Saturday, September 21
Loudonville, N.Y. / Alumni Recreation Center
1:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
Siena
Volleyball Travels to Siena and Marist to Kick Off MAAC Play
9/20/2019 10:39:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (4-5, 0-0 MAAC) vs.
Siena Saints (4-5, 0-0 MAAC)
Saturday, September 21, 2019 | 1 p.m.
Alumni Recreation Center | Loudonville, N.Y.
LIVE STATS
Quinnipiac Bobcats (4-5, 0-0 MAAC) vs.
Marist Red Foxes (2-7, 0-0 MAAC)
Sunday, September 22, 2019 | 1 p.m.
McCann Arena | Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
WATCH (ESPN+) | LIVE STATS
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac volleyball team gets its MAAC campaign underway this weekend, traveling to Siena on Saturday and Marist on Sunday.
LAST TIME OUT
Quinnipiac traveled to Hamilton, N.Y. to play in the Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament, hosted by Colgate University. The Bobcats faced Colgate, Rutgers and New Hampshire in their three matches of the tournament. The Bobcats would drop their three matches over the weekend.
SCOUTING THE SAINTS
Siena was tabbed to finish 10th in the MAAC Preseason Poll. The Saints have gotten out to a 4-5 start, most recently defeating NJIT 3-1 on Wednesday night. The Saints have a very young roster, having six freshmen and four sophomores. Freshman Ally-Reese Williams leads the Saints in kills with 95. Sophomore Abby Huffman leads Siena with 31 blocks.
SCOUTING THE RED FOXES
Marist was tabbed to finished 5th in the MAAC Preseason Poll. The Red Foxes are 2-7 so far in the early 2019 season. They got their two wins of the season in their most recent tournament, defeating Northern Colorado and Santa Clara at the South Bay Battle. Senior Megan Fergus leads the Red Foxes with 106 kills on the season. She also leads the team in blocks with 24.
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.
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.
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 Quinnipiac Volleyball, follow the program on Instagram and Twitter @QU_WVB.
Siena Saints (4-5, 0-0 MAAC)
Saturday, September 21, 2019 | 1 p.m.
Alumni Recreation Center | Loudonville, N.Y.
LIVE STATS
Quinnipiac Bobcats (4-5, 0-0 MAAC) vs.
Marist Red Foxes (2-7, 0-0 MAAC)
Sunday, September 22, 2019 | 1 p.m.
McCann Arena | Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
WATCH (ESPN+) | LIVE STATS
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac volleyball team gets its MAAC campaign underway this weekend, traveling to Siena on Saturday and Marist on Sunday.
LAST TIME OUT
Quinnipiac traveled to Hamilton, N.Y. to play in the Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament, hosted by Colgate University. The Bobcats faced Colgate, Rutgers and New Hampshire in their three matches of the tournament. The Bobcats would drop their three matches over the weekend.
SCOUTING THE SAINTS
Siena was tabbed to finish 10th in the MAAC Preseason Poll. The Saints have gotten out to a 4-5 start, most recently defeating NJIT 3-1 on Wednesday night. The Saints have a very young roster, having six freshmen and four sophomores. Freshman Ally-Reese Williams leads the Saints in kills with 95. Sophomore Abby Huffman leads Siena with 31 blocks.
SCOUTING THE RED FOXES
Marist was tabbed to finished 5th in the MAAC Preseason Poll. The Red Foxes are 2-7 so far in the early 2019 season. They got their two wins of the season in their most recent tournament, defeating Northern Colorado and Santa Clara at the South Bay Battle. Senior Megan Fergus leads the Red Foxes with 106 kills on the season. She also leads the team in blocks with 24.
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.
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.
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 Quinnipiac Volleyball, follow the program on Instagram and Twitter @QU_WVB.
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