Bearcats Set to Host No. 22 Iowa State and No. 21 Colorado – University of Cincinnati Athletics

CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati volleyball group returns to Fifth Third Arena for its ultimate homestand of the common season, internet hosting No. 22 Iowa State on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and No. 21 Colorado on Friday at 6:30 p.m. for Senior Night.

Both matches will stream reside on ESPN+.

The Bearcats enter the week after a dramatic reverse sweep at Texas Tech on Nov. 14, bettering to 14-10 total and 6-8 in Big 12 play. Cincinnati continues to showcase one of many league’s most balanced profiles, rating thirty fourth nationally in blocks per set (2.56, fourth Big 12) and forty sixth in hitting share (.253, third Big 12). UC additionally holds the No. 48 spot within the newest RPI.

// MILESTONES REACHED AND UPCOMING
Head coach Danijela Tomić earned her four-hundredth profession win on Sept. 13 in a 3-1 victory over Illinois State, changing into one in every of solely 47 lively Division I coaches to succeed in the mark.

Senior outdoors hitter Carly Glendinning surpassed 1,000 profession kills with a season-high 19 in opposition to No. 19 BYU on Oct. 1 and later reached 150 profession blocks on Oct. 4 versus Kansas State.

Junior outdoors hitter Sydney Nolan eclipsed 700 profession kills following a 17-kill effort at No. 11 TCU on Oct. 15. Graduate scholar McKenzie Johnson continues her pursuit of 1,500 profession digs and enters the week with 1,468.

// SERIES HISTORY
Iowa State leads the all-time collection 5–1, with this system’s first assembly in 1979, a 2-1 Bearcat win. The Cyclones claimed the latest matchup, 3–1, behind a 61–29 benefit in kills.

Colorado holds a 2–0 edge within the all-time collection. In the final assembly on Nov. 9, 2024, the Buffaloes swept Cincinnati 3–0 whereas main in kills (42–33), hitting share (.302–.075), and assists (41–28).

// NOLAN SPEARHEADING THE ATTACK
Nolan continues to rank among the many nation’s high offensive threats, sitting sixteenth nationally in kills per set (4.53), twenty second in assaults per set (11.71), and twenty eighth in factors per set (4.94).

Within the Big 12, she stands second in assaults per set, third in kills per set, and fifth in factors per set.

Nolan has recorded eight 20-kill performances this season and leads the Bearcats in kills whereas hitting .301. She earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 9 after totaling 52 kills on the Chattanooga Classic.

// SPIES DISHING OUT DIMES
Sophomore setter Andi Spies has performed a pivotal function in UC’s offensive rhythm, surpassing 40 assists in seven matches this season. She logged a season-best 52 assists in opposition to West Virginia on Sept. 27, her first 50+ outing at Cincinnati.

Spies ranks seventh within the Big 12 in assists per set (9.37) and has tallied seven double-doubles this season. Her profession excessive of 55 assists got here at Middle Tennessee in opposition to Louisiana Tech on Oct. 24, 2024.

// GLENDINNING’S TWO-WAY IMPACT
Glendinning continues to anchor UC on either side of the ball, main the group with 9 double-doubles. She recorded a season-high 20 kills in opposition to No. 14 Kansas and posted a career-high 19 digs in a 3-1 win over Utah.

Glendinning has tallied 10 matches with 15+ kills and 11 with double-digit digs.

// LAST TIME OUT – REVERSE SWEEP IN LUBBOCK
Cincinnati earned its sixth Big 12 win of the season with a 3-2 reverse sweep at Texas Tech on Nov. 14. The Bearcats totaled 52 kills on a .247 hitting share and 16 blocks whereas holding the Red Raiders to a .207 clip down the stretch.

Nolan led UC with 22 kills on .286, whereas Glendinning recorded her ninth double-double with 12 kills (.306) and 16 digs. Freshman center blocker Tatjana Simeunovic posted a career-high 10 blocks, and senior Paige Pickering added 5.

After dropping the primary two units, the Bearcats roared again with wins of 25-23, 25-19 and 15-7, highlighted by a late 4-1 surge within the third, well timed runs within the fourth, and an 8-2 begin to the decisive fifth.

// BROOMS OUT IN FIFTH THIRD
UC additionally secured a sweep of UCF on Nov. 13 inside Fifth Third Arena, its fifth Big 12 victory of the season. The Bearcats hit .278 with 42 kills and 9 blocks, holding the Knights to a .163 clip.

Nolan led with 16 kills (.310), whereas Glendinning posted her eighth double-double (11 kills, 14 digs). Simeunovic added six blocks, and libero Lilly Gillespie collected 16 digs. Spies directed the assault with 35 assists as UC claimed the match 25-21, 25-19, 25-22.

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