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Bobcats Begin Season With 65-55 Win Over BU
11/3/2025 9:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BOSTON, Mass. – The Quinnipiac Women's Basketball team earned a hard-fought win against the Boston University Terriers on opening night, 65-55, in Boston. This marks the third straight season that the Bobcats have won their season opener.
Jackie Grisdale led the way for the Bobcats, scoring 17 points on 50% (7-for-14) shooting from the field. Three other Bobcats reached double-figures in the win: Karson Martin, Sydney Ryan, and Anna Foley.
Karson Martin got the scoring started as she knocked down a three two minutes into the contest. BU answered back and went on an 11-7 scoring run to take an 11-10 lead into the media timeout. Out of the break, it was the Bobcats' turn to go on a run as they closed out the first quarter on an 11-2 run and led the Terriers 21-13.
Quinnipiac's lead stretched to nine in the second quarter as they held a 29-18 advantage at the second quarter media timeout. After the Terriers got a layup to fall, Ella Ryan put an exclamation point on the first half, drilling a three with seven seconds left to put the Bobcats up 12 at the half, 32-20.
The Terriers came out of the locker room from the halftime break and cut their deficit to seven at the media timeout. BU cut into the deficit again out of the timeout, making it just a two-point game with less than a minute left in the quarter. Jackie Grisdale knocked down a big three to push the Quinnipiac lead to five entering the fourth quarter.
Boston University continued to force its way back into the game as Quinnipiac's lead shrank to three at the fourth quarter media timeout. Out of the timeout, the Terriers continued to press and took a one-point lead with 2:38 left in the game. Anna Foley knocked two free throws to give the Bobcats the lead back, and Sydney Ryan knocked down a crucial three to give the Bobcats some breathing room.
It was all Bobcats from that point on, after Karson Martin had a tough finish fall, Quinnipiac iced the game at the free-throw line to win the season opener, 65-55.
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Jackie Grisdale led the way for the Bobcats, scoring 17 points on 50% (7-for-14) shooting from the field. Three other Bobcats reached double-figures in the win: Karson Martin, Sydney Ryan, and Anna Foley.
Karson Martin got the scoring started as she knocked down a three two minutes into the contest. BU answered back and went on an 11-7 scoring run to take an 11-10 lead into the media timeout. Out of the break, it was the Bobcats' turn to go on a run as they closed out the first quarter on an 11-2 run and led the Terriers 21-13.
KMart gets the first points of the season 👌
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Quinnipiac's lead stretched to nine in the second quarter as they held a 29-18 advantage at the second quarter media timeout. After the Terriers got a layup to fall, Ella Ryan put an exclamation point on the first half, drilling a three with seven seconds left to put the Bobcats up 12 at the half, 32-20.
𝗘. 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬. 💰
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The Terriers came out of the locker room from the halftime break and cut their deficit to seven at the media timeout. BU cut into the deficit again out of the timeout, making it just a two-point game with less than a minute left in the quarter. Jackie Grisdale knocked down a big three to push the Quinnipiac lead to five entering the fourth quarter.
Boston University continued to force its way back into the game as Quinnipiac's lead shrank to three at the fourth quarter media timeout. Out of the timeout, the Terriers continued to press and took a one-point lead with 2:38 left in the game. Anna Foley knocked two free throws to give the Bobcats the lead back, and Sydney Ryan knocked down a crucial three to give the Bobcats some breathing room.
SYD FOR THREEEE 🔥
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) November 4, 2025
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It was all Bobcats from that point on, after Karson Martin had a tough finish fall, Quinnipiac iced the game at the free-throw line to win the season opener, 65-55.
NUMBERS AND NOTES
- With the win, the Bobcats have now won their season opener in three straight seasons, with the last two coming on the road.
- Jackie Grisdale led the way with 17 points as she shot 50% from the floor and 37.5% from three-point range. Grisdale also picked up five rebounds in the win.
- Karson Martin had a solid game for the Bobcats, dropping 14 points on 45.5% shooting from the field. Martin knocked down two three-pointers and grabbed four rebounds to help the Bobcats down the Terriers.
- Sydney Ryan made a great first impression, scoring 12 points and grabbing a team-high nine rebounds. Ryan also knocked down two crucial three-pointers to down BU.
- Anna Foley reached double-digits with 10 points in the win. Foley grabbed seven rebounds, dished out three assists, recorded two blocks, and registered two steals to stuff the stat sheet.
- Ella Ryan added eight points off the bench in her first regular-season game of her collegiate career. Ryan's first collegiate bucket came from a three-pointer in the first quarter.
- Quinnipiac went 10-for-10 from the charity stripe in the win.
- Quinnipiac outrebounded BU, 37-29, and grabbed 12 offensive rebounds.
- The Bobcats shot 47.4% from the field in the first quarter and 50% in the fourth to bookend the game.
- Quinnipiac takes the first-ever matchup between the two teams.
NEXT TIME OUT
- The Bobcats will be back in action on Thursday, November 6th, as they travel to Piscataway, New Jersey, to face Rutgers.
- Tip-off from Jersey Mike's Arena is set for 7 p.m. and can be seen on Big Ten Plus.
Team Stats
QU
BU
FG%
.390
.400
3FG%
.346
.300
FT%
1.000
.818
RB
37
29
TO
12
13
STL
8
4
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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