Wednesday, April 16
Hamden, Conn.
3:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
9-6, 4-3
19
vs
11
Canisius
5-10, 2-5
1
2
3
4
F
Canisius
5
3
2
1
11
Quinnipiac
3
6
6
4
19
Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com
Quinnipiac Clinches Postseason Berth with Win over Canisius
4/16/2025 7:50:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
HAMDEN, Conn. — The Quinnipiac women's lacrosse program's winning streak reached four on Wednesday afternoon, rallying back to defeat Canisius by a 19-11 final at the Quinnipiac Lacrosse Stadium.
The win clinched a playoff berth for the Bobcats, as they will head back to the MAAC Postseason for the second time in three years.
The visitors jumped out to a 5-3 first quarter lead and would grow their lead as three close to the halfway point of the second but Quinnipiac's offense could kick into high gear, outscoring the Griffins 15-4 the rest of the way.
The Bobcats would close the first half on a 5-1 stretch, with back to back goals from Mia Delmond giving Quinnipiac a 9-8 advantage heading into the break.
After Canisius took the lead with two goals in 18 seconds to start the third, they would not score again in the frame as the Bobcats ripped off a seven-goal run, bookended by tallies from first-year Anna Givens.
Givens would add another in the third, with Emma Miller-Ayala and Abby Wise joining Delmond in scoring fourth-quarter tallies.
Miller-Ayala was all over the draw circle as well, corralling a career-and-team-best eight as she also scored a goal as well.
STATS AND NOTES
Quinnipiac hits the road to close out its regular season on Saturday afternoon, taking on Rider at 1 p.m. in Lawrenceville, N.J.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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For an inside look at the Quinnipiac women's lacrosse program, be sure to follow it on social media @QU_WLAX or go to gobobcats.com/wlax.
The win clinched a playoff berth for the Bobcats, as they will head back to the MAAC Postseason for the second time in three years.
The visitors jumped out to a 5-3 first quarter lead and would grow their lead as three close to the halfway point of the second but Quinnipiac's offense could kick into high gear, outscoring the Griffins 15-4 the rest of the way.
The Bobcats would close the first half on a 5-1 stretch, with back to back goals from Mia Delmond giving Quinnipiac a 9-8 advantage heading into the break.
After Canisius took the lead with two goals in 18 seconds to start the third, they would not score again in the frame as the Bobcats ripped off a seven-goal run, bookended by tallies from first-year Anna Givens.
Givens would add another in the third, with Emma Miller-Ayala and Abby Wise joining Delmond in scoring fourth-quarter tallies.
Miller-Ayala was all over the draw circle as well, corralling a career-and-team-best eight as she also scored a goal as well.
STATS AND NOTES
- The Bobcats clinched their second postseason in the last three attempts and third in the last five. They made their way to the 2023 MAAC Semifinals in their last playoff appearance, defeating Canisius in the quarterfinals at home.
- Abby Wise climbed to sixth all-time in single-season assists, becoming one of seven Bobcats all time and the first since 2013 to record 30 helpers in a single season.
- Mia Delmond and EllaGrace Delmond both crossed the 40-goal milestone and join a club of now-12 Bobcats with 40 or more tallies in a single season.
- Miller-Ayala's eight draw controls are the most by a Bobcat freshman in program history and tied for fourth-most by a Quinnipiac player ever.
- The Bobcats recorded a .576 shot percentage, good for third-most in a game this season and the best rate in a MAAC game this year.
- The team's 16 draw controls are one-off the season high and are tied for the most they've corralled in a MAAC game this season.
Quinnipiac hits the road to close out its regular season on Saturday afternoon, taking on Rider at 1 p.m. in Lawrenceville, N.J.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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For an inside look at the Quinnipiac women's lacrosse program, be sure to follow it on social media @QU_WLAX or go to gobobcats.com/wlax.
Team Stats
CAN
QUI
Shots
30
33
Turnovers
11
11
Caused Turnovers
9
8
Draw Controls
17
16
Free-Position Shots
2
3
Ground Balls
11
14
Game Leaders
G
5
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-120
GB
1
CT
1
G
4
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-60
GB
0
CT
1
G
3
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
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