QU Volleyball Sweeps Lafayette For Split At Towson Invitational

Friday, September 8

Towson, MD

10:00 AM

Quinnipiac University

0-10

Eastern Michigan

4-4

Quinnipiac

Eastern Michigan

QU Volleyball Sweeps Lafayette For Split At Towson Invitational

9/8/2017 6:08:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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By: QU Athletic Communications

TOWSON, Md. – The Quinnipiac volleyball team broke into the win column with a 3-0 sweep of Lafayette (25-19, 25-16, 25-18) in its second match at the Towson Tiger Invitational on Friday afternoon at SECU Arena. The Bobcats fell 3-0 to Eastern Michigan in their first match of the day.

SCORES
Eastern Michigan 3, Quinnipiac 0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-19)
Quinnipiac 3, Lafayette 0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-18)

LOCATION
SECU Arena / Towson, Md.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (1-10) / Eastern Michigan (4-4) / Lafayette (1-6)

MATCH NOTES

After falling to Eastern Michigan in its first match, Quinnipiac jumped out on Lafayette early for a 13-4 lead in the first set. Sophomore setter Maria Pansari (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) and junior right side hitter Kat Miller (Collegeville, Pa.) each had two service aces during the run.
Lafayette came back to tie the score 16-16 in the first set with a 7-0 run. The score was then tied at 17, 18 and 19, but the Bobcats never allowed Lafayette to take the lead, and closed out with a 6-0 run for a 25-19 win. Senior middle hitter Elizabeth Kloos (Munster, Ind.) had two kills and a block to account for three of the final four points of the set.
Quinnipiac jumped out quickly again in the second set for a 9-1 lead. Freshman Michelle Cuervo (Miami, Fla.) had two aces in a 6-0 run on her serve. Lafayette wasn't able to get closer than seven points the rest of the way.
The third set was close early, but Pansari had three aces in a row to stretch a 12-9 lead to 15-9, and the Leopards were unable to threaten. A Kat Miller kill on match point finished off the third set 25-18.
Pansari finished the match with six aces, while Cuervo added three as the Bobcats finished with 13 as a team, compared to only three service errors.
Freshman setter Morgan Sherwin (Coplay, Pa.) had a solid all-around effort with five kills in six attempts, 11 assists and four blocks.
In the first match, no Bobcats reached double figures in kills as Eastern Michigan took a 25-22, 25-20, 25-19 win. Sophomore outside hitter Natalie Alechko (Old Tappan, N.J.) led the Bobcats with nine kills and 10 digs, falling one kill shy of a double-double.

QUINNIPIAC STAT LEADERS vs LAFAYETTE
Kills: Natalie Alechko, 10
Assists: Maria Pansari, 15
Digs: Lauren Miller, 11
Blocks: Elizabeth Kloos, 6
Aces: Maria Pansari, 6

QUINNIPIAC STAT LEADERS vs EASTERN MICHIGAN
Kills: Natalie Alechko, 9
Assists: Maria Pansari, 24
Digs: Natalie Alechko, 10
Blocks: Elizabeth Kloos 2

UPCOMING MATCHES
Quinnipiac meets Cal State Fullerton and current unbeaten Towson on Saturday on the second day of the Towson Tiger Invitational.