Bobcats Down Fairfield on ESPNU

Thursday, January 29

Fairfield, CT

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

17-4,12-0MAAC

Fairfield

17-4,11-1MAAC

Quinnipiac

Fairfield

Photo by: Izzy DiBari

1/29/2026 11:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Fairfield, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats showed out on National TV as they defeated the Fairfield Stags, 72-58, on Thursday night in Fairfield. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 17-4 and 12-0 in MAAC play, becoming the last team in the conference without a loss.

Karson Martin led the Bobcats in scoring, dropping 19 points on 7-for-10 (70%) shooting from the field. Martin shot 3-for-4 (75%) from beyond the arc, tying the team lead for made threes in the game. Ella O'Donnell had a big day, scoring 18 points on 67% (6-for-9) shooting from the floor. Ella Ryan reached double figures once again, scoring eleven points in the win. Seven Bobcats recorded points in the fourteen-point win over the Stags.

FINAL SCORE
Quinnipiac 72, Fairfield 58

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (17-4, 12-0 MAAC) | Fairfield (17-4, 11-1 MAAC)

BOBCAT HIGHS
Points: Karson Martin - 19
Rebounds: Ella Ryan, Paige Girardi - 5
Assists: Ella O'Donnell - 4
Steals: Six Tied – 1
Blocks: Anna Foley – 1

GAME REWIND
Ella Ryan knocked down a three to get the Bobcats off and running on ESPNU just 31 seconds into the contest. After that bucket, the Bobcats outscored the Stags 9-7 to take a 21-7 lead into the media timeout. Out of the media timeout, the Bobcats maintained the slight advantage, as they led 19-13 after the opening ten minutes.

The Bobcats came out in the second quarter and jumped out to a 6-0 run to force the Stags to call a timeout with 6:54 remaining in the quarter. Out of the timeout, the Stags outscored the Bobcats 13-8, but the Bobcats still led 33-26 as they entered the halftime break.

Quinnipiac and Fairfield traded buckets to begin the third quarter as Quinnipiac's lead was still seven at the third quarter media timeout. In the final 4:13 of the third quarter, the Bobcats outscored the Stags 18-11 to take a 57-43 lead into the final quarter.

Five quick points from Fairfield to start the final quarter forced the Bobcats to call an early timeout. Out of their timeout, the Bobcats scored six of the next eight points to stretch their lead back to thirteen at the final media timeout. The final minutes of the fourth quarter were all Bobcats as they defeated the Stags to become the only remaining unbeaten team in the MAAC.

NUMBERS AND NOTES

Karson Martin led the Bobcats in scoring, dropping 19 points on 7-for-10 (70%) shooting from the field. Martin shot 3-for-4 (75%) from beyond the arc, tying the team lead for made threes in the game.
Martin has scored 10 or more points in seven games this season.
Ella O'Donnell had a big day, scoring 18 points on 67% (6-for-9) shooting from the floor. O'Donnell has reached double figures 15 times this season.
Ella Ryan reached double figures once again, scoring eleven points in the win.
Ryan has scored 10+ points in eleven contests this season and twice in the last five games.
Paige Girardi added nine points in the effort. Girardi has scored 5+ points in the last three contests and four of the last five.
Girardi grabbed a season-high five rebounds in the win.
Jackie Grisdale stuffed the stat sheet, finishing with seven points, five steals, four assists, and three rebounds.
Anna Foley (7 points), Sydney Ryan (5 points), and Jackie Grisdale (3 points) rounded out the scoring for the Bobcats.
Seven Bobcats recorded points in the fourteen-point win over the Stags.
Seven Bobcats grabbed at least one rebound, with all seven recording two or more.
Seven Bobcats dished out at least one assist in the game, with four dishing out at least two in the win.
Six Bobcats recorded a steal in the win.
Quinnipiac recorded 14 assists as a team on 22 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 twelve MAAC games so far this season and ranks second in the MAAC in total assists.
The Bobcats outrebounded the Stags, 31-29. Quinnipiac has only been outrebounded in six contests this season and only two throughout conference play.
QU improved to 12-0 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.
The Bobcats are the only remaining unbeaten team in the MAAC.
Out of seventeen wins this season, the Bobcats have defeated sixteen of those teams by ten or more points, eight by 20+, and two by 30+.

WHO'S NEXT?

The Bobcats return to Hamden on Saturday, January 31^st, as they host the Merrimack Warriors.
Tip-off from M&T Bank Arena is slated for 2 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.

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