark of 71-13 (.845) at home in league games since joining the MAAC in 2013-14
The Bobcats are 64-10 (.865) 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 133-11 (.924) since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half

NEXT TIME OUT

The Bobcats will be back in action on Thursday, Feb. 24, when Quinnipiac travels to take on Marist in a nationally televised game on ESPNU
Tip-off from the McCann Center is set for 11 a.m. on ESPNU
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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