Thursday, March 6
Emmitsburg, MD
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
Mount St. Mary's
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Bobcats Face Mount St Mary's in Final Regular Season Road Game
3/5/2025 3:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game #28: Quinnipiac Bobcats (24-3, 16-2 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (13-14, 11-7 MAAC)
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Knott Arena | Emmitsburg, MD
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All-Time vs. Mount St. Mary's: Quinnipiac leads the series, 21-7
Last Meeting vs. Mount St. Mary's: L, 69-64 OT (Jan. 18, 2025, in Hamden, Conn.)
EMMITSBURG, MD. – The Quinnipiac women's basketball hits the road for the final time of the regular season as they head down to Mount St. Mary's on Thursday, Mar. 6. Tip-off from Knott Arena is slated for 7 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team capped off the week with a 76-44 win over the Merrimack Warriors on Saturday afternoon in Hamden.
• Gal Raviv had a team-high 23 points on 55.6% (10-for-18) shooting from the floor.
• Raviv grabbed a team-high six rebounds and dished out four assists.
• Quinnipiac's 32-point victory is tied for the largest margin of victory this season.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
• Mount St. Mary's is led by head coach Antoine White, who holds a 55-63 record in his fourth season at Mount St. Mary's.
• The Mountaineers will enter Thursday's matchup with a 13-14 overall record and an 11-7 mark in conference play, sitting in fifth place in the MAAC, and securing a spot in the MAAC Championships.
• Mount St. Mary's is coming off a 52-49 loss at the hands of the Siena Saints on Saturday, Mar. 1st. Gabrielle Kennerly led the Mountaineers with 12 points in the loss.
• The Mountaineers are outscoring their opponents this season, 1746-1723 (+23).
• As a team, the Mountaineers are averaging 64.7 points per game on 39.3% shooting from the floor and 35.0% from beyond the arc.
• Mount St. Mary's is holding teams to an average of 63.8 points per game and allowing their opponents to shoot 39.5% from the field.
• The Mountaineers average 33.7 rebounds per game with their opponents averaging 38.9 rebounds per game this season.
• Jo Raflo is the leading scorer for Mount St. Mary's, averaging 15.4 points per game in 24 games this season.
• Raflo is shooting 42.9% from the floor, 37.5% from three-point range, and 63.5% from the charity stripe.
DIV. I HISTORY VS. MOUNT ST. MARY'S
• Thursday's contest marks the 29th matchup between the two programs in their Division-I history.
• Quinnipiac is 21-7 all-time against Mount St. Mary's and are 10-3 on the road.
• The Bobcats fell to the Mountaineers in their prior meeting 69-64 in overtime back on Jan. 18th in Hamden.
• Jackie Grisdale led the scoring for Quinnipiac with 19 points on 53.8% (7-for-13) shooting from the floor.
• Gal Raviv (14 points) and Anna Foley (10 points) both reached double figures in the overtime loss.
BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS
• TWO (2) - Gal Raviv is the second highest scoring first year in the NCAA with an average of 18.0 points per game.
• THREE (3) - The Bobcats sit in third in the most recent World Exposure Report Mid-Major Poll.
• FOURTEEN (14) - Quinnipiac is 14th in the NCAA with a winning percentage of 88.9.
• SIXTEEN (16) - QU sits 16th nationally in turnovers per game with an average of 12.1.
• SEVENTEEN (17)- The Bobcats are currently ranked number 17 in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25.
• TWENTY-ONE (21) - Gal Raviv ranks 21st in the NCAA in minutes per game with 36.22.
• TWENTY-THREE (23) - Jackie Grisdale ranks 23rd in the NCAA in minutes per game with 36.20.
• TWENTY-THREE (23) - Head Coach Tricia Fabbri currently sits in 23rd place among active Division I coaches with 540 career wins.
• THIRTY-FIVE (35) - Quinnipiac has the 35th best scoring defense in the nation, allowing just 57.1 points per game.
