Quinnipiac Ready For George Mason Invitational

Game #8: Quinnipiac (1-6) vs Navy (0-6)
Friday, Sep. 13, 2024 | 10:00 AM
Fairfax, V.A. | Recreation Athletic Complex
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Game #9: Quinnipiac (1-6) vs Old Dominion (5-2)
Friday, Sep. 13, 2024 | 4:00 PM
Fairfax, V.A. | Recreation Athletic Complex
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Game #10: Quinnipiac (1-6) at George Mason (2-4)
Saturday, Sep. 14, 2024 | 2:30 PM
Fairfax, V.A. | Recreation Athletic Complex
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FAIRFAX, V.A. – Quinnipiac women's volleyball heads back down to Virginia as they will compete at the George Mason Invite (Sep 13-14). The Bobcats will match up against Navy at 10 AM and Old Dominion at 4 PM on Friday, Sep. 13. Quinnipiac will wrap up at the Invite on Saturday as they will battle the hosts George Mason at 2:30 PM.

SCOUTING NAVY

Navy enters the George Mason Invite with a 0-6 overall record after competing in two previous Invitationals.
In the previous Invitational, the Kristen Dickmann Invitational, Navy lost to Liberty, UC San Diego and Cornell in straight sets.
Anahea Hauanio-Lore leads the team with 35 kills and 37.5 total points in 19 sets played.

SCOUTING THE MONARCHS

Old Dominion comes into the George Mason Invite with a 5-2 overall record after winning their last two matches.
The Monarchs dropped their opening match of the Villanova Classic in five sets to Princeton before defeating Loyola (Md.), 3-2, and Villanova, 3-1.
Myah Conway has appeared in all seven matches for the Monarchs and leads the team with 88 kills in 28 sets played. Conway has recorded 99.5 total points so far this season and has recorded 23 blocks on the defensive side.

SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS

George Mason comes into their Invite with a 2-4 overall record, winning their previous match against the Bobcats in four sets at the William & Mary Invitational.
After beating the Bobcats, 3-1, the Patriots lost in straight sets to Bucknell and fell in five sets to William & Mary to wrap up their weekend.
Olyvia Kennedy leads the Patriots with 51 kills in 24 sets played over six matches. Kennedy has registered 56 total points so far this season and has been registered with 10.0 total blocks.

LAST TIME OUT

The Bobcats competed in the William & Mary Invitational against George Mason, William & Mary, and Bucknell this past weekend (Sep. 6-7).
Quinnipiac fell in four sets to the Patriots and the Tribe before falling in three sets to the Bison.
Elena Giacomini (49.0 points, 40 kills, 21 digs, and four assists) and Chloe Ka'ahanui (89 assists, 19 digs, 3.0 points, two kills, and one ace) were named to the All-Tournament Team.

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.

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 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).

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

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