TicketsThe University of Cincinnati volleyball team earned an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Volleyball Championship tournament and will face VCU in the first round Friday night at 4 p.m. in Pittsburgh.
UC earns the third at-large bid in American Athletic Conference history as they also did so in 2018 and 2016. The tournament field was released live on ESPNU Sunday evening. No. 6 Pittsburgh will be the host of the four-team field that will also include Howard. The winning team to come out of Pittsburgh will advance to Regionals set for December 13-14.
Last season as an at-large selection, the Bearcats advanced to the second round for just the fifth time in program history as they swept Illinois State before being defeated by Marquette. UC ended the regular season 25-6 and 15-1 in the AAC to be crowned regular season champions. This marks the 12th NCAA tournament appearance for the program. UC has won five matches in NCAA tournament play.
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The Bearcats are 2-0 all-time against VCU with the meetings coming in 1987 and 1977. UC won 2-0 the first meeting and 3-0 in 1987. The Rams enter the NCAA postseason at 24-6 after losing in four sets to Dayton in the A-10 Tournament championship match.
UC began the 2019 season at Pitt in the Panther Challenge. The Bearcats fell 3-0 to the then No. 16 Panthers in the second game of the season. UC is 9-9 all-time against No. 6 Pitt.
Howard is 20-12 this season and won its fifth MEAC title this year. It is the Bison's sixth NCAA appearance. UC and Howard have never met on the volleyball court.
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UC earns the third at-large bid in American Athletic Conference history as they also did so in 2018 and 2016. The tournament field was released live on ESPNU Sunday evening. No. 6 Pittsburgh will be the host of the four-team field that will also include Howard. The winning team to come out of Pittsburgh will advance to Regionals set for December 13-14.
Last season as an at-large selection, the Bearcats advanced to the second round for just the fifth time in program history as they swept Illinois State before being defeated by Marquette. UC ended the regular season 25-6 and 15-1 in the AAC to be crowned regular season champions. This marks the 12th NCAA tournament appearance for the program. UC has won five matches in NCAA tournament play.
// SCOUTING THE FIELD
The Bearcats are 2-0 all-time against VCU with the meetings coming in 1987 and 1977. UC won 2-0 the first meeting and 3-0 in 1987. The Rams enter the NCAA postseason at 24-6 after losing in four sets to Dayton in the A-10 Tournament championship match.
UC began the 2019 season at Pitt in the Panther Challenge. The Bearcats fell 3-0 to the then No. 16 Panthers in the second game of the season. UC is 9-9 all-time against No. 6 Pitt.
Howard is 20-12 this season and won its fifth MEAC title this year. It is the Bison's sixth NCAA appearance. UC and Howard have never met on the volleyball court.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
Follow the Bearcats on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can follow Head Coach Molly Alvey on Twitter.