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Women's Basketball Opens Season With Thrilling Win at Holy Cross
11/4/2024 9:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball
WORCESTER, Mass. – The Quinnipiac Women's Basketball team opened their season with a thrilling come from behind victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders, 78-74, on Monday night.
Karson Martin led the Bobcats in scoring with 25 points and shot 62.5% (10-16) from the field and 50% (4-8) from behind the arc. In her collegiate debut, Gal Raviv dropped 22 points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing out four assists.
Quinnipiac and Holy Cross took a few shots before getting on the board as the Crusaders led 7-6 at the first media timeout. Out of the break, Holy Cross closed out the first quarter on a 10-7 run to take a 17-13 lead at the break. Karson Martin led the Bobcats with five points in the first quarter, including knocking down a three-pointer.
Holy Cross held a four-point lead halfway through the second quarter, but two free-throws from Ella O'Donnell made it a 27-24 Holy Cross advantage at the media timeout. Holy Cross stayed ahead of the Bobcats for the remainder of the quarter and entered the half with a 37-32 lead.
The Crusaders increased their lead to eleven early in the third quarter as Quinnipiac called a thirty second timeout. The two sides traded points until Gal Raviv got a tough layup to fall to make it a four-point game at the media timeout.
It was all Bobcats from there in the third quarter. Jackie Grisdale got the steal and raced down the court for a layup to put an exclamation point on a 23-3 run to close out the quarter.
The Bobcats and Crusaders traded buckets in the fourth quarter as Quinnipiac was up by seven at the final media timeout. Free-throws down the stretch helped the Bobcats escape Worcester with a 77-74 victory on opening night.
NUMBERS AND NOTES
NEXT TIME OUT
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Karson Martin led the Bobcats in scoring with 25 points and shot 62.5% (10-16) from the field and 50% (4-8) from behind the arc. In her collegiate debut, Gal Raviv dropped 22 points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing out four assists.
Quinnipiac and Holy Cross took a few shots before getting on the board as the Crusaders led 7-6 at the first media timeout. Out of the break, Holy Cross closed out the first quarter on a 10-7 run to take a 17-13 lead at the break. Karson Martin led the Bobcats with five points in the first quarter, including knocking down a three-pointer.
K-MART gets our first points of the year!!#BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/FEGG4o9Y41
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) November 4, 2024
Holy Cross held a four-point lead halfway through the second quarter, but two free-throws from Ella O'Donnell made it a 27-24 Holy Cross advantage at the media timeout. Holy Cross stayed ahead of the Bobcats for the remainder of the quarter and entered the half with a 37-32 lead.
The Crusaders increased their lead to eleven early in the third quarter as Quinnipiac called a thirty second timeout. The two sides traded points until Gal Raviv got a tough layup to fall to make it a four-point game at the media timeout.
Count the bucket and the foul 😤#BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/a0B2JOvy57
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) November 5, 2024
It was all Bobcats from there in the third quarter. Jackie Grisdale got the steal and raced down the court for a layup to put an exclamation point on a 23-3 run to close out the quarter.
Scoop 'n score 😎#BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/wLlXGX5yDM
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) November 5, 2024
The Bobcats and Crusaders traded buckets in the fourth quarter as Quinnipiac was up by seven at the final media timeout. Free-throws down the stretch helped the Bobcats escape Worcester with a 77-74 victory on opening night.
NUMBERS AND NOTES
- With the win, the Bobcats have now won their season openers in back-to-back seasons.
- Karson Martin picked up where she left off last season, dropping a team high 25 points on 63% shooting from the floor.
- First Year Gal Raviv impressed in her collegiate debut, scoring 22 points, grabbing five rebounds, and dishing out four assits.
- Ella O'Donnell added ten points in a crucial role off the bench and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in the win.
- Captains Jackie Grisdale and Grace LaBarge added eight and seven points, respectively.
- Sophomore Anna Foley scored six points and recorded six rebounds in 18 minutes of action.
- Quinnipiac out-rebounded Holy Cross, 31-28, with 14 of those rebounds coming on the offensive end.
- The Bobcats knocked down four of their five threes in the third quarter to power the comeback.
- Quinnipiac got hot in the second half as they shot 45% (14-31) from the field to comeback and defeat Holy Cross.
- The last time the Bobcats had two players score 20+ more points in a game was Feb. 18, 2018 (Aryn McClure – 25 and Jen Fay – 21).
NEXT TIME OUT
- The Bobcats will be back in action on Sunday, Nov. 10, when they open their home schedule with a matchup against the Harvard Crimson.
- Tip-off from M&T Bank Arena is set for 2 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.
Team Stats
QU
HolyCr
FG%
.391
.565
3FG%
.350
.462
FT%
.680
.640
RB
31
28
TO
10
16
STL
10
5
Game Leaders
Pts
25
FGM
10
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
3
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