Bobcats Defeat Black Bears for Fifth Straight Win

Sunday, November 24

Orono, ME

2:30 PM

Quinnipiac University

5-0,0-0MAAC

Maine

2-4,0-0America East

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Quinnipiac	20	16	8	17	61
Maine	15	12	10	16	53

Box Score (PDF)

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

11/24/2024 5:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

ORONO, Maine - The Quinnipiac women's basketball team took down the Maine Black Bears, 61-53, on Sunday afternoon in Orono, Maine. The Bobcats started the season 5-0 for the first time since the 2012-13 season.

Anna Foley led all scorers with 20 points on 8-for-13 (61.5%) shooting. Foley grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and dished out seven assists. Jackie Grisdale added 11 points in the win over the Black Bears.

The Black Bears scored the game's first two points, but it was all Bobcats after that as they held the lead for 38:48 (97%) of the game.

Quinnipiac shot 46% (23-for-50) from the floor and 6-for-13 (46.2%) from three-point range to power them past Maine.

FINAL SCORE
Quinnipiac 61, Maine 53

LOCATION
Memorial Gymnasium | Orono, Maine

NUMBERS AND NOTES

With the win, the Bobcats have won their first five games of the season, the first time since the 2012-13 season.
Anna Foley led all scorers with 20 points on 8-for-13 (61.5%) shooting and knocking down both three-pointers she attempted.
Foley grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and dished out seven assists.
Jackie Grisdale scored double-digit points (11) as she shot 57% from the field.
Eight Bobcats pitched into the scoring to help lead them past the Black Bears.
The Bobcats shot 46% from the floor, while Maine shot 33.3%.
Quinnipiac outrebounded the Black Bears, 35-33.
The Bobcats led 38:48 out of the game, while Maine held the lead for just 16 seconds.
Quinnipiac has not trailed in the fourth quarter so far this season and has outscored opponents 193-159 (+34) in the second half.
Quinnipiac forced 12 turnovers from Maine to lead them to the win.

NEXT TIME OUT

The Bobcats will compete in the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament which kicks off on Friday, Nov. 29 with Quinnipiac facing Southeastern Louisiana at 5 PM.

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