Volleyball Closes Out Regular Season With Sweep Over Manhattan

Sunday, November 17

Riverdale, NY

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

18-12,15-3MAAC

Manhattan

1-28,0-18MAAC

Quinnipiac

Manhattan

Photo by: Farrah Chernov

Volleyball Closes Out Regular Season With Sweep Over Manhattan

11/17/2024 1:37:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats ended their regular season on a high note as they defeated the Manhattan Jaspers in straight sets.

The Bobcats extended their winning streak to five matches as two Bobcats registered double-digit kills. Yagmur Gunes led the team with 16 kills and Elena Giacomini registered 10 kills in the win.

Chloe Ka'ahanui recorded 29 assists to help power the Bobcats past the Jaspers.

LOCATION
Draddy Gymnasium | Riverdale, NY.

Records
Quinnipiac Bobcats (18-12, 15-3 MAAC) | Manhattan Jaspers (1-28, 0-18 MAAC)

Quinnipiac 3, Manhattan 0

SET ONE (25-13, Quinnipiac)
Quinnipiac jumped out to an early 8-2 advantage as the Jaspers called their first timeout of the set.

Out of the timeout, the Bobcats kept applying the pressure on Manhattan as Quinnipiac closed out the first set on a 17-11 run to win the opening set 25-13.

SET TWO (25-20)
The Bobcats and Jaspers traded points throughout the second set, but Quinnipiac held a 15-14 lead at the media timeout. After the break, Quinnipiac scored three straight points to force Manhattan to use a timeout.

Manhattan came out of the break and went on a 5-3 run to make it a two-point game. After Quinnipiac used a timeout, the Bobcats took a 23-20 lead into Manhattan's final timeout. Back-to-back points from the Bobcats out of the timeout sealed the second set, 25-20.

SET THREE (25-19)
Quinnipiac kicked off the final set on an 8-1 run to force Manhattan to call an early timeout. Out of the break, the Jaspers went on a 16-12 run to shrink the deficit to three.

After Manhattan called their final timeout of the set, Quinnipiac used a 5-2 run to clinch the win in three sets.

NOTES:

Two Bobcats recorded double-digit kills: Yagmur Gunes with 16 and Elena Giacomini with 10.
Elena Giacomini recorded her 17^th double-double of the season and for the tenth straight match.
Six different Bobcats recorded kills in the win over Manhattan.
Chloe Ka'ahanui registered 29 assists in the three-set victory.
The Bobcats dominated the service line with nine aces compared to four from Manhattan.
The Bobcats had 39 kills to Manhattan's 30.
Each team recorded six total blocks.

NEXT UP
The Bobcats punched their ticket to the 2024 MAAC Volleyball Championships hosted by the Siena Saints in Loudonville, New York.

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