TicketsMORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Cincinnati volleyball fell 3-1 to West Virginia on Friday at Hope Coliseum (25-21, 25-14, 27-29, 25-19).
The Bearcats dropped to 8-8 overall and 1-5 in the Big 12. The Mountaineers improved to 10-7 and 3-4.
Sydney Nolan led Cincinnati with 21 kills, her fifth 20-kill match of the season. Ligia Williams added a season-high 11 kills on .529 hitting to go with four blocks, and Viktoria Ninova had 14 digs.
West Virginia outhit Cincinnati .336 to .225, finishing with 64 kills to the Bearcats’ 49. The Mountaineers also had a 61-49 edge in digs. Nina Horning (16), Macie Smith (14) and Anna Barr (12) each reached double figures in kills for West Virginia.
The teams traded leads early in the opening set before settling into a 10-10 tie. A four-point run, powered by two Lauren Duncan aces, gave the Mountaineers a 16-13 lead. Williams sparked a Cincinnati rally with a kill and two blocks to put the Bearcats up 18-17, but West Virginia regained control and won 25-21.
The Mountaineers got six kills in a 7-1 start to the second set. A Nolan kill trimmed the deficit to 12-8, but West Virginia pulled away for a 25-14 win and a 2-0 lead.
The third set was tied 12 times, starting at 6-6. West Virginia built a 17-14 lead and was up 21-18 before Cincinnati ripped off four straight points to go ahead 22-21. The Mountaineers reached set point at 24-23 but couldn’t close it out, and the Bearcats won 29-27 on a Nolan kill.
West Virginia jumped out to an 11-3 lead in the fourth set. Back-to-back Nolan kills helped Cincinnati cut the deficit to 18-14 and later 22-18, but the Mountaineers held on to take the set 25-19 and the match.
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