Volleyball Falls On The Road At Cincinnati

Friday, October 25

Cincinnati Ohio

6 pm CT

University of Memphis

13-8,2-7AAC

Cincinnati*

16-5,8-1AAC

Memphis

Cincinnati

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Oct 25, 2019 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Gehler paces the Memphis effort with 13 digs, three assists.

CINCINNATI, Ohio – University of Memphis sophomore Kaitlyn Gehler posted a team-high 13 digs, but it wasn't enough in Cincinnati's 3-0 win in American Athletic Conference action Friday night.

The Bearcats won the match by scores of 25-14, 25-17 and 25-18. With the setback, the Tigers fell to 13-8 overall and 2-7 in the league. Cincinnati is now 16-5 overall and 8-1 in the conference.

Friday's match was the 33^rddouble-figures digs match of Gehler's career and her 15^thof the season. Gehler has posted double-digit digs in 13 of the Tigers' last 14 matches. Gehler now has 685 career digs.

Up Next
Memphis continues its American Athletic Conference road trip Sunday when the Tigers travel to Greenville, N.C., to face ECU. Match time is 11 a.m. (CT).

Tigers Tidbits

Friday's meeting was the only regular-season encounter between the two longtime rivals. From 2014-18, Memphis and Cincinnati played twice (home and away) each season.
Hannah Flowers is closing in on the 900-kills milestone for her career. After her eight kills Friday, the junior right side hitter now has 891 for her career.
Sabrina Bianco had two total blocks Friday for her third multi-block performance in the last five matches.

Statistic	Memphis Leaders	Cincinnati Leaders
Kills	Hannah Flowers, 8	Jordan Thompson, 17
Assists	Sabrina Bianco, 22	Armania Heckenmueller, 34
Digs	Kaitlyn Gehler, 13	Mackenzie Conner, 15
Aces	Four players, 1	Maria Mallon, 2
Blocks	Three players, 4	Damjana Cabarkapa, 8

First Set

Cincinnati jumped out to a 3-0 lead and never trailed.
The Bearcats extended their advantage to eight at 16-8.
An Anna Palmer kill cut the Cincinnati to seven at 17-10, but the Tigers got no closer.
Cincinnati closed the opening set on an 8-4 run for the 25-14 win.

Second Set

Memphis grabbed a 3-1 lead on a Meredith Wallace kill and a Gigi Crescenzo ace.
A Wallace ace kept the Tigers in the lead at 7-6.
However, that's when the Bearcats took over the set.
Cincinnati used a 9-4 spurt to take a 15-11 lead.
The Tigers, though, did not fold.
Memphis answered with a 4-1 spurt to close to within one at 16-15.
Wallace ignited the run with three kills. Hannah Flowers added another kill.
The Tigers did not get the equalizer, and Cincinnati closed the set on a 9-2 run for the 25-17 win.

Third Set

Cincinnati led early, but an Andrea O'Connor kill pulled Memphis to within one at 8-7.
The Bearcats used a 3-0 spurt for some breathing room at 11-7.
Cincinnati held a 15-13 lead, but consecutive points off Palmer's service game tied the set at 15-all.
Memphis remained within striking distance and trailed 19-18 after another O'Connor kill.
The Bearcats, though, finished the set with a 6-0 run for the 25-18 win and 3-0 match victory.