Women's Basketball Set for MAAC Quarterfinals Against Manhattan

Friday, March 6

Atlantic City, NJ

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Manhattan

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Women's Basketball Set for MAAC Quarterfinals Against Manhattan

3/5/2026 6:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Game #30: #1 Quinnipiac Bobcats (24-5, 19-1 MAAC) vs Manhattan Jaspers (11-19, 10-10 MAAC) – MAAC Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6, 2026 | 12:00 PM
Atlantic City, New Jersey | Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The one-seeded Quinnipiac Bobcats will begin their road in the 2026 Air Force Reserve MAAC Women's Basketball Championships, facing the Manhattan Jaspers in the MAAC Quarterfinals. Tip-off from Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall is slated for 12 PM and can be seen on ESPN+. Friday's matchup marks the 29th time the two teams are facing off and the third time this season.

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LAST TIME OUT
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats closed out the regular season in style, defeating the Canisius Golden Griffins, 75-37, on Senior Day to clinch 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 24th 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 (227).
• 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+.

SCOUTING THE JASPERS
• The Manhattan Jaspers are led by head coach Heather Vulin, who has led the Jaspers to an 11-19 record in her tenth season at Manhattan. Coach Vulin holds a 141-156 overall record in her ten seasons as a head coach.
• The Jaspers hold an 11-19 overall record and finished conference play with a 10-10 record. The Jaspers earned the number eight seed for the 2026 MAAC Air Force Reserve Women's Basketball Championships in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
• The last time out, the Jaspers defeated the Marist Red Foxes in the first round of the MAAC Tournament. Brianna Davis led the way for the Jaspers, scoring 25 points on 50% (8-for-16) shooting from the field. Davis had 19 points in the first half and was held to just six in the second half. As a team, the Jaspers shot 39.3% from the floor (24-for-61).
• The Jaspers average 58.2 points per game, while allowing their opponents to average 64.2 points per game this year.
• Manhattan is being outscored by their opponents 1927-1747 (-180) this season and has a scoring margin of -6.0.
• As a team, Manhattan is averaging 58.2 points per game, while shooting 37.7% (644-1708) from the field, 25.5% (105-412) from three-point range, and 75.5% (354-469) from the free-throw line.
• The Jaspers are allowing their opponents to score 64.2 points per game, which ranks 9th in the conference.
• Manhattan averages 37.4 rebounds per game and allows their opponents to average 36.2 rebounds per game.
• The Jaspers average 18.2 turnovers per game and force 16.3 turnovers per game from their opponents.
• Brianna Davis is the leading scorer for the Jaspers, averaging 15.7 points per game in 30 starts this season.
• Davis is shooting 41.6% from the field, 32.5% from three-point range, and 82.9% from the charity stripe this season.
• Colette Mulderig is the only other Jasper to average more than ten points per game as she averages 10.6 points per game. Mulderig shoots 45.9% from the field and 79.1% at the free-throw line.
• Manhattan is 1-0 in the 2026 MAAC Tournament and averages 64 points per game in Atlantic City this season.
• Manhattan averaged 58.2 points per game in MAAC play, which ranked 8th in the conference.
• Manhattan is currently ranked 293rd in the most recent NCAA NET Rankings (Mar. 5).

HISTORY VS. MANHATTAN
• Friday's matchup marks the 29th time the Bobcats and Jaspers are facing off.
• Quinnipiac is 21-7 against Manhattan, dating back to December 18th, 2005.
• The Bobcats took both outings from the Jaspers this season, defeating them 78-39 (Dec. 19) and 74-56 (Jan. 24).
• Anna Foley led QU in scoring in the first matchup, scoring 18 points on 70% shooting from the floor.
• In the second meeting, Foley led the Bobcats with 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the floor.
• The Bobcats are 240-80 (.750) all-time against current MAAC members.

BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS (As of Mar. 5th)
• 1 (First): The Bobcats currently rank first in the conference by allowing just 51.2 points per game.
• 1 (First): The Bobcats rank 1st in the nation with 14 road wins this year.
• 1 (First): Paige Girardi ranks first in the nation with a 4.40 assist/turnover ratio, which also ranks 1st in the MAAC.
• 2 (Second): Quinnipiac is second in the MAAC with a 17.0 scoring margin.
• 2 (Second): Quinnipiac is currently 2nd in the country, allowing just 51.2 points per game, only behind UConn (50.7).
• 2 (Two): The Bobcats have two of the top three-point shooters in the MAAC in Jackie Grisdale and Ella Ryan. Both rank in the top eight in the MAAC in three-pointers per game.
• 3 (Third): Jackie Grisdale is third in the MAAC in minutes played this season with an average of 34.21 minutes per game.
• 3 (Third): Ella Ryan ranks third among first-years in the conference in scoring with an average of 10.1 points per game.
• 3 (Third): Jackie Grisdale ranks third in the MAAC in three pointers (70).
• 5 (Five): Five Bobcats were named to All-MAAC teams, with two on the first-team, two on the third team, and one on the rookie team.
• 9 (Ninth): The Bobcats rank 9th in the country with an average of 11.7 turnovers per game, which also leads the MAAC.
• 9 (Ninth): Paige Girardi ranks ninth in the conference with an average of 3.1 assists per game.
• 9 (Ninth): Ella O'Donnell is 9th in the MAAC with a 1.18 assist/turnover ratio.
• 9 (Nine): Coach Fabbri is one of nine Active Division I women's basketball head coaches to have recorded at least 500 wins at a single program.
• 10 (Tenth): Jackie Grisdale ranks 10th in the conference, averaging 12.7 points per game.
• 11 (Twelfth): Quinnipiac is currently 11th in the nation with a 1.38 assist/turnover ratio, which also ranks first in the conference.
• 12 (Twelfth): The Bobcats rank 12th in the country in three-point percentage (37.1), which ranks second in the MAAC.
• 14 (Fourteenth): Sydney Ryan ranks 14th in the MAAC with an average of 5.7 rebounds per game.
• 18 (Eighteenth): Jackie Grisdale became the 18th Bobcat in their Division I history to join the 1,000-point Club.
• 19 (Nineteenth): Sydney Ryan became the 19th Bobcat in their Division I history to join the 1,000-point Club.
• 20 (Twentieth): Anna Foley became the 20th Bobcat in their Division I history to join the 1,000-point Club.
• 20 (Twenty): The Bobcats have won twelve games by 20+ points (Yale, Colgate, Boston College, Cornell, Manhattan, Saint Peter's, Iona, Mount St. Mary's, Merrimack, Niagara, Siena, and Canisius).
• 27 (Twenty-Seven): The Bobcats held the Peacocks to just 27 points, setting a new Division I team record for fewest points allowed in a single game.
• 28 (Twenty-Eighth): Grisdale was the 28th Bobcat in program history to reach the 1,000-Point mark.
• 29 (Twenty-Nine): Sydney Ryan was the 29th Bobcat in program history to reach the 1,000-Point mark.
• 30 (Thirty): Anna Foley became the 30th Bobcat in program history to reach the 1,000-Point mark.
• 42 (Forty-Second): Coach Fabbri is 42nd in Division I wins as a head coach with 553.
• 227 (Two Hundred Twenty-Seven): Jackie Grisdale broke Sam Guastella's '15 record for career three-pointers made with 227 career threes.

ALL-MAAC AWARDS & MORE
• Junior guard Karson Martin was named the MAAC's Sixth Player of the Year, as announced by the league office on Wednesday, March 4th.
• Jackie Grisdale and Ella O'Donnell earned All-MAAC First Team honors.
• Anna Foley and Karson Martin were named to the All-MAAC Third Team, and Ella Ryan earned All-Rookie honors.

HEADING BACK TO AC
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats are heading back to Atlantic City to compete in the 2026 Air Force Reserve MAAC Women's Basketball Championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (March 5-9).
• Quinnipiac has secured the top seed for the tournament and will get a bye to the MAAC Quarterfinals.

