Saturday, October 8
Hamden, Conn.
1:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Iona
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Bobcats Continue Homestand With Weekend Matches vs. Iona and Manhattan
10/7/2022 12:21:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (2-11, 1-5 MAAC) vs Iona Gaels (11-6, 6-1 MAAC)
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Burt Kahn Court | Hamden, Conn.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Manhattan Jaspers
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Burt Kahn Court | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac volleyball team continues its four-game homestand with two matches this weekend on Burt Kahn Court, as it plays host to Iona on Saturday and Manhattan on Saturday. Both matches are set for a 1 p.m. first serve.
THE MATCHUP: vs. IONA
LAST TIME OUT
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Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Burt Kahn Court | Hamden, Conn.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Manhattan Jaspers
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Burt Kahn Court | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac volleyball team continues its four-game homestand with two matches this weekend on Burt Kahn Court, as it plays host to Iona on Saturday and Manhattan on Saturday. Both matches are set for a 1 p.m. first serve.
THE MATCHUP: vs. IONA
- Saturday's match between the Bobcats and Gaels will mark the 26th meeting between the two programs
- Iona owns a 21-4 record all-time against Quinnipiac
- The last time the two sides matched up, Iona came away with a five-set victory over QU in New Rochelle on Nov. 14, 2021
- Aryanah Diaz led the way with 23 kills for the Bobcats
- The Gaels enter the match 11-6 on the season and 6-1 in MAAC contests
- Iona is on a five-game win streak
- Mackenzie Wiggins leads the Gaels with 149 kills and 178 points
- Sunday's match between the Bobcats and Jaspers will mark the 19th meeting between the two programs
- Manhattan owns a 10-8 record all-time against Quinnipiac
- The last time the two sides matched up, Quinnipiac came away with a three-set victory over Manhattan in Riverdale on Nov. 13, 2021
- Aryanah Diaz led the Bobcats with 11 kills and three service aces
- The Jaspers enter the weekend at 1-15 on the season and 1-5 in MAAC contests
- Manhattan is on a five-game losing streak
- Julia Menocal leads the Jaspers with 172 kills and 205.5 points
LAST TIME OUT
- Aryanah Diaz tallied 15 kills and 17 digs for a double-double, as the Bobcats fell just short in the home-opener against Marist, 3-2, on Oct. 5
- Nicole Legg added 13 kills and eight blocks, Lexi Morse contributed 11 kills and Alexandra Tennon tallied 10 kills and seven digs in the match.
- After 338 days away, the Bobcats returned to Burt Kahn Court to host a volleyball match
- QU opened its four-game homestand with a five-set loss against Marist
- The Bobcats continue its homestand with weekend matches against Iona and Manhattan
- QU closes the homestand on Wednesday, Oct. 12 against Siena
- The Bobcats earned its first MAAC win of the season in a thrilling five-set victory over Siena on the road on Sept. 24
- The Bobcats took the opening two sets, before dropping the next two
- The Bobcats found themselves down 10-4 in the final set before slowly battling back to tie the set at 13-13. With the set tied, Damla Gunes scored a block at the net to give the Bobcats match point, before assisting on a kill from Alexandra Tennon to take the final set and match.
- Tennon posted 16 kills and 13 digs for her third double-double of the season, while Aryanah Diaz added 14 kills and 12 digs for the Bobcats in the victory.
- Senior Aryanah Diaz got off to a hot start to open MAAC competition
- Diaz recorded a double-double in three consecutive MAAC matches to open conference-play
- Diaz owns six double-doubles on the season, most recently tallying 15 kills and 17 digs against Marist on Oct. 5
- Diaz opened MAAC play with 26 kills and 11 digs against the Purple Eagles on Sept. 17
- She followed with 18 kills and 15 digs against the Golden Griffins on Sept. 18
- Diaz totaled 14 kills and and 12 digs for the Bobcats in the victory over Siena on Sept. 24
- Through six MAAC contests, Diaz ranks second in the conference in kills with 93
- First year Damla Gunes has made an instant impact for the Bobcats through 13 games
- Gunes' 327 assists on the season is tops on the team and ranks fifth in the MAAC, while her 8.18 assists per set ranks third in the MAAC
- She has recorded two double-doubles on the season, most recently tallying 18 assists and 11 digs against Delaware State
- She has recorded 30 or more assists five times this season, most recently tallying 35 assists in a contest against Marist on Oct. 5
- She tallied 36 assists in a win over Siena on Sept. 24
- 55 assists in QU's contest against Canisius on Sept. 18
- She posted 35 assists in QU's contest against Robert Morris on Sept. 10
- Gunes tallied 55 assists and 12 digs against Fordham on Aug. 27 for the first double-double of her collegiate career
- She is the first Quinnipiac player to tally 50 or more assists twice in a season since Maria Pansari did so six times in 2018
- Her 55 assists in a contest stands as the most assists in a match by a MAAC player this season, doing so twice
- Sophomore Alexandra Tennon's 164 kills on the season ranks eighth in the MAAC, while her 3.22 kills per set ranks fifth in the MAAC as well
- Tennon has posted double-figure kills in 10 consecutive matches
- Alexandra Tennon was named to the All-Tournament team after totaling 43 kills, 30 digs and six blocks at the Comfort Inn-vitational hosted by Morehead State
- Tennon led the Bobcats in kills in all three matches, posting team-high amounts of 11 kills (Morehead State) and 16 kills twice (North Alabama/Robert Morris)
- Graduate student Nicole Legg has proven herself to be a top two-way player in the conference
- Legg is tops in the conference in hitting percentage (.383) and tied for ninth in total blocks (32)
- Legg has tallied 10 or more kills in three matches this season, most recently posting 13 kills against Marist on Oct. 5
- Legg recorded a season-high eight blocks against Marist on Oct. 5
- First year Ginevra Giovagnoni has totaled 89 kills on the season
- She boasts 2.97 kills per set on the season
- Giovagnoni has led the Bobcats in kills in three matches this season
- Giovagnoni was named the MAAC Player of the Week, as announced by the conference on Monday, Aug. 30
- This was the first weekly award honor for Giovagnoni this season after just two games played
- She combined to tally a team-best 31 kills, 15 digs, two service aces and a block in Quinnipiac's opening matches against Stony Brook and Fordham
- Giovagnoni recorded nine kills, eight digs and two service aces in the Bobcats' opener at Stony Brook
- She followed that performance with a team-high 22 kills with a blistering .409 attack-percentage and seven digs against Fordham
- The Bobcats will be back in action on Wednesday, Oct. 12 when they take on MAAC foe Siena
- First serve is set for 7 p.m.
- Head Coach Kyle Robinson enters his fourth season with the Bobcats
- Robinson has led the Bobcats to 28 wins in three seasons and two MAAC Tournament berths
- Robinson has led QU to appearances in the MAAC Championship (2019) and MAAC Semifinals (2019, 2021)
- QU earned 11 wins in last season, including nine against MAAC opponents
- Earning All-MAAC First Team honors as a senior in 2021, Nicole Legg returns as a graduate student
- Legg's 247 kills ranked second on the team and 11th in the MAAC, while she ranked third in total blocks (99) and led the conference with a .398 attack-percentage
- Aryanah Diaz returns for her senior campaign after leading the Bobcats and ranking eighth in the MAAC with 293 kills in 2021
- Diaz tallied 339 digs in 2021, the second most on the team
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