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Rampado
45
Niagara NIAW 5-15, 2-9 MAAC
61
Winner Quinnipiac QUW 17-4, 10-1 MAAC
Niagara NIAW
5-15, 2-9 MAAC
45
Final
61
Quinnipiac QUW
17-4, 10-1 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Niagara NIAW 14 10 12 9 45
Quinnipiac QUW 11 19 13 18 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Rampado Surpasses 1,000 Points In Loss To Quinnipiac

HAMDEN, Conn. – Redshirt-junior forward Victoria Rampado surpassed the 1,000 point mark in the Purple Eagles' 61-45 loss to the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Thursday.

Game Summary
Final Score: Quinnipiac 61, Niagara 45
Leading Scorers: Victoria Rampado (17 points), Kaylee Stroemple (10 points)
Records: Quinnipiac (17-4, 10-1 MAAC), Niagara (5-15, 2-9 MAAC)
Location: TD Bank Sports Center – Hamden, Connecticut

Game Recap
  • The Purple Eagles and the Bobcats kept things close in the first quarter. Stroemple had six straight points for Niagara and NU trailed by only one point, 7-6, with over four minutes to play in the quarter.
  • Four points from Rampado to close out the quarter, including her 1,000th point as a Purple Eagle with about three seconds remaining, gave Niagara a 14-11 lead going into the second quarter.
  • The Bobcats bounced back in the second quarter, taking a quick lead over the Purple Eagles and maintaining it through the rest of the quarter. Niagara trailed Quinnipiac, 30-24, going into halftime.
  • Consecutive threes from Morgan Baughman in the third quarter put the Purple Eagles behind by only three points, 35-32, with a little under seven and a half minutes remaining in the quarter. The Bobcats, however, held onto their lead and were ahead 43-36 going into the fourth quarter.
  • Despite seven points from Rampado in the fourth quarter, Quinnipiac continued to pull away from the Purple Eagles and came away with the victory.

Inside the Numbers
  • Rampado led the Purple Eagles in scoring with 17 points and became the 22nd player in Niagara women's basketball history to reach 1,000 points. Rampado also brought down a team-high eight rebounds.
  • Stroemple added 10 points for Niagara and Tiffany Corselli had four rebounds.
  • Maggie McIntyre and Jamie Sherburne led the Purple Eagles in assists with five each, which is a career-high for McIntyre.
  • Sherburne had a team-best three steals, her season-high.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles conclude their Connecticut road trip at Fairfield on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2:00 p.m.

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