HAMDEN, Conn. – The Yale women's basketball team regrouped after a tough first half Monday night against Quinnipiac at M&T Bank Arena. But a solid final 20 minutes was not enough to overcome a big early deficit, and the Bulldogs fell to the Bobcats 76-50 in their final game before winter break.
Yale (1-11, 0-0 Ivy League) was within 15-12 of the Bobcats after a three-pointer by junior guard
Lola Lesmond at 1:54 of the first quarter. But a scoring drought that ensued would prove decisive, as Quinnipiac (7-1, 0-0 MAAC) reeled off the next 19 points of the game.
A layup by first-year guard
Marisa Chapman at 2:57 of the second finally ended the skid, and the Bulldogs would outscore the Bobcats 9-6 in the final three minutes of the first half. The third and fourth quarters were closely played – Quinnipiac outscored Yale 19-16 in the third and 15-13 in the fourth – but that was not enough for the Bulldogs to avoid the loss.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
- Junior guard/forward Kiley Capstraw led Yale with 10 points and six rebounds.
- Sophomore forward Ana Guillen had a team-best three assists and two blocks. She added five rebounds.
- Guillen and first-year guard Ke'iara Odume had a team-best three steals.
KEY STAT
- Quinnipiac had a 40-22 advantage in points in the paint.
NOTES
- Yale had a season-low (tied) 12 turnovers.
- The Bulldogs had four players score at least seven points each.
- The game marked the first career start for Guillen.
- Yale started three first years (Moore, guard Marisa Chapman and guard Magdalena Schmidt).
- Yale was playing without its leading scorer, senior guard/forward Mackenzie Egger (15.2 points per game). Two of the Bulldogs' top three in rebounds were out – Egger (first, 9.6 rebounds per game) and senior forward Grace Thybulle (third, 5.2 rebounds per game).
WHAT'S NEXT
- Yale hosts BU Sunday, Dec. 29 at 2:00 p.m.