• FORTY-FOUR (44) - Quinnipiac is 44th in Division I in three-point percentage (34.9%).
RAVIV SCORES 32 AS QU DEFEATS SPU
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team picked up their seventh victory in a row as they defeated the Saint Peter's Peacocks 74-65 on Thursday night in New Jersey.
• Gal Raviv had another impressive day for the Bobcats as she dropped 32 points, tying her career high.
• Raviv shot 50% (12-for-24) from the field and knocked down six threes.
• Grace LaBarge tied Raviv for the team lead in rebounds with nine.
• The Bobcats and Peacocks went back-and-forth in the opening quarter but a layup from Gal Raviv with 2:51 put the Bobcats up 17-16. Jackie Grisdale got a three to fall in the final minute of the opening quarter to push Quinnipiac's lead to four.
• The Bobcats continued to build on their lead out of the break as they held a nine-point advantage halfway through the third frame.
• The Bobcats outscored the Peacocks 8-6 to close out the third quarter and entered the final ten minutes with a 61-50 lead.
• Saint Peter's managed to outscore the Bobcats 15-13 in the final quarter, but Quinnipiac defeated the Peacocks 74-65.
• Quinnipiac's 74 points against Saint Peter's is the most since Jan. 17, 2022 (75).
BOBCATS DEFEAT JASPERS BY TWENTY
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team honored their Seniors in a big way as they defeated the Manhattan Jaspers by a final score of 60-40 on Saturday afternoon.
• Gal Raviv, Karson Martin, and Jackie Grisdale each scored 12 points in the win.
• Raviv recorded a double-double as she grabbed ten rebounds.
• Karson Martin had a big day from behind the arc, shooting 4-for-7 from 3-point range.
• Jackie Grisdale grabbed six rebounds to add to her twelve-point effort.
• Anna Foley reached double figures as she scored eleven points.
• Quinnipiac and Manhattan traded points throughout the first quarter, but QU held a two-point lead after ten minutes.
• After the Jaspers took the lead early in the second quarter, QU responded in a big way, leading by eleven at the half.
• Quinnipiac continued to dominate the Jaspers, ending the third quarter with a 49-32 lead.
• The Bobcats capped Senior Day off with a 20-point win over the Jaspers.
• Quinnipiac's 20-point win over Manhattan was their largest margin of victory against the Jaspers since 2/15/19.
BOBCATS COME BACK TO DOWN IONA
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team erased a 12-point deficit to earn the come-from-behind victory over the Iona Gaels, 74-66, on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Bobcats improve to 21-3 overall and 13-2 in MAAC play.
• Gal Raviv led the scoring for the Bobcats, scoring 22 points for the second straight game.
• Raviv shot 48% from the floor and dished out five assists in the win.
• Jackie Grisdale was second on the team as she scored 14 points on 57% shooting and knocking down three of four three-pointers.
• Anna Foley had a great day on both ends of the floor as she recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
• With the Bobcats trailing by just one, six unanswered points to open up the final quarter gave Quinnipiac a 59-54 lead.
• With the Bobcats leading by twenty to open the fourth quarter, QU looked to improve on their lead.
• Out of the Iona timeout, the Gaels were able to tie the game up at 62 with just over four minutes of play left.
• QU went on a 12-4 run to close out the 74-66 win over the Gaels.
QU POWERS PAST PIONEERS
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team returned home for the first time since Feb. 1 in a big way as they defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers 71-47 on Thursday evening.
• With the win, the Bobcats clinched a 20-win season, the 13th in Tricia Fabbri's career.
• Gal Raviv led the scoring for the Bobcats, scoring 22 points on 60% (9-for-15) shooting from the floor. Raviv stuffed the stat sheet, earning eight rebounds, six assists, and four steals.
• Anna Foley had another solid game, scoring 11 points while grabbing nine rebounds, which led the team.
• Grace LaBarge made an impact for the Bobcats off the bench as she scored 11 points on 56% shooting from the field.
