First-Years Shine in Bobcats' Loss Against Fordham

Saturday, August 27

Stony Brook, N.Y. / Pritchard Gymnasium

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

0-2,0-0MAAC

Fordham

1-0,0-0Atlantic 10

Quinnipiac

Fordham

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Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Quinnipiac volleyball team went the distance with Fordham, eventually falling in five sets, 3-2, on the road Saturday afternoon inside of Pritchard Gymnasium.

Ginevra Giovagnoni led the Bobcats with a career-high 22 kills and seven digs, while Damla Gunes contributed a career-high 55 assists and 12 digs for her first collegiate double-double

LOCATION
Pritchard Gymnasium | Stony Brook, N.Y.

Records
Quinnipiac (0-2, 0-0 MAAC) | Fordham (1-0, 0-0 A-10)

FORDHAM 3, QUINNIPIAC 2

QUINNIPIAC STATISTICAL LEADERS

Kills: Ginevra Giovagnoni (22), Alexandra Tennon (20), Aryanah Diaz (8)
Assists: Damla Gunes (55), Faavae Kimsel Moe (5)
Digs: Faavae Kimsel Moe (21), Aryanah Diaz (13), Damla Gunes (12)

SET ONE (25-16, Fordham)
The Bobcats found themselves trailing the Rams early in the set, 6-1. However, Quinnipiac responded with an 8-3 run to tie the set at 9-9. Four different Bobcats recorded a kill on the run to knot the set. However, Fordham countered with a 3-0 run before Quinnipiac called a timeout trailing 12-9.

Out of the halt, QU scored three points off a kill apiece from Nicole Legg and Aryanah Diaz, as well as a Fordham attack error. Fordham withstood Quinnipiac's run and responded with a 7-2 run to force Quinnipiac to burn its final timeout behind 19-13. The deficit proved to be too much for the Bobcats, as Fordham held on for the 25-16 set win.

SET TWO (23-25)
The two sides traded points to a 7-7 tie before Quinnipiac went on a 7-2 run to take a 14-9 lead before Fordham called a timeout. Ginevra Giovagnoni and Nicole Legg combined to tally five of Quinnipiac's seven points on the run behind five kills.

Out of the timeout, Quinnipiac built its lead to 17-11 before Fordham fought back to trim its deficit to 23-22 before Quinnipiac called a timeout. Out of the timeout, the Bobcats took two of the next three points, capped by a kill from Diaz to take the set 25-23.

SET THREE (24-26)
The two sides exchanged points to a 15-15 tie before QU pushed ahead 20-17 to force a Fordham timeout. Out of the timeout, the Rams went on a 4-0 run to take a 21-20 lead to force Quinnipiac to take a timeout. After falling behind 22-20, Quinnipiac went on a 4-0 run behind a kill apiece from Bailey Brashear, Giorgia Donghi and Tennon. However, the Rams fought back to tie the set at 24-24 before Brashear and Tennon closed the set to secure the set win for the Bobcats, 26-24.

SET FOUR (25-23)
The Bobcats found themselves behind 13-5 before battling back to tie the set at 16-16. Trailing 17-16, the Bobcats went on a 6-3 run to take a 23-20 lead. However, the Rams took the next five points to secure the set win.

SET FIVE (15-8)
The Rams jumped out to an 8-2 lead and never looked back, holding on for the 15-8 set win and match victory

NOTES

Giovagnoni led the way with 22 kills
Giovagnoni has led QU in kills in the first two matches of her career
Damla Gunes posted 55 assists
She is the first player to tally 50 or more assists in a match since Chloe Ka'Ahanui posted 53 assists against Holy Cross on Aug. 27, 2021
Nicole Legg contributed four blocks and three service aces
Kimsel Moe led the Bobcats with 21 digs

NEXT UP

The Bobcats will be back in action on Friday, Sept. 2, when QU opens play at the Delaware State Invitational against Loyola
First serve is set for 7 PM

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