Caverly Posts Career-High 26 Points in QU's WNIT Loss at BC

Monday, March 21

Chestnut Hill, MA

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

21-12,14-6MAAC

Boston College

21-11,10-8ACC

Quinnipiac

Boston College

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Caverly Posts Career-High 26 Points in QU's WNIT Loss at BC

3/21/2022 9:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Rose Caverly led the way with a career-best 26-point effort, but it wasn't enough as the Quinnipiac women's basketball was downed on the road by Boston College, 94-68, in the second round of the WNIT on Monday evening inside of the Conte Forum.

With the loss, Quinnipiac closes its season with a 21-12 record, marking head coach Tricia Fabbri's 11th consecutive winning season and 11th 20-win campaign with the Bobcats. Quinnipiac went 14-6 in the MAAC, earning the No. 2 overall seed in the MAAC Tournament. After falling in the MAAC Semifinals, QU earned a berth in the WNIT for the fifth time in its program's history, marking the Bobcats 10th national postseason tournament appearance.

SCORE
Boston College 94, Quinnipiac 68

LOCATION
Conte Forum | Chestnut Hill, Mass.

RECORD
Quinnipiac 21-12 (14-6 MAAC) | BC 21-11 (10-8 ACC)

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Points: Rose Caverly (26), Mackenzie DeWees (15), Amani Free (9)
Rebounds: Mackenzie DeWees (4), Grace LaBarge (4), Two tied (3)
Assists: Rose Caverly (3), Mackenzie DeWees (3), Two tied (2)

GAME SUMMARY

The two sides remained nearly even through the first seven minutes of action with BC holding an 11-9 lead over Quinnipiac before taking a 20-9 lead into the second quarter
With QU trailing 30-18 with 5:30 left in the first half, Boston College went on an 11-5 run to extend its lead to 41-23
The Bobcats responded with a 10-1 run of their own to cut the deficit to nine with less than a minute to go before the break, however, BC closed the half with a 7-2 run to take a 49-35
A back-and-forth third quarter saw QU trailing 65-47 midway through the period before the Bobcats went on a swift 8-0 run to cut the deficit to 10
However, BC closed the quarter with a 4-0 run to take a 69-55 lead into the fourth
The deficit proved to be too great for the Bobcats as the Eagles eventually hung on for the 94-68 victory

NUMBERS AND NOTES

With the loss, QU ends the season with a 21-12 record
The 21-12 mark locked in head coach Tricia Fabbri's 11th consecutive winning season at the helm
It also marked Fabbri's 11th 20-win campaign with the Bobcats
Quinnipiac went 14-6 in the MAAC, earning the No. 2 overall seed in the MAAC Tournament
QU earned a berth in the WNIT for the fifth time in its program's history, marking the Bobcats 10th national postseason tournament appearance
Rose Caverly led the way with a career-high 26-point effort
Caverly went 6-of-8 from three and added three assists
Her six made three has tied the program-record for most made three's in a game
Mackenzie DeWees added 15 points and four rebounds in the loss
Amani Free contributed nine points and three rebounds
Cur'Tiera Haywood tallied three blocks off the bench