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CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati volleyball team overcame 2-0 deficit in the match to force a fifth game, but ultimately fell 3-2 to UConn on Sunday afternoon in Fifth Third Arena. Freshmen Carly Nolan (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South) and Jade Tingelhoff (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South) each recorded double-doubles to lead the Bearcats.
// NOTABLES
- With the loss, Cincinnati falls to 15-8 on the year and 7-5 in The American while UConn improves to 13-10 and 7-5.
- Freshman Jordan Thompson (Edina, Minn./Edina) finished with 15 kills and has recorded double-digit kill totals in 17 consecutive matches.
- Freshman Abby Williams (Loveland, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) notched 19 digs and has recorded double-digit digs in all but one match this season. She also hit a career-high four service aces in the match.
- Tingelhoff notched her 11th-career double-double with 47 assists and 15 digs. She also tied a career high with three kills.
- Nolan recorded her eighth-career double-double with a match-high 16 kills and 13 digs.
- Junior Lise Alaiwan (Villeneuve Loubet, France/Kedge Business School) had a career-high eight blocks, including two solo blocks.
- Sophomore Maya Muldrow (Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield) finished with a career-high eight kills and four blocks for Cincinnati.
- Five UC players recorded double-digit digs in the match, including Williams (19), Tingelhoff (15), Nolan (13), junior Lindsey Dinkelacker (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Louis) (11) and senior Amelia Wegman (Aurora, Ill./Rosary) (10). It is just the third time this season, and second in a row, that five players have accomplished the feat.
- The Bearcats finished with 12.0 blocks in the match and have stuffed double-digit blocks on nine occasions this season.
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UConn 25, UC 20
- The Huskies were firing out of the gate, opening a 6-1 lead and forcing head coach Molly Alvey into an early timeout. The Bearcats helped UConn to the lead with four errors.
- The UConn lead extended to 15-6, causing another UC timeout after a kill and a service ace by the Huskies.
- Cincinnati faced a 21-12 deficit before scoring four straight points and forcing a UConn timeout at 21-16. Muldrow stuffed a solo block in the run while the huskies contributed three errors.
- A kill by Nolan held off one UConn set point before a well-placed kill by UConn's Jade Strawberry finished the set for the Huskies at 25-20.
Set 2: UConn 25, UC 22
- UConn took an early two-point lead and stayed ahead by two or three points throughout much of the game.
- The Bearcats got to within a point at 15-14 following two UConn errors and a kill by Muldrow.
- Cincinnati was finally able to tie the score at 18-18 with back-to-back kills by Nolan and a service ace by Williams to force a UConn timeout.
- The Bearcats took a 22-20 lead in the game after a kill by Nolan, a block by Nolan and Alaiwan and a Husky attacking error.
- UConn surged back into the lead out of the timeout, scoring three straight points for a 23-22 lead and a UC timeout.
- The Huskies continued their scoring run, adding two more points following a UC timeout to win the second game 25-22 and take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Set 3: UC 25, UConn 19
- Alaiwan opened the third game with a kill and back-to-back service aces for a 3-0 Bearcats lead.
- The lead expanded to nine points at 13-4 after kills by Alaiwan and junior Ciara Hill (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook).
- UConn cut the UC lead to 14-8 after a kill and a block but the Bearcats answered with four straight points to go ahead 20-11. Muldrow and Thompson had kills during the run for UC.
- The Huskies again cut the lead to six points at 22-16 after a runoff three straight points.
- Cincinnati used a kill by Nolan and a service ace by Wegman to go ahead 24-17 and won the game three points later on a kill by Nolan.
Set 4: UC 25, UConn 16
- UConn opened a 7-2 lead but Cincinnati scored three in a row to close the gap to 7-5. Muldrow contributed a kill and a block during the run for UC.
- The Bearcats tied the score at 9-9 on a service ace from Williams and took a 10-9 lead on a block by Alaiwan and Hill.
- Three straight kills by Nolan gave the Bearcats a 15-9 lead and forced UConn into its second timeout of the set.
- A four point UC run, that included kills by Thompson and Tingelhoff, gave UC a 20-10 lead.
- Hill and Alaiwan teamed up for a block on set point to win 25-16 and force a fifth set.
Set 5: UConn 15, UC 11
- UConn scored three straight points, with two UC attacking errors, to go ahead 4-2 and force a UC timeout.
- The Bearcats used a three-point rally, capped by Williams' fourth ace of the match, to tie the game at 6-6, but UConn scored the next two points to lead 8-6 at the switch.
- The UConn lead increased to 12-7 before UC responded with a pair of points to get within 12-9.
- The Huskies won the game 15-11 on a UC attacking error to win the match 3-2.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats remain at Fifth Third Arena for two matches next weekend against Tulsa and SMU. UC will face the Golden Hurricane at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, and will match up with the Mustangs at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8.
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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.