Cincinnati Closes Common Season with Arizona Street Swing – University of Cincinnati Athletics

CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati volleyball workforce heads west to shut out its common season with a two-match swing via Arizona. The Bearcats will tackle No. 9 Arizona State on Nov. 26 at 9 p.m. ET inside Desert Financial Arena earlier than ending the journey at Arizona on Nov. 28 at 5 p.m. ET at Richard Jefferson Gymnasium.

Both matches may be seen on ESPN+.

Cincinnati makes the journey driving the momentum of its sweep over No. 21 Colorado on Nov. 21, a victory that pushed UC to 15-11 total and 7-9 in Big 12 play. The Bearcats enter the ultimate week ranked among the many convention’s best groups, standing third within the Big 12 in each hitting share (.259) and blocks per set (2.53). UC additionally checks in at No. 43 within the newest RPI.

// NOTABLE MILESTONES
Head coach Danijela Tomić recorded the four-hundredth win of her profession on Sept. 13 in a 3–1 determination over Illinois State, changing into certainly one of fewer than 50 lively Division I coaches to succeed in the achievement.

Senior outdoors hitter Carly Glendinning surpassed 1,000 profession kills on Oct. 1 in opposition to No. 19 BYU and later reached 150 profession blocks on Oct. 4 versus Kansas State. Junior outdoors hitter Sydney Nolan not too long ago cleared 800 profession kills after a 23-kill outing at Texas Tech on Nov. 14.

Graduate libero McKenzie Johnson is nearing 1,500 profession digs, getting into the week with 1,482.

// SERIES SNAPSHOTS
Arizona State holds a 4–0 benefit within the all-time collection. The groups first met within the 2002 NCAA Tournament, the place ASU edged UC in 5 units. Their most up-to-date matchup got here on Nov. 16, 2024, a sweep for the ninth-ranked Sun Devils.

Arizona received the lone assembly between the applications, a 3–1 determination on Nov. 14, 2024, at Fifth Third Arena.

// NOLAN DRIVING THE OFFENSE
Nolan continues to place up elite numbers, rating thirteenth nationally in kills per set (4.63), twentieth in factors per set (5.03), and twenty fourth in assaults per set (11.68).

She ranks among the many Big 12’s prime 4 in kills, assaults, and factors per set and has produced 9 20-kill matches this season. Her standout efficiency got here in opposition to No. 19 BYU, the place she delivered 25 kills on .481 hitting with no errors.

Nolan leads UC in kills whereas swinging at a .313 clip. She earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 9 after totaling 52 kills on the Chattanooga Classic.

// SPIES SETTING THE PACE
Sophomore setter Andi Spies continues to form UC’s offensive rhythm, posting seven matches with 40+ assists. She recorded a season-high 52 helpers on Sept. 27 in opposition to West Virginia.

Spies ranks seventh within the Big 12 in assists per set (9.37) and has collected seven double-doubles. Her career-best 55 assists got here final season at Middle Tennessee whereas taking part in for Louisiana Tech.

// GLENDINNING’S ALL-AROUND PRESENCE
Glendinning stays certainly one of Cincinnati’s most reliable two-way gamers, proudly owning 9 double-doubles. She delivered 20 kills in opposition to No. 14 Kansas and notched a career-high 19 digs in a win over Utah. She has recorded double-digit digs and 15+ kills in 11 matches apiece.

// SWEEPING THROUGH SENIOR NIGHT
Cincinnati capped its residence schedule with a convincing sweep of No. 21 Colorado on Nov. 21 inside Fifth Third Arena. UC hit .409 with 48 kills and 6 blocks whereas limiting the Buffaloes to a .105 hitting share.

This victory marked Cincy’s first ranked win since 2019 when it took down No. 6 Pittsburgh 3-2 on Dec. 7. This was additionally the Bearcats’ first sweep over a ranked foe since they defeated No. 21 Tennessee, 3-0, on Sept. 6, 2019. 

Nolan paced the assault with 19 kills on .531 hitting, Glendinning adopted with 13 kills (.458), and Spies posted a 31-assist, 11-dig double-double. Brooke Crummel added six kills on an .857 clip and two blocks.

The Bearcats managed all three units behind prolonged scoring bursts, together with a 7–0 run within the first, a 9–0 stretch within the second, and well timed pushes late within the third.

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