TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati volleyball team dropped a 3-1 contest on the road at SMU Thursday night. The Mustangs took the first set 25-19 before the Bearcats tied the match with a 25-15 set two victory. SMU came out of the break and took the final two sets by scores of 25-9 and 25-22.
// NOTES
• The loss puts UC at 9-14 on the season and 7-4 in conference play
• SMU is now 15-7 overall and 9-2 in the American
• Carly Nolan recorded another double-double with a team-high 16 kills and 14 digs
• Abby Williams led the team with 16 digs
• Jade Tingelhoff finished with 34 assists and was just shy of a double-double with nine digs
• Erica Kostelac was second on the team with 13 kills on the night
• Maya Muldrow tied her career-high with eight blocks, including six in the first two sets
// WORDS FROM COACH WHITE
•"That was a very good team. I loved the way we came out in the first set, loved the response in the second set. I think we have come a long way this season, especially with our mental toughness. To go down one set to the number two team in conference and come back and beat them 25-15 says a lot about our team. Now, the flip side of that is our set threes. When we've gone into the locker room for this halftime ten minutes and come out, it has to be the coaches first that take the blame – we haven't had them prepared, that's in our last couple conference matches. But, after getting beat 25-9 in the third set, coming back in the fourth set, having opportunities at 22-22, missing a couple digs there in the end. You know, with a good team, I would assume it gets to 22, 23 and they get an opportunity they score, and they did."
• "Carly Nolan, for getting 54 attempts and hitting .204, I'm very proud of her. We've had some matches where she's had thirty, forty, fifty, sixty attempts and has not been as successful. I really think Nolan made good adjustments during the game, hitting high off the hands and hitting different shots. But we all have to do that. All our attackers have to find different shots based on the set they get."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: SMU, 25-19
• The Mustangs got out to an early 7-3 lead but the Bearcats worked back to score the next three points after a timeout. That run came via a block by Maya Muldrow and Jade Tingelhoff, a block by Carly Nolan and a kill by Nolan. Later on, a kill by Erica Kostelac made it a one-point set at 12-11. SMU broke ahead on a 4-0 run to take a 19-13 advantage. That was ended on a kill by Maya Muldrow. Kostelac had back-to-back kills to put the set at 22-19, but an attack error ended the set in favor of the Mustangs.
Set 2: UC, 25-15
• Kostelac had back-to-back kills again to give the Bearcats an early set lead followed by a block by Muldrow and Elly Ogle to make the score 4-1. After SMU got a point back, UC put together a 4-0 run to lead 8-2 and force a SMU timeout. A block by Jade Tingelhoff and Muldrow, kill by Tingelhoff and ace by Ogle strung the points together for the Bearcats. UC continued to cruise. A solo block by Muldrow made it 17-10. Nolan fired a ball in for an 18-11 advantage, resulting in a SMU timeout late in the set. It became 23-12 on a block by Tingelhoff and Muldrow, and the set ended on a kill by Nolan from Tingelhoff.
Set 3: SMU, 25-9
• SMU scored four-straight early to lead 7-2 at the onset. Chrysanthi Stamatiou entered the game a few points later and had three-straight kills to put the set at 10-6. The Mustangs would control the set for the majority of the remainder. The Bearcats scored their final points of the set on a Muldrow kill, an attack error and a Nolan kill.
Set 4: SMU, 25-22
• UC answered back by taking the first two points of the fourth set. A block by Muldrow and Tingelhoff and an attack error got the team off to a good start. A 4-0 run put SMU ahead by two, 6-4. An ace by Maya Eller and a SMU attack error tied the set at nine. After the Mustangs went up 13-10, the Bearcats worked back with kill by Jasmine Jones and Kostelac to make it a one-point set, 15-14. The set became tied again at 16 when Muldrow came up with a kill. A block by Nolan and Jones tied it 19-19 and a kill by Nolan tied it again at twenty. The Bearcats trailed 23-22 before a Mustangs' kill and ace would end the set and match in their favor.
