Friday, August 30
Jacksonville, Fla.
10:00 AM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Rhode Island
Photo by: Ephemia Nicolakis
Volleyball Set To Begin 2024 Campaign At North Florida Invitational
8/29/2024 1:20:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Game #1: Quinnipiac (0-0) vs. Rhode Island (0-0)
Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 | 10:00 AM
Jacksonville, Fla. | UNF Arena
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Game #2: Quinnipiac vs. Mercer
Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 | 4:00 PM
Jacksonville, Fla. | UNF Arena
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Game #3: Quinnipiac at North Florida
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 | 10:00 AM
Jacksonville, Fla. | UNF Arena
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Quinnipiac women's volleyball begins the 2024 campaign on Friday morning, traveling to Jacksonville, Florida for the North Florida Invitational. The Bobcats are slated to take on URI on Friday, August 30th at 10 AM and Mercer at 4 PM. QU will then be back in action on Saturday, August 31st to battle the invitational hosts, North Florida at 10 AM. All matches can be seen on ESPN+.
2023 SEASON REWIND
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Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 | 10:00 AM
Jacksonville, Fla. | UNF Arena
Watch: ESPN+ | Live Stats: Click Here
Game #2: Quinnipiac vs. Mercer
Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 | 4:00 PM
Jacksonville, Fla. | UNF Arena
Watch: ESPN+ | Live Stats: Click Here
Game #3: Quinnipiac at North Florida
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 | 10:00 AM
Jacksonville, Fla. | UNF Arena
Watch: ESPN+ | Live Stats: Click Here
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Quinnipiac women's volleyball begins the 2024 campaign on Friday morning, traveling to Jacksonville, Florida for the North Florida Invitational. The Bobcats are slated to take on URI on Friday, August 30th at 10 AM and Mercer at 4 PM. QU will then be back in action on Saturday, August 31st to battle the invitational hosts, North Florida at 10 AM. All matches can be seen on ESPN+.
2023 SEASON REWIND
- The Bobcats finished the season with 19 wins, including six straight to kick off their conference schedule.
- The Bobcats finished 14-4 in MAAC play, which locked them into the No. 2 seed for the 2023 MAAC Championships.
- QU defeated No. 6 Iona, 3-1, in the MAAC Semifinals to punch their ticket to the title game. QU ultimately fell in four sets, 3-1, to in-state rival Fairfield.
- Quinnipiac women's volleyball has been selected number two in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll on August 21st.
- Junior Ginevra Giovagnoni was voted the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year. In just 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 named to the team as well.
- 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 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 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 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 13th before wrapping up with George Mason on the 14th.
- 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 21st 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 wrapping 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).
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