2008 Woodie Awards
Women's basketball keeps on rolling
Andy McDonough
Issue date: 2/27/08 Section: Sports
The Quinnipiac's women's basketball team would not be denied last Saturday, not at home, not on senior day.
The Bobcats avenged their only conference loss of the season with a 59-48 victory over the Sacred Heart Pioneers.
The key NEC win was amplified because it was the celebration of the five graduating seniors.
"It's always special to win on senior night," Quinnipiac women's basketball head coach Tricia Fabbri said.
Bobcat seniors Sofia Kyritsis, Amber Anderson, Nicole Duperron, Monique Lee and Hannalee Pervan were recognized, as well as student athletic trainer Lucy Shaw.
Clearly, the Bobcat underclassmen wanted to notch a win for their seniors.
"We really wanted to get it for them, to go out with a game beating Sacred Heart," junior guard Erin Kerner said.
Senior day proved especially important for senior forward Nicole Duperron, who is from Fort St. John, B.C. According to Fabbri, the Duperron family came a long way to see her play.
They watched as their daughter put up 13 points and snatched 13 rebounds. More importantly Duperron was instrumental in shutting down Pioneer junior center Kaitlin Sowinski.
Sowinski is the Pioneers leading scorer, and fifth in the nation in blocks. She posted a career high 33 points against Quinnipiac on Jan. 26.
"We just had to figure out a way to shut her down," Fabbri said.
This time, Quinnipiac refused to allow the six-foot-four Sowinski take over the paint.
"We really needed to limit her touches as well as contain the guards," junior guard Mandy Pennewell said.
A swarming Bobcat defense held Sowinski to just 12 points, satisfying Fabbri. "What you saw was a stifling defensive performance on her."
Quinnipiac (22-3, 14-1 NEC) had fallen behind 17-10 with 12:21 left in the first half. However, the Bobcats never trailed after a Pennewell jumper tied it at 19 just under five minutes later.
Quinnipiac led 27-24 at the half, but a quick three by Pioneer freshman guard Maggie Cosgrove tied it at 27 after the first possession. Cosgrove is the younger sister of the Quinnipiac men's basketball sophomore guard Casey Cosgrove.
The Bobcats avenged their only conference loss of the season with a 59-48 victory over the Sacred Heart Pioneers.
The key NEC win was amplified because it was the celebration of the five graduating seniors.
"It's always special to win on senior night," Quinnipiac women's basketball head coach Tricia Fabbri said.
Bobcat seniors Sofia Kyritsis, Amber Anderson, Nicole Duperron, Monique Lee and Hannalee Pervan were recognized, as well as student athletic trainer Lucy Shaw.
Clearly, the Bobcat underclassmen wanted to notch a win for their seniors.
"We really wanted to get it for them, to go out with a game beating Sacred Heart," junior guard Erin Kerner said.
Senior day proved especially important for senior forward Nicole Duperron, who is from Fort St. John, B.C. According to Fabbri, the Duperron family came a long way to see her play.
They watched as their daughter put up 13 points and snatched 13 rebounds. More importantly Duperron was instrumental in shutting down Pioneer junior center Kaitlin Sowinski.
Sowinski is the Pioneers leading scorer, and fifth in the nation in blocks. She posted a career high 33 points against Quinnipiac on Jan. 26.
"We just had to figure out a way to shut her down," Fabbri said.
This time, Quinnipiac refused to allow the six-foot-four Sowinski take over the paint.
"We really needed to limit her touches as well as contain the guards," junior guard Mandy Pennewell said.
A swarming Bobcat defense held Sowinski to just 12 points, satisfying Fabbri. "What you saw was a stifling defensive performance on her."
Quinnipiac (22-3, 14-1 NEC) had fallen behind 17-10 with 12:21 left in the first half. However, the Bobcats never trailed after a Pennewell jumper tied it at 19 just under five minutes later.
Quinnipiac led 27-24 at the half, but a quick three by Pioneer freshman guard Maggie Cosgrove tied it at 27 after the first possession. Cosgrove is the younger sister of the Quinnipiac men's basketball sophomore guard Casey Cosgrove.
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