Tickets// FIRST SERVE
University of Cincinnati volleyball remains on the road this weekend for two big matches. UC will play at Tulsa on Friday at 2 p.m. ET then travel to Wichita State for a 2 p.m. ET match on Sunday.
// 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
Tulsa will provide a live video stream and live stats on TulsaHurricane.com. Sunday's big matchup will air live on the American Digital Network. Live stats will run courtesy of the home team at GoShockers.com
// MILESTONES
• The Bearcats achieved a few notable milestones during last weekend's roadtrip
• On Friday at Temple, Abby Williams recorded her 1,500th career dig. After achieving that, she finished with a season-high 23 digs at UConn
• Williams sits in third place in the UC record book with 1,527 career digs. She needs 80 more to move up into second place
• Jordan Thompson has been the nation's leader in kills, points, kills per set and points per set nearly the entire season, and now she has claimed a new accolade
• On Sunday at UConn, Thompson became the American Athletic Conference's all-time leader in kills and points with 1,470 and 1,616, respectively
• Thompson ranks fifth in the UC record books in career kills and is only in her third season of competition
• Head Coach Molly Alvey notched her 100th career win as the leader of the Bearcats on Sunday. With two more victories she will become second all-time in wins as a head coach of the UC volleyball program
// CONFERENCE REPORT
• This weekend's matches feature some of the top teams in the conference
• UC and UCF remain the only unbeaten teams in AAC play as both are 5-0. The Bearcats have only dropped one set in the five matches
• ECU and Tulsa are close behind in a tie for third at 4-1
• Wichita State and SMU are both 3-2
• USF and UConn are tied for seventh at 2-3
• Tulane and Temple follow at 1-4
• Houston and Memphis are still looking for their first AAC victory of the season
• While the Bearcats visit Tulsa and Wichita State, UCF hosts Temple and UConn this weekend
// KNOW THE FOE: TULSA
Tulsa is 12-5 overall and 4-1 in AAC action. In their last three matches, the Hurricane beat Wichita State in five at home, lost to UCF 3-1 on the road and then recorded a 3-1 victory against USF. Tulsa is 11th in the nation in digs per set led by Taylor Horsfall who ranked seventh in the same category individually.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. HURRICANE
Cincinnati is 6-3 all-time against Tulsa. Last season, the Bearcats dropped a 3-1 match at home then fell 3-0 at Tulsa. The teams split in 2016 with UC winning 3-1 on the road and losing 3-1 at home. The Bearcats swept the two meetings with the Hurricane in 2015, winning both in five sets. The teams' first meeting was in 2005 at a neutral site. Tulsa won that match 3-1
// KNOW THE FOE: WICHITA STATE
Wichita State is an even 8-8 on the season and 3-2 in conference. The Shockers posted a monster year last year, their first in the AAC, when they went unbeaten in the American for the championship and a NCAA berth. Wichita State lost a highly-contested match against Tulsa, 3-2. Last weekend the Shockers traveled and beat USF 3-1 and lost to UCF by the same score.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. SHOCKERS
Cincinnati is 1-2 against Wichita State with all three meetings coming in the last two seasons. The nationally-ranked Shockers took both last year, taking all six sets played. In the first meeting in 2016, the Bearcats traveled to Wichita State and won 3-1.
// COMING UP NEXT
• UC takes a quick break from conference play for a match at Dayton on Wednesday, October 17 at 7 p.m.
• The Bearcats return home to play their final home games at St. Ursula Academy next weekend
• UC hosts USF at Friday at 7 p.m. and UCF on Sunday at 1 p.m.
University of Cincinnati volleyball remains on the road this weekend for two big matches. UC will play at Tulsa on Friday at 2 p.m. ET then travel to Wichita State for a 2 p.m. ET match on Sunday.
// 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
Tulsa will provide a live video stream and live stats on TulsaHurricane.com. Sunday's big matchup will air live on the American Digital Network. Live stats will run courtesy of the home team at GoShockers.com
// MILESTONES
• The Bearcats achieved a few notable milestones during last weekend's roadtrip
• On Friday at Temple, Abby Williams recorded her 1,500th career dig. After achieving that, she finished with a season-high 23 digs at UConn
• Williams sits in third place in the UC record book with 1,527 career digs. She needs 80 more to move up into second place
• Jordan Thompson has been the nation's leader in kills, points, kills per set and points per set nearly the entire season, and now she has claimed a new accolade
• On Sunday at UConn, Thompson became the American Athletic Conference's all-time leader in kills and points with 1,470 and 1,616, respectively
• Thompson ranks fifth in the UC record books in career kills and is only in her third season of competition
• Head Coach Molly Alvey notched her 100th career win as the leader of the Bearcats on Sunday. With two more victories she will become second all-time in wins as a head coach of the UC volleyball program
// CONFERENCE REPORT
• This weekend's matches feature some of the top teams in the conference
• UC and UCF remain the only unbeaten teams in AAC play as both are 5-0. The Bearcats have only dropped one set in the five matches
• ECU and Tulsa are close behind in a tie for third at 4-1
• Wichita State and SMU are both 3-2
• USF and UConn are tied for seventh at 2-3
• Tulane and Temple follow at 1-4
• Houston and Memphis are still looking for their first AAC victory of the season
• While the Bearcats visit Tulsa and Wichita State, UCF hosts Temple and UConn this weekend
// KNOW THE FOE: TULSA
Tulsa is 12-5 overall and 4-1 in AAC action. In their last three matches, the Hurricane beat Wichita State in five at home, lost to UCF 3-1 on the road and then recorded a 3-1 victory against USF. Tulsa is 11th in the nation in digs per set led by Taylor Horsfall who ranked seventh in the same category individually.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. HURRICANE
Cincinnati is 6-3 all-time against Tulsa. Last season, the Bearcats dropped a 3-1 match at home then fell 3-0 at Tulsa. The teams split in 2016 with UC winning 3-1 on the road and losing 3-1 at home. The Bearcats swept the two meetings with the Hurricane in 2015, winning both in five sets. The teams' first meeting was in 2005 at a neutral site. Tulsa won that match 3-1
// KNOW THE FOE: WICHITA STATE
Wichita State is an even 8-8 on the season and 3-2 in conference. The Shockers posted a monster year last year, their first in the AAC, when they went unbeaten in the American for the championship and a NCAA berth. Wichita State lost a highly-contested match against Tulsa, 3-2. Last weekend the Shockers traveled and beat USF 3-1 and lost to UCF by the same score.
// SERIES HISTORY: BEARCATS vs. SHOCKERS
Cincinnati is 1-2 against Wichita State with all three meetings coming in the last two seasons. The nationally-ranked Shockers took both last year, taking all six sets played. In the first meeting in 2016, the Bearcats traveled to Wichita State and won 3-1.
// COMING UP NEXT
• UC takes a quick break from conference play for a match at Dayton on Wednesday, October 17 at 7 p.m.
• The Bearcats return home to play their final home games at St. Ursula Academy next weekend
• UC hosts USF at Friday at 7 p.m. and UCF on Sunday at 1 p.m.