TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to Dayton Saturday morning in its second match at the Redbird Classic in Normal, Ill. The Bearcats, who fell to 1-7 on the year, were led by Carly Nolan and Chrysanthi Stamatiou, who tallied eight and seven kills, respectively, while the Flyers received 14 kills from Amber Erhahon as they moved to 5-4 on the season.
// NOTES
• Cincinnati slipped to 1-7 on the year while Dayton moved to 5-4 overall
• The win for the Flyers evened the all-time series at 22-22-1 in the 45 matches played between the two programs
• Nolan's team-high eight kills matched the first time UC had not had a double-digit kills leader in a match in 2017
• Jade Tingelhoff posted 17 assists while joining Nolan with a match-high seven digs
• Stamatiou had a strong performance as she killed seven, had one dig and posted three blocks, including a team-high two solos
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UD, 25-17
• The set opened with a bit of back-and-forth with each team scoring early. With the set tied at 5-5, the Flyers went on a 4-0 run to open a lead that they would not relinquish with the Bearcats climbing no closer than three points the rest of the way. Nolan posted a team-high three kills in the set with Erica Kostelac adding a pair and both Megan Kissel and Tingelhoff chipping in one each. Maya Muldrow recorded a solo block while Nolan recorded four digs and Maya Eller added two.
Set 2: UD, 25-17
• After the Bearcats jumped to an early 2-1 lead, the Flyers went on a 6-0 run to build a 7-2 advantage in the set. UC would go on a 3-0 run to close to within three points at 10-7, but UD answered with its own 3-0 run to extend its lead once again. The Flyers would eventually put together a 5-0 run to bring the score to 21-11 and eventually got the score to 24-13 on a service ace, but the Bearcats refused to go quietly and went a 5-0 run of their own with Ogle recording two kills and Nolan recording one to cut the score to 24-17. But, a UC attack error would close the set as the Flyers took Set 2, 25-17.
Set 3: UD, 25-15
• After taking a 2-1 lead, the Bearcats went on 3-0 run to build a 5-1 advantage with Stamatiou killing all three points in that run. But, the Flyers battled back and eventually tied the match at 5-5 before UC ended the run to reclaim the lead at 6-5. From there, however, UD went on an 8-0 run to pull ahead, 14-6, and would go on two more runs to extend that lead. Trailing 24-12, the Bearcats again put up another fight and ran off three points in a row, but, a UC attack error gave UD the final point it needed to take the set, 25-15, and the match, 3-0.
// NEXT MATCH
The Bearcats will close out their time in Normal, Ill., tonight as they are set to face the host Redbirds of Illinois State at 7 p.m. CT (8 p.m. ET). The match will be shown live on ESPN3 through the Watch ESPN application on smart devices and computers.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all of the latest information on Cincinnati volleyball, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up to the minute updates, follow Cincinnati Volleyball (@GoBearcatsVB) and Coach Alvey (@CoachAlveyUC) on twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Facebook (GoBearcatsVB) and Instagram (GoBearcatsVB).
// 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.
// NOTES
• Cincinnati slipped to 1-7 on the year while Dayton moved to 5-4 overall
• The win for the Flyers evened the all-time series at 22-22-1 in the 45 matches played between the two programs
• Nolan's team-high eight kills matched the first time UC had not had a double-digit kills leader in a match in 2017
• Jade Tingelhoff posted 17 assists while joining Nolan with a match-high seven digs
• Stamatiou had a strong performance as she killed seven, had one dig and posted three blocks, including a team-high two solos
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UD, 25-17
• The set opened with a bit of back-and-forth with each team scoring early. With the set tied at 5-5, the Flyers went on a 4-0 run to open a lead that they would not relinquish with the Bearcats climbing no closer than three points the rest of the way. Nolan posted a team-high three kills in the set with Erica Kostelac adding a pair and both Megan Kissel and Tingelhoff chipping in one each. Maya Muldrow recorded a solo block while Nolan recorded four digs and Maya Eller added two.
Set 2: UD, 25-17
• After the Bearcats jumped to an early 2-1 lead, the Flyers went on a 6-0 run to build a 7-2 advantage in the set. UC would go on a 3-0 run to close to within three points at 10-7, but UD answered with its own 3-0 run to extend its lead once again. The Flyers would eventually put together a 5-0 run to bring the score to 21-11 and eventually got the score to 24-13 on a service ace, but the Bearcats refused to go quietly and went a 5-0 run of their own with Ogle recording two kills and Nolan recording one to cut the score to 24-17. But, a UC attack error would close the set as the Flyers took Set 2, 25-17.
Set 3: UD, 25-15
• After taking a 2-1 lead, the Bearcats went on 3-0 run to build a 5-1 advantage with Stamatiou killing all three points in that run. But, the Flyers battled back and eventually tied the match at 5-5 before UC ended the run to reclaim the lead at 6-5. From there, however, UD went on an 8-0 run to pull ahead, 14-6, and would go on two more runs to extend that lead. Trailing 24-12, the Bearcats again put up another fight and ran off three points in a row, but, a UC attack error gave UD the final point it needed to take the set, 25-15, and the match, 3-0.
// NEXT MATCH
The Bearcats will close out their time in Normal, Ill., tonight as they are set to face the host Redbirds of Illinois State at 7 p.m. CT (8 p.m. ET). The match will be shown live on ESPN3 through the Watch ESPN application on smart devices and computers.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all of the latest information on Cincinnati volleyball, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up to the minute updates, follow Cincinnati Volleyball (@GoBearcatsVB) and Coach Alvey (@CoachAlveyUC) on twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Facebook (GoBearcatsVB) and Instagram (GoBearcatsVB).
// 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.