Wednesday, September 27
Hamden, Conn.
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Siena College
QU Volleyball Entertains Siena for Wednesday Night MAAC Tilt
9/26/2017 2:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (4-13, 3-1 MAAC) vs. Siena Saints (0-14, 0-3 MAAC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m.
Hamden, Conn. (Burt Kahn Court)
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HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac volleyball team, fresh off a home sweep of Saint Peter's and Rider over the weekend, will try to improve to 3-0 at Burt Kahn Court when it entertains Siena for a 7 p.m. contest on Wednesday.
Top Storylines
• Quinnipiac swept its first two home matches over the weekend, defeating Saint Peter's 3-0 and Rider 3-1.
• Senior Elizabeth Kloos is coming off a huge weekend, hitting .636 (7-11 with no errors) in the Saint Peter's win, and tallying a career-high 20 kills in 34 attempts with one error (a .559 percentage) in the win over Rider. Her previous career high in kills had been 16 last season.
• Kloos was particularly big in the clutch against Rider, hitting 8-12 in the decisive fourth set, with five of her kills coming down the stretch. She had four kills in a 4-1 run to tie the score 19-19, and then had the kill that put Quinnipiac ahead to stay 26-25.
• Three different Bobcats have earned all-tournament honors this season. Sophomore Alejandra Rodriguez was named to the Fort Wayne Invitational All-Tournament team, sophomore Natalie Alechko earned similar honors at the Washington State Cougar Challenge, and senior Elizabeth Kloos was tabbed with all-tournament distinction at the Towson Tiger Invitational.
• The Bobcats are currently tied for third in the MAAC with Iona at 3-1, one game behind Niagara and Fairfield at 4-0. Quinnipiac was picked to finish second in the league in the preseason coaches' poll after earning a runner-up finish in last year's conference tournament.
• Senior Elizabeth Kloos and junior Jen Coffey, the Bobcat co-captains, enter the week ranked fourth and fifth on Quinnipiac's all-time kill list at the Division I level. Kloos currently has 761 kills, while Coffey is right behind with 757 kills.
• Sophomore setter Maria Pansari had a season-high 51 assists in Sunday's win over Rider, her ninth career match with 50 or more assists. She also had a career-high 17 digs against Iona on Sept. 17.
• Junior right side hitter Kat Miller had her seventh double-double of the season against Rider with 10 kills and 14 digs. She has seven of the nine kill-dig double-doubles for the Bobcats this season, with sophomore outside hitter Natalie Alechko accounting for the other two.
• Quinnipiac finished last season with a 21-13 record, an 18-win improvement over the 2015 campaign. That was the largest turnaround in the nation last year, three ahead of second-place Notre Dame with a 15-win improvement, which went from seven wins to 22.
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m.
Hamden, Conn. (Burt Kahn Court)
Match Links
HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac volleyball team, fresh off a home sweep of Saint Peter's and Rider over the weekend, will try to improve to 3-0 at Burt Kahn Court when it entertains Siena for a 7 p.m. contest on Wednesday.
Top Storylines
• Quinnipiac swept its first two home matches over the weekend, defeating Saint Peter's 3-0 and Rider 3-1.
• Senior Elizabeth Kloos is coming off a huge weekend, hitting .636 (7-11 with no errors) in the Saint Peter's win, and tallying a career-high 20 kills in 34 attempts with one error (a .559 percentage) in the win over Rider. Her previous career high in kills had been 16 last season.
• Kloos was particularly big in the clutch against Rider, hitting 8-12 in the decisive fourth set, with five of her kills coming down the stretch. She had four kills in a 4-1 run to tie the score 19-19, and then had the kill that put Quinnipiac ahead to stay 26-25.
• Three different Bobcats have earned all-tournament honors this season. Sophomore Alejandra Rodriguez was named to the Fort Wayne Invitational All-Tournament team, sophomore Natalie Alechko earned similar honors at the Washington State Cougar Challenge, and senior Elizabeth Kloos was tabbed with all-tournament distinction at the Towson Tiger Invitational.
• The Bobcats are currently tied for third in the MAAC with Iona at 3-1, one game behind Niagara and Fairfield at 4-0. Quinnipiac was picked to finish second in the league in the preseason coaches' poll after earning a runner-up finish in last year's conference tournament.
• Senior Elizabeth Kloos and junior Jen Coffey, the Bobcat co-captains, enter the week ranked fourth and fifth on Quinnipiac's all-time kill list at the Division I level. Kloos currently has 761 kills, while Coffey is right behind with 757 kills.
• Sophomore setter Maria Pansari had a season-high 51 assists in Sunday's win over Rider, her ninth career match with 50 or more assists. She also had a career-high 17 digs against Iona on Sept. 17.
• Junior right side hitter Kat Miller had her seventh double-double of the season against Rider with 10 kills and 14 digs. She has seven of the nine kill-dig double-doubles for the Bobcats this season, with sophomore outside hitter Natalie Alechko accounting for the other two.
• Quinnipiac finished last season with a 21-13 record, an 18-win improvement over the 2015 campaign. That was the largest turnaround in the nation last year, three ahead of second-place Notre Dame with a 15-win improvement, which went from seven wins to 22.
| QU Career Kills (Top Ten) - Division I | ||||||
| 1. Heather Wollyung | 1,595 | 2002 | ||||
| 2. Kelby Carey | 946 | 2011 | ||||
| 3. Kalyn Hundley | 806 | 2005 | ||||
| 4. Elizabeth Kloos | 761 | 2018 | ||||
| 5. Jen Coffey | 757 | 2019 | ||||
| 6. Jenna Benigno | 735 | 2008 | ||||
| 7. Heather Grutta | 724 | 2002 | ||||
| 8. Allison Leigh | 714 | 2017 | ||||
| 9. Katie Urycki | 705 | 2017 | ||||
| 10. Janine Wilk | 637 | 1999 |
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