QU'S DEFENSE SHINES IN WIN OVER NIAGARA
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats had their defense on full display in their 54-38 win over the Niagara Purple Eagles in Hamden on Thursday evening. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 23-5 overall and 18-1 in MAAC play, moving back in a tie for first place with the Fairfield Stags.
• Jackie Grisdale and Ella Ryan each scored 12 points to lead the way for the Bobcats.
• Grisdale recorded her first collegiate double-double, grabbing ten rebounds in the win. Grisdale shot 30.8% (4-for-13) from the floor and knocked down two threes.
• Ella Ryan shot 44.4% (4-for-9) from the field and knocked down one of her two three-point attempts.
• Eight Bobcats recorded points in the win.

BOBCATS GET BACK ON TRACK IN WIN OVER SHU
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats got back in the win column, defeating the Sacred Heart Pioneers, 55-39, on Saturday afternoon in Fairfield, Connecticut. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 22-5 overall and 17-1 in MAAC play.
• Ella Ryan had a big day for the Bobcats, scoring a team-high 18 points on 63.6% shooting (7-for-11) from the floor and knocking down 50% (3-for-6) of her three-point attempts. Ryan's 18 points are the second highest of her first season in Hamden.
• Anna Foley reached double digits, scoring ten points in the win. Foley grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and dished out a team-high five assists.
• Eight Bobcats recorded points in the 16-point win over the Sacred Heart Pioneers.

BOBCATS FALL TO FAIRFIELD IN HAMDEN
• 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.
• QU's win streak was snapped at sixteen games.

BOBCATS DEFEAT SIENA, WIN 16th STRAIGHT
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated the Siena Saints, 62-40, on Thursday evening in Hamden. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 21-4 overall and 16-0 in conference play. Quinnipiac also extended their win streak to sixteen straight games.
• Ella O'Donnell had a big day for the Bobcats as she led the team in scoring with 14 points on 45.5% (5-for-11) shooting from the floor and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. O'Donnell tied for the team-high with nine rebounds and two steals.
• Anna Foley scored eleven points in the contest on 55.6% (5-for-9) shooting from the field. Anna Foley became the 30th member of Quinnipiac's 1,000 Point Club and the 20th player to reach that feat in QU's Division I history.

BOBCATS DEFEAT NIAGARA, SWEEP WESTERN NEW YORK TRIP
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats dominated the Niagara Purple Eagles, 89-45, on Saturday afternoon to sweep the Western New York trip. With the win, the Bobcats secured their 14th 20-win season in the Division I era. Quinnipiac has won 20+ games in back-to-back seasons and four of the last five years.
• Sydney Ryan had a big day for the Bobcats, leading them with 17 points on 63% (5-for-8) shooting from the floor. Ryan was one of three Bobcats who knocked down multiple three-point attempts in the win.
• Jackie Grisdale reached double figures in the win, scoring 14 points on 56% shooting.
• Eleven total Bobcats recorded points in the 44-point win.

BOBCATS DOWN CANISIUS FOR 14th STRAIGHT WIN
• 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.

BOBCATS EXTEND WIN STREAK TO 13
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats continued their winning ways, defeating the Merrimack Warriors, 80-53, on Saturday afternoon in Hamden.
• Karson Martin led the Bobcats in scoring for the second straight game, dropping 21 points on 8-for-12 (67%) shooting from the field. Martin shot 4-for-6 (67%) from beyond the arc, leading the team in made threes in the game.
• Ella O'Donnell had another big day, scoring 17 points on 73% shooting (8-for-11). O'Donnell stuffed the stat sheet as she finished with five rebounds, six assists, and four steals in the 27-point win over the Warriors.
• Paige Girardi set a new season-high with 13 points in the win.
• Nine Bobcats recorded points in the twenty-seven-point win.

SHOWED OUT ON THE NATIONAL STAGE
• Quinnipiac's effort was on full display on Thursday as they defeated the Fairfield Stags on ESPNU, 72-58.
• 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.
• The Bobcats are the only remaining unbeaten team in the MAAC.
• The Bobcats ended Fairfield's win streak on their home floor, which was at 21 games.
• Quinnipiac also improved their win streak to twelve, while they ended the Stags' win streak at 13.
• The Bobcats shut down Fairfield's two leading scorers in L'Amoreuax (10 points) and Andersen (8 points).
• Quinnipiac outshot the Stags from beyond the arc, knocking down nine of 21 attempts, while Fairfield went 5-for-22.

