Women's Basketball

Bobcats Earn 1st WBIT Victory over George Mason

Fairfax, Virginia – The Quinnipiac women's basketball team took down the George Mason Patriots, 71-64, on Thursday evening in the first round of the WBIT. With the win, the Bobcats earned their first-ever win in the WBIT, advancing to the second round to take on the winner of Stanford/LMU on Sunday, March 22nd.
 
Jackie Grisdale led the Bobcats in scoring, dropping 21 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the field. Grisdale knocked down four of seven three-point attempts and five of six free-throw attempts. Ella Ryan showed out in her first WBIT appearance, scoring 15 points on 60% (6-for-10) shooting from the floor. Ryan went 3-for-5 from behind the arc and dished out a team-high five assists in the win. Ella O'Donnell chipped in 14 points on 7-for-11 shooting, while grabbing six rebounds. Karson Martin reached double figures, scoring eleven points and dishing out five assists. Six total Bobcats recorded points in Quinnipiac's first-ever WBIT win.

FINAL SCORE
Quinnipiac 71, George Mason 64

LOCATION
EagleBank Arena | Fairfax, Virginia

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (27-6, 19-1 MAAC) | George Mason (23-10, 16-2 A10)
 
BOBCAT HIGHS
Points: Jackie Grisdale - 21
Rebounds: Ella O'Donnell, Anna Foley - 6
Assists: Karson Martin, Ella Ryan - 5
Steals: Ella Ryan, Jackie Grisdale - 2
Blocks: Anna Foley - 4


GAME REWIND
Ella Ryan got the Bobcats on the board first and continued their scoring ways early on, taking an 11-6 lead into the first quarter media timeout. Out of the timeout, the Bobcats were able to outscore the Patriots 10-7, as they took a 21-13 lead into the second quarter.
 
The Bobcats got on the board first to start the second quarter, and Jackie Grisdale knocked down a three to put Quinnipiac up 13 as George Mason called a timeout with 8:17 remaining in the quarter. Out of the timeout, George Mason took over the scoring, outscoring the Bobcats 17-9 to cut the deficit to five at the half.
 
Ella Ryan drained a three-pointer to get the Bobcats going again in the second half as she helped the Bobcats build an eleven-point lead as George Mason called another timeout with 7:27 left in the quarter. Out of the timeout, the Patriots took over the scoring once again, outscoring QU 18-11 to enter the fourth quarter down four, 56-52.
 
Once again, Quinnipiac struck first in the final quarter as they started on a 7-5 run to open a six-point lead halfway through the final frame. After the timeout, the Patriots got within two, but Quinnipiac stayed composed, earning their first WBIT win with a 71-64 victory.

NUMBERS AND NOTES
  • Jackie Grisdale led the Bobcats in scoring, dropping 21 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the field. Grisdale knocked down four of seven three-point attempts and five of six free-throw attempts.
  • Grisdale has reached double figures in 23 contests this season and has scored 20 or more points in two games this season.
  • Grisdale has knocked down 4+ three-pointers in seven contests this season.
  • Ella Ryan showed out in her first WBIT appearance, scoring 15 points on 60% (6-for-10) shooting from the floor. Ryan went 3-for-5 from behind the arc and dished out a team-high five assists in the win.
  • Ryan has reached double figures in 18 games this season and in the last four contests.
  • Ryan has knocked down multiple three-pointers in 20 games this season.
  • Ella O'Donnell chipped in 14 points on 7-for-11 shooting, while grabbing six rebounds.
  • O'Donnell has reached double-digit point totals twice in the last five games.
  • Karson Martin reached double figures, scoring eleven points and dishing out five assists.
  • Six total Bobcats recorded points in Quinnipiac's first-ever WBIT win.
  • Six Bobcats grabbed at least one rebound, with six recording two or more.
  • Four Bobcats dished out at least one assist in the game, with four recording three or more in the win.
  • Quinnipiac has led at the half in all but three games this season and are 27-3 in games in which it enters the halftime break with the lead.
  • Quinnipiac recorded 18 assists as a team on 28 made field goals. The Bobcats have recorded 10+ assists in all but one contest this year (7 - vs. St. John's).
  • Out of twenty-seven wins this season, the Bobcats have defeated twenty-four of those teams by ten or more points, twelve by 20+, four by 30+, and three by 40+.

UP NEXT
  • With the win, the Bobcats advanced to the second round of the WBIT, taking on the winner of Stanford/LMU at 2 PM on Sunday, March 22nd.

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