TicketsOct. 29, 2016
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TAMPA - The University of Cincinnati volleyball team dominated the USF Bulls to a 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-22) win on Saturday afternoon in Tampa, Florida. Sophomore Jordan Thompson (Edina, Minn./Edina) scored 18 kills with only two errors for a .571 hitting percentage to lead the team. Sophomore Carly Nolan (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South) chipped in 13 kills and 12 digs for her team-leading 10th double-double of the season.
// NOTABLES
- Cincinnati improves to 15-8 on the year and 10-2 in The American while USF falls to 16-8 and 7-5 in the league.
- The Bearcats jumped to 19-12 all-time against the Bulls.
- Thompson has recorded double-digit kills in 20 matches this season while Nolan has reached the milestone on 16 occasions
- Sophomore setter Jade Tingelhoff (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South) dished out a match-high 42 assists.
- Sophomore libero Abby Williams (Loveland, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) collected 12 digs.
- The Bearcats held USF to a .202 attacking percentage and are 15-3 this season when keeping their opponents below .250. It is the ninth time in the last nine matches UC has kept the other team under .250.
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UC 25, USF 19
- The Bearcats raced to an 11-5 lead and forced a USF timeout after three straight points, including a Williams ace and a Thompson kill.
- Cincinnati scored five straight points, with kills by senior Ciara Hill (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) (two), Nolan and Thompson, for a 17-10 advantage.
- The Bulls scored five of six points to get within four at 19-15 but back-to-back kills by Hill and senior Lise Alaiwan (Villeneuve Loubet, France/Kedge Business School) and a USF error increased the UC lead to 22-15.
- Redshirt senior Alison Kimmel (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) ended the game with a kill to give the Bearcats a 1-0 lead in the match.
Set 2: UC 25, USF 23
- The Bulls were the aggressors to open the second game, scoring six of the first seven points to force a Cincinnati timeout.
- The Bearcats began to claw their way back and used a kill by Hill and a USF attacking error to get within 13-15. A service ace by senior Lindsey Dinkelacker (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Louis) made it 17-16 and Cincinnati finally got even with the Bulls after a kill by Nolan for a 17-17 score line and a USF timeout.
- The Bulls erased a two-point Cincinnati lead with a kill, a block and an ace to force head coach Molly Alvey into a timeout with her team trailing 21-20.
- Consecutive kills by Thompson gave the Bearcats set point at 24-23 before an ace by Kimmel won the second game 25-23.
Set 3: UC 25, USF
- The teams traded points to open the set until the Bulls scored two in a row for an 18-16 lead and a Cincinnati timeout.
- Out of the break, the Bearcats answered with three straight points, including two kills by Nolan, for a 19-18 advantage.
- Back-to-back kills by Thompson and Alaiwan ended the game 25-22.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats return to Fifth Third Arena for more American Athletic Conference action against SMU and Tulsa on Nov. 4 and 6. UC will match up with the Mustangs at 7 p.m. on Friday before facing the Golden Hurricane at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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// EXPERIENCE UC
The University of Cincinnati department of athletics announced an 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.