Saturday, October 19
Hamden, Conn.
1:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Canisius
Volleyball Hosts Canisius, Niagara This Weekend
10/18/2019 11:20:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (7-10, 3-5 MAAC) vs.
Canisius Golden Griffs (9-10, 6-1 MAAC)
Saturday, October 19, 2019 | 1 p.m.
Hamden, Conn. | Burt Kahn Court
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Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-9, 2-4 MAAC) vs.
Niagara Purple Eagles (6-11, 5-2 MAAC)
Sunday, October 20, 2019 | 1 p.m.
Hamden, Conn. | Burt Kahn Court
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac volleyball team returns home this weekend as they welcome two MAAC foes to Hamden. The Bobcats will face off against Canisius on Saturday and Niagara on Sunday. Both matches are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bobcats hit the road for two matches, one against Rider and one against Saint Peter's. On Saturday the Bobcats fell to Rider by a score of 3-0. Maggie Baker led the Bobcats offensively with eight kills. The Bobcats would bounce right back on Sunday afternoon as they swept Saint Peter's. Aryanah Diaz recorded her second career triple-double with 12 kills, 17 assists and 13 digs. Maria Pansari dished out 28 assists in the Bobcat victory.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GRIFFINS
Canisius comes into this matchup holding second place in the MAAC with a 6-1 record in conference play. The Golden Griffins won their first six conference matches before falling to Siena last weekend. The top team in the MAAC Preseason Poll also have the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year on their team in Senior Middle Hitter Leah Simmons. She leads the team in kills with 236, which is good enough for third in the conference.
SCOUTING THE PURPLE EAGLES
Niagara is playing above their preseason expectations as they were picked to finish seventh in the Preseason Poll, but they currently are in third place in the conference. Niagara went on a five game win streak after dropping their conference opener, but they fell in their most recent conference game to Marist. Niagara has had a balanced attack offensively with three players tallying at least 154 kills.
BAKER'S BALLING OUT
Sophomore Outside Hitter Maggie Baker led the Bobcats offensively against Iona and Manhattan. Baker began the weekend on Saturday by posting 15 kills against Iona. She came back on Saturday and posted a career-high 25 kills against Manhattan on Sunday. She posted her third straight game of double-digit kills with 19 against Marist.
TRIPLE-DOUBLE DIAZ
Freshman Outside Hitter Aryanah Diaz recorded her first career triple-double against New Hampshire. Diaz finished with 20 digs, 16 assists and 14 kills. Her triple-double was the first Quinnipiac volleyball triple-double recorded since 2007. Diaz recorded her second career triple-double On Sunday, October 13 against Saint Peter's.
OUTSTANDING OATES
Senior Middle Blocker Kaleigh Oates was named MAAC Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Tuesday, September 10. She received this honor for her play at the Knights Fall Classic. Oates currently leads the MAAC in hitting percentage with .394.
PRESEASON POLL
Quinnipiac was picked to finish fourth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Poll as announced by the league office on Tuesday, August 20. The Bobcats also received a first place vote for the second time in three seasons.
VETERAN LEADERSHIP
Alejandra Rodriguez (Toa Alta, P.R.), Lauren Miller (Collegeville, Pa.), Maria Pansari (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) and Kaleigh Oates (Downingtown, Pa.) return as seniors for the Bobcats. All four seniors saw significant playing time last season with all of them playing more than 80 sets over the course of the season. Rodriguez and Pansari played all 112 sets last season.
NEW FACES
The Bobcats welcome four new players to the team for the 2019 season. Freshmen Alisa Mejia (Rye Brook, N.Y.) and Aryanah Diaz (Miami, Fla.) come in as college rookies. Georgia Tselepi (Athens, Greece) and Olga Zampati (Athens, Greece) come in as transfers from other Division 1 colleges. Tselepi comes to Quinnipiac after transferring from Cincinnati and Zampati comes from Oklahoma.
ROBINSON ERA IS HERE
Head Coach Kyle Robinson picked up his first win as a Bobcat in a 3-0 win against Seton Hall at the Morgan State Invitational.
