TicketsTAMPA, Fla. – University of Cincinnati volleyball earned its eighth 3-0 sweep over a conference opponent this season with a victory on the road at USF Sunday afternoon.
// NOTES
• The Bearcats improve to 22-7 and 12-3 in conference
• The Bulls drop to 19-9 and 8-7
• Jordan Thompson capped off another big week with 24 kills while hitting .512 percent. She was great at the service line, finishing with four aces. Thompson also contributed seven digs and a block
• Maria Mallon had seven kills and nine digs
• Jade Tingelhoff led with 37 assists with five digs, three blocks and two aces
• Abby Williams finished with a team-high ten digs
• Jasmine Jones and Dasha Cabarkapa each had five kills while Jones added in four blocks
• Carly Nolan ended the match with three service aces, seven digs and four kills
// COACH ALVEY'S COMMENT
"Great overall road weekend for our team. We played UCF, the No. 22 team in the country, very well and created opportunities of great success in that match. The match came down to the wire and I thought we fought well. We struggled to side out at the end of the match. Our defense was incredible. The hardest part of any weekend is to turn around and put back-to-back performances together. We did that today against a very solid USF program. I am proud of the fight in both matches from our players. Every day we can get better is another day of preparing ourselves for greatness in postseason play."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UC, 25-22
The Bearcats took an early lead and did not give it up the rest of the way. A 3-0 run with kills by Mallon and Cabarkapa and a Nolan ace put UC ahead. A 4-0 run, via a Jones Kill, blocks by Jones and Thompson and two Thompson kills, made it an 8-3 lead. The Bulls brought the lead to within a point, 13-12, by Cabarkapa added to the lead with a kill. USF made it close once again later on when back-to-back kills had the score at 22-21. But, UC did not give up the lead as two Thompson kills made it set-point and another won it for the Bearcats.
Set 2: UC, 25-12
After a 3-0 lead for UC on an error, Thompson kill and Nolan ace, USF came back to tie it at three-all. A big 5-0 run gave the Bearcats a nice advantage and forced a Bulls timeout as the score read 9-4. Jones started it with a kill, Mallon followed with an ace, Thompson posted back-to-back kills and Jones then had a solo block. A 7-0 run allowed the Bearcats to take the big set victory. Thompson had three service aces during the streak while Jones and Tingelhoff had a block and Jones added in a kill.
Set 3: UC, 25-19
The Bulls took their latest lead during a set in the third as they got out ahead 8-6, but the Bearcats were quick to answer. A 5-0 run with kills by Thompson and Nolan, a Thompson ace and two USF errors cause a timeout. The lead grew to as large as seven, 19-12, after Mallon had a kill and USF had an attack error. The Bulls worked back to make it a four-point set but wouldn't get any closer as Nolan ended the match on a kill.
// NEXT MATCH
• UC finishes the regular season with three matches at home
• Fifth Third Arena welcomes Tulane on Friday, November 16 at noon, Memphis Sunday, November 18 at 1 p.m. and ECU on Wednesday, November 21 at noon
• All home volleyball matches have complimentary admission as part of the Experience UC initiative
• The 2018 NCAA volleyball selection show is slated for Sunday, November 25
// 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).
// NOTES
• The Bearcats improve to 22-7 and 12-3 in conference
• The Bulls drop to 19-9 and 8-7
• Jordan Thompson capped off another big week with 24 kills while hitting .512 percent. She was great at the service line, finishing with four aces. Thompson also contributed seven digs and a block
• Maria Mallon had seven kills and nine digs
• Jade Tingelhoff led with 37 assists with five digs, three blocks and two aces
• Abby Williams finished with a team-high ten digs
• Jasmine Jones and Dasha Cabarkapa each had five kills while Jones added in four blocks
• Carly Nolan ended the match with three service aces, seven digs and four kills
// COACH ALVEY'S COMMENT
"Great overall road weekend for our team. We played UCF, the No. 22 team in the country, very well and created opportunities of great success in that match. The match came down to the wire and I thought we fought well. We struggled to side out at the end of the match. Our defense was incredible. The hardest part of any weekend is to turn around and put back-to-back performances together. We did that today against a very solid USF program. I am proud of the fight in both matches from our players. Every day we can get better is another day of preparing ourselves for greatness in postseason play."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UC, 25-22
The Bearcats took an early lead and did not give it up the rest of the way. A 3-0 run with kills by Mallon and Cabarkapa and a Nolan ace put UC ahead. A 4-0 run, via a Jones Kill, blocks by Jones and Thompson and two Thompson kills, made it an 8-3 lead. The Bulls brought the lead to within a point, 13-12, by Cabarkapa added to the lead with a kill. USF made it close once again later on when back-to-back kills had the score at 22-21. But, UC did not give up the lead as two Thompson kills made it set-point and another won it for the Bearcats.
Set 2: UC, 25-12
After a 3-0 lead for UC on an error, Thompson kill and Nolan ace, USF came back to tie it at three-all. A big 5-0 run gave the Bearcats a nice advantage and forced a Bulls timeout as the score read 9-4. Jones started it with a kill, Mallon followed with an ace, Thompson posted back-to-back kills and Jones then had a solo block. A 7-0 run allowed the Bearcats to take the big set victory. Thompson had three service aces during the streak while Jones and Tingelhoff had a block and Jones added in a kill.
Set 3: UC, 25-19
The Bulls took their latest lead during a set in the third as they got out ahead 8-6, but the Bearcats were quick to answer. A 5-0 run with kills by Thompson and Nolan, a Thompson ace and two USF errors cause a timeout. The lead grew to as large as seven, 19-12, after Mallon had a kill and USF had an attack error. The Bulls worked back to make it a four-point set but wouldn't get any closer as Nolan ended the match on a kill.
// NEXT MATCH
• UC finishes the regular season with three matches at home
• Fifth Third Arena welcomes Tulane on Friday, November 16 at noon, Memphis Sunday, November 18 at 1 p.m. and ECU on Wednesday, November 21 at noon
• All home volleyball matches have complimentary admission as part of the Experience UC initiative
• The 2018 NCAA volleyball selection show is slated for Sunday, November 25
// 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).