Tickets// FIRST SERVE
UC Volleyball will look to stay dominant in conference play when it hosts Tulsa and SMU this weekend in its first home matches of the season. The Bearcats will host the Golden Hurricane on Friday at 7 p.m. and then host the Mustangs on Sunday at 1 p.m. All home matches are set to be played at St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, just a short drive down the road from the UC campus on E. McMillan St.
// FOLLOW US
For up to the minute updates, follow UC Volleyball (@GoBearcatsVB) and Coach Alvey (@CoachAlveyUC) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Facebook (GoBearcatsVB) and Instagram (GoBearcatsVB).
// GOING LIVE
Live stats will be provided for both matches at GoBearcats.com. Both matches will be aired live via Bearcats TV with links to the video available at GoBearcats.com.
// WEEKEND RECAP
• Cincinnati started conference play 2-0 last weekend by defeating USF and UCF on the road
• Both matches were won 3-0 as the Bearcats did not drop a set all weekend
• On Friday, UC won 25-22, 25-19 and 25-17 over the Bulls
• The team totaled 12 blocks in the match, led by Maya Muldrow's eight
• Muldrow also had nine kills while Erica Kostelac led with 13 and Carly Nolan finished with 11
• Maya Eller led the team in the opening AAC match with 16 digs
• On Sunday the Bearcats won in straight sets by scores of 25-22, 25-18 and 25-21 at UCF
• The team had a season-high eight aces, led by Nolan and Eller who had two each
• Jade Tingelhoff led all in the match with 35 assists while adding in 12 digs for a double-double
• Nolan repeated with another double-double, totaling 16 digs and 14 kills on Sunday
• At 2-0 in conference play, Cincinnati is tied with Wichita State and SMU with the best AAC record entering the second weekend of conference action
• The Shockers travel to USF and UCF this weekend while the Mustangs play at ECU and at Cincinnati
// ROAD WARRIORS
• The Bearcats have battled through a tough schedule this season as they return home after playing their first five weeks and 14 matches of the 2017 season on the road
• Three of the team's 12 non-conference opponents were ranked nationally when they faced UC
• UC did play one weekend in Cincinnati when they participated in the Xavier Tournament
• That weekend started with a five-set triumph against crosstown rival Xavier on September 1
// HOME-OPENING SUCCESS
• In its last 20 home-opening games dating back to the 1997 season, UC is 13-7 in its first game of the season played on home court
• The Bearcats dropped their last two home-openers but had a streak of winning ten straight from 2002-2011
• UC has won six of its last ten home-openers
// A STRONG START
• The Bearcats have not dropped a set in their first two conference games this season, winning six-straight to open the 2017 campaign
• UC has not won six-straight sets to start conference play since it did so during the 2011 season
• That year, the Bearcats beat UConn 3-0 and St. John's 3-0, both at home, to start Big East action
• After those first two 3-0 victories, UC went on to win its next two sets to make it an 8-0 run
• Despite two other teams also starting 2-0 in AAC play this season, both have dropped a set
• Wichita State won 3-1 at Temple, losing the second set of the match
• SMU beat Tulane 3-1, dropping the first set of the match but then taking the next three
// KNOW THE FOE: TULSA
Tulsa sits at an even 7-7 overall and 1-1 so far this season. The Golden Hurricane began AAC play at home. They beat Houston 3-1 and then fell to Tulane 3-1 at home last weekend. Emily Thorson leads TU offensively with 3.82 kills per set while Lindsey Ledyard leads the team with 7.87 assists per set. Tulsa's current digs per set leader is Taylor Horsfall (5.16) while Ebony Carter leads in blocks (0.91).
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. GOLDEN HURRICANE
Cincinnati is 4-3 all-time against Tulsa. Last season, each team won its road match. The Bearcats took a 3-2 victory in Tulsa and the Golden Hurricane won 3-1 in Cincinnati. Tulsa went 8-12 in the conference last season and finished 19-13 overall.
