Tickets// FIRST SERVE
UC faces its final American Athletic Conference weekend on the road as it travels to Tulane for an 8 p.m. match on Friday and a 2 p.m. match at Houston on Sunday. The Bearcats have just two regular season matches remaining after this weekend.
// 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
Live video and live stats on Friday can be found at TulaneGreenWave.com. Houston will provide live video and live stats at UHCougars.com
// WEEKEND RECAP
• The Bearcats played two 3-0 matches last weekend, sweeping Memphis on Friday but then falling 3-0 to No. 20 Wichita State on Senior Day Sunday afternoon
• On Friday, Cincinnati posted a big win over Memphis, winning the sets by scores of 25-16, 25-14 and 26-24
• UC's attack percentage of .290 in the match was just shy of its season-high of .291 accomplished in the match earlier this year against Milwaukee
• Jade Tingelhoff had a double-double with a team-high 28 assists and 11 digs\
• Carly Nolan led the team with 15 kills
• Erica Kostelac finished with 13 kills while hitting .480
• Jasmine Jones led the team with five blocks while Abby Williams led with 13 digs
• The tables turned on Sunday as Cincinnati was beat 3-0 by No. 20 Wichita State
• The win kept the Shockers undefeated in conference play at 16-0
• Tingelhoff posted another double-double with 22 assists and 11 digs
• Nolan led the team again with 11 kills
• Maya Muldrow led the team with three blocks while also contributing with seven kills
• Kostelac also had seven kills, including a perfect 5-for-5 hitting performance in the final set
// CHECK THE STANDINGS
• The Bearcats are in fifth place in the conference with four matches yet to be played
• ECU is one game above UC in fourth and has the same remaining slate as the Bearcats: at Memphis and Houston and a home-and-away with Cincinnati
• Third-place Temple will host UCF, USF and UConn before its final match at UConn
• SMU, who currently is second in the conference at 13-3, will host Memphis, Wichita State and Tulsa and will have one more match on the road at Tulsa
// 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 sixth in all-time assists with 3,117.
• In the rally scoring era, Tingelhoff is fourth in career assists while Abby Williams is eighth
• With more than 1,000 kills at 1,182, Carly Nolan is sixth 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 1,239
// CONFERENCE-ONLY STATISTICS
• With four games left in the regular season, UC and its players remain ranked high in various statistical categories
• The Bearcats rank sixth in hitting percentage, fifth in assists, fourth in kills, fourth in blocks, third in service aces and fourth in digs when comparing conference-only stats among the twelve AAC teams
• Individually in conference matches, Carly Nolan is fourth in kills per set, 13th in digs per set and fifth in aces per set
• Jasmine Jones is eighth in hitting percentage and fourth in blocks per set
• Erica Kostelac ranks seventh in kills per set
• Jade Tingelhoff is fifth in assists per set
• Maya Muldrow ranks 12th in blocks per set
• Abby Williams ranks sixth in digs per set
// KNOW THE FOE: TULANE
Tulane is 13-16 overall, 2-14 in conference play and ranks tied for 11th in the conference standings entering this weekend. The Green Wave beat Tulsa in the first weekend of American play and also took down UConn on the road. Most recently, Tulane dropped a 3-0 match at UCF last Friday and then dropped a 3-1 match on the road at USF on Sunday.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. GREEN WAVE
Cincinnati is 27-2 all-time against Tulane. Earlier this season, the Bearcats beat the Green Wave 3-1 at St. Ursula Academy. The first meeting between the two teams was in 1980. That match was a 2-0 win in favor of the Bearcats. UC has won the past 18 matches against Tulane. The last Green Wave victory over the Bearcats came in 1995.
// KNOW THE FOE: HOUSTON
Houston is currently 10-14 overall and 6-10 in conference play. The Cougars sit in eighth place in the conference standings. The team's six wins against opponents in the American were versus UConn, versus Memphis, versus UCF, versus USF, at UConn and at USF. The win at USF was in straight sets last Friday. Houston then fell 3-0 at UCF on Sunday.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. COUGARS
Cincinnati and Houston have met 21 times with UC taking 13 of those matches. The Bearcats won at home 3-1 earlier this season and won both meetings last season by a score of 3-0. UC also recorded two victories in 2015. The Cougars last beat the Bearcats in 2014 in Cincinnati.
// 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 sixteen on the season (kills-digs) while Tingelhoff has fifteen (assists-digs). There has only been two conference matches were neither Nolan nor Tingelhoff have recorded a double-double (3-1 win at UConn and 3-0 loss to UCF).
// OVERALL CONFERENCE RANKS
• Carly Nolan continues to lead the American in kills per set (4.12) and in points per set (4.61). She also is 15th in digs per set and 11th in aces
• Jade Tingelhoff ranks fifth in the league with 9.77 assists/set
• Jasmine Jones is 11th in hitting percentage at .273 and third in blocks/set with 1.15
• Maya Muldrow is 14th in blocks (0.96/set) and Abby Williams is 10th in digs (3.78/set)
• Erica Kostelac ranks 11th in kills per set at 3.03 and 12th in points per set with 3.31
// UP NEXT
UC finishes the regular season with two matches with ECU. The Pirates visit St. Ursula Academy on Wednesday, November 22 at 1 p.m. and then travels to ECU on Friday, November 24 for another 1 p.m. match.
