Friday, September 9
Morehead, Ky. / Johnson Arena
11:00 AM
Quinnipiac University
at
Morehead State
Bobcats Wrap Non-Conference Slate at Comfort Inn-vitational
9/8/2022 12:35:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
QU Volleyball Flies South for Weekend at Morehead State
Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-3) at Morehead State Eagles (2-3)
Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 | 11:00 AM
Johnson Arena | Morehead, Ky.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. North Alabama Lions
Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 | 4:30 PM
Johnson Arena | Morehead, Ky.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Robert Morris Colonials
Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 | 11:30 AM
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MOREHEAD, KY. – Quinnipiac volleyball wraps its 2022 non-conference slate this weekend, as the Bobcats head to Morehead, Kentucky for the Comfort Inn-vitational, hosted by Morehead State. QU opens the tournament on Friday against the host Eagles at 11 a.m., followed by a contest against North Alabama at 4:30 p.m. The Bobcats will wrap the tournament on Saturday with a match against Robert Morris at 11:30 a.m.
THE MATCHUP: vs. MOREHEAD STATE
LAST TIME OUT
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Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 | 11:00 AM
Johnson Arena | Morehead, Ky.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. North Alabama Lions
Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 | 4:30 PM
Johnson Arena | Morehead, Ky.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Robert Morris Colonials
Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 | 11:30 AM
Johnson Arena | Morehead, Ky.
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MOREHEAD, KY. – Quinnipiac volleyball wraps its 2022 non-conference slate this weekend, as the Bobcats head to Morehead, Kentucky for the Comfort Inn-vitational, hosted by Morehead State. QU opens the tournament on Friday against the host Eagles at 11 a.m., followed by a contest against North Alabama at 4:30 p.m. The Bobcats will wrap the tournament on Saturday with a match against Robert Morris at 11:30 a.m.
THE MATCHUP: vs. MOREHEAD STATE
- Friday's match between the Bobcats and the Eagles will mark the first meeting between the two programs
- Morehead State enters the weekend at 2-3 on the season
- The Eagles won their opening two matches before dropping the next three matches
- Morehead State has three players on the team with 30+ kills through five matches in Abby Hulsman (44), M.E. Hargan (43) and Maycie Welborn (38)
- Friday's contest between Quinnipiac and North Alabama will mark the first meeting between the two teams
- The Lions enter the weekend at 5-0, having dropped just two sets so far all season
- Taylor Floyd and Katy Floyd lead the Lions with 56 and 55 kills, respectively
- Quinnipiac and Robert Morris will meet for the 16th time on Saturday
- Saturday will mark the first contest between the two since they last met in 2012
- Robert Morris enters the weekend at 3-3 and has won each of its last two contests
- Annie Monaco leads the Colonials with 65 kills on the season
LAST TIME OUT
- The Bobcats went 1-1 in its two matches at the Delaware State Invitational
- QU downed Hartford in its tournament opener on Friday in four sets before falling in straight sets against Delaware State on Saturday
- Alexandra Tennon led the Bobcats with 16 kills in the victory over Hartford
- Ginevra Giovagnoni contributed 14 kills in the win
- Chloe Ka'Ahanui added 39 assists and 16 digs for a double-double
- Faavae Kimsel Moe tallied a career-high six service aces
- First year Ginevra Giovagnoni 52 kills on the season ranks sixth in the MAAC, while her 3.47 kills per set is tops in the conference
- Giovagnoni has led the Bobcats in kills in three of four matches
- 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
- First year Damla Gunes has made an instant impact for the Bobcats through four games
- Gunes' 82 assists on the season is tops on the team and ranks seventh in the MAAC
- She has recorded two double-doubles on the season, most recently tallying 18 assists and 11 digs against Delaware State
- 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 player to tally 50 or more assists in a match since Chloe Ka'Ahanui posted 53 assists against Holy Cross on Aug. 27, 2021
- Her 55 assists in the contest stands as the most assists in a match by a MAAC team this season
- The Bobcats will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 17 when they open MAAC play on the road against Niagara
- First serve from the Gallagher Center is set for 1 p.m.
- The Bobcats were selected No. 3 in the 2022 Women's Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the MAAC office on Friday, Aug. 19
- The Bobcats earned one first-place vote and 76 points in the poll, finishing just behind Rider (80 points) and Fairfield (99 points) for the top spot
- Graduate student middle blocker Nicole Legg – Quinnipiac's leader in blocks from a season ago – was named to the Preseason All-MAAC team for Quinnipiac
- The All-MAAC selection from a season ago posted 10 matches in 2021 where tallied 10 or more kills, including a 14-kill outing against Marist on Nov. 6, where she added a career-high 10 blocks for the double-double.
- 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)
- Quinnipiac's fall 2022 schedule features 26 regular season contests in total
- The Bobcats will host nine home games on Burt Kahn Court
- Quinnipiac begins MAAC play with five straight road contests against Niagara (Sept. 17), Canisius (Sept. 18), Siena (Sept. 24), Marist (Sept. 25) and Fairfield (Oct. 1)
- The Bobcats return to Hamden for their 2022 home opener on Burt Kahn Court with a Wednesday night matchup with Marist on Oct. 5
- QU follows with a run of three straight home games against Iona (Oct. 8), Manhattan (Oct. 9) and Siena (Oct. 12), before heading back on the road for bouts with Rider (Oct. 15) and Saint Peter's (Oct. 16)
- 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
To stay up-to-date on news surrounding Quinnipiac volleyball, follow the program on social media @QU_WVB and on gobobcats.com.
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