// KNOW THE FOE: SMU
SMU currently sits at 8-5 overall and 2-0 in AAC action. The Mustangs opened conference play at home last weekend by defeating Tulane 3-1 and Houston 3-0. Lauren Mills and Katie Hegarty are tied for the team-lead in kills per set with 3.74 this season. Mills was named the AAC offensive player of the week on Monday. Kendall Patterson leads by averaging 9.60 assists per set. Defensively, Montana Watts averages 4.62 digs per set while Lexi Nordmann has 1.19 blocks per set so far this year.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. MUSTANGS
Cincinnati and SMU have met a total of eight times with the Bearcats winning just once. That lone victory came last season in front of a record volleyball crowd of 2,018 at Fifth Third Arena. UC took all three sets in that victory. Earlier during the 2016 season, the Bearcats fell to the Mustangs 3-2 in Dallas.
// NOLAN ON THE ATTACK
At this point in the season, Carly Nolan finds herself ranked in several statistical categories both in the conference and nationally. On a conference level, she leads with 4.10 kills/set and leads in points with a 4.56/set average. Nationally, her 12.76 attacks/set ranks 7th (leads the American) while her kills per set total ranks her 47th in the NCAA.
// MORE CONFERENCE RANKS
• Jade Tingelhoff ranks fifth in the league with 9.04 assists/set
• Jasmine Jones is 7th in blocks/set with 1.12 while Maya Muldrow is 11th in the same category with 1.02 blocks/set
// SMILE FOR THE CAMERA
Speaking of the conference, the American Athletic Conference has announced the fall broadcast schedule for the American Digital Network with Bearcats volleyball set to be aired live October 26 when UC travels to Dallas to face SMU.
// DEBUTS
Five different players have made their debuts for the Bearcats this season, including three true freshman, one redshirt freshman and one junior transfer. The rookies that saw action in the first two matches of the season included Emily Azzara, Maya Eller and Chrysanthi Stamatiou. They joined Erica Kostelac (redshirt) and Jasmine Jones, a transfer from UNC Greensboro. Kostelac currently is second on the team with 98 total kills while Eller is second in digs with a total of 122. Eller also leads the team in aces with 13 this season.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats hit the road once again, this time heading east. UC is slated to play at UConn on Friday, October 6 and at Temple on Sunday, October 8. The team will return home the following weekend for matches on October 13 and 15.
UC Volleyball will look to stay dominant in conference play when it hosts Tulsa and SMU this weekend in its first home matches of the season. The Bearcats will host the Golden Hurricane on Friday at 7 p.m. and then host the Mustangs on Sunday at 1 p.m. All home matches are set to be played at St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, just a short drive down the road from the UC campus on E. McMillan St.
// FOLLOW US
For up to the minute updates, follow UC Volleyball (@GoBearcatsVB) and Coach Alvey (@CoachAlveyUC) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Facebook (GoBearcatsVB) and Instagram (GoBearcatsVB).
// GOING LIVE
Live stats will be provided for both matches at GoBearcats.com. Both matches will be aired live via Bearcats TV with links to the video available at GoBearcats.com.
// WEEKEND RECAP
• Cincinnati started conference play 2-0 last weekend by defeating USF and UCF on the road
• Both matches were won 3-0 as the Bearcats did not drop a set all weekend
• On Friday, UC won 25-22, 25-19 and 25-17 over the Bulls
• The team totaled 12 blocks in the match, led by Maya Muldrow's eight
• Muldrow also had nine kills while Erica Kostelac led with 13 and Carly Nolan finished with 11
• Maya Eller led the team in the opening AAC match with 16 digs
• On Sunday the Bearcats won in straight sets by scores of 25-22, 25-18 and 25-21 at UCF
• The team had a season-high eight aces, led by Nolan and Eller who had two each
• Jade Tingelhoff led all in the match with 35 assists while adding in 12 digs for a double-double
• Nolan repeated with another double-double, totaling 16 digs and 14 kills on Sunday
• At 2-0 in conference play, Cincinnati is tied with Wichita State and SMU with the best AAC record entering the second weekend of conference action
• The Shockers travel to USF and UCF this weekend while the Mustangs play at ECU and at Cincinnati
// ROAD WARRIORS
• The Bearcats have battled through a tough schedule this season as they return home after playing their first five weeks and 14 matches of the 2017 season on the road
