Bobcats Set For MAAC Tournament at Siena

MAAC SEMIFINALS: No. 2 Quinnipiac Bobcats (18-12, 15-3 MAAC) vs. No. 3 Rider Broncs (15-16, 14-4 MAAC)
Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 | 4:00 PM
Loudonville, N.Y. | UHY Center
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MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP: No. 2 Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. TBD
Sunday, Nov. 24, 2023 | 1:00 PM
Loudonville, N.Y. | UHY Center
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LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – The second-seeded Quinnipiac women's volleyball team will take on the MAAC Volleyball Championships as they travel to Siena in Loudonville, NY. The Bobcats will take on the No.3 Rider Broncs at 4 PM on ESPN+.

With a win, Quinnipiac will advance to the MAAC Championship game for a match at 1 p.m. on ESPN+.

LAST TIME OUT

The Bobcats wrapped the regular season with two more MAAC wins last weekend, defeating Iona in five sets and Manhattan in straight sets.
Yagmur Gunes led the Bobcats in kills in both contests to end the regular season on a high note.
Yagmur Gunes recorded 20 kills in the win at Iona and 16 kills in the sweep at Manhattan.
Elena Giacomini recorded a double-double in each contest last weekend to extend her streak to ten straight games.

MAAC TOURNEY TIME

Entering the weekend, the Bobcats are in the MAAC Semifinals for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
With a win on Saturday, the Bobcats will advance to the MAAC Championship for the third time in five seasons.

MAJOR AWARDS

Elena Giacomini was named the MAAC Player of the Year, the program's first player of the year in their history.
For the second straight season, Damla Gunes earned the MAAC's Setter of the Year award, the first time in program history that a player has won a major award in back-to-back seasons.
Carola Negron Diaz was named to the All-Rookie team after an impressive first season in Hamden.

2024 SEASON REWIND

The Bobcats finished the season with 18 wins, including five straight to wrap up their conference schedule.
The Bobcats finished 15-3 in MAAC play, which locked them into the No. 2 seed for the 2024 MAAC Championships.

PRESEASON ACCOLADES

Quinnipiac women's volleyball has been selected number two in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll on August 21^st.
Junior Ginevra Giovagnoni was voted the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year. In her second season as a Bobcat, Giovagnoni led the MAAC in kills per set (4.14) and points per set (4.67).
Along with Giovagnoni being named to the Preseason All-MAAC team, reigning Setter of the Year, Damla Gunes, was also named to the team.

HEAD COACH KYLE ROBINSON

Head Coach Kyle Robinson enters his sixth season with the Bobcats in 2024.
Robinson is 205-147 over his career as a collegiate head coach (7 seasons at LIU before 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.

STRONG RETURNING GROUP

The Bobcats return 11 members who were on the squad last season.
Among those returners are Ginevra Giovagnoni, who appeared on the 2023 MAAC All-Championship team, Damla Gunes, the 2023 MAAC Setter of the Year, and the team leader in total points, Yagmur Gunes.

THE '24 SCHEDULE

The Bobcats' non-conference schedule continues as they travel to Brookville, N.Y. to take on the LIU Sharks (Sep. 3) before heading to Williamsburg, Virginia to take part in the William & Mary Invitational (Sep. 6-7).
QU will then head back to Virginia to compete in the George Mason Invitational (Sep. 13-14) in Fairfax. They will battle Navy and Old Dominion on the 13^th before wrapping up with George Mason on the 14^th.
Quinnipiac will wrap up their non-conference schedule with the Dartmouth Invitational against Dartmouth (Sep. 21) and Providence (Sep. 22) in Hanover, NH.
Head Coach Kyle Robinson and the squad return to Hamden as they take on the Rider Broncs to open MAAC play on Sep. 28.
Following a home battle with Saint Peter's (Sep. 29) and MAAC newcomer Merrimack (Oct. 2), the Bobcats will head to Fairfield for a 2023 MAAC Championship rematch on Oct. 5.
After a quick road trip to Fairfield, the squad returns home for three straight matches, against Sacred Heart (Oct. 6), Manhattan (Oct. 12), and Iona (Oct. 13).
Following the three-game homestand, QU will hit the road for six straight contests which begins at Marist on October 20. The Bobcats will head to Siena on October 21^st before heading to Buffalo to take on Canisius (Oct. 26) and Niagara (Oct. 27). To wrap up the road trip, the Bobcats will battle the two newer teams in the MAAC with a matchup against Merrimack (Oct. 30) and Sacred Heart (Nov. 2).
The Bobcats return to Hamden with a Sunday MAAC matchup with Fairfield (Nov. 3) and wrap up their home slate with a Saturday match against Siena (Nov. 9) and Marist (Nov. 10).
The Bobcats wrap their regular season on the road with bouts at Iona (Nov. 16) and Manhattan (Nov. 17).

For more information on Quinnipiac Volleyball, visit gobobcats.com/volleyball and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_WVB.

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Elena Giacomini

Ginevra Giovagnoni

Damla Gunes

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Carola Negron Diaz

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