Bobcats Defeat Canisius on the Road

Thursday, February 5

Buffalo, NY

6:30 PM

Quinnipiac University

19-4,14-0MAAC

Canisius

4-19,2-12MAAC

Quinnipiac

Canisius

Photo by: Patrick Kraemer

2/5/2026 10:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Buffalo, N.Y. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats started their Western New York trip the right way, defeating the Canisius Golden Griffins, 73-55, on Thursday night in Buffalo. With the win, the Bobcats cemented their spot in the 2026 MAAC Women's Basketball Championships in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Anna Foley had a big day, leading the Bobcats in scoring with 16 points on 62% (8-for-13) shooting from the floor. Foley added eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals to her stat line in the win over Canisius. Karson Martin had another solid game for the Bobcats, finishing the night with 14 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Jackie Grisdale added 12 points in the win on 63% (5-for-8) shooting from the field and knocking down two three-pointers. Ella O'Donnell reached double figures once again, scoring ten in the win. Eight Bobcats recorded points in the 18-point win over the Golden Griffins.

FINAL SCORE
Quinnipiac 73, Canisius 55

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (19-4, 14-0 MAAC) | Canisius (4-19, 2-12 MAAC)

BOBCAT HIGHS
Points: Anna Foley - 16
Rebounds: Emma Lizotte, Anna Foley – 8
Assists: Paige Girardi - 6
Steals: Anna Foley – 3

GAME REWIND
The Bobcats and Golden Griffins played a low-scoring opening few minutes as Quinnipiac led just 6-4 at the media timeout. Out of the break, the Golden Griffins outscored the Bobcats 7-2 to finish the first quarter on top, 11-8.

Quinnipiac had quite the response, starting the second quarter on an 18-4 scoring run, led by Anna Foley and Karson Martin. After Canisius called a timeout, Canisius outscored the Bobcats 10-9 in the final four minutes, but Quinnipiac still held a solid lead, 35-25.

Foley ➡️ Karson for an easy 2️⃣ #BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/U3j9fTNrPB
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) February 6, 2026

Canisius got on the board first in the second half, but the Bobcats quickly responded with an 11-3 scoring run as Quinnipiac led 46-31 at the third quarter media timeout. Quinnipiac kept its distance for the remainder of the quarter as it entered the final frame with a 54-36 win.

Emma just lost her defender 👀 #BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/IZzIh0mtBA
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) February 6, 2026

Quinnipiac scored the first seven points in the fourth quarter, forcing the Golden Griffins to call a timeout just under two minutes into the quarter. Karson Martin capped off the run with a three off a beautiful display of passing.

LOOK AT THAT BALL MOVEMENT 🔥 🔥 #BeGreatToday pic.twitter.com/rZ7OC7HWIL
— Quinnipiac Women's Basketball (@QU_WBB) February 6, 2026

Out of the timeout, the Bobcats continued to build on their lead as they went up 70-41 at the final media timeout. Quinnipiac didn't allow the Golden Griffins get back in the contest as they defeated Canisius by 18.

NUMBERS AND NOTES

Anna Foley had a big day, leading the Bobcats in scoring with 16 points on 62% (8-for-13) shooting from the floor. Foley added eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals to her stat line in the win over Canisius.
Foley has reached double-digits in ten contests this season and twice in the last five games.
Foley is sitting on 987 career points, moving just 13 points away from reaching the 1,000-point mark in her collegiate career.
Foley tied for the team lead with eight rebounds in the game and has recorded 127 this season, which is good for second on the team.
Karson Martin had another solid game for the Bobcats, finishing the night with 14 points, five rebounds, and five assists.
Martin has scored 10 or more points in nine games this season and in the last four games.
Martin has averaged 11.0 points per game since her return from injury.
Jackie Grisdale added 12 points in the win on 63% (5-for-8) shooting from the field and knocking down two three-pointers.
Grisdale has scored 10+ points in 16 games this season and twice in the last five games.
Grisdale has had 18 games in which she has knocked down multiple three-point attempts this season.
Ella O'Donnell reached double figures once again, scoring ten in the win. O'Donnell has recorded double-digit point totals in 17 games this season.
O'Donnell is currently second on the team with 72 assists this season and has 157 in her collegiate career.
Ella Ryan added nine points in the win. Ryan is averaging 10.0 points per game in her first season in Hamden.
Emma Lizotte set new career highs in points (7) and rebounds (8).
Eight Bobcats recorded points in the 18-point win over the Golden Griffins.
Ten Bobcats grabbed at least one rebound, with six recording two or more.
Four Bobcats dished out at least one assist in the game, with two dishing out at least five in the win.
Three Bobcats recorded a steal in the win, led by Anna Foley, who recorded three.
Quinnipiac has led at the half in all but one game this season and is 19-3 in games in which it enters the halftime break with the lead.
The Bobcats shot 50% (31-for-62) from the field, marking the fifth time this season they have shot 50% or better in a single game. Quinnipiac holds a perfect 5-0 record in those games.
Quinnipiac recorded 15 assists as a team on 31 made field goals. The Bobcats have recorded 10+ assists in all but one contest this year (7 – vs. St. John's). Quinnipiac is 6-0 this season when they record at least 20 assists in the game.
Quinnipiac has recorded 10+ assists in all fourteen MAAC games so far this season and ranks second in the MAAC in total assists.
The Bobcats outrebounded the Golden Griffins, 37-31. Quinnipiac has only been outrebounded in six contests this season and only two throughout conference play. The Bobcats are 16-0 this season when they outrebound their opponents.
Quinnipiac is 11-1 when scoring 70+ points this season.
The Bobcats have held their opponents to 60 or fewer points in 18 games this season and are 17-1 in those contests.
QU improved to 14-0 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.
Quinnipiac's 14-game win streak is currently tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the country.
QU is 12-1 on the road this season and has won eleven straight road contests, which is the second-longest streak in the nation.
The Bobcats are the only remaining unbeaten team in the MAAC.
Out of nineteen wins this season, the Bobcats have defeated eighteen of those teams by ten or more points, nine by 20+, and two by 30+.

WHO'S NEXT?

The Bobcats will wrap up their Western New York trip with a matchup against the Niagara Purple Eagles on Saturday, February 7^th.
Tip-off from the Gallagher Center is slated for 2 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.

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