Women's Basketball Claims a Share of MAAC Regular Season Title

Saturday, February 28

Hamden, Conn.

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

24-5,19-1MAAC

Canisius

5-24,3-17MAAC

Canisius

Quinnipiac

Women's Basketball Regular Season Champions Photo (Feb. 28, 2026 in Hamden, Conn.)

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Women's Basketball Claims a Share of MAAC Regular Season Title

2/28/2026 5:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Hamden, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats closed out the regular season in style, defeating the Canisius Golden Griffins, 75-37, on Senior Day to clinch at least a share of the 2025-2026 MAAC Regular Season Championship.

Along with the Bobcats clinching at least a share of the regular-season title, the Bobcats have clinched the number one seed for the 2026 Air Force Reserve MAAC Women's Basketball Championships in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.

Jackie Grisdale led the Bobcats to their 24^th win of the season, scoring 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting from the floor, while knocking down five threes in the win. Grisdale set a new program record for made threes in a career, passing Sam Guastella '15 (225 career threes). Sydney Ryan reached double figures in the win, dropping 11 points on 80% shooting from the field. Emma Lizotte scored ten points in the win, setting a new career high. Eight total Bobcats recorded points in the 38-point victory over the Golden Griffins.

FINAL SCORE
Quinnipiac 75, Canisius 37

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (24-5, 19-1 MAAC) | Canisius (5-23, 3-18 MAAC)

BOBCAT HIGHS
Points: Jackie Grisdale – 19
Rebounds: Jackie Grisdale – 8
Assists: Ella Ryan - 5
Steals: Karson Martin - 5
Blocks: Anna Foley - 1

GAME REWIND
Franka Wittenburg got the Golden Griffins on the board first, just 18 seconds into the game, but Quinnipiac responded with a 16-5 run to take a 16-7 lead into the media timeout. Out of the break, Quinnipiac closed out the final 3:30 on an 8-2 run as they held a 24-9 lead after the opening quarter of play.

The threes are falling early today ☔ #BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/VFVz5NNRmX
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) February 28, 2026

The Bobcats continued to control the pace of play, coming out on a 9-3 scoring run to open the second quarter, expanding their lead to 33-12 halfway through the second quarter. Out of the timeout, the Bobcats were outscored 5-4 in the final 4:22 of the second quarter, but the Bobcats still held a twenty-point lead heading into the halftime break.

Here's the record breaker 🔥 https://t.co/JIi3YvAtHP pic.twitter.com/NHoRALi39f
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) February 28, 2026

Quinnipiac exploded for 25 points in the third quarter as its lead ballooned to 32 heading into the final quarter. In the third quarter, the Bobcats shot 71.4% (10-for-14) from the field and 5-for-5 from three-point range to blow the game open.

Sharing is caring 🔥 #BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/blmqOB8gAX
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) February 28, 2026

In the final ten minutes, the Bobcats outscored the Golden Griffins 13-7 to put an exclamation point on their final home game of the regular season and clinched at least a share of the MAAC regular season title.

NUMBERS AND NOTES

Jackie Grisdale led the Bobcats to their 24^th win of the season, scoring 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting from the floor, while knocking down five threes in the win.
Grisdale set a new program record for made threes in a career, passing Sam Guastella '15 (225 career threes).
Grisdale has scored 10+ points in 21 games this season.
Grisdale has had 12 games this season where she has knocked down three or more three-pointers.
Sydney Ryan reached double figures in the win, dropping 11 points on 80% shooting from the field.
Ryan has reached double figures in thirteen games this season.
Emma Lizotte set a new career-high, scoring ten points in the win.
Eight total Bobcats recorded points in the 38-point victory over the Golden Griffins.
Eight 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.
Ella Ryan led the Bobcats with five assists in the win, setting a new single-game high.
Karson Martin recorded five steals, her second straight game in which she has recorded five steals.
Seven different Bobcats recorded steals in the win over the Golden Griffins.
Quinnipiac allowed 37 points to the Golden Griffins, marking the third straight game they held their opponent under 40 points.
QU forced 29 turnovers and scored 31 points off them.
Quinnipiac has led at the half in all but two games this season and are 24-3 in games in which it enters the halftime break with the lead.
Quinnipiac recorded 19 assists as a team on 27 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 twenty MAAC games and ranks second in the MAAC in total assists.
The Bobcats outrebounded the Golden Griffins 35-27. Quinnipiac has only been outrebounded in seven contests this season and only three throughout conference play. The Bobcats are 21-0 this season when they outrebound their opponents.
The Bobcats have held their opponents to 60 or fewer points in 23 games this season and are 22-1 in those contests.
Out of twenty-four wins this season, the Bobcats have defeated twenty-three of those teams by ten or more points, twelve by 20+, four by 30+, and three by 40+.

WHO'S NEXT?

The Bobcats will head to Atlantic City, New Jersey, to compete in the 2026 Air Force Reserve MAAC Women's Basketball Championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.
The Bobcats have secured the number one seed in the MAAC Tournament and will play the winner of the No. 8/9 matchup on Friday, March 6^th at 12 PM.

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