• Three of the team's 12 non-conference opponents were ranked nationally when they faced UC
• UC did play one weekend in Cincinnati when they participated in the Xavier Tournament
• That weekend started with a five-set triumph against crosstown rival Xavier on September 1
// HOME-OPENING SUCCESS
• In its last 20 home-opening games dating back to the 1997 season, UC is 13-7 in its first game of the season played on home court
• The Bearcats dropped their last two home-openers but had a streak of winning ten straight from 2002-2011
• UC has won six of its last ten home-openers
// A STRONG START
• The Bearcats have not dropped a set in their first two conference games this season, winning six-straight to open the 2017 campaign
• UC has not won six-straight sets to start conference play since it did so during the 2011 season
• That year, the Bearcats beat UConn 3-0 and St. John's 3-0, both at home, to start Big East action
• After those first two 3-0 victories, UC went on to win its next two sets to make it an 8-0 run
• Despite two other teams also starting 2-0 in AAC play this season, both have dropped a set
• Wichita State won 3-1 at Temple, losing the second set of the match
• SMU beat Tulane 3-1, dropping the first set of the match but then taking the next three
// KNOW THE FOE: TULSA
Tulsa sits at an even 7-7 overall and 1-1 so far this season. The Golden Hurricane began AAC play at home. They beat Houston 3-1 and then fell to Tulane 3-1 at home last weekend. Emily Thorson leads TU offensively with 3.82 kills per set while Lindsey Ledyard leads the team with 7.87 assists per set. Tulsa's current digs per set leader is Taylor Horsfall (5.16) while Ebony Carter leads in blocks (0.91).
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. GOLDEN HURRICANE
Cincinnati is 4-3 all-time against Tulsa. Last season, each team won its road match. The Bearcats took a 3-2 victory in Tulsa and the Golden Hurricane won 3-1 in Cincinnati. Tulsa went 8-12 in the conference last season and finished 19-13 overall.
// KNOW THE FOE: SMU
SMU currently sits at 8-5 overall and 2-0 in AAC action. The Mustangs opened conference play at home last weekend by defeating Tulane 3-1 and Houston 3-0. Lauren Mills and Katie Hegarty are tied for the team-lead in kills per set with 3.74 this season. Mills was named the AAC offensive player of the week on Monday. Kendall Patterson leads by averaging 9.60 assists per set. Defensively, Montana Watts averages 4.62 digs per set while Lexi Nordmann has 1.19 blocks per set so far this year.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. MUSTANGS
Cincinnati and SMU have met a total of eight times with the Bearcats winning just once. That lone victory came last season in front of a record volleyball crowd of 2,018 at Fifth Third Arena. UC took all three sets in that victory. Earlier during the 2016 season, the Bearcats fell to the Mustangs 3-2 in Dallas.
// NOLAN ON THE ATTACK
At this point in the season, Carly Nolan finds herself ranked in several statistical categories both in the conference and nationally. On a conference level, she leads with 4.10 kills/set and leads in points with a 4.56/set average. Nationally, her 12.76 attacks/set ranks 7th (leads the American) while her kills per set total ranks her 47th in the NCAA.
// MORE CONFERENCE RANKS
• Jade Tingelhoff ranks fifth in the league with 9.04 assists/set
• Jasmine Jones is 7th in blocks/set with 1.12 while Maya Muldrow is 11th in the same category with 1.02 blocks/set
// SMILE FOR THE CAMERA
Speaking of the conference, the American Athletic Conference has announced the fall broadcast schedule for the American Digital Network with Bearcats volleyball set to be aired live October 26 when UC travels to Dallas to face SMU.
// DEBUTS
Five different players have made their debuts for the Bearcats this season, including three true freshman, one redshirt freshman and one junior transfer. The rookies that saw action in the first two matches of the season included Emily Azzara, Maya Eller and Chrysanthi Stamatiou. They joined Erica Kostelac (redshirt) and Jasmine Jones, a transfer from UNC Greensboro. Kostelac currently is second on the team with 98 total kills while Eller is second in digs with a total of 122. Eller also leads the team in aces with 13 this season.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats hit the road once again, this time heading east. UC is slated to play at UConn on Friday, October 6 and at Temple on Sunday, October 8. The team will return home the following weekend for matches on October 13 and 15.