TicketsPHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The University of Cincinnati volleyball team suffered a defeat on the road at Temple Sunday afternoon, dropping the match 3-1. The Owls took the first two sets, 25-20 and 25-18, before the Bearcats came back to take set three, 25-19. Temple won 25-18 in the fourth to take the match victory.
// NOTES
• UC drops to 6-12 on the season and 4-2 in American play
• Temple moves to 8-6 and 4-2 in conference
• Four different Bearcats reached double-digits in digs
• Carly Nolan added another block to her season total with a team-high 17 kills with ten digs
• Jade Tingelhoff also had a double-double with 45 assists and 12 digs
• Jasmine Jones and Erica Kostelac both finished with 11 kills
// COMMENTS FROM COACH WHITE
"That's a good team, Temple was great. They came out in the first set and played really well and I think we backed down and couldn't catch up after that. I think it's a good lesson for our team that we can't just walk in and expect to win. Winning is hard, it's really hard. I think all the hard work we've put in these last few weeks, we've been playing really good volleyball for three weeks, but I think for this one we didn't have the right mentality. We had the completely wrong mindset and mentality. I don't know if we thought that this match was going to be easy or Temple was just going to hand it to us, but it's something the coaching staff has to help them with. We will have them prepared for Houston Friday night. We get to play back at home and defend home court."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: TEMPLE, 25-20
• The match opened with a block by Jade Tingelhoff and Maya Muldrow. The Bearcats took the lead at the 6-5 mark on a kill by Erica Kostelac. However, the Owls would get back and front and take the largest lead of the set, two points, making it 9-7. Temple would go up 12-9 into a UC timeout. Carly Nolan had a kill out the break to cut into the deficit. Down by three, the Bearcats made it a one-point deficit after kills by Jasmine Jones and Nolan. Temple would be able to remain in front as it went up 20-16 late in the set. An attack error would hand the Owls the set.
Set 2: TEMPLE, 25-18
• The Owls took the first point after a long volley, but the Bearcats answered on a kill by Jones from Tingelhoff. UC went up 3-2 on a block by Kostleac and Muldrow and Muldrow earned the next point to take a 4-3 lead with a kill. From that point, the Owls went on a 4-0 run to have a three-point advantage. The Temple lead grew to seven, 17-10, forcing a UC timeout. Out of the break, the Bearcats strung together three-straight. Muldrow had a kill, Jones and Nolan recorded a block and Abby Williams had the first ace of the match. After a kill by Elly Ogle, the Owls scored the final two points to take the second set and go up 2-0 in the match.
Set 3: UC, 25-19
•.A kill by Jones got the third set started. Tied at four, a Temple attack error then block by Muldrow and Kostelac put UC up by two. The Bearcats took the next point on a Nolan kill to lead 7-4 and cause an Owls timeout. The lead would grow to four, 12-8, after a Chrysanthi Stamatiou kill. Temple would work back to tie the game at 16. Kostelac kept the Bearcats in front with a kill from Tingelhoff. UC stifled that comeback by scoring three-straight points. Jones ended the set with a kill.
Set 4: TEMPLE, 25-18
• The fourth set started with Bearcat kill, this one from Nolan. After another close start to the set, Nolan put UC up by two, 7-5, with another kill. Temple would come back to tie the game at eight then take the lead on a 4-0 run. That lead continued to grow, reaching 15-8 before UC was able to score on a kill by Jones. Temple maintained momentum, though, and went on to secure the match by taking the set.
// NEXT MATCH
The Bearcats return home to St. Ursula Academy on Friday, October 13 to host Houston at 7 p.m. UC then hosts Tulane on Sunday at 1 p.m. Friday's contest will be the team's annual pink match.
// 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 6-12 on the season and 4-2 in American play
• Temple moves to 8-6 and 4-2 in conference
• Four different Bearcats reached double-digits in digs
• Carly Nolan added another block to her season total with a team-high 17 kills with ten digs
• Jade Tingelhoff also had a double-double with 45 assists and 12 digs
• Jasmine Jones and Erica Kostelac both finished with 11 kills
// COMMENTS FROM COACH WHITE
"That's a good team, Temple was great. They came out in the first set and played really well and I think we backed down and couldn't catch up after that. I think it's a good lesson for our team that we can't just walk in and expect to win. Winning is hard, it's really hard. I think all the hard work we've put in these last few weeks, we've been playing really good volleyball for three weeks, but I think for this one we didn't have the right mentality. We had the completely wrong mindset and mentality. I don't know if we thought that this match was going to be easy or Temple was just going to hand it to us, but it's something the coaching staff has to help them with. We will have them prepared for Houston Friday night. We get to play back at home and defend home court."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: TEMPLE, 25-20
• The match opened with a block by Jade Tingelhoff and Maya Muldrow. The Bearcats took the lead at the 6-5 mark on a kill by Erica Kostelac. However, the Owls would get back and front and take the largest lead of the set, two points, making it 9-7. Temple would go up 12-9 into a UC timeout. Carly Nolan had a kill out the break to cut into the deficit. Down by three, the Bearcats made it a one-point deficit after kills by Jasmine Jones and Nolan. Temple would be able to remain in front as it went up 20-16 late in the set. An attack error would hand the Owls the set.
Set 2: TEMPLE, 25-18
• The Owls took the first point after a long volley, but the Bearcats answered on a kill by Jones from Tingelhoff. UC went up 3-2 on a block by Kostleac and Muldrow and Muldrow earned the next point to take a 4-3 lead with a kill. From that point, the Owls went on a 4-0 run to have a three-point advantage. The Temple lead grew to seven, 17-10, forcing a UC timeout. Out of the break, the Bearcats strung together three-straight. Muldrow had a kill, Jones and Nolan recorded a block and Abby Williams had the first ace of the match. After a kill by Elly Ogle, the Owls scored the final two points to take the second set and go up 2-0 in the match.
Set 3: UC, 25-19
•.A kill by Jones got the third set started. Tied at four, a Temple attack error then block by Muldrow and Kostelac put UC up by two. The Bearcats took the next point on a Nolan kill to lead 7-4 and cause an Owls timeout. The lead would grow to four, 12-8, after a Chrysanthi Stamatiou kill. Temple would work back to tie the game at 16. Kostelac kept the Bearcats in front with a kill from Tingelhoff. UC stifled that comeback by scoring three-straight points. Jones ended the set with a kill.
Set 4: TEMPLE, 25-18
• The fourth set started with Bearcat kill, this one from Nolan. After another close start to the set, Nolan put UC up by two, 7-5, with another kill. Temple would come back to tie the game at eight then take the lead on a 4-0 run. That lead continued to grow, reaching 15-8 before UC was able to score on a kill by Jones. Temple maintained momentum, though, and went on to secure the match by taking the set.
// NEXT MATCH
The Bearcats return home to St. Ursula Academy on Friday, October 13 to host Houston at 7 p.m. UC then hosts Tulane on Sunday at 1 p.m. Friday's contest will be the team's annual pink match.
// 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.