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CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati volleyball team beat second-place Temple 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 25-15) on Friday night at Fifth Third Arena to move into second place with a 7-4 record in American Athletic Conference action. Freshmen Jordan Thompson (Edina, Minn./Edina) and Carly Nolan (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South) led the Bearcats with 21 and 20 kills, respectively.
The teams began the second half of league play on Friday and Cincinnati avenged a 3-1 loss suffered against Temple on Oct. 4 in Philadelphia.
// NOTABLES
- With the victory, Cincinnati improves to 15-7 on the year and 7-4 in The American while Temple falls to 16-7 and 7-4.
- Thompson finished with 21 kills and has recorded double-digit kill totals in 16 consecutive matches.
- Nolan recorded a career-high 20 kills en route to her seventh-career double-double to go along with 14 digs.
- Freshman Abby Williams (Loveland, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) notched 15 digs has recorded double-digit digs in all but one match this season.
- Freshman Jade Tingelhoff (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South) dished out a match-high 49 assists and added 12 digs for her 10th-career double-double.
- Junior Lindsey Dinkelacker (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Louis) tied a career-high with 14 digs.
- Five UC players recorded double-digit digs in the match, including Williams (15), Nolan (14), Dinkelacker (14), Tingelhoff (12) and senior Amelia Wegman (Aurora, Ill./Rosary). It is just the second time this season that five players have accomplished the feat (vs. Butler on Sept. 12).
- Wegman added a career-high four service aces to lead the UC service game that recorded seven aces in total.
- Sophomore Maya Muldrow (Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield) recorded a match-high six blocks while junior Lise Alaiwan (Villeneuve Loubet, France/Kedge Business School) added five. The Bearcats finished with 13.0 blocks in the match, half a block off their season high. UC has stuffed double-digit blocks on eight occasions this season.
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UC 25, TU 21
- Wegman served in back-to-back aces to give the Bearcats a 5-2 advantage.
- A three-point UC scoring run, including two Temple errors and capped by a Thompson kill, increased the Bearcats lead to 9-4 and forced an Owl timeout.
- The lead increased to 17-6 after two additional Temple errors, but the Owls climbed back to within 17-11 with five straight points, forcing a timeout by head coach Molly Alvey.
- Temple continued its momentum swing, getting to within three points at 19-16 before Thompson took control with back-to-back kills for a 21-16 lead and a TU timeout.
- Cincinnati finished out the set with two straight points on a kill by Alaiwan and a block by Alaiwan and Tingelhoff to win 25-21.
Set 2: TU 25, UC 23
- The teams played a tight game but a three-point UC rally, with two Thompson kills, gave the Bearcats a 19-17 lead and brought a TU timeout.
- Temple fought to take a 20-19 lead but a Dinkelacker service ace put the Bearcats back ahead at 21-20.
- The Owls wouldn't go away, scoring the next three for a 23-21 advantage and winning 25-23 to tie the match at 1-1.
Set 3: UC 25, TU 23
- The Owls opened a 10-7 lead after back-to-back kills, forcing Cincinnati into a timeout. Temple continued to score out of the timeout, finishing with five straight points for a 15-9 lead.
- Facing a seven-point deficit, the Bearcats mounted a furious comeback, getting to within 17-15 after four straight points and a pair of blocks by Muldrow.
- With the Bearcats trailing 22-20, redshirt junior Alison Kimmel (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) entered to serve and immediately hit an ace to get UC within a point. The Bearcats followed with two Thompson kills and one by Alaiwan for a 24-22 advantage.
- One point later, Thompson's 16th kill of the game won the set for the Bearcats at 25-23.
Set 4: UC 25, TU 15
- Cincinnati rolled with four straight points, including two kills and a solo block from junior Ciara Hill (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) for a 14-8 lead and Temple's second timeout of the set.
- The Bearcats responded with a five-point run led by three Nolan kills for a 20-10 lead.
- Muldrow closed out the match with back-to-back blocks (with Thompson and Hill, respectively) to give Cincinnati the 25-15 win in the fourth game.
// 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 continues its homestand on Sunday, Nov. 1, when it hosts the Huskies of UConn at Noon in Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats lost to the Huskies in five sets on Oct. 2 in Storrs, Connecticut.
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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.