• Sacred Heart started out hot with a 12-4 run at the halfway point of the opening quarter. Quinnipiac would respond with a 12-0 run to close out the first ten minutes and take a 16-12 lead into the second quarter.
• With the Bobcats leading by twenty to open the fourth quarter, QU looked to improve on their lead.
• Quinnipiac would not allow SHU to make a comeback, defeating them 71-47.
LEADER OF THE PACK
• Head coach Tricia Fabbri is in her 30th season at the helm of the Bobcats in 2024-25.
• A five-time Coach of the Year and all-time winningest coach in program history, Fabbri has totaled 540 career victories, thus far.
• With the win over Mount St. Mary's on Feb. 16, 2023, Fabbri became the 90th coach in Div. I women's basketball history to reach 500 career wins and the 22nd to accomplish the feat at one institution without coaching at another.
• Of her 540 wins, 525 have come in Quinnipiac's Div. I era.
• With 20 wins in 2022-23, Fabbri secured the program's 12th straight winning season under her guidance.
• Fabbri's Bobcats have reached the 20-win plateau in 12 seasons, including a run of eight straight seasons from 2011-2019.
• With five NCAA Tournament appearances along with five WNIT berths, Fabbri has led QU to 10 postseason national tournaments in her tenure.
• She has led Quinnipiac to five conference titles in the last 11 seasons and earned five consecutive MAAC Regular Season titles from 2015-2019.
JUST WIN BABY, WIN!!
• M&T Bank Arena, home of the Quinnipiac Bobcats, has long been one of the most difficult arenas to play at in the country.
• Since the 2012-13 season, Quinnipiac owns a record of 144-34 (.809) in games played at home.
• In that same span, the Bobcats own a mark of 105-21 (.833) in conference play (NEC & MAAC) at home.
• Quinnipiac owns a 159-74 (.682) mark since November 22, 2017.
• The Bobcats stand with a mark of 95-21 (.819) at home in league games since joining the MAAC in 2013-14.
• The Bobcats are 88-18 (.830) at M&T Bank Arena in conference games since the start of the 2014-15 campaign.
CLOSING TIME
• Quinnipiac has enjoyed a great deal of success over the past five seasons when building a first-half lead.
• After starting 2016-17 with a mark of 2-0 when owning a halftime lead, the Bobcats saw one of their most impressive streaks in program history come to an end in a 71-68 loss at Temple.
• The undefeated streak, which lasted throughout three seasons, came to an end at 46 straight wins for the Bobcats when holding a halftime lead.
• Quinnipiac went undefeated in both 2014-15 (24-0) and 2015-16 (19-0) and for the first two games of 2016-17 before suffering the defeat.
• Overall, the Bobcats own a mark of 187-18 (.912) since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half.
FIRST YEAR OF FOLEY
• Anna Foley did not disappoint in her first season in Hamden as she was named to the All-MAAC Second Team and All-MAAC Rookie Team last season.
• Foley was the only member of the team last season to start in all 31 games.
• She averaged 13.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game as a first-year.
• Foley led the team in total rebounds (220), rebounds per game (7.1), field goals made (160), and total points (406).
• Anna scored a season-high 28 points against Manhattan on 57.9% shooting (2/17).
MORE FROM MARTIN
• Karson Martin closed out her first season in a Bobcat uniform as she earned MAAC All-Rookie honors at the end of the regular season.
• Martin appeared in 24 games, starting in 21 of those games.
• She averaged 11.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game over 31.7 minutes per game.
• Martin ranked third on the team with 25 made three-pointers.
• Martin scored a career-high 23 points against Canisius (1/18).
• The Woodstock, Georgia native recorded her first collegiate double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the win against Marist (3/9).
LEADERSHIP GROUP
• Head Coach Tricia Fabbri announced seniors Jackie Grisdale and Grace LaBarge as team captains for the 2024-25 season.
• "We are thrilled to have these two young women be the bridge between coaches and players for this season," said head coach Tricia Fabbri.