BOBCATS WIN ELEVENTH STRAIGHT
• 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.
• 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 on 6-for-11 shooting from the field.

BOBCATS DEFEAT MOUNT FOR TENTH STRAIGHT WIN
• 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.
• 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.

BOBCATS TAKE DOWN MERRIMACK FOR 9th STRAIGHT WIN
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats earned a win on the road at Merrimack, 75-61, on Monday afternoon in North Andover.
• With the win, the Bobcats improved to 14-4 overall and 9-0 in MAAC play.
• Jackie Grisdale and Karson Martin both had big days, scoring 18 points each in the 14-point win over Merrimack.
• Grisdale exploded for 12 points in the final quarter on 5-for-8 shooting from the field. Martin finished the first half with 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the field.
• Foley added 16 points off the bench.
• QU made nine threes in the win. The Bobcats are 12-2 when they make at least nine threes in a single game.

BOBCATS WIN 8th STRAIGHT, DOWN MARIST
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats extended their win streak to eight as the Bobcats defeated the Marist Red Foxes, 59-47, on Saturday afternoon in Hamden. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 13-4 overall and 8-0 in MAAC play.
• Ella O'Donnell picked up her second double-double of the season, finishing the day with 15 points and 12 rebounds. O'Donnell dished out a team-high seven assists in the win.
• Seven Bobcats picked up points in the win.
• QU improved to 8-0 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.

BOBCATS DEFEAT SHU IN HAMDEN
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats defended their home court on Saturday, January 10th, as they defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers, 65-49. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 12-4 overall and 7-0 in MAAC play.
• Anna Foley had a big day, recording her third double-double of the season as she finished the day with 13 points and ten rebounds. Foley shot 41% from the field and added two steals and a block to her stat line.
• Ella O'Donnell tied for the team lead with 13 points as she shot 50% from the floor and went 3-for-4 from the free-throw line.
• Karson Martin added 12 points off the bench in 22 minutes of action.
• Six Bobcats recorded points in the win as their win streak stretched to seven games.

BOBCATS DOWN MOUNT ON THE ROAD
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats continued their winning ways, defeating the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers, 70-44, on Thursday morning in Emmitsburg. With the win, the Bobcats have extended their win streak to six games to kick off MAAC play.
• Ella O'Donnell had a big day for the Bobcats, recording her first double-double of the season. O'Donnell led the way with 18 points on 63.6% (7-for-11) shooting from the floor and grabbed a team high 12 rebounds.
• Jackie Grisdale reached double figures once again, scoring 14 points and knocking down four threes in the effort.
• Seven Bobcats recorded points in the 26-point win over the Mountaineers to improve to 11-4 and 6-0 in MAAC play.

QU IMPROVES TO 5-0 IN MAAC PLAY
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats improved to 5-0 in MAAC play with a 68-56 win over the Rider Broncs on Saturday afternoon in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. With the win, the Bobcats have extended their win streak to five games.
• Ella Ryan led the Bobcats in scoring with 15 points on 50% (5-for-10) shooting from the field and 4-for-8 (50%) shooting from three-point range.
• Anna Foley scored 14 points and shot 7-for-13 (53.8%) from the floor. Foley stuffed the stat sheet, recording six rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and two steals.
• QU improved to 5-0 in conference play, marking the second straight season they won their first five MAAC games of the year.

QU KICKS OFF 2026 WITH WIN OVER IONA
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats opened 2026 with an 80-54 win over the Iona Gaels on Thursday afternoon in Hamden. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 9-4 overall and 4-0 in conference play.
• Karson Martin led the way in scoring for the Bobcats, dropping 19 points on 75% (6-for-8) shooting from the floor and knocking down all three three-point attempts.
• Anna Foley scored 16 points on 70% (7-for-10) shooting from the field.
• Sydney Ryan scored 14 points in the win, moving just one point shy of the 1,000-point mark in her collegiate career.
• Ella O'Donnell and Jackie Grisdale each scored 12 points in the win.

