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Bobcats Aim to Rebound in Road Matchup at Canisius on Saturday
1/6/2023 3:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (8-6, 3-2 MAAC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (6-8, 3-2 MAAC)
Saturday, January 7, 2023 | 1:00 PM
Koessler Athletic Center | Buffalo, NY.
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Canisius
Watch: ESPN3
International Stream: GoBobcats.com
Live Statistics: Sidearm Stats
In-Game Updates: @QU_WBB
All-Time vs. Canisius: Quinnipiac leads series 18-0
D1 Era vs. Canisius: Quinnipiac leads series 18-0
D1 Era Road Record vs. Canisius: Quinnipiac leads series 8-0
Last Meeting vs. Canisius: W, 76-55 (Feb 7, 2022)
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Quinnipiac women's basketball aims to close the Buffalo MAAC trip with a win, as the Bobcats take on Canisius on the road on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. from the Koessler Athletic Center on ESPN3.
THE MATCHUP: vs. CANISIUS
LAST TIME OUT
JUST WIN BABY, WIN!
THAT 70's SHOW
CLOSING TIME
HOME COOKIN'
LOCKING UP
QUEEN OF THE RINGS
MID-MAJOR POLL UPDATE
ROSE KNOWS
MAGNIFICENT MORRIS
HAYWOOD IS ALL GOOD
JACK(IE) OF ALL TRADES
MARVELOUS MARY
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
MACK ATTACK
RECORD-BREAKING DAY
PRESEASON ACCLAIM
2021-22 SEASON IN REVIEW
NEXT TIME OUT
Saturday, January 7, 2023 | 1:00 PM
Koessler Athletic Center | Buffalo, NY.
Game Notes: Quinnipiac | Canisius
Watch: ESPN3
International Stream: GoBobcats.com
Live Statistics: Sidearm Stats
In-Game Updates: @QU_WBB
All-Time vs. Canisius: Quinnipiac leads series 18-0
D1 Era vs. Canisius: Quinnipiac leads series 18-0
D1 Era Road Record vs. Canisius: Quinnipiac leads series 8-0
Last Meeting vs. Canisius: W, 76-55 (Feb 7, 2022)
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Quinnipiac women's basketball aims to close the Buffalo MAAC trip with a win, as the Bobcats take on Canisius on the road on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. from the Koessler Athletic Center on ESPN3.
THE MATCHUP: vs. CANISIUS
- Canisius is led by Sahar Nusseibeh, who has totaled 12 victories in two seasons with the Golden Griffins
- Boasting six wins on the campaign, Nusseibeh has matched last season's win total
- The Golden Griffins enter Saturday's contest at 6-8 overall on the season and 3-2 in five MAAC contests
- After opening MAAC play at 2-0, Canisius fell short in its following contests against Manhattan and Siena
- The Golden Griffins snapped their skid with a 79-74 victory over MAAC foe Saint Peter's this past Thursday at home
- Dani Haskell and Vanessa Garrelts led the way with 16 points apiece, while Jane McCauley added 15 points
- Entering Saturday's contest, Canisius has two players who average double-figures in scoring, led by Dani Haskell's 13.8 points per game
- Saturday's contest marks the 19th matchup between the two programs in their Div. I history
- Quinnipiac is 18-0 all-time against the Golden Griffins
- The Bobcats are 8-0 all-time in road games against Canisius
- The Bobcats are averaging 69.67 points per game in their 18 contests against the Golden Griffins
- The last time the two sides squared off, Quinnipiac came away with a 76-55 victory over Canisius in Hamden on Feb. 7, 2022
- Mikala Morris totaled 24 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double in the victory
- Mackenzie DeWees added 19 points and seven rebounds in the win
LAST TIME OUT
- Quinnipiac women's basketball had its win streak snapped at three games, falling short on the road at MAAC foe Niagara, 67-64, Thursday afternoon inside of the Gallagher Center.
- Quinnipiac had four players finish with double-figures in scoring, led by Mary Baskerville's 14 points. Mikala Morris added 13 points of her own
- Jackie Grisdale and Cur'Tiera Haywood contributed 12 points apiece
JUST WIN BABY, WIN!
- M&T Bank Arena, 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 119-25 (.826) in games played at home
- In that same span, the Bobcats own a mark of 85-13 (.867) in conference play (NEC & MAAC) at home
- Quinnipiac owns a 110-49 (.692) mark since November 22, 2017
- The Bobcats stand with a mark of 76-13 (.854) at home in league games since joining the MAAC in 2013-14
- The Bobcats are 69-10 (.873) at M&T Bank Arena in conference games since the start of the 2014-15 campaign
THAT 70's SHOW
- Since the start of the 2014-15 campaign, the Bobcats are 113-36 (.758) 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
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.