BRAND NEW BOBCATS
• Quinnipiac Head Coach Tricia Fabbri built on her returning foundation, bringing in five newcomers, including a class of four rookies.
CP IS IN CT
• Caranda Perea comes to Quinnipiac after a season at the University of Tulsa.
• Perea averaged 2.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game in 34 games last season.
• Prior to her time at the University of Tulsa, Perea spent two seasons at Temple (2021-23) and one season at George Washington (2020-21).
• The Altoona, PA native scored over 1,000 points in her high school career and was named to the First Team All-District and All-Region Teams as a junior and senior.
GOT OUR GAL
• Gal Raviv comes to Hamden after having played at Bella Vista College Prep in Arizona.
• Raviv represented Team Israel at the FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket and led the team with 17.3 points and 4.7 assists per game.
• Raviv ranked fourth in the entire tournament in PPG (17.3) and ranked sixth in APG (4.7).
• The Kadima, Israel native represented her country at the U16 FIBA Euro Championship while she was only 14 years old.
• Named to the tournament's First 5 in the 2021 Girls U16 FIBA Euro Championship.
SHARPSHOOTING SIPLA
• Reagan Sipla arrived at Quinnipiac after having played four seasons at St. Charles North High School in Illinois.
• Sipla is the all-time leader in scoring for juniors in St. Charles North High School history.
• Sipla also holds the St. Charles North High School record for most three-pointers made in a single season by juniors.
• The St. Charles, Illinois native was a unanimous selection to the All-Conference team as a junior.
GO, GO GRACIE
• After a high school career at Waupun Area High School in Wisconsin, Gracie Gopalan has made her way to Hamden.
• Gopalan is a true guard who broke Waupun's season assists record as a sophomore.
• Gopalan is a two-time First Team All-Conference selection and a one-time Second Team All-Conference selection.
• The Waupun, Wisconsin native brings the championship pedigree to Hamden after being a three-time ECC Conference Champion.
THE MAINE DEFENDER
• The Saco, Maine native Emma Lizotte has made her way to Quinnipiac after four years at Thornton Academy.
• Lizotte averaged 17.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 1.0 steals, and 1.0 assists per game in high school.
• Lizotte is a two-time First Team All-Conference selection and a one-time All-Defensive team selection.
• The 2022 Tournament MVP led her team to a 2022 State Championship at Thornton Academy.
CT IS HOME
• Head Coach Tricia Fabbri announced the addition of Cur'Tiera Haywood '23 to the coaching staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 season.
• Haywood had a four-year career in Hamden as she earned multiple All-MAAC honors during her time as a Bobcat.
• Haywood was named to the All-MAAC Rookie Team after averaging 4.1 points per game in 18.6 minutes per game in her first season.
• In her senior season in Hamden, Haywood earned All-MAAC Third-Team Honors after averaging career highs of points (10.0 PPG), rebounds (5.2 RPG), and assists (1.2 APG) in 30 starts.
• After a four-year stint in Hamden, Haywood transferred to Austin Peay in Clarksville, TN for her graduate season.
• CT started all 33 games for the Governors while averaging 8.2 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, and 1.0 assists per game.
• Haywood led the team in free-throw percentage (.794) and three-pointers made (38) while being one of two players to start every game.
PRESEASON NEWS
• Quinnipiac women's basketball was tabbed tied for 3rd in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office as part of the inaugural MAAC Basketball Tip-off held at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
• The Bobcats received 132 points in the preseason coaches' poll – finishing behind Fairfield (169) and Siena (136) and tying with Niagara.
• Quinnipiac sophomore Anna Foley was named to the All-MAAC Second team after averaging 13.1 PPG, 7.1 RPG, and 3.1 APG last season.
• Jackie Grisdale and Karson Martin were both named to the All-MAAC Third Team.
NEXT TIME OUT
• Quinnipiac will take on in-state rival Fairfield in the regular season finale in Hamden.
