Ragusa and Minlend Help Power Quinnipiac Past Sacred Heart

Saturday, October 3

Fairfield, CT

6:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

4-12,3-2Metro

Sacred Heart

10-7,3-2Metro

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Quinnipiac	25	27	27	3
Sacred Heart	18	25	25	0

Giulia Ragusa During Win vs. Merrimack (Sept. 29, 2026 in Hamden, CT)

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Ragusa and Minlend Help Power Quinnipiac Past Sacred Heart

10/3/2026 8:20:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Bobcats Earn Road Sweep to Close Out Weekend

By: QU Athletic Communications

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Quinnipiac women's volleyball team swept a Metro Conference matchup against Sacred Heart, 3-0 (25-18, 27-25, 27-25), on Saturday afternoon at the William H. Pitt Center.

With the victory, Quinnipiac improves to 4-12 overall and 3-2 in Metro action, while Sacred Heart moves to 10-7 overall and 3-2 in conference play.

The first-year duo of Giulia Ragusa and Sophia Minlend led the Bobcats to the road sweep. Ragusa paced the Bobcats' offense with 12 kills while hitting .346, adding eight digs and an ace. Minlend posted a double-digit performance of her own, finishing with 10 kills (.250 hitting percentage), nine digs, three block assists, and two service aces.

LOCATION
William H. Pitt Center | Fairfield, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (4-12, 3-2 Metro) | Sacred Heart (10-7, 3-2 Metro)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Set One (Quinnipiac 25, Sacred Heart 18): Quinnipiac established an early lead in the opening frame behind a 4-0 run capped by back-to-back aces from Giulia Ragusa and Sila Yildiz to take a 9-4 advantage. Sacred Heart pulled within three at 18-15, but the Bobcats responded with a strong closing push. Asia Belli notched a service ace to set up set point at 24-18, and an attack error by the Pioneers sealed the opening-set win for Quinnipiac.
Set Two (Quinnipiac 27, Sacred Heart 25): The second frame featured 10 tie scores and five lead changes as both teams battled back and forth. Quinnipiac strung together a 5-0 run mid-set behind kills from Sophia Minlend, Sila Yildiz, and a service ace by Klara Olszewska to build a 7-3 edge. Sacred Heart rallied late to reach set point at 24-23, but a clutch kill from Ragusa leveled the set at 24-24. Minlend put Quinnipiac back ahead with a kill at 26-25, and an ace from Olszewska put away the extended frame for the Bobcats.
Set Three (Quinnipiac 27, Sacred Heart 25): The final frame saw tight action throughout, featuring 13 ties and seven lead changes. Trailing 16-14, Quinnipiac mounted a four-point run highlighted by two kills from Sahra Ozbiltekin and an ace from Minlend to swing the lead back to 19-16. Sacred Heart held set point at 25-24, but an attack error by the Pioneers leveled the score at 25-25. A Sacred Heart attack error pushed the Bobcats to match point, and a tandem block from Minlend and Belli capped off the straight-sets victory.

🧹🧹🧹 road sweep! pic.twitter.com/AWcHBkps82
— Quinnipiac Volleyball (@QU_WVB) October 3, 2026

NOTES

Giulia Ragusa leads the Bobcats with 158 kills so far during her first season in Hamden. She also has 92 digs.
After posting 10 kills and nine digs in the win, Sophia Minlend is up to 117 kills and 95 digs for the season.
Quinnipiac hit .194 overall on the match with 37 total kills, including 17 kills in the second set alone.
The Bobcats recorded 10 blocks over the three-set win.
Klara Olszewska dished out a match-high 25 assists to direct the Bobcat offense.
Didar Bulbul anchored the defense with a team-high 10 digs.

UP NEXT
Quinnipiac continues the Metro Conference schedule with a home weekend against Siena (Oct. 9) and Marist (Oct. 10) at Burt Kahn Court. Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+.