Tickets// FIRST SERVE
UC volleyball hits the road for two more matches this weekend. The Bearcats will face No. 21 Wichita State on Friday at 8 p.m. EST before traveling to take on Memphis on Sunday at 2 p.m. EST.
// 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
Friday's match will have live stats available at GoShockers.com. Memphis will have both live video and live stats on their site, GoTigersGo.com.
// WEEKEND RECAP
• Cincinnati is coming off a strong 2-0 showing this past weekend as they took down both Houston and Tulane by scores of 3-1 on home court
• A balanced effort handed the Bearcats the win on Friday as four different players reached double digits in kills and four had ten or more digs on the night
• The performance was paced by double-doubles from Carly Nolan and Jade Tingelhoff. Nolan had 12 kills and 12 digs while Tingelhoff had 46 assists and 15 digs
• Erica Kostelac and Maya Muldrow tied for a team-high with 16 kills each
• Both Elly Ogle and Abby Williams finished with 14 digs
• Jasmine Jones led the team with seven blocks
• UC got out to a strong start on Sunday to take the match against Tulane
• The Bearcats had attack percentages of .414 and .312 in the first two sets, respectively, and an impressive 26 kills in the second set
• Nolan and TIngelhoff recorded double-doubles once again. Nolan had 14 kills and 19 digs while Tingelhoff had 42 assists and 14 digs
• Muldrow matched Nolan with a team-high 14 kills and led with five blocks
• Williams was second on the team with 16 digs
• Ogle was just short of a double-double with nine kills and 12 digs
// CONFERENCE HONORS
• Maya Muldrow was recognized for her performances against Houston and Tulane by being named to the American Athletic Conference's weekly honor roll
• The senior led the team with 3.75 kills per set and also tied for the team lead with 1.12 blocks per set
• Muldrow was one of five student-athletes to be named to the honor roll, a list that includes the best performers in the conference from the previous week of competition
// TOP TEN
• A few of the current Bearcats currently sit in the top ten in the UC record book for career stats
• Jade Tingelhoff is seventh in all-time assists with 2,896
• In the rally scoring era, Tingelhoff is fourth in career assists while Abby Williams is ninth
• With more than 1,000 kills with 1,066, Carly Nolan is seventh in the UC career ranks
• Williams also cracks the top ten in career digs in the rally scoring era, coming in at fifth all-time with a total of 1,131
// CONFERENCE-ONLY STANDINGS AND STATISTICS
• At 6-2 in conference play, UC is one of the top teams in the standings right now as only Wichita State and SMU have better records at 8-0 and 7-1, respectively
• The Bearcats are tied with ECU and Temple for third place
• The Bearcats rank fourth in hitting percentage, third in assists, third in kills, first in blocks, third in service aces and fifth in digs when comparing conference-only stats among the twelve AAC teams
• Individually through the first eight matches, Nolan is third in kills per set, 12th in digs per set and third in aces per set
• Jasmine Jones is fourth in hitting percentage and fourth in blocks per set
• Erica Kostelac ranks eighth in kills per set
• Tingelhoff is third in assists per set
• Maya Eller is tied for tenth in aces
• Maya Muldrow ranks third in blocks per set and 13th in hitting percentage
• Abby Williams ranks seventh in digs per set
// KNOW THE FOE: WICHITA STATE
Wichita State is currently the team to beat in the American as they sit with a perfect 8-0 record and 16-3 overall record. Entering the weekend, the Shockers are ranked No. 21 in the nation on the AVCA poll. The only teams that have bested Wichita State this season was No. 14 Oregon, Cal Poly and No. 19 Iowa State. The Shockers have won nearly all their conference matches in straight sweeps except for three 3-1 contests (at Temple, against UCF and against SMU). The Shockers rank in the top 25 in the nation in assists per set, hitting percentage and kills per set.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. SHOCKERS
Cincinnati and Wichita State have met just once before. That meeting was a 3-1 victory for the Bearcats last season on the road. UC dropped the first set 25-19 but rallied to take the next three, 25-22, 25-21, 26-24. Nolan recorded a double-double with 14 kills and 16 digs while Tingelhoff led with 43 assists and Williams led with 16 digs. The Shockers were receiving votes in the AVCA poll at the time of the match.
