Quinnipiac University's Fabbri Honored for 400th Career Win
EDISON, NJ - Quinnipiac University's women's basketball head coach Tricia Fabbri earned her 400th career win back on February 11 against Siena when the Bobcats won 86-72 in Loudonville, New York.
Fabbri and the Bobcats have since won seven in a row; including Quinnipiac's first round match-up with No. 8 Miami in the NCAA Tournament and a MAAC Championship. The 23rd-year head coach is 407-281 in her career-all coming at Quinnipiac. The Bobcats advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon with an 86-72 win over Miami.
Fabbri is the fifth coach in Quinnipiac history to reach the 400-win plateau. The 407 wins place her fifth all-time in QU Athletics history behind Dan "Skip" Gooley (531), Rand Pecknold (481), Mike Quitko (481) and Burt Kahn (459).
The win against Miami marks the second straight season that Quinnipiac has won an NCAA Tournament game. Number nine seed Quinnipiac will take on No. 1 seed Connecticut in the second round on Monday night.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.