• Tip-off from M&T Bank Arena is slated for 4 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.
To stay up to date with all Quinnipiac women's basketball news, follow the program on Twitter/Instagram @QU_WBB or visit www.gobobcats.com/wbb.
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Knott Arena | Emmitsburg, MD
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All-Time vs. Mount St. Mary's: Quinnipiac leads the series, 21-7
Last Meeting vs. Mount St. Mary's: L, 69-64 OT (Jan. 18, 2025, in Hamden, Conn.)
EMMITSBURG, MD. – The Quinnipiac women's basketball hits the road for the final time of the regular season as they head down to Mount St. Mary's on Thursday, Mar. 6. Tip-off from Knott Arena is slated for 7 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team capped off the week with a 76-44 win over the Merrimack Warriors on Saturday afternoon in Hamden.
• Gal Raviv had a team-high 23 points on 55.6% (10-for-18) shooting from the floor.
• Raviv grabbed a team-high six rebounds and dished out four assists.
• Quinnipiac's 32-point victory is tied for the largest margin of victory this season.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
• Mount St. Mary's is led by head coach Antoine White, who holds a 55-63 record in his fourth season at Mount St. Mary's.
• The Mountaineers will enter Thursday's matchup with a 13-14 overall record and an 11-7 mark in conference play, sitting in fifth place in the MAAC, and securing a spot in the MAAC Championships.
• Mount St. Mary's is coming off a 52-49 loss at the hands of the Siena Saints on Saturday, Mar. 1st. Gabrielle Kennerly led the Mountaineers with 12 points in the loss.
• The Mountaineers are outscoring their opponents this season, 1746-1723 (+23).
• As a team, the Mountaineers are averaging 64.7 points per game on 39.3% shooting from the floor and 35.0% from beyond the arc.
• Mount St. Mary's is holding teams to an average of 63.8 points per game and allowing their opponents to shoot 39.5% from the field.
• The Mountaineers average 33.7 rebounds per game with their opponents averaging 38.9 rebounds per game this season.
• Jo Raflo is the leading scorer for Mount St. Mary's, averaging 15.4 points per game in 24 games this season.
• Raflo is shooting 42.9% from the floor, 37.5% from three-point range, and 63.5% from the charity stripe.
DIV. I HISTORY VS. MOUNT ST. MARY'S
• Thursday's contest marks the 29th matchup between the two programs in their Division-I history.
• Quinnipiac is 21-7 all-time against Mount St. Mary's and are 10-3 on the road.
• The Bobcats fell to the Mountaineers in their prior meeting 69-64 in overtime back on Jan. 18th in Hamden.
• Jackie Grisdale led the scoring for Quinnipiac with 19 points on 53.8% (7-for-13) shooting from the floor.
• Gal Raviv (14 points) and Anna Foley (10 points) both reached double figures in the overtime loss.
BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS
• TWO (2) - Gal Raviv is the second highest scoring first year in the NCAA with an average of 18.0 points per game.
• THREE (3) - The Bobcats sit in third in the most recent World Exposure Report Mid-Major Poll.
• FOURTEEN (14) - Quinnipiac is 14th in the NCAA with a winning percentage of 88.9.
• SIXTEEN (16) - QU sits 16th nationally in turnovers per game with an average of 12.1.
• SEVENTEEN (17)- The Bobcats are currently ranked number 17 in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25.
• TWENTY-ONE (21) - Gal Raviv ranks 21st in the NCAA in minutes per game with 36.22.
• TWENTY-THREE (23) - Jackie Grisdale ranks 23rd in the NCAA in minutes per game with 36.20.
• TWENTY-THREE (23) - Head Coach Tricia Fabbri currently sits in 23rd place among active Division I coaches with 540 career wins.
• THIRTY-FIVE (35) - Quinnipiac has the 35th best scoring defense in the nation, allowing just 57.1 points per game.
• FORTY-FOUR (44) - Quinnipiac is 44th in Division I in three-point percentage (34.9%).
