TicketsDAYTON, Ohio – University of Cincinnati volleyball remained tough to outlast Dayton in a five-set match on Wednesday evening.
The Bearcats improve to 17-4 on the season with the victory, their eighth in a row, and add another strong non-conference win to their resume. Dayton falls to 16-6 on the season after the loss. The Flyers sat just outside the top 25 RPI at the beginning of the week, sitting at No. 26. The Bearcats had not beat the regional rival since 2008.
// NOTES
• Jordan Thompson had her seventh 30-plus kill performance of the season with an even 30 on the night
• Thompson set a career-high in aces with six as the team matched the season-best with 11 total
• She completed a double-double with ten digs and also added in four blocks
• Maria Mallon finished with 11 kills
• Jasmine Jones had a strong night on offense and defense. She finished with seven kills while hitting .778 percent and led the team with seven blocks
• Jade Tinglehoff had 36 assists while Armania Heckenmueller had 18
• Abby Williams led the team with 18 digs
• Carly Nolan also had a strong serving night as she tied her career best with four aces. She also was second on the team with 14 digs
// COACH ALVEY'S COMMENT
"It was such a high-level matchup tonight. Dayton is a fun rivalry and great competition in the region. It shows a lot about the volleyball that's being played in our region. It's two great teams that battled it out tonight. Jasmine Jones had some huge points for us at key moments in the match with her blocking and scoring in transition. We completely shifted our mindset in serving from our last match against Wichita State. Consistently, each of our servers went back to the in-line and served multiple times. Carly Nolan had four aces and Jordan Thompson had six aces."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UC, 25-22
Dayton scored the first two points of the match but UC quickly righted that with a kill by Mallon and ace by Nolan. The Bearcats did have to come back and then hang on at the end, but they would prevail. Jordan Thompson posted a solo block to put UC up 15-14. After the Flyers answered with a kill, six straight Bearcats' points gave them an advantage. Thompson started the run with a kill, Nolan and Jones had a block and Jones added in a kill to add to the streak. When UC was eying set point, Dayton scored three in a row, but a kill by Mallon ended it.
Set 2: UC, 25-17
The Bearcats came out strong in the second, scoring the first four points via a Thompson kill, Jones block and Thompson and Jones block. The Flyers worked back to get within two, 10-8, but the Bearcats put together a 3-0 run to stay ahead. It became a 15-10 set with a Mallon kill. Later on, a block by Cabarkapa and Kostelac made it 20-12. Dayton was able to put on more one more run, a 3-0 one, but could come no closer. UC scored the final three points of the set on a Mallon kill, Nolan ace and a Dayton attack error.
Set 3: Dayton, 28-26
The Flyers took an early 4-1 lead and were able to hold on to take a long third set. Down 10-7, UC brought the lead closer on kills by Mallon and Thompson. Shortly after, the Bearcats got out in front on a 3-0 run thanks to another Thompson kill and two Flyers errors. UC also led 15-14 after a Thompson ace. When the set was tied at twenty, the teams traded points until Dayton was ultimately able to score the final three to extend the match. UC led 25-24 but Dayton equaled the score with a kill. The Bearcats also went up 26-25, but a kill, block and UC attack error allowed the Flyers to finish the set.
Set 4: Dayton, 25-22
The fourth set was back-and-forth the whole way with neither team able to get our ahead until the end. The first run of the set came from the Bearcats as they scored three in a row on two Thompson kills and a Dayton error to lead by one, 9-8. That 3-0 run started a trend for both teams as both teams had a pair of 3-0 scoring sprees. Out of the Flyer's second, the Bearcats took a 17-14 lead on the biggest streak of the set, five straight points. An attack error started it then Nolan had a kill, Thompson served back-to-back aces and Jones had a kill. Dayton then went 4-0 to grab the lead back by a point. The teams traded points until the Flyers had four kills to take the match into a deciding fifth set
Set 5: UC, 15-12
A kill from Thompson broke a 3-3 tie as the final set got underway. Jones followed with another kill to put the Bearcats up by two, but the Flyers came back later on to tie the set at seven and eight. Once the teams switched sides on the court, UC took over. A block by Cabarkapa and Kostleac then a Kostelac kill made it a two-point UC advantage. Kostelac would add in another kill and Thompson powered five more kills in the match to win it for the Bearcats.
// NEXT MATCH
The Bearcats return home for their final games played at St. Ursula Academy. UC will host USF on Friday at 7 p.m. and UCF 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).
