Saturday, February 5
West Long Branch, NJ / OceanFirst Bank Center
2:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
Monmouth
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Bobcats Carry Five-Game Win Streak to Monmouth on Saturday
2/4/2022 12:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Quinnipiac vs. Monmouth
Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 | 2:00 PM
Oceanfirst Bank Center | West Long Branch, N.J.
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Monmouth
Watch: ESPN3
Broadcasters: Eddy Occhipinti (PxP), Phyllis Mangina (Color)
Live Statistics: Sidearm Stats
In-Game Updates: @QU_WBB
D1 Era vs. Monmouth: 33-17
D1 Era (Road) vs. Monmouth: 11-7
Last Meeting vs. Monmouth: L, 70-60 (Jan. 6, 2022)
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – After extending its win streak to five games this past Thursday, the Quinnipiac women's basketball looks to keep it rolling on the road on Saturday against MAAC-foe Monmouth. Tip-off from Oceanfirst Bank Center is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN3.
THE MATCHUP: vs. MONMOUTH
Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 | 2:00 PM
Oceanfirst Bank Center | West Long Branch, N.J.
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Monmouth
Watch: ESPN3
Broadcasters: Eddy Occhipinti (PxP), Phyllis Mangina (Color)
Live Statistics: Sidearm Stats
In-Game Updates: @QU_WBB
D1 Era vs. Monmouth: 33-17
D1 Era (Road) vs. Monmouth: 11-7
Last Meeting vs. Monmouth: L, 70-60 (Jan. 6, 2022)
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – After extending its win streak to five games this past Thursday, the Quinnipiac women's basketball looks to keep it rolling on the road on Saturday against MAAC-foe Monmouth. Tip-off from Oceanfirst Bank Center is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN3.
THE MATCHUP: vs. MONMOUTH
- The Hawks enter the contest at 10-8 on the season and 5-4 in MAAC contests
- Monmouth enters the game on a two-game skid, falling at Manhattan, 73-57, on Jan. 30, before suffering a seven-point loss at Siena in its last time out this past Thursday
- The Hawks are led by Stella Clark, who is tops on the team in points (12.2) and assists (4.2) per game
- Saturday will mark the 51st Div. I meeting between the Bobcats and Hawks
- Quinnipiac owns a 33-17 record against Monmouth, dating back to its first matchup in 2001
- The Hawks defeated the Bobcats, 70-60, in their last matchup on Jan. 6, 2022
- Mackenzie DeWees led the way with 20 points, 11 rebounds, five steals and four assists in the win
- Behind 15 points and 15 rebounds from Mikala Morris, the Bobcats downed Marist, 61-50, at home Thursday evening inside of the People's United Center to extend its win streak to five games
- Amani Free added 13 points and two blocks, while Rose Caverly contributed eight points, eight rebounds and five assists in the victory
- 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 474 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 are currently riding a five-game win streak, dating back to their 75-53 road victory over Saint Peter's on Jan. 17
- Quinnipiac's win streak is tied for its second-longest in the last four seasons
- The Bobcats have won seven of their eight games
- Quinnipiac is averaging 71.0 points per game during the win streak and are outscoring opponents by 11.0 points during the span
- The Bobcats are outscoring opponents by 6.2 opponents in the fourth quarter during the five-game win streak
- Quinnipiac is forcing opponents to commit 15.8 turnovers per game during the streak
- Amani Free has led the Bobcats in scoring during the win streak, averaging 15.2 points per game, while also contributing 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game
- Jackie Grisdale is averaging 12.2 points per game, while shooting 55.0% from the field and 53.8% from beyond the arc during the stretch
- Quinnipiac's offense has exploded onto the scene this season, reaching the 70-point plateau in eight games this season
- The Bobcats are 7-1 in games where they score 70 or more points in a game
- Quinnipiac is averaging 68.1 points per game and are outscoring opponents by 7.1 points per game, which ranks second and first in the MAAC rankings
- The Bobcats average margin of victory (7.1 points) is 1.5 points better than the next closest team in the MAAC
- Quinnipiac is shooting 40.8% from the field and 32.6% from beyond-the-arc, which ranks third and second in the conference, respectively
- Quinnipiac is 11-1 in games where they shoot at least 40% from the field
- The Bobcats are second in the MAAC in made three-point field goals (127) and third in three-point field goals made per game (6.4)
- Quinnipiac's assist-to-turnover ratio (0.78) ranks second overall in the conference
- Quinnipiac has held its opponents to 69 points or less in 17 games this season, going 12-5 in said games
- Quinnipiac is forcing opponents to shoot 38.3% from the field, which slots the team in fourth in the MAAC
- The Bobcats are grabbing 39.1 rebounds per game and are limiting opponents to just 34.6 boards per game, placing second in the MAAC in both categories
- The Bobcats are forcing opponents to shoot 32.2% from beyond the arc
- Quinnipiac is averaging 70.7 points per game, while shooting 41.8% from the field and 36.3% from beyond the arc in home games
- The Bobcats are 6-3 this season in games played at the People's United Center
- Quinnipiac is outscoring opponents by 7.9 points per game in games played at home
