TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati volleyball team played tough against No. 21 Wichita State Friday night but was not able to take a set in the match. The Bearcats lost 25-22, 30-28 and 25-19.
// NOTES
• UC drops to 8-13 on the season and 6-3 in conference with the loss
• Wichita State remains unbeaten in American play at 9-0 and improves to 17-3 overall
• Erica Kostelac led the team in kills with 15
• Carly Nolan was close behind with 14 kills. She also had eight digs
• Jade Tingelhoff led the Bearcats with 38 assists and ten digs
• Abby Williams also had ten digs
• Jasmine Jones had a team-high five blocks
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: WSU, 25-22
• Wichita State went on an early 4-0 run to take a 4-1 lead, but UC answered with a 4-0 run of its own to lead 7-6. Maya Muldrow started that spurt with a kill, Jade Tingelhoff and Jasmine Jones had a block and Emily Azarra picked up an ace to put the Bearcats ahead. The Shockers got back in front and maintained the lead, but the Bearcats never let them get too big of a lead. Down 20-14, Tingelhoff had a kill. Three straight UC points came later on an Elly Ogle kill, Erica Kostelac kill and an attack error, making it a 22-20 set and forcing Wichita State to call a timeout. Despite two more Kostelac kills, the Shockers were able to survive the opening set.
Set 2: WSU, 30-28
• UC continued to battle and kept set two even closer than the previous. Wichita State got out ahead at the onset, 7-2, causing a Cincinnati timeout. The break worked, as UC would score six-straight points from there. The run began with back-to-back kills from Muldrow and Tingelhoff. After a Tingelhoff and Jones block, Azarra earned another ace before two more Bearcat kill, this time from Carly Nolan and Jones. Wichita State called a timeout with UC holding an 8-7 advantage. The Shockers regained the lead and went ahead by as much as four, 18-14, but kills from Ogle, Kostelac and Nolan tied the set at 22 each. Later on, Muldrow broke a 23-23 tie with a kill. The set was tied at 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 before the Shockers would end it on a service error and a block.
Set 3: SWU, 25-19
• Cincinnati got out ahead to open the third set. Nolan started the set with a kill and had another to help the Bearcats to a 4-2 lead. A 4-0 run to put the Shockers up 10-6 caused the Bearcats to call a timeout. Wichita State would not let UC get closer than four points from that moment on. The home team took the match on a block to end the set in its favor.
// NEXT MATCH
UC remains on the road to take on Memphis. The match with the Tigers will take place on Sunday, October 22 at 2 p.m. EST.
// 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
• UC drops to 8-13 on the season and 6-3 in conference with the loss
• Wichita State remains unbeaten in American play at 9-0 and improves to 17-3 overall
• Erica Kostelac led the team in kills with 15
• Carly Nolan was close behind with 14 kills. She also had eight digs
• Jade Tingelhoff led the Bearcats with 38 assists and ten digs
• Abby Williams also had ten digs
• Jasmine Jones had a team-high five blocks
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: WSU, 25-22
• Wichita State went on an early 4-0 run to take a 4-1 lead, but UC answered with a 4-0 run of its own to lead 7-6. Maya Muldrow started that spurt with a kill, Jade Tingelhoff and Jasmine Jones had a block and Emily Azarra picked up an ace to put the Bearcats ahead. The Shockers got back in front and maintained the lead, but the Bearcats never let them get too big of a lead. Down 20-14, Tingelhoff had a kill. Three straight UC points came later on an Elly Ogle kill, Erica Kostelac kill and an attack error, making it a 22-20 set and forcing Wichita State to call a timeout. Despite two more Kostelac kills, the Shockers were able to survive the opening set.
Set 2: WSU, 30-28
• UC continued to battle and kept set two even closer than the previous. Wichita State got out ahead at the onset, 7-2, causing a Cincinnati timeout. The break worked, as UC would score six-straight points from there. The run began with back-to-back kills from Muldrow and Tingelhoff. After a Tingelhoff and Jones block, Azarra earned another ace before two more Bearcat kill, this time from Carly Nolan and Jones. Wichita State called a timeout with UC holding an 8-7 advantage. The Shockers regained the lead and went ahead by as much as four, 18-14, but kills from Ogle, Kostelac and Nolan tied the set at 22 each. Later on, Muldrow broke a 23-23 tie with a kill. The set was tied at 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 before the Shockers would end it on a service error and a block.
Set 3: SWU, 25-19
• Cincinnati got out ahead to open the third set. Nolan started the set with a kill and had another to help the Bearcats to a 4-2 lead. A 4-0 run to put the Shockers up 10-6 caused the Bearcats to call a timeout. Wichita State would not let UC get closer than four points from that moment on. The home team took the match on a block to end the set in its favor.
// NEXT MATCH
UC remains on the road to take on Memphis. The match with the Tigers will take place on Sunday, October 22 at 2 p.m. EST.
// 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.