QU Volleyball Wins Third Straight at Home With 3-0 Sweep Of Siena

Wednesday, September 27

Hamden, Conn.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

5-13, 4-1MAAC

Siena College

0-15, 0-4MAAC

Siena

Quinnipiac

Kat Miller led the Bobcats with 10 kills in 14 attempts for a .643 percentage

QU Volleyball Wins Third Straight at Home With 3-0 Sweep Of Siena

9/27/2017 9:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. - Junior right side hitter Kat Miller had 10 kills in 14 attempts to lead a balanced offense as the Quinnipiac volleyball team defeated Siena 3-0 on Wednesday evening at Burt Kahn Court. The win was the third straight for the Bobcats, all at home, as they improve to 3-0 at Burt Kahn this season and 4-1 in the MAAC.

SCORES
Quinnipiac 3, Siena 0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-16)

LOCATION
Burt Kahn Court / Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (5-13, 4-1 MAAC) / Siena (0-15, 0-4 MAAC)

MATCH NOTES

Junior right site hitter Kat Miller (Collegeville, Pa.) had a big first set with six kills in nine attempts and back-to-back aces during a 6-0 run to start the match.
Freshman Morgan Sherwin (Coplay, Pa.) came off the bench in the second set and had three kills in three attempts to put Quinnipiac ahead 21-18 before it held on for a 25-23 win.
Senior middle hitter Elizabeth Kloos (Munster, Ind.) continued her torrid play of late with 10 kills in 17 attempts for a .471 percentage, including eight kills in 10 attempts in the third set. Kloos is hitting .448 in conference play with 56 kills in 105 attempts with only nine errors.
Three players tied for the team lead with 10 kills apiece, with sophomore outside hitter Natalie Alechko (Old Tappan, N.J.) joining Kloos and Miller.
Freshman outside hitter Michelle Cuervo (Miami, Fla.) had the winning kill in the second set with the Bobcats leading 24-23 after Siena fought off the first three Bobcat set points.
Sophomore setter Maria Pansari (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) had 31 assists for her third straight match with over 10 assists per set.
Quinnipiac has now won its last seven home matches dating back to last year, with the last defeat a 3-2 loss to Niagara, who the Bobcats play next on the road.

QUINNIPIAC STAT LEADERS
Kills: Elizabeth Kloos, Natalie Alechko, Kat Miller 10
Assists: Maria Pansari, 31
Digs: Natalie Alechko 9
Blocks: Elizabeth Kloos, Maria Pansari 4
Aces: Elizabeth Kloos 3

UPCOMING MATCHES
Quinnipiac will head to the road this weekend to take on Niagara on Saturday and Canisius on Sunday.