Women's Basketball Resumes Play Tuesday At Providence
Providence College Friars (3-0)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 7 p.m.
Alumni Hall/Mullaney Gymnasium- Providence, R.I.
Tuesday's Game
The Quinnipiac University women's basketball team ends a
10-day hiatus with its game Tuesday night at Providence. The
Bobcats and Friars will square off from Alumni Hall/Mullaney
Gymnasium with tip-off set for 7 p.m. It will be the first game for
Quinnipiac since it opened the 2009-10 season Nov. 14 at Hartford
with a 71-53 loss. These two teams met last season at the TD Bank
Sports Center on Nov. 30 with the Bobcats defeating the Friars,
78-69.
Scouting the Friars
Providence enters the game with an unbeaten 3-0 record.
This is the first time since 2006-07 that the Friars have begun the
season with three consecutive victories as they were winners of
their first six that year. Junior Mi-Khida Hankins was named to the
Big East Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 23 for her role in
Providence's three victories to start the season. Hankins is
averaging a team-leading 17.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists
this season. She also posted double-doubles against Saint Joseph's
and Hartford. Hartford's 59 points were the most allowed by the
Friars this season as they have held all three opponents below the
60-point mark.
Multimedia
Fans can follow Tuesday's action using live stats provided
by Providence's web site. The live stats can be accessed by
clicking the appropriate link above.
Welcome Back
After missing the entire 2008-09 season recovering from an
injury, redshirt junior Courtney Kaminski (Dudley, Mass.) made an
impact in the season opener at Hartford. Kaminski finished 4-for-4
shooting from the floor for eight points, while adding six
rebounds, two assists and one steal. Of her six boards, four came
off the defensive glass.
She's the Mann
Sophomore forward Jacki Mann (Rutherford, N.J.) came off
the bench to add seven points at Hartford. Of her seven points,
three came on a field goal from behind the arc. It was just the
third time in her career that Mann had connected on a three-point
field goal. Her first two career three-pointers came last season on
Dec. 28 at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium as she was 2-of-2 from
behind the arc against the Blue Devils.
Setting the Dun'bar' Pretty High
Sophomore Jacinda Dunbar (Edison, N.J.) finished with a
team-high 12 points against the Hawks on Nov. 14. Dunbar finished
the game 4-of-7 shooting from the field and was 4-for-5 from the
free-throw line in the loss. Dunbar also joined Mann and Kaminski
with six boards in the game.
Cleaning Up The Glass
Senior Kathleen Neyens (Jaffrey, N.H.) led the Bobcats
with seven rebounds at Hartford in the season opener. The seven
boards were tops on the team, while her five defensive rebounds
were also tops amongst all Bobcats in the game. Neyens also
finished in double-digit scoring with 10 points and posted a
team-best two steals in the game.
Everyone Was There To Help
Against the Hawks, all but two players who saw action
recorded at least one rebound. In all, eight players pulled down
one or more boards with seven Quinnipiac players recording multiple
rebounds in the game.
Also Making Her Return...
Felicia Barron (Springfield, Mass.) scored 10 points in
her first game back since suffering a season-ending knee injury
last December. The redshirt freshman connected on four shots from
the floor, including two from behind the three-point arc. Barron
also matched a team-high two assists in the game, while pulling
down two boards and adding a steal in the game against the
Hawks.
All-Time Series
The nine-point win last season in Hamden, evened the
all-time series, 2-2, between Quinnipiac and Providence. After the
Friars won the first two meetings between the two teams, the
Bobcats have won the last two, including an 83-80 overtime victory
in Providence during the 2005-06 season.