Women's basketball defeated by Robert Morris

Women’s basketball defeated by Robert Morris

By: Taylor Massey QBSN Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac women’s basketball team had a fiery start against Robert Morris, but the Colonials quickly extinguished the flame. The Bobcats (21-6, 13-3 NEC) fell to the Colonials (16-11, 10-6 NEC) 72-62 in their second to last regular season game.

The first four minutes of play showed the talented team Bobcat fans know, but once Robert Morris took the lead, it never let it go. The Bobcats’ point leader Felicia Barron (Springfield, Mass.) showed the same strength she has had all season right out of the gate. Barron had three steals and seven points within the first four minutes of play. However, Robert Morris had some equally powerful players that took control of the game.

The Colonial’s Artemis Spanou and Josette Campbell were key players in their win. Spanou dominated the court with 24 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. The Bobcats had to adjust to Spanou’s quick moves.

“We tried to limit Spanou’s touches, which she’s so talented because she’s got her size and she really plays like a guard” Quinnipiac head coach Tricia Fabbri said.

Campbell was another force for Robert Morris almost matching Spanou with 23 points and nine rebounds of her own. She led the team in three-pointers, hitting five out of ten she took throughout the game.

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While Barron kept the Bobcats in the game with 21 points, Brittany McQuain (Independence, Mo.) took care of business under the net grabbing 11 rebounds. She also contributed 12 points and Camryn Warner (Keene, N.H.) scored 13 points and eight rebounds. Unfortunately, the Bobcats faced a great difficulty in hitting shots and were unable to take over Robert Morris.

“I think that this was once again an eye-opener for us and letting us know that we’re going into the playoffs next week. We don’t have time to shoot poorly,” said McQuain.

Quinnipiac will be looking to bounce back from today’s loss as it enters into the playoffs. Before today’s games, the Bobcats and Pioneers were deadlocked for first, but with the Sacred Heart win over St. Francis (Pa.), Quinnipiac falls to second.

The Bobcat’s last regular season game is this Monday, Feb. 27 against Saint Francis (Pa.) at 7 p.m.