QU Volleyball Clinches MAAC Tournament Berth with 3-1 Win Over Canisius on Senior Day

Saturday, November 11

Hamden, Conn.

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

10-20, 9-8MAAC

Canisius

10-17, 8-9MAAC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Canisius	16	26	20	16	1
Quinnipiac	25	24	25	25	3

QU Volleyball Clinches MAAC Tournament Berth with 3-1 Win Over Canisius on Senior Day

11/11/2017 4:20:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Bobcats Secure Second-Consecutive MAAC Tournament Appearance

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac volleyball team secured a MAAC Tournament berth for the second-consecutive season after it defeated conference-foe Canisius, 3-1 on Senior Day, Saturday afternoon at Burt Kahn Court.

SCORES
Quinnipiac 3 / Canisius 1 (25-16, 24-26, 25-20, 25-16)

LOCATION
Burt Kahn Court / Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (10-20, 9-8 MAAC) / Canisius (10-17, 8-9 MAAC)

MATCH NOTES

With the win, Quinnipiac secured a bid to the MAAC Tournament for the second straight season. The Bobcats could still finish in a tie with Canisius, but would have the tiebreaker due to the head-to-head sweep.
Quinnipiac honored its two seniors before the match – middle hitter Elizabeth Kloos (Munster, Ind.) and outside hitter Jamie Termotto (Smithtown, N.Y.). The duo has been a part of more wins as full NCAA Division I members than any other class in school history.
The win was Quinnipiac's tenth of the season, marking the first time in its Division I history that it has recorded double figures in wins in back-to-back seasons. The Bobcats previously won 10 matches in 2000 and 2002, before its record-setting 21 last year.
The nine conference wins marks the second highest total in the program's Division I history, behind the 11 from last season.
Sophomore Natalie Alechko (Old Tappan, N.J.) had 19 kills, after tallying 25 against Canisius in a five-set win in the first meeting, one shy of the school record.
Quinnipiac came out and took the first set from Canisius 25-16.
The Bobcats closed the first set on a 7-2 run to take an early 1-0 lead.
Alechko led Quinnipiac with seven kills in the first set.
Maria Pansari (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) led the way with four total aces after recording two apiece in the first and second set.
The only set to go into extra points was the second set, where the Golden Griffins edged the Bobcats 26-24.
Quinnipiac came out of the intermission and took the third set 25-20.
Kat Miller (Collegeville, Pa.) recorded four kills and two aces in the set.
The Bobcats closed the match in strong fashion, taking the match 25-16.
Alechko led the way with seven kills in the set for the second time in the match.
The Bobcats swept the season series against Canisius for the first time.

QUINNIPIAC STAT LEADERS
Kills: Natalie Alechko, 19
Assists: Maria Pansari, 45
Digs: Alejandra Rodriguez, 16
Blocks: Kaleigh Oates, 1
Aces: Maria Pansari, 4

UPCOMING MATCHES
Quinnipiac will conclude regular-season play on Sunday when it plays host to Niagara (1 PM) at Burt Kahn Court.