To stay up to date with all things Quinnipiac Volleyball, follow the program on Instagram and Twitter @QU_WVB.
Canisius Golden Griffs (9-10, 6-1 MAAC)
Saturday, October 19, 2019 | 1 p.m.
Hamden, Conn. | Burt Kahn Court
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Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-9, 2-4 MAAC) vs.
Niagara Purple Eagles (6-11, 5-2 MAAC)
Sunday, October 20, 2019 | 1 p.m.
Hamden, Conn. | Burt Kahn Court
WATCH | LIVE STATS
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac volleyball team returns home this weekend as they welcome two MAAC foes to Hamden. The Bobcats will face off against Canisius on Saturday and Niagara on Sunday. Both matches are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bobcats hit the road for two matches, one against Rider and one against Saint Peter's. On Saturday the Bobcats fell to Rider by a score of 3-0. Maggie Baker led the Bobcats offensively with eight kills. The Bobcats would bounce right back on Sunday afternoon as they swept Saint Peter's. Aryanah Diaz recorded her second career triple-double with 12 kills, 17 assists and 13 digs. Maria Pansari dished out 28 assists in the Bobcat victory.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GRIFFINS
Canisius comes into this matchup holding second place in the MAAC with a 6-1 record in conference play. The Golden Griffins won their first six conference matches before falling to Siena last weekend. The top team in the MAAC Preseason Poll also have the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year on their team in Senior Middle Hitter Leah Simmons. She leads the team in kills with 236, which is good enough for third in the conference.
SCOUTING THE PURPLE EAGLES
Niagara is playing above their preseason expectations as they were picked to finish seventh in the Preseason Poll, but they currently are in third place in the conference. Niagara went on a five game win streak after dropping their conference opener, but they fell in their most recent conference game to Marist. Niagara has had a balanced attack offensively with three players tallying at least 154 kills.
BAKER'S BALLING OUT
Sophomore Outside Hitter Maggie Baker led the Bobcats offensively against Iona and Manhattan. Baker began the weekend on Saturday by posting 15 kills against Iona. She came back on Saturday and posted a career-high 25 kills against Manhattan on Sunday. She posted her third straight game of double-digit kills with 19 against Marist.
TRIPLE-DOUBLE DIAZ
Freshman Outside Hitter Aryanah Diaz recorded her first career triple-double against New Hampshire. Diaz finished with 20 digs, 16 assists and 14 kills. Her triple-double was the first Quinnipiac volleyball triple-double recorded since 2007. Diaz recorded her second career triple-double On Sunday, October 13 against Saint Peter's.
OUTSTANDING OATES
Senior Middle Blocker Kaleigh Oates was named MAAC Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Tuesday, September 10. She received this honor for her play at the Knights Fall Classic. Oates currently leads the MAAC in hitting percentage with .394.
PRESEASON POLL
Quinnipiac was picked to finish fourth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Poll as announced by the league office on Tuesday, August 20. The Bobcats also received a first place vote for the second time in three seasons.
VETERAN LEADERSHIP
Alejandra Rodriguez (Toa Alta, P.R.), Lauren Miller (Collegeville, Pa.), Maria Pansari (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) and Kaleigh Oates (Downingtown, Pa.) return as seniors for the Bobcats. All four seniors saw significant playing time last season with all of them playing more than 80 sets over the course of the season. Rodriguez and Pansari played all 112 sets last season.
NEW FACES
The Bobcats welcome four new players to the team for the 2019 season. Freshmen Alisa Mejia (Rye Brook, N.Y.) and Aryanah Diaz (Miami, Fla.) come in as college rookies. Georgia Tselepi (Athens, Greece) and Olga Zampati (Athens, Greece) come in as transfers from other Division 1 colleges. Tselepi comes to Quinnipiac after transferring from Cincinnati and Zampati comes from Oklahoma.
ROBINSON ERA IS HERE
Head Coach Kyle Robinson picked up his first win as a Bobcat in a 3-0 win against Seton Hall at the Morgan State Invitational.
To stay up to date with all things Quinnipiac Volleyball, follow the program on Instagram and Twitter @QU_WVB.
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