QU Closes Out Regular Season in Hamden Against Fairfield

Game #29: Quinnipiac Bobcats (25-3, 17-2 MAAC) vs Fairfield Stags (25-3, 19-0 MAAC)
Saturday, Mar. 8, 2025 | 4:00 PM
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
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All-Time vs. Fairfield: Quinnipiac leads the series, 16-12
Last Meeting vs. Fairfield: L, 72-63 (Jan. 30, 2025 in Fairfield, Conn.)

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's basketball team wraps up their regular season slate as they welcome Fairfield to Hamden on Saturday, March 8th. Tip-off from M&T Bank Arena is slated for 4 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.

LAST TIME OUT
• All five starters for the Bobcats reached double figures as they defeated Mount St. Mary's on the road 64-60 on Thursday night in Maryland.
• Jackie Grisdale led the Bobcats in scoring with 14 points on 4-10 (40%) shooting from three-point range.
• Gal Raviv recorded her second collegiate double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in the win.
• Quinnipiac held the Mountaineers to just five points in the first quarter, the fifth time this season they have allowed five points or less in a regulation quarter.

SCOUTING THE STAGS
• Fairfield is led by head coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis, who holds a 71-20 record in her third season at Fairfield.
• The Stags will enter Saturday's matchup with a 25-3 overall record and a 19-0 mark in conference play, securing the regular season MAAC Title and the number one seed in the MAAC Tournament.
• Fairfield is coming off a 62-49 win over the Siena Saints on Thursday, March 6th. Meghan Andersen led the way with 16 points in the win.
• The Stags are outscoring their opponents this season, 2084-1505 (+579).
• As a team, the Stags are averaging 74.4 points per game on 47.1% shooting from the floor and 33.6% from beyond the arc.
• Fairfield is holding teams to an average of 53.8 points per game and holding their opponents to shoot 37.8% from the field.
• The Stags average 35.5 rebounds per game with their opponents averaging 31.5 rebounds per game this season.
• Meghan Andersen is the leading scorer for Fairfield, averaging 14.8 points per game in 28 games this season.
• Andersen is shooting 48.6% from the floor, 37.3% from three-point range, and 77.6% from the charity stripe.

DIV. I HISTORY VS. FAIRFIELD
• Saturday's contest marks the 29th matchup between the two programs in their Division-I history.
• Quinnipiac is 16-12 all-time against Fairfield and are 10-4 at home.
• The Bobcats fell to the Stags in their prior meeting, 72-63, back on Jan. 30th at Fairfield.
• Gal Raviv led the Bobcats in scoring with 21 points while shooting 10-for-17 from the floor.
• Grace LaBarge scored ten points for Quinnipiac as she came off the bench.

BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS
• TWO (2) - Gal Raviv is the second highest scoring first year in the NCAA with an average of 17.8 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 89.3.
• SIXTEEN (16) - QU sits 16th nationally in turnovers per game with an average of 12.2.
• 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 36.24.
• TWENTY (20) - Jackie Grisdale ranks 20th in the NCAA in minutes per game with 36.25.
• TWENTY-THREE (23) - Head Coach Tricia Fabbri currently sits in 23rd place among active Division I coaches with 541 career wins.
• THIRTY-SIX (36) - Quinnipiac has the 36th best scoring defense in the nation, allowing just 57.3 points per game.
• FORTY-THREE (43) - Quinnipiac is 43rd in Division I in three-point percentage (35.2%).

BOBCATS POWER PAST MERRIMACK
• 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.
• Anna Foley reached double figures for the 19th time this season and 8th straight game.
• The Bobcats forced 22 turnovers and turned it into 21 points on the offensive end.
• QU dominated inside the paint, outscoring the Warriors 34-16 in that category.
• The Bobcats and Warriors each started the game off slowly on the offensive end, but Quinnipiac held a 14-9 advantage despite shooting only 33.3% in the quarter.
• Quinnipiac dominated the Warriors out of the timeout as they closed out the second quarter with a 19-6 run, led by seven points from Karson Martin.
• Quinnipiac continued to dominate the Warriors in the final quarter, outscoring Merrimack 18-10 in the final ten minutes to close out the 76-44 victory.
• Quinnipiac's 32-point victory is tied for the largest margin of victory this season.

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.

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 541 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 541 wins, 526 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 160-74 (.684) 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 188-18 (.913) since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half.

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 head to the MAAC Tournament down in Atlantic City, NJ and play on Wednesday, March 12th at 2:30 PM.
• The Bobcats received a first-round bye as they clinched the number two seed in the MAAC Championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.

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.

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