Miller Records Double-Double Despite Volleyball's 3-1 Loss to Rider

Sunday, October 21

Hamden, Conn.

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

5-18, 4-9MAAC

Rider

11-9, 7-5MAAC

Rider

Quinnipiac

Photo by: John Hassett

Miller Records Double-Double Despite Volleyball's 3-1 Loss to Rider

10/21/2018 11:44:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Bobcats Fall to Broncs to Split Weekend

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Kat Miller (Collegeville, Pennsylvania) had one of her best games of the 2018 season Sunday afternoon with 17 kills, 13 digs and six blocks but the Quinnipiac volleyball team fell to the Rider Broncs, 3-1.

The Bobcats weekend series kicked off a seven-match homestand to close out the 2018 regular season.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 1, Rider 3 (25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 25-23)

LOCATION
Burt Kahn Court | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (5-18, 4-9 MAAC) | Rider (11-9, 7-5 MAAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET (Quinnipiac 22, Rider 25)

The Bobcats and Broncs went back-and-forth through the first set as neither team managed to distance itself until the end of the set
Gabby Horman (Smithtown, New York) tallied two kills early in the set, helping Quinnipiac take a 4-2 lead
After a Daniella Balsano (Bohemia, New York) service ace, Rider won four straight points to take a 10-7 lead
The Bobcats followed up the Broncs' run with eight of the next 10 points as Miller had three kills and two blocks in addition to two kills from Morgan Sherwin (Coplay, Pennsylvania)
Rider tied up the match at 17-17 with five of the next seven points
Late in the match, the Bobcats took a 22-21 but the Broncs won the final four points to take a 1-0 lead

SECOND SET (Quinnipiac 25, Rider 19)

The second set was dominated by the Bobcats despite an early couple points from the Broncs
Quinnipiac won five of the next six points to take a 5-3 lead
After Rider took an 8-7 lead, the Bobcats won eight of the next 10 points for a 15-10 lead
Maria Pansari (Whitehouse Station, New Jersey) had a service ace while Horman, Miller, Sherwin and Kaleigh Oates (Downingtown, Pennsylvania) all had kills
The teams traded points throughout the rest of the match before Miller and Oates recorded the final two kills of the set to tie up the match

THIRD SET (Quinnipiac 21, Rider 25)

Quinnipiac started off hot through the first eight points, taking a 6-2 lead, as Oates tallied two kills while Pansari and Miller each had one
Rider battled back with eight of the next nine points to claim a 10-7 lead after five straight points
The Broncs extended their lead to 18-12 before the Bobcats pulled back within a point at 22-21 after a kill from Oates
Despite pulling back within a point, Rider closed out the match with three points to win the set

FOURTH SET (Quinnipiac 23, Rider 25)

Led by two kills from Miller, the Bobcats jumped out to a 4-1 lead early in the fourth set
Rider won four straight points to take a 5-4 lead before Quinnipiac called a timeout
Once again, the two teams battled throughout the set before Quinnipiac extended its late lead to 22-19
After two Rider points forced a Quinnipiac timeout, Lydia Jones (Glenn Dale, Maryland) recorded a kill to give the Bobcats a 23-21 lead
The Broncs called timeout before going on a 4-0 run to close out the match for the win

NOTES

Miller tied her second most kills in a match with 17 kills while also tallying 13 digs and a season-high six digs
Miller's double-double was her 10^th of the season
Oates tied her season-high with 11 kills on the season and recorded a .304 hitting percentage
One day after recording 14 kills, Sherwin notched another 12 in addition to five digs and three blocks
Sherwin's double-digit kills performance was her third straight and 14^th of the season
Pansari recorded 45 assists for the fifth time this season as well as three kills and seven digs in the match

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