Quinnipiac Dominates Iona in MAAC Quarterfinals

Wednesday, March 12

Atlantic City, NJ

2:30 PM

Quinnipiac University

27-3,18-2MAAC

Iona

11-21,8-12MAAC

Iona

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

3/12/2025 7:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Quinnipiac women's basketball team opened up their MAAC Tournament run in a dominating fashion, defeating the Iona Gaels 79-51 in the MAAC Quarterfinals. With the win, the Bobcats advanced to the MAAC Semifinal to face the winner of the Siena/Merrimack on Friday, March 14^th at 2:30 PM.

Gal Raviv made her mark in the MAAC Tournament as the first year led the Bobcats with 23 points on 11-for-16 (69%) shooting from the floor. Raviv dished out a team-high seven assists to lead the Bobcats over the Gaels. Ella O'Donnell was perfect from the field (5-for-5) as she recorded 12 points. Karson Martin shot 57% (4-for-7) from the field, scoring 11 points. Martin led the Bobcats with seven rebounds in a team-high 35 minutes. Anna Foley and Paige Girardi each added eight points to help power the Bobcats past Iona.

Both teams struggled shooting early in the opening quarter as the Bobcats held just an 8-6 lead at the first quarter media timeout. Quinnipiac closed out the quarter on an 11-7 run to open up a six-point lead (19-13) at the end of the first frame.

Iona knotted the game up at 21 early in the second quarter, but it was all Bobcats after that to close out the half. Quinnipiac closed out the half on a 22-7 run to blow the game open and give them a 15-point advantage at the half.

The Bobcats continued to dominate the Gaels as they opened up a 24-point lead (59-35) at the third-quarter media timeout. Quinnipiac would head into the fourth quarter with a 65-39 lead. Ella O'Donnell and Gal Raviv led the way for the Bobcats in the frame.

The fourth quarter saw Quinnipiac's lead get as high as 31 as Paige Girardi knocked down a step-back three to make it 79-48 Bobcats. Quinnipiac closed out the final minute as they sealed the quarterfinal victory over the Gaels.

FINAL SCORE
Quinnipiac 79, Iona 51

LOCATION
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, NJ

NUMBERS AND NOTES

Nine Bobcats recorded points in the win over Iona, and three Bobcats reached double-figures.
Gal Raviv made her mark in the MAAC Tournament as the first year led the Bobcats with 23 points on 11-for-16 (69%) shooting from the floor. Raviv dished out a team-high seven assists to lead the Bobcats over the Gaels.
Ella O'Donnell was perfect from the field (5-for-5) as she scored 12 points for the Bobcats.
The Bobcats shot 57.1% (32-56) from the field, their best shooting percentage in a game this season.
The Bobcats outrebounded the Gaels 32-31.
Quinnipiac held the lead for 38:30 and their largest lead got as high as 31.
The Bobcats forced 17 turnovers and scored 23 points from them.
Quinnipiac dominated the Gaels inside the paint, outscoring them 34-22 in the paint.
With the win, the Bobcats booked their spot in the MAAC Semifinal game on Friday, March 14^th at 2:30 PM and will play the winner of Siena/Merrimack.

NEXT TIME OUT
The Bobcats will match up against the winner of the Siena/Merrimack game in the MAAC Semifinals on Friday, March 14^th at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.

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