TicketsTULSA, Okla. – The University of Cincinnati volleyball program took down Tulsa in straight sets Saturday afternoon led in part by a strong defensive effort by Abby Williams. The Bearcats won 25-20, 25-16 and 25-20.
// NOTES
• Cincinnati improves to 10-14 overall and 8-4 in the conference with the win
• Tulsa drops to 11-13 and 5-7
• The loss snaps the Golden Hurricane's three-match win streak
• Abby Williams' 31 digs was the most by any Bearcat since September 12, 2014. Jamie Netisingha had 30 in that match against Rutgers, a four-set victory
• Carly Nolan added on another double-double with 13 kills and 14 digs
• Erica Kostelac tied Nolan with a team-high 13 kills. She hit .303 in the match
• Jade Tingelhoff led the team with 33 assists
• Jasmine Jones finished with a team-best six blocks
• Elly Ogle also hit double-figures in digs with ten
// WORDS FROM COACH WHITE
•"I'm very proud, especially coming back after a tough loss Thursday night. It really helps that we had a full team performance. I think today Elly Ogle did a great job. She attacked really well, she hit .250, blocked well. Defensively she was fantastic. She served well, as well."
•"Abby was great. I think the thing about Abby is she picked good spots. Obviously we try to do the best we can to put her in the right spots and the whole game plan for our defense, but I think individually the reads she made today were fantastic. She did great. And I think it was not only getting there and getting the ball up but I think her placement of where she dug the ball really helped us."
•"One of the things we've talked about is we've been on the road 20 of the 24 matches we've played. We've only had four matches at home. We've talked about that a lot. This match was important to take some momentum home because now we finally get to go home for 18 days and play the next four matches in front of our home crowd. That will be a big deal for us. I think it's important. The community and everyone is curious what's going on with our volleyball program and now we finally get to play four-straight matches in front of them. We're excited about next weekend."
// WILLIAMS ON HER PERFORMANCE
•"I think the coaches really put us in good spots. They did good scouting beforehand and knew exactly where they were going to hit. So it was easy for me to set up in a good position because of what they had already told us. I just went with the game plan and it worked out well."
•"We were extremely locked in the entire match. I think sometimes we've had trouble siding out and we really focused on our siding out game today and I think that that made the difference."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UC, 25-20
• A block by Jasmine Jones and Carly Nolan opened the scoring for the day. The Bearcats put together five straight later on as Erica Kostelac had a block and kill and Jones had a kill to help UC lead 10-6. The set became tied at 14, 15 and 16 but a kill by Kostelac and ace from Emily Azzara put the UC lead back at two. With a one-point lead, 19-18, Cincinnati called a timeout. The quick conversation was successful as the Bearcats came out and had three straight kills and a block to take control of the set. A block by Jones and Elly Ogle would end it.
Set 2: UC, 25-16
• The beginning of the second set went back-and-forth until the Bearcats started to pull away. Kostelac and Maya Muldrow had a block to give UC a 6-4 lead. That lead grew to 8-5 after a kill by Jones. A 3-0 run made it an 11-6 set. Tulsa was forced to call a timeout after an attack error and ace by Elly Ogle put the score at 17-11. A kill by Kostelac and block by Jones made it set-point for the Bearcats. Nolan closed out the set with a kill off an assist from Tingelhoff.
Set 3: UC, 25-20
• Tulsa took the first point of the third set but Cincinnati came back and took the next three. Ogle had a kill and Muldrow had two for the early advantage. The Golden Hurricane went ahead on an ace, kill and block, putting the score at 10-7. The Bearcats followed with a timeout. A 4-0 run later in the set got UC back in front of Tulsa. Nolan and Ogle both had kills during the scoring spurt to make it a 14-13 Cincinnati lead. The Golden Hurricane took the lead back but were never able to get up by more than two points. Tied at 18, Kostelac blocked a shot to put UC back in front and then had a kill to make it a 20-18 lead. The Bearcats remained in command the rest of the set, finishing off the Golden Hurricane with back-to-back kills by Nolan.
