2024 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 18
Damla Gunes
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bursa, Turkey
- High School:
- Sahinkaya Academy
- Position:
- S
Bio
2x MAAC Setter of the Year (2023, 2024)
2x All-MAAC First Team (2023, 2024)
2x MAAC All-Academic Team (2023, 2024)
As a Junior in 2024
2x All-MAAC First Team (2023, 2024)
2x MAAC All-Academic Team (2023, 2024)
As a Junior in 2024
- 2024 MAAC Setter of the Year
- 2024 All-MAAC First Team Honoree
- 2x MAAC Setter of the Week
- Appeared in 101 sets across 29 matches played in her junior season in Hamden
- Registered 963 assists and 9.53 assists per set, which both led the team
- Recorded 26 kills and 79.0 total points
- Totaled 174 digs and 29.0 total blocks
- Registered a season-high 58 assists against Fairfield (11/3)
- Earned four aces against Saint Peter’s (9/29)
- Recorded 20+ assists in 25 of 29 matches
- Named MAAC Setter of the Year
- Named MAAC Player of the Week for the week of 10/31
- Appeared in a team-leading 105 sets across 29 matches during her second season with the Bobcats
- Led MAAC in assists with 1075 and was second in assists per set with 10.24
- Registered 40+ assists in 11 matches
- Led team and finished fourth in MAAC in service aces with 36
- Recorded a season-high 50 digs vs Furman on 8/25 and vs Fairfield on 10/29
- Finished third on team in digs with 253
- Registered 10+ digs in 12 matches
- Earned MAAC All-Academic Honors
- Earned MAAC All-Rookie Team honors
- Was named to the All-MAAC Championship Team
- Appeared in 95 sets across 28 matches
- Totaled 865 assists, 164 digs, 73.5 points, 35 service aces, and 31 blocks
- Averaged 9.11 assists and 1.73 digs per set
- 865 assists and 8.11 assists per set both ranked third in the MAAC
- Averaged 11.09 assists and 1.45 digs per set during the MAAC Tournament
- Posted totals of 38, 36, and 48 assists during the span of the MAAC Tournament
- Recorded six double-doubles on the season
- Tallied 30 or more assists in 14 matches
- Recorded career-high 55 assists twice
- First Quinnipiac player to tally 50 or more assists twice in a season since Maria Pansari did so six times in 2018
- Tallied 55 assists and 12 digs against Fordham for the first double-double of her collegiate career (Aug. 27)
- Attended Sahinkaya Academy where she competed in volleyball
- Played club volleyball for Nilüfer Belediye SC
- Majoring in business
- Daughter of Emel and Murat Gunes
- Sister, Yagmur, is a member of the QU volleyball program
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
Volleyball vs Marist
Sunday, November 10
Volleyball vs Siena
Saturday, November 09
Volleyball vs. Fairfield
Sunday, November 03
