TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati volleyball team was swept by No. 24-ranked UCF on Sunday afternoon at the Venue in Orlando, Fla.
The Knights' serving and offense proved too much to overcome as the Bearcats fell in three sets. UCF improved to 23-1 overall, 15-1 in the American while UC moved to 8-18 overall, 6-10 in the AAC.
Freshman Carly Glendinning registered nine kills with only one attacking error on 29 attempts (.276). Freshman Paige Pickering, who made her debut at setter this weekend, dished out 10 assists and had a service ace in two sets of action.
Redshirt senior Kailea Carrier posted three of UC's six blocks in the match. For the weekend, she averaged 1.43 blocks per set.
// HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 | The Knights scored first and never trailed, taking the opening set 25-18. Elissa Alcantara scored back-to-back points and UCF had a service error to even the set at nine apiece. UCF then pieced together a series of points to own a five-point lead at 17-12. Alcantara put down a kill to cut UC's deficit to four (20-16), but that would be as close as the Bearcats would get for the remainder of the frame.
SET 2 | Abby Walker and Shaye Eggleston registered back-to-back kills to bring the Bearcats within three points in the early going (8-5). The Knights then went on a 5-0 scoring run to push the set out of reach, winning the frame 25-10. Pickering took over the setting duties halfway through the set.
SET 3 | Eggleston notched back-to-back kills as UC trailed by two, 7-5. UCF then rattled off five straight points to force a UC timeout. The Bearcats fought off three match points before UCF won the set, 25-19. Eggleston (5) and Glendinning (4) combined for nine kills while Pickering dished out eight assists in the frame.
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati concludes the road portion of its 2022 schedule at Tulsa (Nov. 18) and Wichita State (Nov. 20).
The Knights' serving and offense proved too much to overcome as the Bearcats fell in three sets. UCF improved to 23-1 overall, 15-1 in the American while UC moved to 8-18 overall, 6-10 in the AAC.
Freshman Carly Glendinning registered nine kills with only one attacking error on 29 attempts (.276). Freshman Paige Pickering, who made her debut at setter this weekend, dished out 10 assists and had a service ace in two sets of action.
Redshirt senior Kailea Carrier posted three of UC's six blocks in the match. For the weekend, she averaged 1.43 blocks per set.
// HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 | The Knights scored first and never trailed, taking the opening set 25-18. Elissa Alcantara scored back-to-back points and UCF had a service error to even the set at nine apiece. UCF then pieced together a series of points to own a five-point lead at 17-12. Alcantara put down a kill to cut UC's deficit to four (20-16), but that would be as close as the Bearcats would get for the remainder of the frame.
SET 2 | Abby Walker and Shaye Eggleston registered back-to-back kills to bring the Bearcats within three points in the early going (8-5). The Knights then went on a 5-0 scoring run to push the set out of reach, winning the frame 25-10. Pickering took over the setting duties halfway through the set.
SET 3 | Eggleston notched back-to-back kills as UC trailed by two, 7-5. UCF then rattled off five straight points to force a UC timeout. The Bearcats fought off three match points before UCF won the set, 25-19. Eggleston (5) and Glendinning (4) combined for nine kills while Pickering dished out eight assists in the frame.
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati concludes the road portion of its 2022 schedule at Tulsa (Nov. 18) and Wichita State (Nov. 20).