HAMDEN, Conn. – Redshirt-junior forward Victoria Rampado surpassed the 1,000 point mark in the Purple Eagles’ 61-45 loss to the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Thursday.
The Purple Eagles and the Bobcats kept things close in the first quarter. Stroemple had six straight points for Niagara and NU trailed by only one point, 7-6, with over four minutes to play in the quarter. Four points from Rampado to close out the quarter, including her 1,000th point as a Purple Eagle with about three seconds remaining, gave Niagara a 14-11 lead going into the second quarter.
The Bobcats bounced back in the second quarter, taking a quick lead over the Purple Eagles and maintaining it through the rest of the quarter. Niagara trailed Quinnipiac, 30-24, going into halftime. Consecutive threes from Morgan Baughman in the third quarter put the Purple Eagles behind by only three points, 35-32, with a little under seven and a half minutes remaining in the quarter. The Bobcats, however, held onto their lead and were ahead 43-36 going into the fourth quarter. Despite seven points from Rampado in the fourth quarter, Quinnipiac continued to pull away from the Purple Eagles and came away with the victory.
The Purple Eagles conclude their Connecticut road trip at Fairfield on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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