Cincinnati Unable to Overcome Kansas State in Street Matchup – University of Cincinnati Athletics

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The University of Cincinnati volleyball group got here up quick on the street Thursday night time, falling in 4 units to Kansas State inside Morgan Family Arena.

The Bearcats (12-9, 4-7 Big 12) dropped the match to the Wildcats (13-7, 6-6 Big 12), who held the benefit in a number of key classes, together with hitting proportion (.216 to .204), kills (57–47), service aces (13–3) and digs (71–67).

Junior Sydney Nolan led the Bearcats in her return from damage, recording 16 kills to tempo the assault. Sophomore Andi Spies completed one dig shy of a double-double with 37 assists and 9 digs. Freshman Tatjana Simeunović impacted either side of the online with eight kills and a team-high six blocks, whereas sophomore Lilly Gillespie anchored the protection with 24 digs.

Kansas State opened the primary set on a 4-0 run earlier than a service error sparked a brief 3-1 Cincinnati burst. A kill from Brooke Crummel helped the Bearcats shut inside 4 at 10-6, and an ace by Gillespie fueled a three-point stretch that made it 12-10. Cincinnati later tied the body at 14-all behind back-to-back kills from Nolan. The Wildcats responded with a 4-0 run to go forward 21-18, and regardless of a late push from UC, two consecutive errors allowed Ok-State to assert the primary set 25-22.

Back-to-back kills from Simeunović gave UC an early 4-3 lead within the second set earlier than the Wildcats answered with a 4-0 run. A Ok-State error evened the rating at 13-all, and behind a block and two kills from Carly Glendinning, the Bearcats used a 7-0 surge to maneuver forward 17-14. Kansas State fought again to inside one at 22-21, however UC closed out the set with three straight factors to win 25-21 and tie the match at one apiece.

Set three noticed each groups commerce factors early earlier than a 3-0 Bearcats run put them forward 8-7. A Nolan kill tied it at 10-all, however Kansas State countered with a 3-0 stretch to regain management at 13-10. The Wildcats prolonged their result in 18-12 earlier than Cincinnati responded with a 6-1 run, capped by a Crummel kill, to drag inside one at 19-18. A block by Paige Pickering and Simeunović evened the rating at 21-all, however Kansas State closed on a 4-0 run to take the set 25-21 and a 2-1 match lead.

Cincinnati grabbed an early 4-3 benefit within the fourth, however the Wildcats shortly seized momentum with an 8-1 run behind 4 aces from Emerson Van Lannen to go up 13-7. Kansas State continued to roll, extending its result in 17-8 earlier than ending the match with an 8-3 run to win the set 25-13 and safe the four-set victory.

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The Bearcats take a brief journey southeast to Lawrence, Kansas as they matchup towards the Kansas Jayhawks within the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. ET.

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