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CINCINNATI, Ohio - The University of Cincinnati volleyball team came from a set down to win three straight games and beat UCF 3-1 on Friday night in Fifth Third Arena. Freshman Jade Tingelhoff (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South) dished out a career-high 50 assists to lead a balanced Bearcats offense that included the emergence of junior Lise Alaiwan (Villeneuve Loubet, France/Kedge Business School) who appeared in her first-career match for Cincinnati and recorded 11 kills and five blocks.
// NOTABLES
- With the win, Cincinnati improves to 10-6 on the year and 2-3 in the American Athletic Conference while UCF falls to 8-9 and 2-3.
- Alaiwan made her UC debut in the match and finished with 11 kills, five blocks and two digs for the Bearcats.
- Freshman Jordan Thompson (Edina, Minn./Edina) finished with 13 kills and has recorded double-digit kill totals in 10 consecutive matches.
- Freshman Abby Williams (Loveland, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) totaled 23 digs and has finished with double-digit digs in all but one match this season.
- Tingelhoff recorded a career-high 50 assists in the match. She also added a career-high three kills and a career-high four blocks to go along with seven digs. The freshman's 50 assists were the most for a Cincinnati setter since Sept. 20, 2014.
- Freshman Carly Nolan (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South) notched her fourth-career double-double with 16 kills and 11 digs for the Bearcats.
- At least three Bearcats recorded double-digit kills for the eighth time this season, including Nolan (16), Thompson (13), sophomore Cortnee Bowser (Kent, Ohio/Theodore Roosevelt) (13) and Alaiwan (11).
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UCF 25, UC 22
- The Knights scored four of five points to open a 9-5 lead and force head coach Molly Alvey into a timeout. UC recorded a pair of errors during the run to contribute to the UCF lead.
- The Bearcats used three straight points to tie the score at 13-13. Two attacking errors by UCF's Maddie Haggerty got the rally started before an emphatic block by Alaiwan and Thompson forced the Knights into a timeout.
- Another three-point run for the Bearcats put the home team ahead 20-17 and brought about the second UCF timeout of the game. Kills by senior Emma Roberson (Brooks, Ky./Evansville) and Bowser propelled the run.
- The Knights tied the game at 22-22 and scored the next three points to win the game 25-22.
Set 2: UC 25, UCF 22
- Cincinnati put together a run of four straight points, including two kills by Bowser, a kill by Thompson and an ace by Williams to take an 8-5 lead early in the second game.
- The Bearcats attempted to extend the lead but could not shake off a pesky UCF team. The Knights tied the score at 17-17 but back-to-back kills by Thompson and Bowser pushed the lead back to 19-17 and induced a UCF timeout.
- Alvey called a timeout after consecutive UC errors brought UCF within a point at 21-20.
- A block by Alaiwan, her fourth of the match, gave UC set point at 24-22 before the junior finished it off with a kill after a long rally to give the Bearcats the 25-22 victory.
Set 3: UC 25, UCF 11
- Nolan opened the game with a four kills to lead UC to a 6-2 advantage and a UCF timeout.
- The Bearcats opened a 17-7 lead after scoring nine straight points. Tingelhoff, Thompson and Bowser each scored two kills during the run that was propelled by the strong serve and pass game of Williams.
- Cincinnati rolled to a 25-11 win, paced by eight digs from Williams and seven kills from Nolan.
Set 4: UC 25, UCF 23
- The Knights opened a 10-5 lead following a 4-1 scoring run, forcing the Bearcats into a timeout.
- Cincinnati fought back with three straight points, including two UCF errors and a Roberson kill, to get within 11-10 and force a Knights timeout.
- The Bearcats rallied off three straight points for a 17-15 lead and a UCF timeout. Tingelhoff stuffed a solo block and Alaiwan recorded her 11th kill of the match to lead UC.
- The Knights again tied the score at 21-21 but kills by Thompson and Roberson and a UCF attacking error gave UC match point at 24-21. Two points later, UCF's Jale Hervey hit the ball long to give Cincinnati the 3-1 match win.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats play host to American foe USF on Sunday, Oct. 11. The match will begin at 1 p.m. from Fifth Third Arena.
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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.