Sherwin Earns All-Tournament Team Honors, Bobcats Wrap Up Hampton Inn-vitational

Saturday, September 8

Smithfield, R.I.

10:00 AM

Quinnipiac University

1-8

Middle Tennessee

2-6

Middle Tennessee

Quinnipiac

Sherwin Earns All-Tournament Team Honors, Bobcats Wrap Up Hampton Inn-vitational

9/8/2018 9:57:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Women's Volleyball drops the final two matches on the Hampton Inn-vitational

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Quinnipiac volleyball team dropped both matches of Saturday's doubleheader at the Hampton Inn-vitational, falling 3-2 to Middle Tennessee State and 3-0 to Bryant on the Bulldogs' home court. Morgan Sherwin (Coplay, Pennsylvania) earned All-Tournament Team honors after posting 27 kills and nine digs on the weekend.

MATCH ONE
SCORE
Middle Tennessee State 3, Quinnipiac 2 (18-25, 25-22, 25-14, 16-25, 8-15)

LOCATION
Chace Athletic Center | Smithfield, R.I.

RECORDS
Middle Tennessee State (2-6) | Quinnipiac (1-8)

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST SET (Middle Tennessee State 25, Quinnipiac 18)

After splitting the first 12 points of the set, the Bobcats jumped out to an early 9-6 lead thanks to a Maria Panzari kill and multiple errors by Middle Tennessee.
The Blue Raiders evened the set with the next three points and it remained tight until Dora Peonia struck for five of six consecutive Middle Tennessee kills and ran the Blue Raider lead to 22-15.
The teams split the final six points of the set, allowing Middle to win the set, 25-18.

SECOND SET (Quinnipiac 25, Middle Tennessee State 22)

The two teams were never separated by more than three points at any part of the second set.
The largest lead of the set came when two Kaleigh Oates kills began and ended a four-point Bobcats run to open a 16-13 edge.
Two more kills by Peonia and a service ace by Brienna Tankesley pulled Middle back even at 16-16.
The Bobcats earned the next two points and the teams then alternated points for the next 12 sequences before Maggie Baker powered a kill through a block attempt to close the set out at 25-22.

THIRD SET (Quinnipiac 25, Middle Tennessee State 14)

The third set featured some of the highest quality play that Quinnipiac Volleyball has seen in years as 17 of the 25 Bobcat points came by way of a kill or service ace.
After a Mason Bailey kill put the Blue Raiders ahead 8-7, the Bobcats scored six of the next seven points, forcing a Middle Tennessee timeout at 13-9. Kat Miller had two kills and a service ace on the run.
After a mix of kills and errors on both sides moved the score to 19-14 Bobcats, Miller took over the match starting with a kill and closing a 6-0 Quinnipiac run with back-to-back service aces. Miller is the current MAAC leader in service aces/service attempt.

FOURTH SET (Middle Tennessee State 25, Quinnipiac 16)

Middle Tennessee came out of the break with a vengeance in the fourth set. The Blue Raiders opened on a 13-1 run and eventually built up to a 15-3 advantage.
The Bobcats showed some life in the set by rattling off seven straight points, including three kills by Oates, to draw as close as 15-10.
After the splitting next two points, the Bobcats would not get closer than 16-11, as Middle settled in and closed out the set at 25-16.

FIFTH SET (Middle Tennessee State 15, Quinnipiac 8)

The Blue Raiders carried their fourth set momentum into the final frame, forcing Quinnipiac Head Coach Kris Czaplinski to burn two timeouts in a 9-4 start to the set.
The Bobcats mustered four of the next six points out of the second timeout, narrowing the gap to 10-7, but two MTSU kills and three Bobcats attack errors finished the set, 15-8, and the match, 3-2

NOTES

Oates played one of the best matches of her career, tallying 11 kills to go along with a career high six blocks, two digs, and a service ace.
Kat Miller posted 11 kills and three service aces in the effort.
The teams were nearly even in all major statistical categories, posting 47 kills apiece, while Middle had two more assists (44-42) and two more blocks (10-8) than the Bobcats.

QUINNIPIAC MATCH LEADERS

Kills: K. Miller, Oates (11)
Aces: K. Miller (3)
Blocks: Oates (6)
Assists: Pansari (37)
Digs: Rodriguez (19)

MATCH TWO
SCORE
Bryant 3, Quinnipiac 1 (12-25, 17-25, 26-24, 14-25)

LOCATION
Chace Athletic Center | Smithfield, R.I.

RECORDS
Bryant (7-4) | Quinnipiac (1-9)

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET (Bryant 25, Quinnipiac 12)

Bryant's Haley O'Brien earned the first point of the match with a kill and the Bulldogs never trailed in the opening set.
The Bobcats were not able to string together more than two consecutive points in the set, despite Sherwin tallying four kills in the frame.

SECOND SET (Bryant 25, Quinnipiac 17)

Quinnipiac and Bryant were neck-and-neck through the beginning of the second set, with the Bobcats holding an 8-7 lead, following consecutive kills by Sherwin.
Bryant took advantage of a Gabby Horman service error and rattled off an 8-2 run that set the tone for the set.
The Bobcats scored three straight to pull within two at 15-13, but Bryant called timeout, scored the next five points, and eventually finished off the set.

THIRD SET (Quinnipiac 26, Bryant 24)

The third set was thoroughly entertaining for the fans in attendance at Chace Athletic Center as Bryant tried to close out the match and the Bobcats fought to stay alive.
After a mini-run put Bryant ahead 15-12, Kat Miller picked up a kill and a pair of service aces to help the Bobcats even the score at 16-16.
Quinnipiac was poised to clinch the set, up 24-20 after another Miller kill, but two kills and two attack errors allowed Bryant to rally to a 24-24 tie.
Miller earned one more kill in a set that she dominated and Horman followed with a service ace to finish the set in the Bobcats favor.

FOURTH SET (Bryant 25, Quinnipiac 14)

The teams were even through the first 12 points of what would turn out to be the final set of the weekend.
Three QU attack errors and two Bryant kills opened up an 11-6 Bulldog lead. The lead would grow to as many as ten points at multiple times before a kill by tournament MVP Caroline Kennedy ended the evening for the Bobcats.

NOTES

Sherwin led the team with 12 kills as she wrapped up a solid weekend and earned Hampton Inn-vitational All-Tournament Team honors.
Kat Miller had a fantastic third set with five kills, two service aces, and an assist to cap off another double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs.
Maria Pansari tallied 32 assists in the match and also recorded a .500 hitting percentage with an efficient five kills on 10 total attacks.

QUINNIPIAC MATCH LEADERS

Kills: Sherwin (12)
Aces: K. Miller (2)
Blocks: Jones (5)
Assists: Pansari (32)
Digs: Rodriguez (13)

UPCOMING MATCHES

Quinnipiac has completed a challenging non-conference schedule and will now begin Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference competition next weekend with a pair of matches at Rider (Saturday, 1:00 PM) and Saint Peter's (Sunday, 1:00 PM).