TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati volleyball will make the short trip south for the NKU Invitational this weekend. The event starts with a 3 p.m. match against Notre Dame on Friday, September 13. The Bearcats will follow that with a 10 a.m. match versus Ball State and a 7:30 p.m. match against the host Norse on Saturday.
// GOING LIVE
• All three matches will have live stats at NKUNorse.com
// OPPONENT OVERVIEW
• Notre Dame is 4-1 this season, coming off a big win over nationally-ranked Purdue who it beat in a five-set match
• Last season the Fighting Irish finished 16-12 overall and 10-8 in ACC action
• ND holds a 6-11 advantage over UC all-time
• The two teams last faced each other in 2012 when the Bearcats dropped both a home and away match in five sets to the Fighting Irish
• Prior to that, in 2011 the Bearcats bear the Irish in straight sets in the Big Ten Tournament
• Ball State sits at 3-3 and is coming off a 0-3 loss against host Gonzaga to finish up last weekend's tournament action
• In 2018 the Cardinals went 22-10 and 12-4 in the MAC
• They received an invite to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship where they lost their first match 3-1 to Valparaiso
• The Bearcats are an even 6-6 versus the Cardinals with the last match being a 3-0 UC win at a neutral site in 2008
• Host NKU enters the weekend with a 4-2 record
• Its most recent match was a 3-0 loss to Marshall at the Bulldog Invitational in Washington, D.C.
• The Norse finished 21-10 and 11-5 in conference last year
• They also went to the NVIT and lost 3-0 in the opening round to Miami (OH)
• UC and NKU have not met on the volleyball court since 2015
• That match was a 3-1 victory for the Bearcats in the Queen City Classic, giving UC a 7-6 all-time record against NKU
// RIVALRIES AND HOME COURT COMING UP NEXT
• After the NKU Invitational concludes, UC will take part in the annual Queen City Classic, hosted by Xavier this year
• The competition will begin with the two rivals playing a 6 p.m. match at the Cintas Center on Thursday, September 19
• The Bearcats will then host Bowling Green on Saturday in their home-opener at Fifth Third Arena at 12 p.m.
• UC will host Louisville on Alumnae Day on Sunday, September 22 at 1 p.m.
// PREVIOUS TOURNAMENT RECAP
• The Bearcats enter the weekend fresh off a tournament title at the Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational in East Lansing, Mich.
• The event started with a huge sweep of No. 21 Tennessee
• After a 3-1 loss to host Michigan State, the Bearcats bounced back and swept Indiana State to win the tournament
• Jordan Thompson was named tournament MVP with Maria Mallon and Adria Oliver joining her on the all-tournament team
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Follow the Bearcats on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can follow Head Coach Molly Alvey on Twitter.
// GOING LIVE
• All three matches will have live stats at NKUNorse.com
// OPPONENT OVERVIEW
• Notre Dame is 4-1 this season, coming off a big win over nationally-ranked Purdue who it beat in a five-set match
• Last season the Fighting Irish finished 16-12 overall and 10-8 in ACC action
• ND holds a 6-11 advantage over UC all-time
• The two teams last faced each other in 2012 when the Bearcats dropped both a home and away match in five sets to the Fighting Irish
• Prior to that, in 2011 the Bearcats bear the Irish in straight sets in the Big Ten Tournament
• Ball State sits at 3-3 and is coming off a 0-3 loss against host Gonzaga to finish up last weekend's tournament action
• In 2018 the Cardinals went 22-10 and 12-4 in the MAC
• They received an invite to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship where they lost their first match 3-1 to Valparaiso
• The Bearcats are an even 6-6 versus the Cardinals with the last match being a 3-0 UC win at a neutral site in 2008
• Host NKU enters the weekend with a 4-2 record
• Its most recent match was a 3-0 loss to Marshall at the Bulldog Invitational in Washington, D.C.
• The Norse finished 21-10 and 11-5 in conference last year
• They also went to the NVIT and lost 3-0 in the opening round to Miami (OH)
• UC and NKU have not met on the volleyball court since 2015
• That match was a 3-1 victory for the Bearcats in the Queen City Classic, giving UC a 7-6 all-time record against NKU
// RIVALRIES AND HOME COURT COMING UP NEXT
• After the NKU Invitational concludes, UC will take part in the annual Queen City Classic, hosted by Xavier this year
• The competition will begin with the two rivals playing a 6 p.m. match at the Cintas Center on Thursday, September 19
• The Bearcats will then host Bowling Green on Saturday in their home-opener at Fifth Third Arena at 12 p.m.
• UC will host Louisville on Alumnae Day on Sunday, September 22 at 1 p.m.
// PREVIOUS TOURNAMENT RECAP
• The Bearcats enter the weekend fresh off a tournament title at the Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational in East Lansing, Mich.
• The event started with a huge sweep of No. 21 Tennessee
• After a 3-1 loss to host Michigan State, the Bearcats bounced back and swept Indiana State to win the tournament
• Jordan Thompson was named tournament MVP with Maria Mallon and Adria Oliver joining her on the all-tournament team
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Follow the Bearcats on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can follow Head Coach Molly Alvey on Twitter.