Thursday, February 24
Poughkeepsie, NY / McCann Arena
11:00 AM
Quinnipiac University
at
Marist
Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com
Bobcats Set for National TV (ESPNU) Contest at Marist on Thursday
2/23/2022 10:04:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Quinnipiac vs. Marist
Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 | 11:00 AM
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
Watch: ESPNU
Broadcasters: Aja Ellison (PxP), Brenda Van Lengen (Color)
Live Statistics: Sidearm Stats
In-Game Updates: @QU_WBB
D1 Era vs. Marist: 14-7
D1 Era (Road) vs. Marist: 4-3
Last Meeting vs. Marist: W, 61-50 (Feb. 3, 2022)
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Winners in 10 of its last 13 games, the Quinnipiac women's basketball team looks to keep it rolling when it travels for a road matchup with MAAC rival Marist on Thursday morning in its nationally televised game on ESPNU. Tip-off from McCann Arena is set for 11 a.m.
THE MATCHUP: vs. MARIST
LAST TIME OUT
Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 | 11:00 AM
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
Watch: ESPNU
Broadcasters: Aja Ellison (PxP), Brenda Van Lengen (Color)
Live Statistics: Sidearm Stats
In-Game Updates: @QU_WBB
D1 Era vs. Marist: 14-7
D1 Era (Road) vs. Marist: 4-3
Last Meeting vs. Marist: W, 61-50 (Feb. 3, 2022)
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Winners in 10 of its last 13 games, the Quinnipiac women's basketball team looks to keep it rolling when it travels for a road matchup with MAAC rival Marist on Thursday morning in its nationally televised game on ESPNU. Tip-off from McCann Arena is set for 11 a.m.
THE MATCHUP: vs. MARIST
- The Red Foxes enter the contest at 8-17 on the season and 6-11 in MAAC contests
- Marist enters the game winners in two of its last three outings
- The Red Foxes rebounded from their 14-point road loss at Siena with a seven-point victory at Siena this past Monday
- Senior guard Kendall Krick is averaging 15.5 points per game in her last two outings
- Thursday will mark the 22nd Div. I meeting between the Bobcats and Red Foxes
- Quinnipiac owns a 14-7 record against Marist, dating back to its first matchup in 2013
- The Bobcats defeated the Red Foxes, 61-50, in their last matchup on Feb. 3, 2022
- Mikala Morris led the way 15 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks
LAST TIME OUT
- Mackenzie DeWees scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Quinnipiac women's basketball team past MAAC foe Niagara, 76-57, at home inside of the People's United Center Saturday afternoon
- Cur'Tiera Haywood contributed 15 points off the bench, while Mikala Morris tallied 13 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks
- 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 477 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
- The Bobcats have won 10 of their last 13 games
- Quinnipiac is averaging 68.3 points per game over its last 13 games and is outscoring opponents by 10.4 points during the span
- The Bobcats have three players averaging double-figures in points over the last 13 games, led by DeWees 14.9 points per game
- Mikala Morris is averaging 12.0 points per game, followed by Amani Free's 10.0 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
- Quinnipiac's offense has reached the 70-point plateau in 11 games this season
- The Bobcats are 10-1 in games where they score 70 or more points in a game
- Quinnipiac is averaging 68.0 points per game and are outscoring opponents by 7.9 points per game, which ranks second and first in the MAAC rankings
- The Bobcats average margin of victory (7.9 points) is 1.4 points better than the next closest team in the MAAC
- Quinnipiac is shooting 41.6% from the field and 31.9% from beyond-the-arc, which ranks first and second in the conference, respectively
- Quinnipiac is 14-2 in games where they shoot at least 40% from the field
- The Bobcats are third in the MAAC in made three-point field goals (151) 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
- Quinnipiac has held its opponents to 70 points or less in 22 games this season, going 15-7 in said games
- Quinnipiac is forcing opponents to shoot 37.4% from the field, which slots the team in second in the MAAC
- The Bobcats are grabbing 39.6 rebounds per game and are limiting opponents to just 34.5 boards per game, placing second in the MAAC in both categories
- The Bobcats are forcing opponents to shoot 30.7% from three
- Quinnipiac is averaging 72.2 points per game, while shooting 43.6% from the field and 35.3% from beyond the arc in home games