RAVIV SCORES 32 AS QU DEFEATS SPU
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team picked up their seventh victory in a row as they defeated the Saint Peter's Peacocks 74-65 on Thursday night in New Jersey.
• Gal Raviv had another impressive day for the Bobcats as she dropped 32 points, tying her career high.
• Raviv shot 50% (12-for-24) from the field and knocked down six threes.
• Grace LaBarge tied Raviv for the team lead in rebounds with nine.
• The Bobcats and Peacocks went back-and-forth in the opening quarter but a layup from Gal Raviv with 2:51 put the Bobcats up 17-16. Jackie Grisdale got a three to fall in the final minute of the opening quarter to push Quinnipiac's lead to four.
• The Bobcats continued to build on their lead out of the break as they held a nine-point advantage halfway through the third frame.
• The Bobcats outscored the Peacocks 8-6 to close out the third quarter and entered the final ten minutes with a 61-50 lead.
• Saint Peter's managed to outscore the Bobcats 15-13 in the final quarter, but Quinnipiac defeated the Peacocks 74-65.
• Quinnipiac's 74 points against Saint Peter's is the most since Jan. 17, 2022 (75).
BOBCATS DEFEAT JASPERS BY TWENTY
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team honored their Seniors in a big way as they defeated the Manhattan Jaspers by a final score of 60-40 on Saturday afternoon.
• Gal Raviv, Karson Martin, and Jackie Grisdale each scored 12 points in the win.
• Raviv recorded a double-double as she grabbed ten rebounds.
• Karson Martin had a big day from behind the arc, shooting 4-for-7 from 3-point range.
• Jackie Grisdale grabbed six rebounds to add to her twelve-point effort.
• Anna Foley reached double figures as she scored eleven points.
• Quinnipiac and Manhattan traded points throughout the first quarter, but QU held a two-point lead after ten minutes.
• After the Jaspers took the lead early in the second quarter, QU responded in a big way, leading by eleven at the half.
• Quinnipiac continued to dominate the Jaspers, ending the third quarter with a 49-32 lead.
• The Bobcats capped Senior Day off with a 20-point win over the Jaspers.
• Quinnipiac's 20-point win over Manhattan was their largest margin of victory against the Jaspers since 2/15/19.
BOBCATS COME BACK TO DOWN IONA
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team erased a 12-point deficit to earn the come-from-behind victory over the Iona Gaels, 74-66, on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Bobcats improve to 21-3 overall and 13-2 in MAAC play.
• Gal Raviv led the scoring for the Bobcats, scoring 22 points for the second straight game.
• Raviv shot 48% from the floor and dished out five assists in the win.
• Jackie Grisdale was second on the team as she scored 14 points on 57% shooting and knocking down three of four three-pointers.
• Anna Foley had a great day on both ends of the floor as she recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
• With the Bobcats trailing by just one, six unanswered points to open up the final quarter gave Quinnipiac a 59-54 lead.
• With the Bobcats leading by twenty to open the fourth quarter, QU looked to improve on their lead.
• Out of the Iona timeout, the Gaels were able to tie the game up at 62 with just over four minutes of play left.
• QU went on a 12-4 run to close out the 74-66 win over the Gaels.
QU POWERS PAST PIONEERS
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team returned home for the first time since Feb. 1 in a big way as they defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers 71-47 on Thursday evening.
• With the win, the Bobcats clinched a 20-win season, the 13th in Tricia Fabbri's career.
• Gal Raviv led the scoring for the Bobcats, scoring 22 points on 60% (9-for-15) shooting from the floor. Raviv stuffed the stat sheet, earning eight rebounds, six assists, and four steals.
• Anna Foley had another solid game, scoring 11 points while grabbing nine rebounds, which led the team.
• Grace LaBarge made an impact for the Bobcats off the bench as she scored 11 points on 56% shooting from the field.