// KNOW THE FOE: MEMPHIS
Memphis is 8-12 on the season and is coming off its first conference victory, a 3-2 win at Tulane on Tuesday. The Tigers took two other conference foes to five sets, UCF and USF, but dropped both of those earlier this season. Memphis will host ECU on Friday before welcoming the Bearcats on Sunday.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. TIGERS
Cincinnati is 29-21 all-time against Memphis. Last season the Bearcats won 3-0 at home and 3-1 on the road. UC dropped both meetings with Memphis in 2015, losing 3-2 at home and 3-1 away. The Bearcats also lost both season meetings with the Tigers in 2013 and 2014. Prior to the two teams meeting twice a year for AAC play starting in 2013, they met in 2004 in a 3-2 victory for the Bearcats
// DOUBLE TROUBLE
The duo of Carly Nolan and Jade Tingelhoff have stacked up double-double performances all season long, but especially since entering conference play. Nolan has twelve on the season (kills-digs) while Tingelhoff has eleven (assists-digs). There has only been one conference game this year when both Nolan and Tingelhoff have not posted double-doubles.
// OVERALL CONFERENCE RANKS
• Carly Nolan continues to lead the American in kills per set (4.05) and points per set (4.58). She also ranks 11th in aces per set and is 15th in digs per set
• Jade Tingelhoff ranks fifth in the league with 9.67 assists/set
• Jasmine Jones is third in hitting percentage at .337 and third in blocks/set with 1.15
• Maya Muldrow is tied for tenth in blocks (1.03/set) and Abby Williams is 13th in digs (3.36/set)
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats remain on the road for matches at SMU and Tulsa. UC takes on SMU Thursday, October 26 then Tulsa on Saturday, October 28. The team returns home to St. Ursula Academy on Friday, November 4.
UC volleyball hits the road for two more matches this weekend. The Bearcats will face No. 21 Wichita State on Friday at 8 p.m. EST before traveling to take on Memphis on Sunday at 2 p.m. EST.
// 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
Friday's match will have live stats available at GoShockers.com. Memphis will have both live video and live stats on their site, GoTigersGo.com.
// WEEKEND RECAP
• Cincinnati is coming off a strong 2-0 showing this past weekend as they took down both Houston and Tulane by scores of 3-1 on home court
• A balanced effort handed the Bearcats the win on Friday as four different players reached double digits in kills and four had ten or more digs on the night
• The performance was paced by double-doubles from Carly Nolan and Jade Tingelhoff. Nolan had 12 kills and 12 digs while Tingelhoff had 46 assists and 15 digs
• Erica Kostelac and Maya Muldrow tied for a team-high with 16 kills each
• Both Elly Ogle and Abby Williams finished with 14 digs
• Jasmine Jones led the team with seven blocks
• UC got out to a strong start on Sunday to take the match against Tulane
• The Bearcats had attack percentages of .414 and .312 in the first two sets, respectively, and an impressive 26 kills in the second set
• Nolan and TIngelhoff recorded double-doubles once again. Nolan had 14 kills and 19 digs while Tingelhoff had 42 assists and 14 digs
• Muldrow matched Nolan with a team-high 14 kills and led with five blocks
• Williams was second on the team with 16 digs
• Ogle was just short of a double-double with nine kills and 12 digs
// CONFERENCE HONORS
• Maya Muldrow was recognized for her performances against Houston and Tulane by being named to the American Athletic Conference's weekly honor roll
• The senior led the team with 3.75 kills per set and also tied for the team lead with 1.12 blocks per set
• Muldrow was one of five student-athletes to be named to the honor roll, a list that includes the best performers in the conference from the previous week of competition
// TOP TEN
• A few of the current Bearcats currently sit in the top ten in the UC record book for career stats
• Jade Tingelhoff is seventh in all-time assists with 2,896
• In the rally scoring era, Tingelhoff is fourth in career assists while Abby Williams is ninth