The Bearcats improve to 17-4 on the season with the victory, their eighth in a row, and add another strong non-conference win to their resume. Dayton falls to 16-6 on the season after the loss. The Flyers sat just outside the top 25 RPI at the beginning of the week, sitting at No. 26. The Bearcats had not beat the regional rival since 2008.
// NOTES
• Jordan Thompson had her seventh 30-plus kill performance of the season with an even 30 on the night
• Thompson set a career-high in aces with six as the team matched the season-best with 11 total
• She completed a double-double with ten digs and also added in four blocks
• Maria Mallon finished with 11 kills
• Jasmine Jones had a strong night on offense and defense. She finished with seven kills while hitting .778 percent and led the team with seven blocks
• Jade Tinglehoff had 36 assists while Armania Heckenmueller had 18
• Abby Williams led the team with 18 digs
• Carly Nolan also had a strong serving night as she tied her career best with four aces. She also was second on the team with 14 digs
// COACH ALVEY'S COMMENT
"It was such a high-level matchup tonight. Dayton is a fun rivalry and great competition in the region. It shows a lot about the volleyball that's being played in our region. It's two great teams that battled it out tonight. Jasmine Jones had some huge points for us at key moments in the match with her blocking and scoring in transition. We completely shifted our mindset in serving from our last match against Wichita State. Consistently, each of our servers went back to the in-line and served multiple times. Carly Nolan had four aces and Jordan Thompson had six aces."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UC, 25-22
Dayton scored the first two points of the match but UC quickly righted that with a kill by Mallon and ace by Nolan. The Bearcats did have to come back and then hang on at the end, but they would prevail. Jordan Thompson posted a solo block to put UC up 15-14. After the Flyers answered with a kill, six straight Bearcats' points gave them an advantage. Thompson started the run with a kill, Nolan and Jones had a block and Jones added in a kill to add to the streak. When UC was eying set point, Dayton scored three in a row, but a kill by Mallon ended it.
Set 2: UC, 25-17
The Bearcats came out strong in the second, scoring the first four points via a Thompson kill, Jones block and Thompson and Jones block. The Flyers worked back to get within two, 10-8, but the Bearcats put together a 3-0 run to stay ahead. It became a 15-10 set with a Mallon kill. Later on, a block by Cabarkapa and Kostelac made it 20-12. Dayton was able to put on more one more run, a 3-0 one, but could come no closer. UC scored the final three points of the set on a Mallon kill, Nolan ace and a Dayton attack error.
Set 3: Dayton, 28-26
The Flyers took an early 4-1 lead and were able to hold on to take a long third set. Down 10-7, UC brought the lead closer on kills by Mallon and Thompson. Shortly after, the Bearcats got out in front on a 3-0 run thanks to another Thompson kill and two Flyers errors. UC also led 15-14 after a Thompson ace. When the set was tied at twenty, the teams traded points until Dayton was ultimately able to score the final three to extend the match. UC led 25-24 but Dayton equaled the score with a kill. The Bearcats also went up 26-25, but a kill, block and UC attack error allowed the Flyers to finish the set.
Set 4: Dayton, 25-22
The fourth set was back-and-forth the whole way with neither team able to get our ahead until the end. The first run of the set came from the Bearcats as they scored three in a row on two Thompson kills and a Dayton error to lead by one, 9-8. That 3-0 run started a trend for both teams as both teams had a pair of 3-0 scoring sprees. Out of the Flyer's second, the Bearcats took a 17-14 lead on the biggest streak of the set, five straight points. An attack error started it then Nolan had a kill, Thompson served back-to-back aces and Jones had a kill. Dayton then went 4-0 to grab the lead back by a point. The teams traded points until the Flyers had four kills to take the match into a deciding fifth set
Set 5: UC, 15-12
A kill from Thompson broke a 3-3 tie as the final set got underway. Jones followed with another kill to put the Bearcats up by two, but the Flyers came back later on to tie the set at seven and eight. Once the teams switched sides on the court, UC took over. A block by Cabarkapa and Kostleac then a Kostelac kill made it a two-point UC advantage. Kostelac would add in another kill and Thompson powered five more kills in the match to win it for the Bearcats.
// NEXT MATCH
The Bearcats return home for their final games played at St. Ursula Academy. UC will host USF on Friday at 7 p.m. and UCF 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).