BOBCATS DOMINATE PEACOCKS, 67-27
• The Quinnipiac Bobcats closed out 2025 with a 67-27 win over the Saint Peter's Peacocks on Monday evening in Jersey City, improving to 3-0 in MAAC Play.
• The Bobcats set a new school record for the fewest points allowed in the Division I era, allowing just 27 in the win.
• Ella O'Donnell led the way with 12 points on 5-for-6 (83.8%) shooting from the floor. or. O'Donnell grabbed four rebounds on the defensive end and three on the offensive end for seven total rebounds.
• Karson Martin scored 10 points in the win. Eight Bobcats recorded 5 or more points as they stay unbeaten in MAAC play.
• Nine different Bobcats recorded points in the forty-point win over the Peacocks.

BOBCATS IMPROVE TO 2-0 IN MAAC PLAY
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team improved to 2-0 in conference play with a 76-67 win over the Marist Red Foxes on Sunday evening in Poughkeepsie, New York.
• Sydney Ryan led the Bobcats in scoring with 19 points on 55.6% (5-9) shooting from the field and knocked down four threes in seven attempts.
• Ella O'Donnell added 16 points on 66.7% shooting from the floor. O'Donnell grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 5 assists.
• Jackie Grisdale scored 14 points in the win and went 6-6 from the free-throw line.
• The Bobcats started on a 25-3 scoring run and never looked back, leading for 99.2% of the game.

FOLEY LEADS QU TO BIG WIN IN MAAC OPENER
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team opened conference play with a 78-39 win over the Manhattan Jaspers on Friday morning in Hamden on Kids Day.
• Anna Foley led the Bobcats with 18 points on 70% (7-for-10) shooting from the floor in the MAAC opener against Manhattan. Foley also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, dished out four assists, recorded three blocks, and one steal in the win.
• Jackie Grisdale also reached double figures, scoring 12 points in the effort.
• Quinnipiac recorded 25 assists as a team on 28 made field goals.
• The Bobcats forced 22 turnovers and scored 27 points off those turnovers.

NON-CONFERENCE WRAP UP
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team finished non-conference action with a 5-4 record.
• Quinnipiac won its season opener at Boston University, 65-55, led by Jackie Grisdale (17 points).
• After QU dropped their next two, at Rutgers and at home against St. John's, the Bobcats defeated Yale by 23 in New Haven.
• Quinnipiac returned home and lost a hard-fought battle against the College of Charleston, 75-71.
• The Bobcats won their next three contests, defeating Colgate (77-50), Boston College (76-49), and Cornell (68-47), before dropping their non-conference finale against Maine (63-55).

PRESEASON NEWS
• The Quinnipiac women's basketball team was picked to finish 2nd in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Quinnipiac received 155 total points, finishing behind only Fairfield, which was unanimously selected to finish first in the conference.
• Anna Foley was named to the Preseason All-MAAC First Team after averaging 10.9 PPG and 5.4 RPG last year in Hamden.
• Jackie Grisdale was also named to the Preseason All-MAAC First Team after averaging 10.8 points per game last year.
• Junior guard Karson Martin was selected to the Preseason All-MAAC Second Team after averaging 9.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in 33 contests last year.

LEADER OF THE PACK
• Head coach Tricia Fabbri is in her 31st season at the helm of the Bobcats in 2025-26.
• A six-time Coach of the Year and all-time winningest coach in program history, Fabbri has totaled 568 career victories, thus far.
• With the win over Mount St. Mary's on Feb. 16, 2023, Fabbri became the 90th coach in Div. I women's basketball history to reach 500 career wins and the 22nd to accomplish the feat at one institution without coaching at another.
• Of her 568 wins, 553 have come in Quinnipiac's Div. I era.
• Coach Fabbri and the Bobcats secured their second straight 20-win season and fourth in five seasons. Quinnipiac has won 20+ games in 14 of 28 seasons in their Division I era.
• In 2024-25, Fabbri led the Bobcats to 28 wins and their first WBIT Appearance.
• With five NCAA Tournament appearances, along with five WNIT berths, and one WBIT appearance, Fabbri has led QU to 12 postseason national tournaments in her tenure.
• She has led Quinnipiac to five conference titles in the last 12 seasons and earned five consecutive MAAC Regular Season titles from 2015-2019.

