Four Bobcats Reach Double Figures in Win Over Merrimack

Monday, January 19

North Andover, MA

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

14-4,9-0MAAC

Merrimack

8-9,5-3MAAC

Quinnipiac

Merrimack

Photo by: Patrick Kraemer

Four Bobcats Reach Double Figures in Win Over Merrimack

1/19/2026 6:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

North Andover, Mass. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats earned a hard-fought victory on the road at Merrimack, 75-61, on Monday afternoon in North Andover. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 14-4 overall and 9-0 in MAAC play.

Jackie Grisdale and Karson Martin both had big days, scoring 18 points each in the 14-point win over Merrimack. Grisdale exploded for 12 points in the final quarter on 5-for-8 shooting from the field. Martin finished the first half with 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the field. Anna Foley had quite the homecoming, dropping 16 points in 17 minutes off the bench. Sydney Ryan also reached double figures in the win, finishing the day with 14 points on 57% shooting from the floor. Six Bobcats recorded points in the win over the Warriors to help the Bobcats win their ninth straight contest.

FINAL SCORE
Quinnipiac 75, Merrimack 61

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (14-4, 9-0 MAAC) | Merrimack (8-9, 5-3 MAAC)

BOBCAT HIGHS
Points: Jackie Grisdale, Karson Martin - 18
Rebounds: Sydney Ryan - 8
Assists: Ella O'Donnell – 5
Steals: Ella O'Donnell – 4

GAME REWIND
Merrimack got on the scoreboard first and maintained a slight advantage, 8-7, at the first quarter media timeout. Out of the timeout, Karson Martin knocked down a three-pointer to put the Bobcats in front, and they did not look back from there, forcing Merrimack to call a timeout with 2:53 remaining in the quarter, with a six-point advantage. Out of the break, the Bobcats added to their lead, taking a nine-point lead, 22-13, after the opening frame.

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The Bobcats came out strong in the second quarter and continued to control the pace of play, outscoring the Warriors 10-5 in the opening five minutes of the second frame. After the media timeout, the two sides traded points, but a layup from Jackie Grisdale in the final minute gave the Bobcats the 16-point lead at the half.

Sydney Ryan got the Bobcats going again in the second half, drilling a three-pointer in their first possession of the quarter. The Warriors would respond with a 14-7 scoring run to make it a twelve-point game at the media timeout. Merrimack continued with a 6-0 run out of the timeout to force the Bobcats to call a timeout of their own. The Bobcats would score four of the next six points to take a 55-47 lead into the final quarter.

Quinnipiac came out firing in the final frame, starting on a 10-2 scoring run, which was capped off by a corner three from Jackie Grisdale.

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Out of the timeout, the Bobcats put the game out of reach as Karson Martin had a tough finish as she got fouled to give her the and-one opportunity to put the Bobcats up 18.

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Merrimack scored the final four points of the contest, but it wasn't enough as the Bobcats defeated the Warriors by fourteen to improve to 9-0 in MAAC play.

NUMBERS AND NOTES

Jackie Grisdale and Karson Martin both had big days, scoring 18 points each in the 14-point win over Merrimack.
Grisdale exploded for 12 points in the final quarter on 5-for-8 shooting from the field.
Grisdale finished her day, shooting 53.3% (8-for-15) from the floor and knocking down two threes, marking the 15^th time this season she has made 2 or more in a single game.
Martin finished the first half with 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the field. Martin finished her day with 18 points on 43.8% (7-for-16) shooting in 32 minutes off the bench.
Martin has reached double figures in five games this season and finished one point shy of tying her season high (19 vs Iona – 1/1/26).
Anna Foley had quite the homecoming, dropping 16 points in 17 minutes off the bench. Foley shot 66.7% (6-for-9) from the field and made her only three-point attempt of the game.
Foley has scored 10+ points in eight games this season and twice in the last three contests.
Sydney Ryan reached double figures for the tenth time this season, scoring 14 in the win. Ryan shot 57.1% (4-for-7) from the field and was one of two Bobcats to knock down three three-point attempts.
Ryan has knocked down multiple three-point attempts in ten games this season.
Ryan grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in the win, giving her 123 on the season, which ranks first on the team.
Six Bobcats recorded points in the win over the Warriors to help the Bobcats win their ninth straight contest.
Nine Bobcats grabbed at least one rebound, with seven recording two or more.
Eight Bobcats dished out at least one assist in the game, with six dishing out at least two in the win.
Five Bobcats recorded at least one steal in the effort, led by Ella O'Donnell, who recorded four steals.
Quinnipiac recorded 18 assists as a team on 28 made field goals. The Bobcats have recorded 10+ assists in all but one contest this year (7 – vs. St. John's).
Quinnipiac has recorded 10+ assists in all nine MAAC games so far this season and ranks second in the MAAC in total assists.
QU made nine threes on 26 attempts in the win. The Bobcats are 12-2 in games where they make at least nine threes.
The Bobcats were outrebounded by the Warriors, 33-32. Quinnipiac has only been outrebounded in six contests this season and only two throughout conference play.
Quinnipiac forced 20 turnovers and scored 17 points off them. The Bobcats have forced 20+ turnovers in three games this season.
QU improved to 9-0 in conference play, besting their 7-0 start to conference play a season ago. This is the best start to conference play since the 2018-19 season.
Out of fourteen wins this season, the Bobcats have defeated thirteen of those teams by ten or more points, eight by 20+, and two by 30+.

WHO'S NEXT?

The Bobcats return home on Thursday, January 22^nd, as they welcome the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers to Hamden.
Tip-off from M&T Bank Arena is slated for 6 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.

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