- The Bobcats are 9-3 this season in games played at the People's United Center
- Quinnipiac is outscoring opponents by 11.7 points per game in games played at home
- The Bobcats are forcing opponents to shoot 36.8% from the field and 28.0% from beyond the arc at home
- Quinnipiac has three players that are averaging double-figure points in home games in Mackenzie DeWees (13.7 ppg), Cur'Tiera Haywood (12.7 ppg) and Mikala Morris (11.8 ppg)
- Rose Caverly is averaging 8.0 points and 3.5 assists per game at the People's United Center
- In her 24 appearances this season, Mackenzie DeWees leads the team in points (14.4) 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' 88 total steals and 3.7 steals per game places her fourth 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 88 steals, DeWees ranks third in the program's Div. I single-season steals list
- DeWees has totaled 219 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 sixth in the MAAC in points per game (14.0) and 11th in FG% (44.6%)
- 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
- Junior forward Mikala Morris has been on a tear in February, posting six consecutive double-doubles dating back to QU's 61-50 victory over Marist on Feb. 3
- Morris is averaging 16.7 points, 13.7 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game, while shooting 62.2% from the field during that stretch
- She was named the MAAC POTW for the second time this season on Feb. 21
- Morris averaged 15.5 points, 16.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 59.1% from the field in two games
- Her 20 rebounds at Fairfield on Feb. 17 marked the most by a MAAC player this season
- Through 25 contests Mikala Morris is averaging 11.9 points and a team-best 10.0 rebounds per game
- The reigning MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, Morris' 10.0 rebounds and 1.6 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 13-5 in games where Mikala Morris wins the opening tip-off
- She has posted a MAAC-best 12 double-doubles this season, most recently posting 13 points and 13 rebounds in a victory over Niagara on Feb. 19
- Morris registered 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 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
- Senior guard Rose Caverly ranks 18th in the conference in three-point field goals made (27)
- Her 88 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
- 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 8-2 with Free as a starter
- Since joining the starting lineup, Free is averaging 11.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game in 10 games
- 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 9.1 points per game
- Haywood is shooting 41.7% from beyond the arc and 51.3% from the field, ranking first and second in the MAAC
- Junior guard Sajada Bonner is averaging 5.9 points per game, while shooting 38.9% from the field and 33.8% from three
- Bonner's .338 three-point shooting percentage ranks ninth in the MAAC, while her 27 made three-pointers places her 18th 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
- First-year guard Jackie Grisdale has emerged as a consistent threat for the Bobcats, averaging 9.1 points per game and shooting 48.6% from the floor and 41.5% from three in her last 10 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Since the start of the 2014-15 campaign the Bobcats are 108-36 (.750) 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
- 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 111-24 (.822) in games played at home
- In that same span, the Bobcats own a mark of 81-13 (.862) in conference play (NEC & MAAC) at home
- Quinnipiac owns a 97-41 (.703) mark since November 22, 2017
- The Bobcats stand with a mark of 72-13 (.847) at home in league games since joining the MAAC in 2013-14
- The Bobcats are 65-10 (.867) at the People's United Center in conference games since the start of the 2014-15 campaign
- 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 134-11 (.924) since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half
- The Bobcats will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 26, when Quinnipiac returns home to Hamden to take on Siena
- Tip-off from the People's United Center is set for 1 PM on ESPN
Players Mentioned
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Forward
/ Women's Basketball
Forward/Center
/ Women's BasketballCoaches Road Show at Bears BBQ
Thursday, September 04
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
2024 Women's Basketball Kids Day: Recap
Friday, December 20
The Roar - Episode 6: Jackie Grisdale and Grace LaBarge
Wednesday, December 18
