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NEW ORLEANS - The University of Cincinnati volleyball team put on a dominating performance on Friday afternoon, beating Tulane 3-0 (25-18, 25-10, 25-20) in American Athletic Conference action. The Bearcats rolled to their third straight win behind the play of freshmen Jade Tingelhoff (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South) and Carly Nolan (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South) who paced UC to a .461 hitting percentage, the team's highest since 2003.
// NOTABLES
- With the win, Cincinnati improves to 12-6 on the year and 4-3 in the American Athletic Conference while Tulane falls to 7-12 and 1-6.
- Cincinnati's .461 hitting percentage is the highest for the Bearcats since Nov. 8, 2003, against DePaul.
- Nolan tied a career high with 18 kills and has recorded double-digit kills in 10 matches this season, including five straight. She also recorded a career-high .552 hitting clip to lead the Bearcats.
- Tingelhoff had 41 assists in the three-set match to pace the offense. The freshman also was one dig away from her eighth-career double-double.
- Freshman Jordan Thompson (Edina, Minn./Edina) finished with 13 and has recorded double-digit kill totals in 12 consecutive matches.
- Freshman Abby Williams (Loveland, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) totaled 13 digs and has finished with double-digit digs in all but one match this season.
- Cincinnati committed a season-low six attacking errors in the match. It is only the second time all season UC has had fewer than 10 hitting errors (Sept, 19 vs. SIUE).
- The trio of Nolan, Thompson and senior Emma Roberson (Brooks, Ky./Evansville) combined for 38 kills with just three errors.
- Cincinnati limited the Green Wave to just one block in the match, a season-low for the UC opponent.
- It is the fifth 3-0 sweep of the season for Cincinnati.
// ALVEY'S ADDITIONS
"It was obviously a very successful match offensively" said head coach Molly Alvey. "Everyone found some success today. Tulane came out in the third set with some good adjustments and with a plan and they played us well. I think we were able to respond and adjust to those adjustments. A lot of what we talked about this week in practice and in our team meetings translated onto the court today. l I thought we played a very nice match."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UC 25, TU 18
- Back-to-back kills by Nolan gave the Bearcats an early 8-4 lead and forced a Tulane timeout.
- The lead expanded to 15-10 after a kill by Roberson and a well-placed ace by junior Lindsey Dinkelacker (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Louis).
- Kills by Roberson and Nolan finished off the set with a 25-18 Bearcats victory.
- Nolan (seven kills) and freshman Tingelhoff (15 assists) led Cincinnati in the opening game.
Set 2: UC 25, TU 10
- Cincinnati expanded a two-point advantage to seven points following a 6-1 scoring run that gave the Bearcats a 12-5 lead. Thompson (2), Roberson and sophomore Cortnee Bowser (Kent, Ohio/Theodore Roosevelt) all registered kills during that run.
- Sophomore Parker Shepherd (McKinney, Texas/McKinney Boyd) served in an ace to force a TU timeout at 16-8.
- The Bearcats took advantage of a disorganized Green Wave team to score the final six points of the game, with the help of four Tulane errors, to win 25-10.
Set 3: UC 25, TU 20
- The Green Wave scored in pairs to open a 9-4 lead and force the Bearcats into their first timeout of the match.
- Kills by Bowser and Thompson contributed to a three-point UC run that tied the score at 17-17.
- A Tulane service error and a kill by sophomore Maya Muldrow (Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield) on an overpass gave the Bearcats their first lead of the game at 20-19 and forced a Green Wave timeout.
- The Bearcats closed out the match with three consecutive kills by Nolan, Muldrow and Nolan again to earn the conference victory on the road.
// BEARCATS DIG PINK
During the month of October, the volleyball team is raising awareness and funds to support breast cancer research. The Bearcats have teamed with The Side-Out Foundation and its annual Dig Pink campaign with a goal of raising $500 for breast cancer research. To donate or learn more about the cause, click here.
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati travels to the Lone Star State for a conference matchup with Houston on Sunday, Oct. 18. The match will begin at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT from the Cougar Athletic Center.
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// EXPERIENCE UC
The University of Cincinnati department of athletics announced a new initiative entitled Experience UC, geared toward inviting the community to campus to see firsthand the great things about and surrounding the university. Experience UC includes complimentary admission for patrons attending women's basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, women's tennis, men's and women's soccer, swimming and diving and track and field home events.