Tickets// FIRST SERVE
After a successful home-opening weekend, University of Cincinnati volleyball heads back to the road for a midweek contest at Western Kentucky. UC will play WKU on Tuesday, September 18 at 7 p.m. ET.
// 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
The match will air online on CUSA.TV. Live stats will be available at wkusports.com
// MORE HONORS
• Jordan Thompson entered the week as the nation's leader in kills, points, kills per set and points per set and improved on those number over the weekend
• Thompson's 6.24 kills per set and 6.86 points per set gives her a sizeable lead on the next closest person (5.59 kills/set, 6.32 points per set)
• The redshirt-junior received Offensive Player of the Week honors from the American Athletic Conference for the third-straight time
• Thompson was also a member of the Queen City Classic All-Tournament Team along with teammate Armania Heckenmueller, who averaged an impressive 11.83 assists per set through the three match tournament
// CONFERENCE CORNER
• Tuesday marks the final match before AAC matches begin
• Houston currently holds the best record in the conference at 13-2
• USF is second at 10-2, Tulane third at 12-3 and Cincinnati currently sits in fourth at 9-3
• The Bearcats were selected to finish second in conference play behind Wichita State. The Shockers are 5-6 against non-conference opponents
• UC ranks second among its AAC foes in hitting percentage at .262
• The Bearcats are sixth in assists and kills and are fourth in service aces
// KNOW THE FOE: WKU
WKU is 8-5 entering Tuesday's match. The two teams have some common opponents this season. The Lady Toppers beat Saint Louis 3-0, beat Miami at home 3-1 and also defeated ETSU at home, 3-0. When comparing national statistics, WKU is best at serving with a 47th national ranking in team service aces
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. LADY TOPPERS
Cincinnati is 17-6 all-time against Western Kentucky. The teams last met in Bowling Green, Kentucky, when WKU was ranked No. 23. UC lost that match 3-0. UC also played a ranked WKU team in 2013. The Bearcats last win over the Lady Toppers was a 3-2 home victory in 2011
// COMING UP NEXT
• AAC play begins for the Bearcats this Friday on the road at ECU
• UC returns home Friday, September 28 and Sunday, September 30 to take on SMU and Houston at 7 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively at St. Ursula Academy
After a successful home-opening weekend, University of Cincinnati volleyball heads back to the road for a midweek contest at Western Kentucky. UC will play WKU on Tuesday, September 18 at 7 p.m. ET.
// 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
The match will air online on CUSA.TV. Live stats will be available at wkusports.com
// MORE HONORS
• Jordan Thompson entered the week as the nation's leader in kills, points, kills per set and points per set and improved on those number over the weekend
• Thompson's 6.24 kills per set and 6.86 points per set gives her a sizeable lead on the next closest person (5.59 kills/set, 6.32 points per set)
• The redshirt-junior received Offensive Player of the Week honors from the American Athletic Conference for the third-straight time
• Thompson was also a member of the Queen City Classic All-Tournament Team along with teammate Armania Heckenmueller, who averaged an impressive 11.83 assists per set through the three match tournament
// CONFERENCE CORNER
• Tuesday marks the final match before AAC matches begin
• Houston currently holds the best record in the conference at 13-2
• USF is second at 10-2, Tulane third at 12-3 and Cincinnati currently sits in fourth at 9-3
• The Bearcats were selected to finish second in conference play behind Wichita State. The Shockers are 5-6 against non-conference opponents
• UC ranks second among its AAC foes in hitting percentage at .262
• The Bearcats are sixth in assists and kills and are fourth in service aces
// KNOW THE FOE: WKU
WKU is 8-5 entering Tuesday's match. The two teams have some common opponents this season. The Lady Toppers beat Saint Louis 3-0, beat Miami at home 3-1 and also defeated ETSU at home, 3-0. When comparing national statistics, WKU is best at serving with a 47th national ranking in team service aces
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. LADY TOPPERS
Cincinnati is 17-6 all-time against Western Kentucky. The teams last met in Bowling Green, Kentucky, when WKU was ranked No. 23. UC lost that match 3-0. UC also played a ranked WKU team in 2013. The Bearcats last win over the Lady Toppers was a 3-2 home victory in 2011
// COMING UP NEXT
• AAC play begins for the Bearcats this Friday on the road at ECU
• UC returns home Friday, September 28 and Sunday, September 30 to take on SMU and Houston at 7 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively at St. Ursula Academy