PROVIDENCE, R.I.– The Providence College women's basketball team staged a fourth-quarter comeback, but fell short in a 48-44 loss to Quinnpiac on Nov. 15 in Providence, R.I. The Friars dropped to 0-2 on the year with the loss, while Quinnpiac improved to 2-1. Providence's two losses on the year have been by a combined total of six points.
The Friars trailed by 13 (41-28) with 9:25 remaining in the game, but went on a 12-0 run to get within one (41-40) with 2:57 left on the clock. Jen Fay halted the run for the Bobcats with a pair of free throws, but
Olivia Orlando (Winthrop, Mass.) answered with two made free throws on the other end to get back within one (43-42).
Providence got a stop on the defensive end of the floor and looked to take its first lead since the 6:41 mark of the first quarter, but turned the ball over. Fay went to the line for Quinnpiac and missed both attempts, but the Bobcats kept control of the ball with an offensive board. After a timeout by Quinnipiac, Fay gave her team a 45-42 advantage with 1:22 to play.
Senior
Maddie Jolin (Rehoboth, Mass.) hit two free throws for Providence with 50-seconds on the game clock to make the score 45-44. The Bobcats called timeout to advance the ball to midcourt and drew up another play for Fay, who hit a fall-away jumper as the shot clock was winding down.
Providence brought the ball down the floor to the offensive end and called a timeout with 10.2-seconds left. The Friars turned the ball over on the inbounds play, and Fay sealed the win for Quinnipiac with a free throw.
Jolin finished the night with nine points for the Friars. Orlando notched six points and a career-high nine rebounds.
Fay paced Quinnipiac with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Paula Strautmane added 10 boards and Aryn McClure notched 12 points and seven rebounds.
Quinnipiac outscored Providence 14-9 in the opening 10 minutes of play and took a 22-17 advantage into the locker room at halftime. The Friars hit just 5-of-23 field-goal a5tempts (.217) in the opening 20 minutes, including a 1-6 performance from the three-point arc. The Bobcats also shot below 30-percent, as they converted 7-of-25 field goals (.280). Sophomore
Andrea Cooper (Edmond, Okla.) led Providence with six points in the first half, while Quinnipiac got 11 points from Jen Fay.
WHAT'S NEXT:
Providence College returns to action on Wednesday, Nov. 21 against Sacred Heart. The game will tip-off at Noon at Alumni Hall/Mullaney Gymnasium in Providence, R.I.
- GO FRIARS! -