HAMDEN, Conn. - UMBC women's basketball went on the road for the first time this season and defeated Quinnipiac 91-67 in the America East-Metro Challenge on Sunday afternoon.
Dagny Slomack scored a career-high 22 points, and
Heidi Williams notched her second straight double-double (20 points, 10 rebounds) to pace the Retrievers.
For Slomack, it marked the second consecutive game in which she set a new Retriever career-high for points scored after tallying 17 on Thursday night in a win over Mount St. Mary's. She knocked down five triples and was a perfect five-for-five from the free-throw line in the win, giving her 11 makes from distance in three games this season.
Kennedy Austin (12 points) and
Angela Williams (12 points) joined the tandem in double figures as the Retrievers shot a blistering 54.2 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from three in the win. Thanks to a season-high 12 three-point makes, UMBC scored at least 19 points in all four quarters.
The Retrievers trailed 8-6 with 6:21 remaining in the opening quarter, but An. Williams hit a triple to put UMBC ahead with 6:08 left in the opening quarter, a lead the Retrievers would not relinquish.
Slomack scored the next five points to make it 16-10 in favor of UMBC before an
Alden Yergey jumper pushed the lead to eight with 1:46 to play in the first. Quinnipiac cut the lead to four, but Austin scored at the buzzer to give UMBC a 20-14 lead.
UMBC built its lead to 16 with 3:20 to play in the first half as H. Williams found
Alaina Williams for a bucket to make it 39-23. Quinnipiac pulled back within 11 before
Shariah Baynes and the Bobcats' Ava Thomas traded threes, sending the game to halftime with the Retrievers ahead 45-34.
With the lead still at 11 after a Lilly Thomas jumper at the 8:27 mark of the third, UMBC went on a 9-0 run across the next 2:03, taking a 56-36 lead as An. Williams connected from deep. The Retrievers would close out the third quarter with a 22-point lead thanks to another bucket at the rim from Al. Williams.
UMBC pushed the lead as high as 28 (85-57) in the final quarter before closing out the 24-point victory.
The Retrievers have won all three games this season by 20-plus points and start 3-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 season. For the third straight game, UMBC won the battle on the glass (35-25) and the turnover battle (17-20).
Thomas and Elle Snyder each scored 16 points to lead Quinnipiac. Snyder recorded a double-double, grabbing 12 boards.
UMBC returns home to Chesapeake Arena on Friday evening, hosting Morgan State at 6:30 p.m. in the first-ever Under Armour 410 Invitational.