// NEXT MATCH
UC returns home to St. Ursula Academy on Friday, November 3 to host UCF at 7 p.m. The Bearcats then host USF on Sunday at 1 p.m.
// 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 improves to 10-14 overall and 8-4 in the conference with the win
• Tulsa drops to 11-13 and 5-7
• The loss snaps the Golden Hurricane's three-match win streak
• Abby Williams' 31 digs was the most by any Bearcat since September 12, 2014. Jamie Netisingha had 30 in that match against Rutgers, a four-set victory
• Carly Nolan added on another double-double with 13 kills and 14 digs
• Erica Kostelac tied Nolan with a team-high 13 kills. She hit .303 in the match
• Jade Tingelhoff led the team with 33 assists
• Jasmine Jones finished with a team-best six blocks
• Elly Ogle also hit double-figures in digs with ten
// WORDS FROM COACH WHITE
•"I'm very proud, especially coming back after a tough loss Thursday night. It really helps that we had a full team performance. I think today Elly Ogle did a great job. She attacked really well, she hit .250, blocked well. Defensively she was fantastic. She served well, as well."
•"Abby was great. I think the thing about Abby is she picked good spots. Obviously we try to do the best we can to put her in the right spots and the whole game plan for our defense, but I think individually the reads she made today were fantastic. She did great. And I think it was not only getting there and getting the ball up but I think her placement of where she dug the ball really helped us."
•"One of the things we've talked about is we've been on the road 20 of the 24 matches we've played. We've only had four matches at home. We've talked about that a lot. This match was important to take some momentum home because now we finally get to go home for 18 days and play the next four matches in front of our home crowd. That will be a big deal for us. I think it's important. The community and everyone is curious what's going on with our volleyball program and now we finally get to play four-straight matches in front of them. We're excited about next weekend."
// WILLIAMS ON HER PERFORMANCE
•"I think the coaches really put us in good spots. They did good scouting beforehand and knew exactly where they were going to hit. So it was easy for me to set up in a good position because of what they had already told us. I just went with the game plan and it worked out well."
•"We were extremely locked in the entire match. I think sometimes we've had trouble siding out and we really focused on our siding out game today and I think that that made the difference."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UC, 25-20
• A block by Jasmine Jones and Carly Nolan opened the scoring for the day. The Bearcats put together five straight later on as Erica Kostelac had a block and kill and Jones had a kill to help UC lead 10-6. The set became tied at 14, 15 and 16 but a kill by Kostelac and ace from Emily Azzara put the UC lead back at two. With a one-point lead, 19-18, Cincinnati called a timeout. The quick conversation was successful as the Bearcats came out and had three straight kills and a block to take control of the set. A block by Jones and Elly Ogle would end it.
Set 2: UC, 25-16
• The beginning of the second set went back-and-forth until the Bearcats started to pull away. Kostelac and Maya Muldrow had a block to give UC a 6-4 lead. That lead grew to 8-5 after a kill by Jones. A 3-0 run made it an 11-6 set. Tulsa was forced to call a timeout after an attack error and ace by Elly Ogle put the score at 17-11. A kill by Kostelac and block by Jones made it set-point for the Bearcats. Nolan closed out the set with a kill off an assist from Tingelhoff.
Set 3: UC, 25-20
• Tulsa took the first point of the third set but Cincinnati came back and took the next three. Ogle had a kill and Muldrow had two for the early advantage. The Golden Hurricane went ahead on an ace, kill and block, putting the score at 10-7. The Bearcats followed with a timeout. A 4-0 run later in the set got UC back in front of Tulsa. Nolan and Ogle both had kills during the scoring spurt to make it a 14-13 Cincinnati lead. The Golden Hurricane took the lead back but were never able to get up by more than two points. Tied at 18, Kostelac blocked a shot to put UC back in front and then had a kill to make it a 20-18 lead. The Bearcats remained in command the rest of the set, finishing off the Golden Hurricane with back-to-back kills by Nolan.
// NEXT MATCH
UC returns home to St. Ursula Academy on Friday, November 3 to host UCF at 7 p.m. The Bearcats then host USF on Sunday at 1 p.m.
// 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.