JUST WIN BABY, WIN!!
• M&T Bank Arena, home of the Quinnipiac Bobcats, has long been one of the most difficult arenas to play at in the country.
• Since the 2012-13 season, Quinnipiac owns a record of 155-38 (.803) in games played at home.
• In that same span, the Bobcats own a mark of 115-22 (.839) in conference play (NEC & MAAC) at home.
• Quinnipiac owns a 187-80 (.700) mark since November 22, 2017.
• The Bobcats stand with a mark of 105-22 (.827) at home in league games since joining the MAAC in 2013-14.
• The Bobcats are 98-19 (.838) at M&T Bank Arena in conference games since the start of the 2014-15 campaign.

CLOSING TIME
• Quinnipiac has enjoyed a great deal of success over the past five seasons when building a first-half lead.
• After starting 2016-17 with a mark of 2-0 when owning a halftime lead, the Bobcats saw one of their most impressive streaks in program history come to an end in a 71-68 loss at Temple.
• The undefeated streak, which lasted throughout three seasons, came to an end at 46 straight wins for the Bobcats when holding a halftime lead.
• Quinnipiac went undefeated in both 2014-15 (24-0) and 2015-16 (19-0) and for the first two games of 2016-17 before suffering the defeat.
• Overall, the Bobcats own a mark of 215-21 (.911) since the start of 2014-15 in games in which Quinnipiac leads at the half.
•This season, the Bobcats hold a 24-3 record in games in which they lead at the half and 0-2 in games in which they trail at the half.

ROAD WARRIORS
• The Bobcats have proven to be one of the toughest teams to beat away from Hamden, Connecticut.
• Over the last two seasons, the Bobcats hold a 26-3 record on the road.
• This season, Quinnipiac is 14-1 away from their home floor, which is good for the fifth-best road record in the nation, according to WarrenNolan.com.
• Quinnipiac's fourteen road wins this season rank first in the country.
• QU's 13-game road winning streak ranks second in the country, only behind UConn (15 straight).

LEADERSHIP GROUP
• Head Coach Tricia Fabbri announced the leadership group ahead of the 2025-26 season.
• Graduate student Jackie Grisdale, senior Ella O'Donnell, and junior Anna Foley were named team captains.

SYDNEY RYAN TRANSFERS TO QU
• Sydney Ryan joins the Bobcats after three seasons at Furman University.
• Ryan finished last season with the third-highest three-point percentage on the team, 32.0% (62-for-194).
• The Nashville, TN native played a large portion of minutes for Furman, as she averaged 31.8 minutes per game in her junior season.
• Ryan comes to the Bobcats and brings scoring and rebounding, ranking within the top five on her squad in both categories.

ELLA RYAN COMES TO CT
• Ella Ryan comes to Quinnipiac from Brentwood High School in Nashville, Tennessee.
• Ryan holds the record at Brentwood for the Most Career Points (2,321), Most Career Rebounds (600), Most Career Three-Pointers Made (309), Most Career Steals (275), Most Points in a Single Season (689), and Most Points in a Single Game (40).
• Ryan is a four-time All-District Team Selection, a two-time All-Region Team Selection, a two-time TSWA 4A All-State Selection, and a one-time Region MVP (2024).
• Ryan averaged 25 PPG, 5 RPG, 3 APG, 3 SPG, and shot 38% from three-point range in her senior season.

NEAL JOINS THE SQUAD
• Aniyah Neal comes to Quinnipiac after attending the Loomis Chaffee School.
• Neal is a two-time Founder League Champion, a two-time NEPSAC Class-A Champion, a 2025 All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention, a 2022-23 NYSPHSAA Section III Class A All-Tournament Selection, a 2022-23 New York State All-CNY First Team Selection, and a 2021-22 NYSPHSAA Section III Class A All-Tournament Team Selection.

ANOTHER FABBRI ON THE STAFF
• Head Coach Tricia Fabbri announced the addition of her daughter and former player, Carly Fabbri '18, to the staff ahead of the 2025-26 season.
• Fabbri had a four-year career in Hamden and earned multiple MAAC All-Tournament Honors and an All-MAAC Third Team distinction in her senior season.

NEXT TIME OUT
• With a win, the Bobcats will advance to the MAAC Semifinals for the second straight season.
• Tip-off from Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall is slated for noon on Sunday, March 8th, against TBD.

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