Bobcats Drop Matchup vs. Dartmouth

Saturday, September 19

Hanover, NH

6:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

1-9,0-0Metro

Dartmouth

4-4,0-0Ivy League

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Quinnipiac	22	22	27	20	1
Dartmouth	25	25	25	25	3

Quinnipiac Team Huddle (Sept. 4, 2026 at Delaware State)

Photo by: Sean Holmes / OTM Studios

9/19/2026 9:40:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

HANOVER, N.H. – The Quinnipiac volleyball team dropped a four-set decision on the road against Dartmouth College (25-22, 25-22, 25-27, 25-20) on Saturday afternoon at Leede Arena.

SCORE
Dartmouth 3, Quinnipiac 1 (25-22, 25-22, 25-27, 25-20)

LOCATION
Leede Arena | Hanover, N.H.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (1-9) | Dartmouth (4-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Set One (Dartmouth 25, Quinnipiac 22): Quinnipiac jumped out to an early lead behind service aces from Sophia Gisslen and Asia Belli alongside early putdowns from Farah Sherif. The Big Green answered with a run midway through the frame, taking advantage of consecutive service aces by Zori Brown to go up 11-10. Quinnipiac pushed back to force a late 20-20 deadlock following a kill from Vittoria Tonelli. However, Dartmouth capitalized on a late 3-0 surge to reach set point and closed out the opening set 25-22.
Set Two (Dartmouth 25, Quinnipiac 22): The Bobcats traded points through a highly competitive second frame that featured 10 tie scores. Behind setting from Gisslen and attack contributions from Giulia Ragusa, Sophia Minlend, and Tonelli, Quinnipiac continuously answered Dartmouth's offense. Trailing 20-18, the Bobcats rallied as back-to-back scoring plays capped by a Gisslen ace tied the set at 20-20. The Big Green managed to retain the edge at the net, closing out the set on a 5-2 run to take a 2-0 match lead.
Set Three (Quinnipiac 27, Dartmouth 25): Refusing to back down, Quinnipiac rallied early in the third stanza. A Ragusa ace paired with strong blocking up front from Sila Yildiz and Sahra Ozbiltekin sparked a 5-0 Bobcat run, extending their lead to 11-5. Dartmouth fought back to tie the set late at 20-20 and eventually forced extra points at 24-24 and 25-25. Quinnipiac showed resilience in the clutch, securing the final two points on a clutch kill by Ozbiltekin and a Big Green attack error to claim the third set 27-25.
Set Four (Dartmouth 25, Quinnipiac 20): The fourth set remained tight early, featuring 12 tie scores and five lead changes. Ragusa provided a spark for the Bobcats with six kills in the set alone, while Belli added key strikes to keep Quinnipiac within striking distance at 18-18. Dartmouth eventually used a 4-0 run late in the set to pull ahead 24-20 before clinching the frame and the match on a match-ending service ace.

NUMBERS & NOTES

Giulia Ragusa paced the Bobcats offense with a team-high 11 kills while adding 4 digs.
Sahra Ozbiltekin added seven kills.
Didar Bulbul led the defensive effort with nine digs.
Sophia Gisslen led QU with 24 assists.
Quinnipiac is 2-6 against Dartmouth during the Bobcats' Division I era.

UP NEXT
The Bobcats will wrap up the non-conference slate on Sunday afternoon, squaring off with Binghamton at 12:00 PM (streamed on ESPN+).