Foley Leads Bobcats to Big Win in MAAC Opener

Friday, December 19

Hamden, Conn.

11:00 AM

Quinnipiac University

6-4,1-0MAAC

Manhattan

0-10,0-1MAAC

Manhattan

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

12/19/2025 6:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Hamden, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's basketball team opened conference play with a 78-39 win over the Manhattan Jaspers on Friday morning in Hamden on Kids Day.

Anna Foley led the Bobcats with 18 points on 70% (7-for-10) shooting from the floor in the MAAC opener against Manhattan. Foley also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, dished out four assists, recorded three blocks, and one steal in the win. Jackie Grisdale also reached double figures, scoring 12 points in the effort.

FINAL SCORE
Quinnipiac 78, Manhattan 39

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (6-4, 1-0 MAAC) | Manhattan (0-10, 0-1 MAAC)

BOBCAT HIGHS
Points: Anna Foley - 18
Rebounds: Sydney Ryan - 10
Assists: Maria Kealy – 7
Steals: Jackie Grisdale – 4
Blocks: Anna Foley – 3

GAME REWIND
Jackie Grisdale got the Bobcats on the board first in the MAAC opener, but the Jaspers bounced back and led 13-10 at the first media timeout. Out of the break, the Bobcats bounced back with a 12-0 scoring run to take a 22-13 lead after the opening quarter.

Foley for threeee 👌 #BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/4co8H29JmP
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) December 19, 2025

The Bobcats opened the second quarter and continued their scoring run, scoring twelve of the first fifteen points in the second frame, to go up 34-16. After the media timeout, the Bobcats were able to extend their lead to 20, leading 41-21 at halftime.

Plenty of time to line that one up ⌚ #BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/2MI2zfsUhd
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) December 19, 2025

The third quarter was low scoring for both teams, but Quinnipiac continued to control play and pushed their lead to 26 as they entered the final quarter.

Plenty of time to line that one up ⌚ #BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/2MI2zfsUhd
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) December 19, 2025

Quinnipiac continued to dominate the Jaspers in the final frame, outscoring them 22-9 in the final ten minutes to close out the MAAC opener with a 39-point victory, their largest margin of victory this season.

NUMBERS AND NOTES

Anna Foley recorded a season-high 18 points on 70 % (7-for-10) shooting from the field. Foley knocked down two of three three-point attempts to lead the Bobcats in scoring.
Foley stuffed the stat sheet once again, recording eight rebounds, four assists, three blocks, and one steal.
Jackie Grisdale reached double figures for the 9^th time this season, scoring 12 points in the win.
Grisdale recorded a team-high four steals in the win over the Jaspers.
Karson Martin played 25 minutes in her second game back from injury and recorded nine points, four rebounds, six assists, and three steals in the win.
Reagan Sipla scored her first career points with a layup to cap off the win on Kids Day.
Sydney Ryan recorded a team-high ten rebounds in the win.
Maria Kealy dished out seven assists, which led the team.
Eleven Bobcats recorded points in the win over Manhattan.
Ten Bobcats recorded at least one rebound, with nine recording two or more.
Eight Bobcats recorded at least one assist in the game, with four dishing out four or more assists in the win.
Quinnipiac recorded 25 assists as a team on 28 made field goals.
The Bobcats outrebounded the Jaspers 43-39.
Quinnipiac forced 22 turnovers and scored 27 points off those turnovers.

WHO'S NEXT?

The Bobcats will continue MAAC play on Sunday, December 21^st, as they travel to Poughkeepsie, New York, to take on the Marist Red Foxes.
Tip-off from McCann Arena is slated for 5 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.

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