Volleyball Hands Fairfield First MAAC Loss of the Season

Sunday, November 3

Hamden, Conn.

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

14-12,11-3MAAC

Fairfield

15-11,13-1MAAC

Fairfield

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Farrah Chernov

Volleyball Hands Fairfield First MAAC Loss of the Season

11/3/2024 5:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac volleyball team sought revenge on Sunday afternoon, handing Fairfield their first conference loss by defeating them in five sets.

Elena Giacomini had a performance to remember. She led the offensive charge with 31 kills, reaching a new game-high each in the five-set victory. Damla Gunes registered a season-high 58 assists in the effort.

LOCATION
Burt Kahn Court | Hamden, CT.

Records
Quinnipiac Bobcats (14-12, 11-3 MAAC) | Fairfield Stags (15-11, 13-1 MAAC)

Quinnipiac 3, Fairfield 2

SET ONE (25-18, Quinnipiac)
The Bobcats opened with a commanding 6-0 run and maintained control despite Fairfield's attempts to close the gap. Quinnipiac took the first set 25-18.

SET TWO (25-27)
The second set was highly competitive, with seven ties. Quinnipiac initially went up 13-10, but Fairfield responded with a 5-0 run to lead 20-17. Ultimately, Fairfield won the set 27-25 to even the match.

SET THREE (25-22)
Fairfield started strong with a 5-3 lead, but Quinnipiac fought back, eventually pulling ahead 15-14 after a 3-0 run. A 10-5 finishing stretch secured the set for the Bobcats, giving them a 2-1 edge in the match.

SET FOUR (22-25)
Fairfield opened with a 6-3 run, though Quinnipiac quickly countered. The Stags gained a 14-10 advantage before a 3-0 Bobcats run tightened the score. Fairfield held off Quinnipiac's late surge, tying the match 2-2 with a 25-22 set win.

SET FIVE (15-9)
Fairfield scored first in the decisive fifth set, but Quinnipiac answered with a 4-0 run to lead 4-1. After Fairfield briefly tied it at 6-6, the Bobcats closed the match with a 5-0 run to secure a 15-9 set victory and the overall win.

NOTES:

Two different Bobcats recorded double-digits in kills, with Elena Giacomini having 31 double-digit kills and Yagmur Gunes recording 19.
Carola Negron Diaz led the team in digs, recording a career-high 22. Diaz has recorded double-digit digs in the last three out of four matches.
Quinnipiac recorded 11.0 blocks, while Fairfield had 8.0
The Bobcats registered 71 total kills to Fairfield's 58.
Quinnipiac dominated the service line with eight aces in the victory over the Stags.
Damla Gunes recorded 58 assists in the effort, which was a season high.

NEXT UP
The Bobcats remain home to face Siena on November 9 at 1:00 p.m.

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