// NEXT MATCH
UC travels to take on Tulsa on Saturday at 1 p.m. EST. UC returns home to St. Ursula Academy on Friday, November 3.
// 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
• The loss puts UC at 9-14 on the season and 7-4 in conference play
• SMU is now 15-7 overall and 9-2 in the American
• Carly Nolan recorded another double-double with a team-high 16 kills and 14 digs
• Abby Williams led the team with 16 digs
• Jade Tingelhoff finished with 34 assists and was just shy of a double-double with nine digs
• Erica Kostelac was second on the team with 13 kills on the night
• Maya Muldrow tied her career-high with eight blocks, including six in the first two sets
// WORDS FROM COACH WHITE
•"That was a very good team. I loved the way we came out in the first set, loved the response in the second set. I think we have come a long way this season, especially with our mental toughness. To go down one set to the number two team in conference and come back and beat them 25-15 says a lot about our team. Now, the flip side of that is our set threes. When we've gone into the locker room for this halftime ten minutes and come out, it has to be the coaches first that take the blame – we haven't had them prepared, that's in our last couple conference matches. But, after getting beat 25-9 in the third set, coming back in the fourth set, having opportunities at 22-22, missing a couple digs there in the end. You know, with a good team, I would assume it gets to 22, 23 and they get an opportunity they score, and they did."
• "Carly Nolan, for getting 54 attempts and hitting .204, I'm very proud of her. We've had some matches where she's had thirty, forty, fifty, sixty attempts and has not been as successful. I really think Nolan made good adjustments during the game, hitting high off the hands and hitting different shots. But we all have to do that. All our attackers have to find different shots based on the set they get."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: SMU, 25-19
• The Mustangs got out to an early 7-3 lead but the Bearcats worked back to score the next three points after a timeout. That run came via a block by Maya Muldrow and Jade Tingelhoff, a block by Carly Nolan and a kill by Nolan. Later on, a kill by Erica Kostelac made it a one-point set at 12-11. SMU broke ahead on a 4-0 run to take a 19-13 advantage. That was ended on a kill by Maya Muldrow. Kostelac had back-to-back kills to put the set at 22-19, but an attack error ended the set in favor of the Mustangs.
Set 2: UC, 25-15
• Kostelac had back-to-back kills again to give the Bearcats an early set lead followed by a block by Muldrow and Elly Ogle to make the score 4-1. After SMU got a point back, UC put together a 4-0 run to lead 8-2 and force a SMU timeout. A block by Jade Tingelhoff and Muldrow, kill by Tingelhoff and ace by Ogle strung the points together for the Bearcats. UC continued to cruise. A solo block by Muldrow made it 17-10. Nolan fired a ball in for an 18-11 advantage, resulting in a SMU timeout late in the set. It became 23-12 on a block by Tingelhoff and Muldrow, and the set ended on a kill by Nolan from Tingelhoff.
Set 3: SMU, 25-9
• SMU scored four-straight early to lead 7-2 at the onset. Chrysanthi Stamatiou entered the game a few points later and had three-straight kills to put the set at 10-6. The Mustangs would control the set for the majority of the remainder. The Bearcats scored their final points of the set on a Muldrow kill, an attack error and a Nolan kill.
Set 4: SMU, 25-22
• UC answered back by taking the first two points of the fourth set. A block by Muldrow and Tingelhoff and an attack error got the team off to a good start. A 4-0 run put SMU ahead by two, 6-4. An ace by Maya Eller and a SMU attack error tied the set at nine. After the Mustangs went up 13-10, the Bearcats worked back with kill by Jasmine Jones and Kostelac to make it a one-point set, 15-14. The set became tied again at 16 when Muldrow came up with a kill. A block by Nolan and Jones tied it 19-19 and a kill by Nolan tied it again at twenty. The Bearcats trailed 23-22 before a Mustangs' kill and ace would end the set and match in their favor.
// NEXT MATCH
UC travels to take on Tulsa on Saturday at 1 p.m. EST. UC returns home to St. Ursula Academy on Friday, November 3.
// 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.