TicketsCINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati volleyball team played a tight match, but fell to the University of Houston 3-0 (25-18, 24-26, 24-26) on Sunday afternoon in Fifth Third Arena.
Middle Blockers senior Me'Ashah Nicholson (Shiloh, Ill./Belleville Althoff) and freshman Cortnee Bowser (Kent, Ohio/Theodore Roosevelt) each tallied 10 kills to pace the Cincinnati offense.
// Notables
- With the loss, Cincinnati is now to 14-14 on the season and 6-10 in the American Athletic Conference while Houston improves to a similar 14-14 and 6-10.
- Bowser led the team in blocking for the second consecutive match with four blocks.
- Nicholson's .368 hitting percentage was the highest of the match for either team.
// Set Breakdown
Set 1: UH 25, UC 18
- A five point scoring run for the Cougars, including two blocks and two UC attacking errors, put the visitor's ahead 22-15.
- Three straight kills by Bowser pulled the Bearcats to within 22-18, but Houston closed out the set with three points to win 25-18.
- Bowser led all players with five kills in the opening set.
Set 2: UH 26, UC 24
- The teams traded points until a three-point run by the Bearcats put UC ahead 18-16 and forced Houston into a timeout.
- Cincinnati kept the lead with kills by sophomore Ciara Hill (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook), Bowser and Nicholson through 24-20.
- Five straight points from Houston put the Cougars ahead 25-24 and an unfortunate service ace off the net won the set for UH.
- Bowser again led the team with five kills in the set while Nicholson added four.
Set 3: UH 26, UC 24
- Houston grabbed an 18-14 lead following a UC attacking error and looked to be in control of the game until two straight points by the Bearcats, including a kill by junior Morgan Allred (Carrolton, Texas/Hebron) tied the score at 20-20.
- Cincinnati scored four of the next five points and went ahead 24-21 on another kill by Allred.
- Houston responded with five straight points, including three kills, to win the set 26-24 and win the match 3-0.
// Up Next
Cincinnati faces a short week as it heads to Memphis for a match on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT.
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