- Overall, the Bobcats own a mark of 144-13 (.917) since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half
HOME COOKIN'
- The Bobcats continue to find success at home, holding a 6-1 record inside of M&T Bank Arena in 2022-23
- Quinnipiac is outscoring opponents by 15.9 points per game in home contests
- The Bobcats are outscoring opponents on average 34.3-25.0 in the first half of home games
- Quinnipiac is shooting 44.6% from the floor and 39.4% from three in home games
- Quinnipiac is forcing its opponents to shoot 31.5% from the floor and 27.0% from three in home games
LOCKING UP
- Usually known for its offensive prowess, Quinnipiac has strengthened its defensive identity this season
- Aside from the two contests against nationally ranked opponents, Quinnipiac has not allowed an opponent to score more than 64 points in a game
- The Bobcats have held its opponents to less than 60 points in nine games of their 13 games
- Quinnipiac ranks within the top two in the MAAC in five defensive categories
- The Bobcats are holding opponents to 58.4 points per game, which ranks second in the conference
- Opponents are shooting 36.1% from the field, which is second in the MAAC
- Quinnipiac is holding opponents to 34.4 rebounds per game, which ranks second in the conference
- The Bobcats are tops in the MAAC with 55 blocks and first in the conference in blocks per game (4.23)
QUEEN OF THE RINGS
- Head coach Tricia Fabbri is in her 28th season at the helm of the Bobcats in 2022-23
- A five-time Coach of the Year (three in nine MAAC seasons) and the all-time winningest coach in program history, Fabbri has totaled 490 career victories, thus far
- Of her 490 wins, 475 have come in Quinnipiac's Div. I era
- With a 21-12 record last season, Fabbri secured the program's 11th-straight winning season under her guidance
- Fabbri's Bobcats have reached the 20-win plateau in 11 seasons, including a run of eight straight seasons from 2011-2019
- With five NCAA Tournament appearances along with five WNIT berths, Fabbri has led QU to 10 postseason national tournaments in her tenure
- She has led Quinnipiac to five conference titles in the last 10 seasons and earned five consecutive MAAC Regular Season titles from 2015-2019
- 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
MID-MAJOR POLL UPDATE
- The Quinnipiac women's basketball team came in at No. 22 in the Women's Mid-Major Top 25 rankings, earning 90 points, as announced by the College Insider committee on Jan. 3
- The only team in the MAAC ranked in the poll, Quinnipiac took on Kent State on Nov. 26 in the only matchup the Bobcats will have all season against another team within the poll
- Coming in that week at No. 12, the Bobcats fell short against the then No. 17 Golden Flashes, 58-55, in the opening game of the Christmas City Classic on Nov. 26
- Senior forward Cur'Tiera Haywood led the Bobcats with 13 points, while senior guard Makenzie Helms added 10 points of her own.
- Mary Baskerville and Rose Caverly contributed eight points apiece in the loss
ROSE KNOWS
- Graduate student Rose Caverly opted to return to Quinnipiac for a fifth season over the summer
- Through 13 games, Caverly is averaging 7.6 points, 4.4 assists, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game
- Caverly's 57 assists rank third in the MAAC, while her 4.4 assists per game also slot her third in the conference
- Her 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio is tops in the MAAC
- Caverly totaled five points, nine rebounds and eight assists in a win over Mount St. Mary's on Dec. 31
- She totaled seven points and seven assists against URI on Dec. 11
- Caverly posted 11 points and five rebounds in a win over Yale on Dec. 7
- Caverly tallied season-best totals of 15 points and 8 assists in Quinnipiac's 67-64 victory over Lehigh on Nov. 27
- In that game, Caverly scored seven of her 15 points in the fourth quarter, including the game-winning field goal in an old-fashioned three-point play
- Entering the 2022-23 campaign, Caverly was named to the preseason All-MAAC Third Team
- She totaled 126 assists in 2021-22, becoming the first player in program history to tally at least 100 assists in back-to-back seasons since Gillian "Boo" Abshire did so for four consecutive seasons from 2011-2015
MAGNIFICENT MORRIS
- Entering the 2022-23 campaign, Mikala Morris was named to the preseason All-MAAC First Team
- With 135 career blocks, Morris ranks fifth on the program's Div. I blocks list
- With 759 career rebounds, Morris ranks fifth on the program's Div. I rebounds list
- Morris is one of two players in the program's Div. I history to rank in the top-five in blocks and rebounds, joining Aryn McClure
- Morris became the 17th player in Quinnipiac's Div. I history to reach 1,000 career points on Dec. 31, 2022, and currently sit in 17th with 1,006 points
- 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 is averaging 10.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and a career-best 1.9 assists per game in 12 games played
