Quinnipiac & Marist Punch Tickets to Semifinals
No. 1 Quinnipiac University – 83 | No. 9 Monmouth University – 44
2018 Women’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals
Times Union Center
Albany, NY
No. 1 seed Quinnipiac University (25-5) punched its ticket to the semifinals with an 83-44 win over No. 9 Monmouth University (10-21) in the first quarterfinal matchup on Friday afternoon. Senior guard Carly Fabbri had 19 points to lead all scorers and a trio of Bobcats who were in double figures.
The Bobcats will face winner of No 4 Fairfield University and No. 5 Rider University on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. on ESPN3.
Quinnipiac Notes:
• The 39-point win by Quinnipiac was the largest by the Bobcats since they joined the MAAC in postseason play.
• The last team to win by 35-plus points was Marist against Loyola (MD) 81-27 in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Championship.
• Junior forward Paula Strautmane recorded her first double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds (seventh of career).
• Quinnipiac extends its win streak to 20 games—last loss was at Michigan State (74-55, Dec. 18)
• Sophomore forward Jaden Ward had 10 points to complete the trio in double figures. It was Ward’s fourth game of 10-plus points.
• Quinnipiac had 24 points off 21 Monmouth turnovers
Monmouth Notes:
• For the second-straight game, senior guard Rhaiah Spooner-Knight led the Hawks in scoring; she had 11.
• Sophomore forward Taylor Nelson added eight points for the Hawks.
• Just the second time in the last nine games that Monmouth was held to below 40-percent shooting. Shot 31.5-percent in the game.
No. 2 Marist College – 84 | No. 7 Manhattan College - 60
2018 Women’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals
Times Union Center
Albany, NY
No. 2 Marist College (19-12) advanced to semifinal Sunday with an 84-60 win over No. 7 Manhattan College (13-18). The Red Foxes shot 60-percent from the floor, 52-percent from three and had four players in double figures.
Marist will play the winner of No. 3 Siena College and No. 6 Niagara University on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN3
Marist Notes:
• The 24-point win was the largest for the Red Foxes since the 2014 Semifinals when Marist beat Niagara, 61-36.
• The Red Foxes advance to their 14th MAAC Championship Semifinal under head coach Brian Giorgis.
• Marist moved to 8-0 on the season when scoring 80-plus points.
• Sophomore forward Alana Gilmer scored 23 points—11th time this over 20—to lead Marist.
• The 60-percent clip from the field was a season-high.
Manhattan Notes:
• The Jaspers were led by senior forward Kayla Grimme, who had a game-high 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.
• Manhattan attempted 26 three-pointers—one off its season-high—but only shot 19-percent from deep.
• Senior guard Amani Tatum had nine points for the Jaspers and a team-high five assists.
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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 37
th 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.