• Sacred Heart started out hot with a 12-4 run at the halfway point of the opening quarter. Quinnipiac would respond with a 12-0 run to close out the first ten minutes and take a 16-12 lead into the second quarter.
• With the Bobcats leading by twenty to open the fourth quarter, QU looked to improve on their lead.
• Quinnipiac would not allow SHU to make a comeback, defeating them 71-47.
LEADER OF THE PACK
• Head coach Tricia Fabbri is in her 30th season at the helm of the Bobcats in 2024-25.
• A five-time Coach of the Year and all-time winningest coach in program history, Fabbri has totaled 540 career victories, thus far.
• With the win over Mount St. Mary's on Feb. 16, 2023, Fabbri became the 90th coach in Div. I women's basketball history to reach 500 career wins and the 22nd to accomplish the feat at one institution without coaching at another.
• Of her 540 wins, 525 have come in Quinnipiac's Div. I era.
• With 20 wins in 2022-23, Fabbri secured the program's 12th straight winning season under her guidance.
• Fabbri's Bobcats have reached the 20-win plateau in 12 seasons, including a run of eight straight seasons from 2011-2019.
• With five NCAA Tournament appearances along with five WNIT berths, Fabbri has led QU to 10 postseason national tournaments in her tenure.
• She has led Quinnipiac to five conference titles in the last 11 seasons and earned five consecutive MAAC Regular Season titles from 2015-2019.
JUST WIN BABY, WIN!!
• M&T Bank Arena, home of the Quinnipiac Bobcats, has long been one of the most difficult arenas to play at in the country.
• Since the 2012-13 season, Quinnipiac owns a record of 144-34 (.809) in games played at home.
• In that same span, the Bobcats own a mark of 105-21 (.833) in conference play (NEC & MAAC) at home.
• Quinnipiac owns a 159-74 (.682) mark since November 22, 2017.
• The Bobcats stand with a mark of 95-21 (.819) at home in league games since joining the MAAC in 2013-14.
• The Bobcats are 88-18 (.830) at M&T Bank Arena in conference games since the start of the 2014-15 campaign.
CLOSING TIME
• Quinnipiac has enjoyed a great deal of success over the past five seasons when building a first-half lead.
• After starting 2016-17 with a mark of 2-0 when owning a halftime lead, the Bobcats saw one of their most impressive streaks in program history come to an end in a 71-68 loss at Temple.
• The undefeated streak, which lasted throughout three seasons, came to an end at 46 straight wins for the Bobcats when holding a halftime lead.
• Quinnipiac went undefeated in both 2014-15 (24-0) and 2015-16 (19-0) and for the first two games of 2016-17 before suffering the defeat.
• Overall, the Bobcats own a mark of 187-18 (.912) since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half.
FIRST YEAR OF FOLEY
• Anna Foley did not disappoint in her first season in Hamden as she was named to the All-MAAC Second Team and All-MAAC Rookie Team last season.
• Foley was the only member of the team last season to start in all 31 games.
• She averaged 13.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game as a first-year.
• Foley led the team in total rebounds (220), rebounds per game (7.1), field goals made (160), and total points (406).
• Anna scored a season-high 28 points against Manhattan on 57.9% shooting (2/17).
MORE FROM MARTIN
• Karson Martin closed out her first season in a Bobcat uniform as she earned MAAC All-Rookie honors at the end of the regular season.
• Martin appeared in 24 games, starting in 21 of those games.
• She averaged 11.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game over 31.7 minutes per game.
• Martin ranked third on the team with 25 made three-pointers.
• Martin scored a career-high 23 points against Canisius (1/18).
• The Woodstock, Georgia native recorded her first collegiate double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the win against Marist (3/9).
LEADERSHIP GROUP
• Head Coach Tricia Fabbri announced seniors Jackie Grisdale and Grace LaBarge as team captains for the 2024-25 season.
• "We are thrilled to have these two young women be the bridge between coaches and players for this season," said head coach Tricia Fabbri.