- Her 6.9 rebounds per game ranks sixth in the conference
- Her 1.5 blocks per game are tied for third in the MAAC, while her 18 blocks on the season also rank third in the conference
- Morris was named the MAAC Player of the Week on Jan. 2
- In a 2-0 weekend for the Bobcats, Morris averaged 18.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.0 blocks, and 1.5 steals per game that week
- She recorded a season-best 22 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in a home win over Mount St. Mary's on Dec. 31
- Morris tallied her first double-double of the season with 15 points, 13 rebounds, and a career-high six blocks in the win over Saint Peter's on Dec. 29
- Morris led the Bobcats with 16 points and five assists in a loss at No. 11 Indiana on Nov. 20
- In the home opener against CCSU on Nov. 12, Morris totaled 16 points, four rebounds, three steals, and a block in the victory
HAYWOOD IS ALL GOOD
- Through 13 games of the season, Cur'Tiera Haywood leads the Bobcats in scoring at 11.8 ppg
- She has reached double-figures in scoring in nine of Quinnipiac's 13 games
- Haywood ranks ninth in three-point field-goal percentage (35.6%)
- Haywood scored 18 points in a win over Mount St. Mary's on Dec. 31
- She grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the win over Saint Peter's on Dec. 29
- Haywood tallied 14 points and a steal against Iona on Dec. 17
- She recorded 15 points, four rebounds, and three steals in a victory over Yale on Dec. 7
- Haywood led the Bobcats with 12 points and added two steals and two blocks in a win over St. Francis Brooklyn on Dec. 4
- In that contest, Haywood scored six of her 12 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Bobcats in the comeback victory
- For her performance in the contest against the Terriers, Haywood was named the MAAC Female Student-Athlete of the Week on Dec. 6 by the conference office
- She led the Bobcats with 13 points and added five rebounds in the win over Hartford on Nov. 14
- Haywood tallied 20 points, six rebounds, and four assists in a win over CCSU on Nov. 12
JACK(IE) OF ALL TRADES
- Jackie Grisdale is averaging 10.2 points per game while shooting 45.4% from the floor, which ranks 11th in the MAAC
- Grisdale is shooting 36.5% from beyond the arc, which ranks sixth in the conference
- She totaled 14 points against URI on Dec. 11
- She scored a season-high 20 points in a win over Yale on Dec. 7
- Grisdale tallied 10 points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds in the Bobcats' victory over St. Francis Brooklyn on Dec. 4
- Regarded as a defensive anchor, Grisdale earned Christmas City Classic All-Tournament honors for her defensive prowess during the weekend invitational
- Grisdale held the Bobcats' opponents' season-leading scorers to a combined total of five points on 2-for-11 (18.1%) shooting during the tournament
- She tallied 10 points in a road loss at No. 11 Indiana on Nov. 20
- Grisdale led the Bobcats with 13 points in the win over Hartford on Nov. 14
- Earning MAAC All-Rookie Team honors in 2021-22, Grisdale became the first player in program history to earn all-conference honors as a walk-on
MARVELOUS MARY
- Graduate student Mary Baskerville announced that she would be transferring from Providence to Quinnipiac this past summer
- Baskerville is averaging 7.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game through 11 games with Quinnipiac
- Her 1.8 steals per game ranks 12th in the MAAC
- Her 1.5 blocks per game rank second in the MAAC
- She is shooting an efficient 71.2% (37-for-52) from the floor, which is tops in the MAAC
- Baskerville has recorded four or more steals in three games this season, including three times in the last four contests
- She totaled a season-best 17 points and added five rebounds and five steals in a win over Manhattan on Dec. 19
- Baskerville tied her career-high of six steals against Iona on Dec. 17
- Baskerville totaled 13 points, five rebounds, four blocks, four steals and four steals in her first start of the season in a win over Yale on Dec. 7
- She shot a perfect 5-for-5 from the field in the contest, marking the second time this season she has shot 100% from the field in a game with at least five attempts
- Baskerville totaled a season-high five blocks in the win over St. Francis on Dec. 4
- Baskerville totaled 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting and added six rebounds in 12 minutes against Hartford on Nov. 14
- She notched 12 points on 6-for-6 shooting and contributed seven rebounds in just 14 minutes of action off the bench in a win over CCSU on Nov. 12
- In her Quinnipiac debut at No. 10 NC State, she totaled four points and three blocks
- Baskerville graduated from Providence in 2022 with career totals of 1,077 points, 723 rebounds and 183 blocked shots
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
- Head coach Tricia Fabbri added first-year guard/forward Ella O'Donnell to the roster prior to the 2022-23 season
- A native of Shankill, Ireland, O'Donnell is a member of the Irish women's basketball national team
