NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A red-hot start for Quinnipiac – the Bobcats shot .579 in the first quarter – proved too much for the Yale women's basketball team to overcome Tuesday night at Lee Amphitheater. QU led 27-9 after the first quarter, so while the remaining three quarters were mostly evenly played the Bobcats still came away with a 69-46 win. 
 
Yale falls to 0-4 (0-0 Ivy League) while Quinnipiac improves to 2-2 (0-0 MAAC).
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS

• Sophomore guard Ciniya Moore led Yale in scoring with 16 points.
• Sophomore guard Marisa Chapman led Yale in rebounds with a season-high seven.
• Four players had a team-best two assists. 

 
KEY STAT

• Quinnipiac had an 11-0 run in the first quarter. Yale's biggest run was six, in the fourth quarter.

 
NOTES

• Yale limited Quinnipiac to .333 shooting (10-for-30) in the second half.
• Yale outscored Quinnipiac 16-15 in the fourth quarter.
• Sophomore forward Marisa Chapman drew a team-best six fouls against the Bobcats.
• Senior forward Kiley Capstraw, who took a hard fall after getting tangled up with QU's Ella O'Donnell on a rebound attempt early in the third, was limited to just over 16 minutes but still contributed seven points, three rebounds and a pair of assists.
• First-year forward Sophia Gibson scored her first career points at 6:13 of the fourth, fighting through a double team for a lay-up after a pass from junior forward Luisa Vydrova. 
• First-year forward Dorka Kastl made her Yale debut and registered a pair of blocked shots.

 
UP NEXT

• Yale visits Providence Friday at 7:00 p.m.