UC faces its final American Athletic Conference weekend on the road as it travels to Tulane for an 8 p.m. match on Friday and a 2 p.m. match at Houston on Sunday. The Bearcats have just two regular season matches remaining after this weekend.
// 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
Live video and live stats on Friday can be found at TulaneGreenWave.com. Houston will provide live video and live stats at UHCougars.com
// WEEKEND RECAP
• The Bearcats played two 3-0 matches last weekend, sweeping Memphis on Friday but then falling 3-0 to No. 20 Wichita State on Senior Day Sunday afternoon
• On Friday, Cincinnati posted a big win over Memphis, winning the sets by scores of 25-16, 25-14 and 26-24
• UC's attack percentage of .290 in the match was just shy of its season-high of .291 accomplished in the match earlier this year against Milwaukee
• Jade Tingelhoff had a double-double with a team-high 28 assists and 11 digs\
• Carly Nolan led the team with 15 kills
• Erica Kostelac finished with 13 kills while hitting .480
• Jasmine Jones led the team with five blocks while Abby Williams led with 13 digs
• The tables turned on Sunday as Cincinnati was beat 3-0 by No. 20 Wichita State
• The win kept the Shockers undefeated in conference play at 16-0
• Tingelhoff posted another double-double with 22 assists and 11 digs
• Nolan led the team again with 11 kills
• Maya Muldrow led the team with three blocks while also contributing with seven kills
• Kostelac also had seven kills, including a perfect 5-for-5 hitting performance in the final set
// CHECK THE STANDINGS
• The Bearcats are in fifth place in the conference with four matches yet to be played
• ECU is one game above UC in fourth and has the same remaining slate as the Bearcats: at Memphis and Houston and a home-and-away with Cincinnati
• Third-place Temple will host UCF, USF and UConn before its final match at UConn
• SMU, who currently is second in the conference at 13-3, will host Memphis, Wichita State and Tulsa and will have one more match on the road at Tulsa
// 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 sixth in all-time assists with 3,117.
• In the rally scoring era, Tingelhoff is fourth in career assists while Abby Williams is eighth
• With more than 1,000 kills at 1,182, Carly Nolan is sixth 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 1,239
// CONFERENCE-ONLY STATISTICS
• With four games left in the regular season, UC and its players remain ranked high in various statistical categories
• The Bearcats rank sixth in hitting percentage, fifth in assists, fourth in kills, fourth in blocks, third in service aces and fourth in digs when comparing conference-only stats among the twelve AAC teams
• Individually in conference matches, Carly Nolan is fourth in kills per set, 13th in digs per set and fifth in aces per set
• Jasmine Jones is eighth in hitting percentage and fourth in blocks per set
• Erica Kostelac ranks seventh in kills per set
• Jade Tingelhoff is fifth in assists per set
• Maya Muldrow ranks 12th in blocks per set
• Abby Williams ranks sixth in digs per set
// KNOW THE FOE: TULANE
Tulane is 13-16 overall, 2-14 in conference play and ranks tied for 11th in the conference standings entering this weekend. The Green Wave beat Tulsa in the first weekend of American play and also took down UConn on the road. Most recently, Tulane dropped a 3-0 match at UCF last Friday and then dropped a 3-1 match on the road at USF on Sunday.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. GREEN WAVE
Cincinnati is 27-2 all-time against Tulane. Earlier this season, the Bearcats beat the Green Wave 3-1 at St. Ursula Academy. The first meeting between the two teams was in 1980. That match was a 2-0 win in favor of the Bearcats. UC has won the past 18 matches against Tulane. The last Green Wave victory over the Bearcats came in 1995.
// KNOW THE FOE: HOUSTON
Houston is currently 10-14 overall and 6-10 in conference play. The Cougars sit in eighth place in the conference standings. The team's six wins against opponents in the American were versus UConn, versus Memphis, versus UCF, versus USF, at UConn and at USF. The win at USF was in straight sets last Friday. Houston then fell 3-0 at UCF on Sunday.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. COUGARS
Cincinnati and Houston have met 21 times with UC taking 13 of those matches. The Bearcats won at home 3-1 earlier this season and won both meetings last season by a score of 3-0. UC also recorded two victories in 2015. The Cougars last beat the Bearcats in 2014 in Cincinnati.
// 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 sixteen on the season (kills-digs) while Tingelhoff has fifteen (assists-digs). There has only been two conference matches were neither Nolan nor Tingelhoff have recorded a double-double (3-1 win at UConn and 3-0 loss to UCF).
// OVERALL CONFERENCE RANKS
• Carly Nolan continues to lead the American in kills per set (4.12) and in points per set (4.61). She also is 15th in digs per set and 11th in aces
• Jade Tingelhoff ranks fifth in the league with 9.77 assists/set
• Jasmine Jones is 11th in hitting percentage at .273 and third in blocks/set with 1.15
• Maya Muldrow is 14th in blocks (0.96/set) and Abby Williams is 10th in digs (3.78/set)
• Erica Kostelac ranks 11th in kills per set at 3.03 and 12th in points per set with 3.31
// UP NEXT
UC finishes the regular season with two matches with ECU. The Pirates visit St. Ursula Academy on Wednesday, November 22 at 1 p.m. and then travels to ECU on Friday, November 24 for another 1 p.m. match.