Volleyball Drops 3-1 Decision To Cincinnati

Friday, October 26

Memphis, Tenn.

7 pm

University of Memphis

10-12, 3-7

Cincinnati*

19-5, 9-1

Cincinnati

Memphis

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Oct 26, 2018 | Women's Volleyball

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Murrihy leads the way with double-double, career-high blocks.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis freshman Molly Murrihy had a double-double performance Friday, but it wasn't enough as the Tigers fell to Cincinnati 3-1 in American Athletic Conference action at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

The Bearcats won the match by scores of 24-26, 25-16, 25-21 and 25-18. The setback puts Memphis' record at 10-12 overall and 3-7 in the league. Cincinnati improves to 19-5 overall and 9-1 in the conference.

Murrihy posted her ninth double-double of the season with 42 assists and 10 digs.

The match also featured two of the league's top hitters and blockers. Memphis' Hannah Flowers entered the match fourth in the conference in kills and had 14 versus the Bearcats. Cincinnati's Jordan Thompson, the league's top hitter, posted 20 kills Friday.

The Tigers' Kelsey Walter was second in the conference in blocks entering the match and added five more Friday. The Bearcats' Dasha Cabarkapa was 10^thin the league in blocks and had 10 more versus Memphis.

Up Next
Memphis continues its American Athletic Conference home weekend with a Sunday match versus ECU at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. Match time is 1 p.m. (CT). It's Pouncer's Pals Day along with a Halloween party for the Sunday encounter.

Head coach Sean Burdette comments
"Tonight was a tough battle against a very physical team. We worked hard in practice this week getting ready to defend their offensive scheme. Our serve was on at various points of the match, but not consistent enough to make big runs. We had some key defensive plays by Mady (Ruhlman) and Kaitlyn (Gehler). Kate (Hoerdemann) also played well with some big digs and strong serve-receive."

Tigers Tidbits

In addition to her double-double, Molly Murrihy registered a career-high five total blocks Friday.
Friday was Murrihy's 14^thmatch of the season with 30 or more assists, including six with 40 or more assists.
Kelsey Walter had five total blocks versus the Bearcats for her 12^thmatch this season with five or more total blocks.
With her five total blocks Friday, Walter went over the 100-blocks plateau for the season. She now has 102 total blocks. It is the sixth-straight season Memphis has had a player with 100 or more blocks.
Hannah Flowers posted her 19^thdouble-digit kills match of the season with her 14 kills Friday. It was the 31^stdouble-figures kills match of her career.
Flowers led Memphis in kills for the 15^thtime this season.
Kelsea Bivins had 13 kills Friday. It was the fourth time in the last six matches Bivins recorded double-digit kills.
Kate Hoerdemann tied a season-high with eight digs Friday.
Sarah Marlatt tied a season-best with five total blocks versus Cincinnati.

Statistic	Memphis Leaders	Cincinnati Leaders
Kills	Hannah Flowers, 14 Kelsea Bivins, 13	Jordan Thompson, 20
Assists	Molly Murrihy, 42	Jade Tingelhoff, 25
Digs	Molly Murrihy, 10	Jade Tingelhoff, 12
Blocks	Kelsey Walter, 5 Molly Murrihy, 5 Sarah Marlatt, 5	Dasha Cabarkapa, 10
Aces	Hannah Flowers, 3	Jordan Thompson, 2

Set One

In a gritty opening-set performance, Memphis overcame an early 10-4 deficit to win the game.
The set was tied at 2-all when Cincinnati went on an 8-2 run to grab the 10-4 lead.
The Bearcats extended their advantage to eight at 14-6.
From that point, Memphis chipped away at the Bearcats' lead.
The Tigers used a 9-3 spurt to slice Cincinnati's lead to 17-15.
Memphis had four players record a kill in the run, including two from Kelsea Bivins.
The Bearcats pushed out to a 21-16 advantage, but the Tigers responded again.
Memphis went on a 5-0 run to tie the set at 21-all.
Kills from Hannah Flowers and Bivins keyed the run.
The Tigers grabbed their first lead of the set at 24-23 on a Flowers kill.
After the Bearcats tied the set at 24-all, Memphis scored the final two points – the last on a Flowers ace – for the 26-24 victory.

Set Two

The Tigers carried the momentum from the first set win over into the early portion of the second game.
Memphis fell behind 3-2, but used a 7-0 run to take a 9-3 lead.
Palmer had two kills and Flowers added two aces in the spurt.
The Bearcats, though, answered in strong fashion, using a 7-1 run of their own to tie the set at 10-all.
Cincinnati continued its run and pushed out to a 21-13 advantage.
The Bearcats won the set 25-16.

Set Three

The third set was the most competitive with six ties and four lead changes.
Five ties came in the first 20 points, with the last at 10-all.
The Tigers went on a 5-0 run to grab a 15-10 advantage.
Flowers keyed the spurt with two kills.
After a series of service errors between the two teams, Memphis led 20-18.
The Tigers led 21-19 after a Bivins kill, but Cincinnati scored the set's final six points for the 25-21 win.

Set Four

The Tigers stayed closed in the first 10 points and were tied with Cincinnati at 5-all.
Memphis got kills from four different players early in the set.
Cincinnati went on a 5-0 run to take a 10-5 advantage and never trailed again.
The Bearcats extended their lead to as many as eight points at 20-12.
Memphis put together a small run late and cut the Cincinnati lead to five at 22-17.
Bivins had a kill and an ace in the spurt.
Cincinnati, though, closed the set on a 3-1 run for the 25-18 set win and the 3-1 match victory.