TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati volleyball ended the regular season with a 3-0 sweep of ECU on Wednesday afternoon.
The Bearcats finish the regular season 25-7 and second in the American Athletic Conference at 15-3.
// NOTES
• On her 30th assist of the day, Jade Tingelhoff became the AAC career leader in assists. She finished the match with 41 assists and seven digs
• Jordan Thompson averaged seven kills per set with a total of 21 on the day, all while hitting .515
• Carly Nolan had eight kills, seven digs and two aces. She now sits third all-time in career kills in the AAC
• Maria Mallon served a career-high five aces and added in seven kills and eight digs
• Abby Williams also led the team with eight digs
// COACH ALVEY'S COMMENT
"What a way to close out an undefeated season in the new arena. I think that was spectacular. We broke some pretty big records today. There were some really big offensive performances from Jade, from Carly and from Jordan. It was a really engaging and fun crowd on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I think it's a lot of credit to the team's success and how fun they are to watch in-person. An incredibly athletic group. High-flying, dynamic, powerful, strong group of women out on the court and so everyone wants to come out to see them and we had a great crowd today."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UC, 25-20
The Bearcats scored the first point of the set and went on to lead the majority of the way. AN early 3-0 run on two Thompson kills and a Mallon ace put the score at 7-4. The Pirates were able to bring the lead to within one, but another run from a Thompson kill, Nolan ace and Mallon kill grew the UC lead to 14-10. Two ECU attack errors and kills by Nolan and Dasha Cabarkapa kept UC in front late. Cabarkapa made it set-point with a kill and Mallon ended it with another kill.
Set 2: UC, 25-23
ECU started the second set with a block, but a 3-0 run put UC ahead 6-3. Thompson had back-to-back kills and Mallon an ace during the streak. Two kills by Jones and another by Thompson shortly after made it 9-4. The Bearcats held a six-point lead late in the set, but the Pirates were able to work their way back. ECU had three consecutive service aces to cause a UC timeout. A kill and another ace out of the break gave the Pirates a 22-21 lead. Thompson ended the streak with a kill, but ECU tied the set at 22 with a kill of their own. Thompson connected on yet another kill to tie the set back up before a Mallon ace and another Thompson kill gave the set to the Bearcats.
Set 3: UC, 25-14
In the third set, UC gained control early and did not look back. A Nolan ace and kills by Cabarkapa and Mallon gave the Bearcats a 5-2 advantage. Later on, an ace by Chrysanthi Stamatiou and kills by Thompson and Nolan put the lead at 11-7. A Williams ace and an ECU attack error put the Bearcats up six, 17-11. A kill from Jones and back-to-back kills by Nolan completed the match win.
// UP NEXT
• The 2018 NCAA volleyball selection show is slated for Sunday, November 25 beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU
• 64 teams make the tournament with 32 receiving automatic qualification and the other half earning at-large bids
• The first and second rounds of competition begins at 16 pre-determined campus sites in single-elimination action. Those rounds are held Thursday, November 29 through Saturday, December 1
// 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 finish the regular season 25-7 and second in the American Athletic Conference at 15-3.
// NOTES
• On her 30th assist of the day, Jade Tingelhoff became the AAC career leader in assists. She finished the match with 41 assists and seven digs
• Jordan Thompson averaged seven kills per set with a total of 21 on the day, all while hitting .515
• Carly Nolan had eight kills, seven digs and two aces. She now sits third all-time in career kills in the AAC
• Maria Mallon served a career-high five aces and added in seven kills and eight digs
• Abby Williams also led the team with eight digs
// COACH ALVEY'S COMMENT
"What a way to close out an undefeated season in the new arena. I think that was spectacular. We broke some pretty big records today. There were some really big offensive performances from Jade, from Carly and from Jordan. It was a really engaging and fun crowd on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I think it's a lot of credit to the team's success and how fun they are to watch in-person. An incredibly athletic group. High-flying, dynamic, powerful, strong group of women out on the court and so everyone wants to come out to see them and we had a great crowd today."
// SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: UC, 25-20
The Bearcats scored the first point of the set and went on to lead the majority of the way. AN early 3-0 run on two Thompson kills and a Mallon ace put the score at 7-4. The Pirates were able to bring the lead to within one, but another run from a Thompson kill, Nolan ace and Mallon kill grew the UC lead to 14-10. Two ECU attack errors and kills by Nolan and Dasha Cabarkapa kept UC in front late. Cabarkapa made it set-point with a kill and Mallon ended it with another kill.
Set 2: UC, 25-23
ECU started the second set with a block, but a 3-0 run put UC ahead 6-3. Thompson had back-to-back kills and Mallon an ace during the streak. Two kills by Jones and another by Thompson shortly after made it 9-4. The Bearcats held a six-point lead late in the set, but the Pirates were able to work their way back. ECU had three consecutive service aces to cause a UC timeout. A kill and another ace out of the break gave the Pirates a 22-21 lead. Thompson ended the streak with a kill, but ECU tied the set at 22 with a kill of their own. Thompson connected on yet another kill to tie the set back up before a Mallon ace and another Thompson kill gave the set to the Bearcats.
Set 3: UC, 25-14
In the third set, UC gained control early and did not look back. A Nolan ace and kills by Cabarkapa and Mallon gave the Bearcats a 5-2 advantage. Later on, an ace by Chrysanthi Stamatiou and kills by Thompson and Nolan put the lead at 11-7. A Williams ace and an ECU attack error put the Bearcats up six, 17-11. A kill from Jones and back-to-back kills by Nolan completed the match win.
// UP NEXT
• The 2018 NCAA volleyball selection show is slated for Sunday, November 25 beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU
• 64 teams make the tournament with 32 receiving automatic qualification and the other half earning at-large bids
• The first and second rounds of competition begins at 16 pre-determined campus sites in single-elimination action. Those rounds are held Thursday, November 29 through Saturday, December 1
// 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).