BRAND NEW BOBCATS
• Quinnipiac Head Coach Tricia Fabbri built on her returning foundation, bringing in five newcomers, including a class of four rookies.
CP IS IN CT
• Caranda Perea comes to Quinnipiac after a season at the University of Tulsa.
• Perea averaged 2.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game in 34 games last season.
• Prior to her time at the University of Tulsa, Perea spent two seasons at Temple (2021-23) and one season at George Washington (2020-21).
• The Altoona, PA native scored over 1,000 points in her high school career and was named to the First Team All-District and All-Region Teams as a junior and senior.
GOT OUR GAL
• Gal Raviv comes to Hamden after having played at Bella Vista College Prep in Arizona.
• Raviv represented Team Israel at the FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket and led the team with 17.3 points and 4.7 assists per game.
• Raviv ranked fourth in the entire tournament in PPG (17.3) and ranked sixth in APG (4.7).
• The Kadima, Israel native represented her country at the U16 FIBA Euro Championship while she was only 14 years old.
• Named to the tournament's First 5 in the 2021 Girls U16 FIBA Euro Championship.
SHARPSHOOTING SIPLA
• Reagan Sipla arrived at Quinnipiac after having played four seasons at St. Charles North High School in Illinois.
• Sipla is the all-time leader in scoring for juniors in St. Charles North High School history.
• Sipla also holds the St. Charles North High School record for most three-pointers made in a single season by juniors.
• The St. Charles, Illinois native was a unanimous selection to the All-Conference team as a junior.
GO, GO GRACIE
• After a high school career at Waupun Area High School in Wisconsin, Gracie Gopalan has made her way to Hamden.
• Gopalan is a true guard who broke Waupun's season assists record as a sophomore.
• Gopalan is a two-time First Team All-Conference selection and a one-time Second Team All-Conference selection.
• The Waupun, Wisconsin native brings the championship pedigree to Hamden after being a three-time ECC Conference Champion.
THE MAINE DEFENDER
• The Saco, Maine native Emma Lizotte has made her way to Quinnipiac after four years at Thornton Academy.
• Lizotte averaged 17.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 1.0 steals, and 1.0 assists per game in high school.
• Lizotte is a two-time First Team All-Conference selection and a one-time All-Defensive team selection.
• The 2022 Tournament MVP led her team to a 2022 State Championship at Thornton Academy.
CT IS HOME
• Head Coach Tricia Fabbri announced the addition of Cur'Tiera Haywood '23 to the coaching staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 season.
• Haywood had a four-year career in Hamden as she earned multiple All-MAAC honors during her time as a Bobcat.
• Haywood was named to the All-MAAC Rookie Team after averaging 4.1 points per game in 18.6 minutes per game in her first season.
• In her senior season in Hamden, Haywood earned All-MAAC Third-Team Honors after averaging career highs of points (10.0 PPG), rebounds (5.2 RPG), and assists (1.2 APG) in 30 starts.
• After a four-year stint in Hamden, Haywood transferred to Austin Peay in Clarksville, TN for her graduate season.
• CT started all 33 games for the Governors while averaging 8.2 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, and 1.0 assists per game.
• Haywood led the team in free-throw percentage (.794) and three-pointers made (38) while being one of two players to start every game.
PRESEASON NEWS
• Quinnipiac women's basketball was tabbed tied for 3rd in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office as part of the inaugural MAAC Basketball Tip-off held at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
• The Bobcats received 132 points in the preseason coaches' poll – finishing behind Fairfield (169) and Siena (136) and tying with Niagara.
• Quinnipiac sophomore Anna Foley was named to the All-MAAC Second team after averaging 13.1 PPG, 7.1 RPG, and 3.1 APG last season.
• Jackie Grisdale and Karson Martin were both named to the All-MAAC Third Team.
NEXT TIME OUT
• Quinnipiac will take on in-state rival Fairfield in the regular season finale in Hamden.
• Tip-off from M&T Bank Arena is slated for 4 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.
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