Saturday, February 14
Hamden, Conn.
4:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
21-5,16-1MAAC
63
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75
Fairfield
22-4,16-1MAAC
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Fairfield
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Quinnipiac
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Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com
Bobcats Drop First Conference Game of the Season
2/14/2026 7:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Hamden, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats dropped their first MAAC game of the season to the Fairfield Stags, 75-63, on Saturday evening in Hamden. With the loss, the Bobcats fell to 21-5 overall and 16-1 in conference play.
Ella O'Donnell led the Bobcats in scoring with 14 points on 6-for-8 (75%) shooting from the floor. O'Donnell finished the day with four rebounds and two assists. Anna Foley reached double figures with eleven points on 62.5% shooting from the field. Foley finished the evening with two rebounds, two steals, one assist, and one block. Eight Bobcats recorded points in the loss to the Stags.
FINAL SCORE
Fairfield 75, Quinnipiac 63
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (21-5, 16-1 MAAC) | Fairfield (22-4, 16-1 MAAC)
BOBCAT HIGHS
Points: Ella O'Donnell - 14
Rebounds: Ella O'Donnell, Sydney Ryan - 4
Assists: Karson Martin - 4
Steals: Anna Foley - 2
Blocks: Anna Foley, Sydney Ryan - 1
GAME REWIND
Ella Ryan got the Bobcats on the board first with a three-pointer just 28 seconds into the contest. From that point, the Bobcats outscored the Stags 8-5 to take an 11-5 lead at the media timeout. Out of the break, the Stags outscored the Bobcats 5-4, but Quinnipiac ended the first frame up 15-10.
The Stags opened the second quarter with a 9-4 run of their own to knot the game up at 19 with 6:04 to play in the half. After the Bobcats and Stags were knotted up at 22, Fairfield went on a 6-2 run to close out the half and take a 28-24 lead into the locker room.
Ella Ryan got Quinnipiac on the board first in the second half, but Fairfield responded with five of the next seven points to take a 33-28 lead as Carly Thibault-DuDonis called a timeout. Out of the timeout, the Bobcats outscored the Stags 10-6 to make it a one-point game at the media timeout, 39-38. The Stags closed out the quarter on a 12-9 run as they ended the frame with a 51-47 advantage.
Quinnipiac scored five of the first seven points in the final frame, making it a one-point game once again. From that point, Fairfield would outscore the Bobcats 22-11 to secure the win over QU as the Bobcats fell to 16-1.
NUMBERS AND NOTES
WHO'S NEXT?
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Ella O'Donnell led the Bobcats in scoring with 14 points on 6-for-8 (75%) shooting from the floor. O'Donnell finished the day with four rebounds and two assists. Anna Foley reached double figures with eleven points on 62.5% shooting from the field. Foley finished the evening with two rebounds, two steals, one assist, and one block. Eight Bobcats recorded points in the loss to the Stags.
FINAL SCORE
Fairfield 75, Quinnipiac 63
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (21-5, 16-1 MAAC) | Fairfield (22-4, 16-1 MAAC)
BOBCAT HIGHS
Points: Ella O'Donnell - 14
Rebounds: Ella O'Donnell, Sydney Ryan - 4
Assists: Karson Martin - 4
Steals: Anna Foley - 2
Blocks: Anna Foley, Sydney Ryan - 1
GAME REWIND
Ella Ryan got the Bobcats on the board first with a three-pointer just 28 seconds into the contest. From that point, the Bobcats outscored the Stags 8-5 to take an 11-5 lead at the media timeout. Out of the break, the Stags outscored the Bobcats 5-4, but Quinnipiac ended the first frame up 15-10.
The Stags opened the second quarter with a 9-4 run of their own to knot the game up at 19 with 6:04 to play in the half. After the Bobcats and Stags were knotted up at 22, Fairfield went on a 6-2 run to close out the half and take a 28-24 lead into the locker room.
Ella Ryan got Quinnipiac on the board first in the second half, but Fairfield responded with five of the next seven points to take a 33-28 lead as Carly Thibault-DuDonis called a timeout. Out of the timeout, the Bobcats outscored the Stags 10-6 to make it a one-point game at the media timeout, 39-38. The Stags closed out the quarter on a 12-9 run as they ended the frame with a 51-47 advantage.
Quinnipiac scored five of the first seven points in the final frame, making it a one-point game once again. From that point, Fairfield would outscore the Bobcats 22-11 to secure the win over QU as the Bobcats fell to 16-1.
NUMBERS AND NOTES
- Ella O'Donnell led the Bobcats in scoring with 14 points on 6-for-8 (75%) shooting from the floor. O'Donnell finished the day with four rebounds and two assists.
- O'Donnell has recorded double-digit point totals in 20 games this season.
- O'Donnell is currently second on the team with 80 assists this season and has 165 in her collegiate career.
- Anna Foley reached double figures with eleven points on 62.5% shooting from the field. Foley finished the evening with two rebounds, two steals, one assist, and one block.
- Foley has scored 10+ points in twelve games this season and three times in the last five games.
- Eight Bobcats recorded points in the loss to the Stags.
- Eight Bobcats grabbed at least one rebound, with six 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.
- Three different Bobcats recorded steals in the loss to Fairfield.
- Quinnipiac trailed at the half for only the second time this season.
- Quinnipiac recorded 13 assists as a team on 24 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 seventeen MAAC games so far this season and ranks second in the MAAC in total assists.
- The Bobcats were outrebounded by the Stags, 28-23. Quinnipiac has only been outrebounded in seven contests this season and only three throughout conference play.
WHO'S NEXT?
- The Bobcats return to action next Saturday, February 21, as they travel to Fairfield, Conn., to take on the Sacred Heart Pioneers.
- Tip-off from William H. Pitt Athletic and Convocation Center is slated for 2 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Fairf
QU
FG%
.500
.522
3FG%
.391
.286
FT%
.800
.917
RB
28
23
TO
13
17
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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