TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati volleyball team won its second straight match, defeating South Florida in four sets on Friday night at The Corral in Tampa, Fla.
The Bearcats (8-17, 6-9 AAC) earned the season sweep of the Bulls for the fifth straight season.
Sophomore Shaye Eggleston led the Bearcats with her second double-double in as many games. She recorded a team-high 14 kills with zero attacking errors to go along with 11 digs. She added three service aces and two blocks in the victory.
Redshirt senior Kailea Carrier provided a career night at the net, posting a career-high seven blocks. She registered nine kills with only one attacking error on 18 attempts for an efficient clip of .444. Thanks to Carrier's effort, the Bearcats outblocked the Bulls, eight to four.
Cincinnati also notched eight service aces in the victory, including a career-high-tying four aces from Abby Walker.
// HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 | The two teams traded points for the majority of the first set. Back-to-back points for Cincinnati forced USF to use a timeout at 16-14. The Bearcats held the advantage until the Bulls tied it up at 20 apiece. Cincinnati capitalized on late USF errors to claim the opening set, 25-22. UC hit .382 in the opening set with 16 kills and only three attacking errors on 34 attempts.
SET 2 | Cincinnati went out in front 10-7 after a Carrier kill. The Bulls responded with four straight to reclaim the lead (11-10). USF continued its run out of the timeout to own a five-point advantage (16-11). Paige Pickering and Elissa Alcantara then checked in as the Bearcats went on a 4-0 run (16-15). But that would be as close as the Bearcats would get. The Bulls scored five of the final six points to win the frame, 25-18.
SET 3 | USF jumped out to a 6-2 advantage before the Bearcats used a pair of scoring runs to take the lead, 17-13. During the stretch, UC registered four blocks. Cincinnati ended the stanza on a 5-2 scoring run, highlighted by a set-point ace from Maria Tobergte.
SET 4 | Cincinnati owned a five-point lead after three straight USF errors (11-6). The Bulls used a 4-0 run to even the set at 12 apiece, forcing a UC timeout. The two teams then traded points until Cincinnati scored three straight (20-16). The Bearcats stayed in control for the remainder of the frame, winning the set, 25-19.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats head to Orlando, Fla., to take on No. 24-ranked UCF at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The Bearcats (8-17, 6-9 AAC) earned the season sweep of the Bulls for the fifth straight season.
Sophomore Shaye Eggleston led the Bearcats with her second double-double in as many games. She recorded a team-high 14 kills with zero attacking errors to go along with 11 digs. She added three service aces and two blocks in the victory.
Redshirt senior Kailea Carrier provided a career night at the net, posting a career-high seven blocks. She registered nine kills with only one attacking error on 18 attempts for an efficient clip of .444. Thanks to Carrier's effort, the Bearcats outblocked the Bulls, eight to four.
Cincinnati also notched eight service aces in the victory, including a career-high-tying four aces from Abby Walker.
// HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 | The two teams traded points for the majority of the first set. Back-to-back points for Cincinnati forced USF to use a timeout at 16-14. The Bearcats held the advantage until the Bulls tied it up at 20 apiece. Cincinnati capitalized on late USF errors to claim the opening set, 25-22. UC hit .382 in the opening set with 16 kills and only three attacking errors on 34 attempts.
SET 2 | Cincinnati went out in front 10-7 after a Carrier kill. The Bulls responded with four straight to reclaim the lead (11-10). USF continued its run out of the timeout to own a five-point advantage (16-11). Paige Pickering and Elissa Alcantara then checked in as the Bearcats went on a 4-0 run (16-15). But that would be as close as the Bearcats would get. The Bulls scored five of the final six points to win the frame, 25-18.
SET 3 | USF jumped out to a 6-2 advantage before the Bearcats used a pair of scoring runs to take the lead, 17-13. During the stretch, UC registered four blocks. Cincinnati ended the stanza on a 5-2 scoring run, highlighted by a set-point ace from Maria Tobergte.
SET 4 | Cincinnati owned a five-point lead after three straight USF errors (11-6). The Bulls used a 4-0 run to even the set at 12 apiece, forcing a UC timeout. The two teams then traded points until Cincinnati scored three straight (20-16). The Bearcats stayed in control for the remainder of the frame, winning the set, 25-19.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats head to Orlando, Fla., to take on No. 24-ranked UCF at 1 p.m. on Sunday.