Sydney Ryan Leads Bobcats to 10th Straight Win

Thursday, January 22

Hamden, Conn.

6:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

15-4,10-0MAAC

Mount St. Mary's

9-10,5-5MAAC

Mount St. Mary's

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Farrah Chernov

1/22/2026 10:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Hamden, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats won their tenth straight game, defeating the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers, 56-43, on Thursday night in Hamden. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 15-4 and 10-0 in MAAC play.

Sydney Ryan led the Bobcats in scoring, dropping 15 points on 54.5% (6-for-11) from the field and knocking down one three-pointer. Ryan finished the day with six rebounds and two steals, which led the team. Jackie Grisdale was second on the team in scoring, finishing with 14 points and knocking down three three-pointers. Eight Bobcats recorded points in the thirteen-point win over the Mountaineers as the Bobcats remain unbeaten in MAAC play.

FINAL SCORE
Quinnipiac 56, Mount St. Mary's 43

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (15-4, 10-0 MAAC) | Mount St. Mary's (9-10, 5-5 MAAC)

BOBCAT HIGHS
Points: Sydney Ryan - 15
Rebounds: Ella Ryan, Emma Lizotte, Anna Foley – 7
Assists: Paige Girardi - 5
Steals: Sydney Ryan – 2
Blocks: Emma Lizotte – 2

GAME REWIND
The Mountaineers got on the board first before the Bobcats responded with six straight points. With the Bobcats leading 8-4 after the media timeout, Mount St. Mary's would take the lead back, leading the Bobcats 12-11 after the opening quarter.

Quinnipiac responded to start the second quarter, beginning on an 8-0 scoring run, forcing the Mountaineers to call a timeout. Quinnipiac's lead got up to 13 before the Mountaineers cut the deficit to seven as QU led 28-21 at the halftime break.

Kealy ➡️ Syd for the AND ONE 😤 #BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/7zqgilyiZc
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) January 22, 2026

Paige Girardi got the Bobcats on the board first in the second half and helped lead the Bobcats to an eleven-point lead at the third quarter media timeout. Out of the break, the Bobcats improved on their lead, making it a seventeen-point game as the Mountaineers called a timeout with less than a minute left in the quarter. The Mountaineers got a layup to fall to make it 44-29 at the end of the third quarter.

ELITE ball movement 🔥 #BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/lUEltc9ad1
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) January 23, 2026

The Mountaineers would outscore the Bobcats in the final ten minutes, but it wasn't enough as the Bobcats won 56-43 to improve to 10-0 in MAAC play.

NUMBERS AND NOTES

Sydney Ryan led the Bobcats in scoring, dropping 15 points on 54.5% (6-for-11) from the field and knocking down one three-pointer. Ryan has scored 10 or more points eleven times this season.
Ryan finished the day with six rebounds and two steals, which led the team. Ryan currently leads the team with 129 rebounds this season.
Jackie Grisdale was second on the team in scoring, finishing with 14 points.
Grisdale finished her day, shooting 41.7% (5-for-12) from the floor and knocking down three threes, marking the 16^th time this season she has made 2 or more in a single game.
Emma Lizotte set new game-highs with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Eight Bobcats recorded points in the thirteen-point win over the Mountaineers as the Bobcats remain unbeaten in MAAC play.
Ten Bobcats grabbed at least one rebound, with eight recording two or more.
Seven Bobcats dished out at least one assist in the game, with five dishing out at least two in the win.
Six Bobcats recorded at least one steal in the effort, led by Sydney Ryan, who recorded two steals.
Quinnipiac recorded 19 assists as a team on 21 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 ten MAAC games so far this season and ranks second in the MAAC in total assists.
The Bobcats outrebounded the Mountaineers, 41-35. Quinnipiac has only been outrebounded in six contests this season and only two throughout conference play.
Quinnipiac forced 17 turnovers and scored 17 points off them.
QU improved to 10-0 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 fifteen wins this season, the Bobcats have defeated fourteen of those teams by ten or more points, eight by 20+, and two by 30+.

WHO'S NEXT?

The Bobcats head back on the road on Saturday, January 24^th, as they head to Riverdale, New York, to take on the Manhattan Jaspers.
Tip-off from Draddy Gymnasium is slated for 2 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.

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