• With more than 1,000 kills with 1,066, Carly Nolan is seventh in the UC career ranks
• Williams also cracks the top ten in career digs in the rally scoring era, coming in at fifth all-time with a total of 1,131
// CONFERENCE-ONLY STANDINGS AND STATISTICS
• At 6-2 in conference play, UC is one of the top teams in the standings right now as only Wichita State and SMU have better records at 8-0 and 7-1, respectively
• The Bearcats are tied with ECU and Temple for third place
• The Bearcats rank fourth in hitting percentage, third in assists, third in kills, first in blocks, third in service aces and fifth in digs when comparing conference-only stats among the twelve AAC teams
• Individually through the first eight matches, Nolan is third in kills per set, 12th in digs per set and third in aces per set
• Jasmine Jones is fourth in hitting percentage and fourth in blocks per set
• Erica Kostelac ranks eighth in kills per set
• Tingelhoff is third in assists per set
• Maya Eller is tied for tenth in aces
• Maya Muldrow ranks third in blocks per set and 13th in hitting percentage
• Abby Williams ranks seventh in digs per set
// KNOW THE FOE: WICHITA STATE
Wichita State is currently the team to beat in the American as they sit with a perfect 8-0 record and 16-3 overall record. Entering the weekend, the Shockers are ranked No. 21 in the nation on the AVCA poll. The only teams that have bested Wichita State this season was No. 14 Oregon, Cal Poly and No. 19 Iowa State. The Shockers have won nearly all their conference matches in straight sweeps except for three 3-1 contests (at Temple, against UCF and against SMU). The Shockers rank in the top 25 in the nation in assists per set, hitting percentage and kills per set.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. SHOCKERS
Cincinnati and Wichita State have met just once before. That meeting was a 3-1 victory for the Bearcats last season on the road. UC dropped the first set 25-19 but rallied to take the next three, 25-22, 25-21, 26-24. Nolan recorded a double-double with 14 kills and 16 digs while Tingelhoff led with 43 assists and Williams led with 16 digs. The Shockers were receiving votes in the AVCA poll at the time of the match.
// KNOW THE FOE: MEMPHIS
Memphis is 8-12 on the season and is coming off its first conference victory, a 3-2 win at Tulane on Tuesday. The Tigers took two other conference foes to five sets, UCF and USF, but dropped both of those earlier this season. Memphis will host ECU on Friday before welcoming the Bearcats on Sunday.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. TIGERS
Cincinnati is 29-21 all-time against Memphis. Last season the Bearcats won 3-0 at home and 3-1 on the road. UC dropped both meetings with Memphis in 2015, losing 3-2 at home and 3-1 away. The Bearcats also lost both season meetings with the Tigers in 2013 and 2014. Prior to the two teams meeting twice a year for AAC play starting in 2013, they met in 2004 in a 3-2 victory for the Bearcats
// DOUBLE TROUBLE
The duo of Carly Nolan and Jade Tingelhoff have stacked up double-double performances all season long, but especially since entering conference play. Nolan has twelve on the season (kills-digs) while Tingelhoff has eleven (assists-digs). There has only been one conference game this year when both Nolan and Tingelhoff have not posted double-doubles.
// OVERALL CONFERENCE RANKS
• Carly Nolan continues to lead the American in kills per set (4.05) and points per set (4.58). She also ranks 11th in aces per set and is 15th in digs per set
• Jade Tingelhoff ranks fifth in the league with 9.67 assists/set
• Jasmine Jones is third in hitting percentage at .337 and third in blocks/set with 1.15
• Maya Muldrow is tied for tenth in blocks (1.03/set) and Abby Williams is 13th in digs (3.36/set)
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats remain on the road for matches at SMU and Tulsa. UC takes on SMU Thursday, October 26 then Tulsa on Saturday, October 28. The team returns home to St. Ursula Academy on Friday, November 4.