- In 13 games, O'Donnell is averaging 5.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game
- She grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in a win over Saint Peter's on Dec. 29
- She collected 11 rebounds in QU's win over Yale on Dec. 7
- In her first collegiate start, O'Donnell totaled a career-high 14 points and added five rebounds in Quinnipiac's win over Lehigh on Nov. 27
- She tallied 10 points and added four rebounds and a career-high three steals in a win over Hartford on Nov. 14
- O'Donnell scored a career-high 10 points off the bench in a victory over CCSU on Nov. 12
- She made her Irish senior women's national team debut at 18 in 2022
- O'Donnell served as vice-captain with Ireland u18 team at European championships in the Czech Republic
- She played with Ireland's u20 team at the European championships in Hungary
MACK ATTACK
- Graduate student Mackenzie DeWees opted to return to Quinnipiac for a fifth season over the summer
- Entering the 2022-23 campaign, DeWees was named to the preseason watch list for the 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award presented by Her Hoop Stats
- DeWees was also a unanimous preseason All-MAAC First-Team selection
- Last season DeWees garnered All-MAAC First Team honors for the second time in her career, becoming the second player in program history to do so behind Aryn McClure ('19)
- Averaged 13.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 steals, and 3.1 assists per game in 2021-22
- Was one of only two players in the country to average at least 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds. 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game last season
- DeWees' 105 total steals and 3.4 steals per game places her fourth in the nation in both categories, respectively
- She's tallied five or more steals in nine of Quinnipiac's games, most recently tallying five thefts against Marist on Feb. 24
- Tallied 106 steals and averaged 3.31 steals per game, which ranked fourth and fifth in the nation
- DeWees was just the second player in Quinnipiac's Div. I history to tally 100+ steals in a season, becoming the first to do so since Felicia Barron ('13) totaled 119 thefts during the 2012-13 campaign
- DeWees has totaled 237 career steals, ranking third in the program's Div. I history
- DeWees became the 16th player in Quinnipiac's Div. I history to reach 1,000 career points on March 9, 2022 and currently sit in 16th with 1,039 points
RECORD-BREAKING DAY
- It was a total team effort as the Quinnipiac women's basketball team set a new program Div. I program record for margin of victory, downing Hartford by 55 points in an 85-30 home victory on Nov. 18 inside of M&T Bank Arena.
- Quinnipiac received a balanced scoring attack as it had five student-athletes finish in double-figures, as Cur'Tiera Haywood and Jackie Grisdale led all scorers with 13 points apiece
- Mary Baskerville added 11 points off the bench, while Ella O'Donnell and Rose Caso totaled 10 points apiece as reserves as well
- The 55-point win marked the largest margin of victory in Quinnipiac's Div. I history
- Quinnipiac held Hartford to 30 points in the contest, the least amount of points the Bobcats have allowed in a game in its Div. I history
PRESEASON ACCLAIM
- Quinnipiac women's basketball was picked to finish first in the MAAC as announced by the conference office on Oct. 18, during the 2022-23 Basketball Preseason Awards Show on ESPN3
- The Bobcats were tabbed No. 1 in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 117 total points and eight first-place votes
- Trailing Quinnipiac in second was Manhattan with 112 points (3), followed by Niagara at 94 votes and reigning MAAC Tournament champions Fairfield with 74 points
- Three Bobcats earned All-MAAC preseason honors in Mackenzie DeWees (First Team, *unanimous), Mikala Morris (First Team), and Rose Caverly (Third Team)
- Manhattan's Dee Dee Davis was tabbed as the conference's Preseason Player of the Year
2021-22 SEASON IN REVIEW
- Head coach Tricia Fabbri helped guide the Bobcats to a 21-12 record, securing the program's 11th straight winning season under her helm
- Three Bobcats earned All-MAAC honors in Mackenzie DeWees (First Team), Mikala Morris (Second Team), and Jackie Grisdale (Rookie Team)
- The Bobcats went on to earn the No. 2 seed in the MAAC Tournament before earning an automatic bid in the WNIT
- Fabbri's Bobcats defeated URI on the road in the opener to earn the program's fifth-ever win in a national postseason tournament and first since the 2018 season
- The Bobcats return 12 players from last season's 21-win campaign, including preseason All-MAAC honorees Mackenzie DeWees (First Team), Mikala Morris (First Team) and Rose Caverly (Third Team)
NEXT TIME OUT
- Quinnipiac will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 14, when the Bobcats return to Hamden to take on MAAC-foe Iona
- Tip-off from M&T Bank Arena is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+
- Tickets can be purchased HERE
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