- The Bobcats are forcing opponents to shoot 38.5% from the field and 30.5% from beyond the arc at home
- Quinnipiac has three players that are averaging double-figure points in home games in Cur'Tiera Haywood (14.4 ppg), Mackenzie DeWees (11.4 ppg) and Mikala Morris (10.1 ppg)
- Rose Caverly averages 8.4 points per game at the People's United Center
- In her 20 appearances this season, Mackenzie DeWees leads the team in points (13.7), steals (4.1) and assists (3.2) 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' 81 total steals and 4.1 steals per game places her second in the nation in both categories
- She's tallied five or more steals in eight of Quinnipiac's games, most recently tallying six thefts against Manhattan on Jan. 22
- With 81 steals, DeWees ranks third in the program's Div. I single-season steals list
- DeWees has totaled 212 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 ninth in the MAAC in points per game (13.7) and 11th in FG% (44.7%)
- DeWees nearly posted a triple-double recording on Dec. 7, tallying 12 points, 12 rebounds and seven steals in the home victory over Northeastern
- She tied her career-high of 21 points in a victory over Saint Peter's on Jan. 17
- DeWees' six double-doubles on the season ranks second on the team
- Through 20 contests Mikala Morris is averaging 10.6 points and a team-best 9.2 rebounds per game
- The reigning MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, Morris' 9.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game ranks second and fifth in the conference, respectively
- The Bobcats are 10-3 in games where Mikala Morris wins the opening tip-off
- Morris has posted a team-best seven double-doubles this season, most recently registering 15 points, 15 rebounds and a season-high four blocks in the victory over Marist on Feb. 3
- She tallied 11 points and 14 rebounds against Iona on Jan. 15
- Morris notched 10 points and 12 boards in a road victory over Siena on Jan. 8
- She posted 12 points and 11 rebounds and tied her career-high of three steals in the win over Rider in the MAAC-opener on Dec. 18
- Morris tallied her third double-double of the season after posting team-highs of 14 points and 13 rebounds in a victory over Northeastern on Dec. 7
- She registered 12 points and 16 rebounds for her second double-double of the season 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
- She registered her first double-double of the season in the home-opener against No. 4 Indiana, posting 13 points and 10 rebounds in the contest
- Senior guard Rose Caverly ranks 19th in the conference in three-point field goals made (22)
- She led the Bobcats in scoring in the season-opener at Fordham with 16 points on 4-for-6 shooting from beyond the arc
- She tallied 11 points and three assists against Iona on Jan. 15
- 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 eight points, eight rebounds and five assists in a home victory over Marist on Feb. 3
- 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
- Since joining the starting lineup, Free is averaging 15.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in five games
- Junior forward Cur'Tiera Haywood is averaging 12.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game over her last 10 games
- A native of Yukon, Okla., she has shot 41-for-78 (.526) from the field and 12-for-30 (.400) from three in those contests
- 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 career-high's of 9.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game on the season
- Haywood is shooting 38.1% from beyond the arc and 49.5% from the field, ranking fourth and second in the MAAC
- Junior guard Sajada Bonner is averaging a career-best 6.3 points per game, while shooting 40.8% from the field and 35.4% from three this season
- Bonner's .354 three-point shooting percentage ranks fifth in the MAAC, while her 23 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 become a consistent threat for the Bobcats off the bench, averaging 12.2 points per game off the pine in her last five games
- Last week, Grisdale averaged 17.0 points, while shooting 66.7% from the field and beyond the arc in Quinnipiac's 2-0 stretch on the Buffalo road trip
- Grisdale scored a career-high 26 points off the bench in QU's 26-point comeback victory over Niagara this past Saturday
- Grisdale scored 23 of her 26 points in the second half
- She knocked down six three-pointers, tying the single-game program record
- A transfer from Big-10 powerhouse Nebraska, Connecticut-native Makenzie Helms is averaging career-highs in points (5.4), rebounds (1.8), assists (1.6) and steals (0.5) per game in 19 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
- 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 105-36 (.744) 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 108-24 (.818) in games played at home
- In that same span, the Bobcats own a mark of 79-13 (.859) in conference play (NEC & MAAC) at home
- Quinnipiac owns a 94-39 (.707) mark since November 22, 2017
- The Bobcats stand with a mark of 69-13 (.842) at home in league games since joining the MAAC in 2013-14
- The Bobcats are 62-10 (.861) 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 131-10 (.929) since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half
- The Bobcats will be back in action on Monday, Feb. 7, when Quinnipiac returns home to Hamden to play host to Canisius in a MAAC matinee
- Tip-off from the People's United Center is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN+
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