Saturday, September 30
Niagara Falls, NY
1:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
Niagara
QU Volleyball Travels To Niagara, Canisius This Weekend
9/29/2017 8:59:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-13, 4-1 MAAC) at Niagara Purple Eagles (8-5, 4-0 MAAC)
Saturday, Sept. 30, 1 p.m.
Niagara University, N.Y. (Gallagher Center)
Match Links Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-13, 4-1 MAAC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (4-10, 2-2 MAAC)
Sunday, Oct. 1, 1 p.m.
Buffalo, N.Y. (Koessler Athletic Center)
Match Links
HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac volleyball team, which has won its last three matches (all at home), will look to continue its success on the road when it travels to face MAAC co-leader Niagara on Saturday and Canisius on Sunday.
Top Storylines
• Quinnipiac extended its winning streak to three in a row with a 3-0 victory over Siena on Wednesday, after winning its first two home matches over Saint Peter's and Rider over the weekend.
• Senior Elizabeth Kloos is on a big hot streak, hitting .636 (7-11 with no errors) in the Saint Peter's win, tallying a career-high 20 kills in 34 attempts with one error (a .559 percentage) in the win over Rider, and 10 kills in 17 attempts with two errors in the win over Siena. She is hitting .448 in MAAC conference play through the first five matches.
• 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. She also hit 8-10 in the final set against Siena on Wednesday.
• 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 in third in the MAAC with Iona at 4-1, one-half 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.
• Quinnipiac and Niagara had a dramatic five-set match in the opening round of the MAAC Tournament last year, with the Bobcats fighting off a match point to take a 16-14 win in the fifth on their way to a runner-up finish. It was the first win the Bobcats have ever had in the series with the Purple Eagles.
• 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 now has an even 1,800 career assists, putting her on pace to reach 2,000 sometime in October.
• 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.
• Senior Elizabeth Kloos and junior Jen Coffey, the Bobcat co-captains, enter the weekend ranked fourth and fifth on Quinnipiac's all-time kill list at the Division I level. Kloos currently has 771 kills, while Coffey is right behind with 757 kills.
Saturday, Sept. 30, 1 p.m.
Niagara University, N.Y. (Gallagher Center)
Match Links Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-13, 4-1 MAAC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (4-10, 2-2 MAAC)
Sunday, Oct. 1, 1 p.m.
Buffalo, N.Y. (Koessler Athletic Center)
Match Links
HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac volleyball team, which has won its last three matches (all at home), will look to continue its success on the road when it travels to face MAAC co-leader Niagara on Saturday and Canisius on Sunday.
Top Storylines
• Quinnipiac extended its winning streak to three in a row with a 3-0 victory over Siena on Wednesday, after winning its first two home matches over Saint Peter's and Rider over the weekend.
• Senior Elizabeth Kloos is on a big hot streak, hitting .636 (7-11 with no errors) in the Saint Peter's win, tallying a career-high 20 kills in 34 attempts with one error (a .559 percentage) in the win over Rider, and 10 kills in 17 attempts with two errors in the win over Siena. She is hitting .448 in MAAC conference play through the first five matches.
• 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. She also hit 8-10 in the final set against Siena on Wednesday.
• 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 in third in the MAAC with Iona at 4-1, one-half 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.
• Quinnipiac and Niagara had a dramatic five-set match in the opening round of the MAAC Tournament last year, with the Bobcats fighting off a match point to take a 16-14 win in the fifth on their way to a runner-up finish. It was the first win the Bobcats have ever had in the series with the Purple Eagles.
• 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 now has an even 1,800 career assists, putting her on pace to reach 2,000 sometime in October.
• 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.
• Senior Elizabeth Kloos and junior Jen Coffey, the Bobcat co-captains, enter the weekend ranked fourth and fifth on Quinnipiac's all-time kill list at the Division I level. Kloos currently has 771 kills, while Coffey is right behind with 757 kills.
| 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 | 771 | 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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