Quinnipiac Tops Iona, Wins 8th Straight Match

Friday, October 31

Hamden, CT

5:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

14-11,11-2MAAC

Iona

9-18,4-9MAAC

Iona

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Caroline Barry

10/31/2025 7:06:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Hamden, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's volleyball team won their eighth straight match as they swept the Iona Gaels in Hamden on Friday night. Quinnipiac took the lead in each set and didn't look back as they maintained control throughout.

The Bobcats got started on a 17-11 run to kick off the match, which forced the Gaels to call their first timeout of the set. Quinnipiac continued to control the set as they closed out the opening set on an 8-6 run to take the first set 25-17.

Quinnipiac jumped out to an early lead as they held an 8-2 advantage while the Iona Gaels called a timeout to settle things down. Out of the timeout, the Bobcats and Gaels traded points, but QU still led 19-13 as Iona used their final timeout in the set. Out of the second Iona timeout, the Gaels and Bobcats went back-and-forth once again, but Quinnipiac put a close on the set, winning the second set 25-19.

A 7-1 run from the Bobcats kicked off the third set and forced Iona to use an early timeout. Quinnipiac had their eyes set on closing out the match in three sets and did just that, winning the third set 25-14 to sweep the Gaels.

LOCATION
Burt Kahn Court | Hamden, Connecticut

Quinnipiac 3, Iona 0

Yagmur Gunes and Elena Giacomini tied for the team lead in kills with 13 each.
Gunes has reached double-digit kills for the 19^th time this season, while Giacomini reached that threshold for the 24^th time this year.
Gunes also recorded 15 digs to give her another double-double, her 13^th of the season.
Ginevra Giovagnoni recorded 12 kills and 16 digs for her second double-double of the season.
Carola Negron Diaz led the defensive side of the ball as she recorded 17 digs in the win.
Damla Gunes led the Bobcats with 33 assists, while four other Bobcats recorded at least one assist. Carola Negron Diaz and Klara Olszewska picked up four assists each.
Five different Bobcats recorded a kill, and seven different Bobcats recorded at least one dig in the three-set win over the Gaels.
Damla Gunes recorded three service aces, the most on the team.
Milena Silva led the Bobcats with 1.5 total blocks.
The Bobcats stretched their win streak to eight straight matches.
With the win, the Bobcats improve to 11-2 in conference play and 14-11 overall.