Friday, September 1
New York, N.Y.
4:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Virginia
Photo by: Ephemia Nicolakis
Bobcats Head to New York for Columbia Invitational This Weekend
8/31/2023 12:39:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Game #4: Quinnipiac (1-2) vs. Virginia (1-1)
Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 | 4:00 PM
New York, N.Y. | Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium
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Game #5: Quinnipiac vs. Fordham
Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 | 2:30 PM
New York, N.Y. | Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium
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Game #6: Quinnipiac at Columbia
Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 | 7:00 PM
New York, N.Y. | Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Quinnipiac women's volleyball continues its 2023 campaign, as the Bobcats head to New York for the Columbia Invitational held on Schiller Court inside of Lebien Gymnasium.
The Bobcats will open the weekend on Friday against ACC member Virginia at 4 p.m., before taking on Fordham and hosts Columbia in a doubleheader on Saturday set for 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
STANDING OUT
DEFENDING MAAC CHAMPS
Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 | 4:00 PM
New York, N.Y. | Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium
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Game #5: Quinnipiac vs. Fordham
Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 | 2:30 PM
New York, N.Y. | Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium
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Game #6: Quinnipiac at Columbia
Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 | 7:00 PM
New York, N.Y. | Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium
Watch: ESPN+ | Live Stats: Click Here
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Quinnipiac women's volleyball continues its 2023 campaign, as the Bobcats head to New York for the Columbia Invitational held on Schiller Court inside of Lebien Gymnasium.
The Bobcats will open the weekend on Friday against ACC member Virginia at 4 p.m., before taking on Fordham and hosts Columbia in a doubleheader on Saturday set for 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Bobcats opened their season at the Hokie Invitational this past weekend
- QU went 1-2 over the weekend, dropping a thrilling five-set contest against Furman in the opener
- The Bobcats picked up their first win of the season in a 3-0 sweep over Morgan State in the finale
- Ginevera Giovagnoni led Quinnipiac with 11 kills and 12 digs for her second double-double of the early campaign
STANDING OUT
- Graduate student Aryanah Diaz was named to the Hokie Invitational All-Tournament Team for her play over the weekend
- Diaz totaled 41.5 points, 35 kills, 27 digs, eight assists and six service aces
- For the three games, Diaz averaged 3.77 points, 3.18 kills and 2.45 digs per set
- She opened the 2023 season with 21 kills and 11 digs against Furman for her first double-double of the season
DEFENDING MAAC CHAMPS
- The Bobcats finished the season with 14 wins, including a seven-game win streak through the end of the regular season and concluding with its first-ever MAAC title
- QU defeated No. 3 Iona, 3-1, in the MAAC Quarterfinals, followed by a sweep over No. 7 Rider in the semifinals, then bested No. 1 Fairfield, 3-1, in the championship round to complete the historic run
- Quinnipiac women's volleyball has been selected as the preseason MAAC favorite, as announced on Friday, Aug. 18 by the league office.
- The Bobcats earned the No. 1 spot in the 2023 Women's Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll alongside Marist, with both programs receiving three of 11 first-place votes and 85 total points each.
- Quinnipiac saw two student-athletes named to the preseason All-MAAC team, as graduate student Aryanah Diaz and sophomore Ginevra Giovagnoni garnered the honor.
- Head Coach Kyle Robinson enters his fifth season with the Bobcats in 2023.
- Robinson is 186-137 over his career as a collegiate head coach (7 seasons at LIU prior to QU)
- Robinson has firmly cemented himself as one of the premiere college coaches in the NCAA's highest division. He effectively etched his signature on Quinnipiac volleyball by becoming the first head coach in program history to lead the program to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2022
- The Bobcats earned their first-ever berth into the NCAA Tournament as an automatic qualifier after winning the 2022 MAAC Championship as a sixth seed last November, going 7-0 during the month beginning with a four-game win streak prior to the MAAC Tournament
- During the run leading into the MAAC Tournament, the Bobcats had won each of its last four matches, dropping just one set between the contests
- The Bobcats return 10 members who saw court time from last season's championship team
- Among those returners are all three members of the MAAC Tournament All-Championship Team, Aryanah Diaz (outside hitter/opposite), Damla Gunes (libero), and Ginevra Giovagnoni (outside hitter)
- The defending MAAC champions' strong non-conference slate continues at the Columbia Invitational, where the Bobcats go up against Virginia (Sept. 1), Fordham (Sept. 2) and hosts Columbia (Sept. 2) before wrapping its non-league slate at the Henson Hawk Invitational, hosted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Sept. 8-9)
- Head Coach Kyle Robinson and the squad return to Hamden, as the reigning MAAC champs host Niagara in the home opener on Burt Kahn Court on Sept. 16
- Following a home match vs. Canisius (Sept. 17), Quinnipiac is on the road for its next five contests. The Bobcats open its five-game road trip with Marist (Sept. 23) and Siena (Sept. 24), before taking on Iona (Sept. 30) and Manhattan (Oct. 1). Quinnipiac ends its five-game road stand with a rematch of the 2023 MAAC Championship at Fairfield on October 6.
- The Bobcats return to Hamden with a Wednesday MAAC matchup with Manhattan (Oct. 11), followed by home matches with Saint Peter's (Oct. 14) and Rider (Oct. 15).
- Quinnipiac heads to Buffalo for its weekend matches against Niagara (Oct. 21) and Canisius (Oct. 22), before returning to Hamden for a four-game homestand. The Bobcats will welcome Iona to Hamden (Oct. 25), followed by its second match with Fairfield (Oct. 29).
- Quinnipiac opens the month of November at home against Marist on the fourth before the 2023 home finale against Siena (Nov. 5) for Senior Day.
- The Bobcats wrap their regular season on the road with bouts at Rider (Nov. 11) and Saint Peter's (Nov. 12).
For more information on Quinnipiac Volleyball, visit gobobcats.com/volleyball and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_WVB.
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