Houston Falls to Cincinnati

Sunday, September 30

Cincinnati, Ohio

12 p.m. CT

University of Houston

13-6, 0-4AAC

Cincinnati

12-4, 3-0AAC

HOUSTON

Cincinnati

9/30/2018 1:56:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Irvine records her fifth double-double of the season

By: Ryan Levine

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Sophomore setter Abby Irvine tallied her fifth double-double of the season on Sunday, but her efforts were not enough, as the Houston Volleyball team fell to Cincinnati in straight sets (16-25, 17-25, 8-25).

Heading into the third weekend of conference play, Houston sits at 13-6 on the season and 0-4 against league opponents.

GAME 1: HOUSTON 0, CINCINNATI 3

HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1
Houston managed to keep pace with Cincinnati to begin the match, finding itself no more than three points behind the Bearcats. After trailing for much of the set, the Cougars clawed their way back into it and tied the score at 13. The Bearcats responded though, immediately scoring four unanswered points and carried that momentum to the 25-16 set victory.

Set 2
After the Cougars found themselves within striking distance to start the second frame, the Bearcats strung together a 6-2 run to take a 12-8 lead and force Houston to call a timeout. That four-point cushion proved to be all that Cincinnati needed in route to its 25-17 set win and 2-0 match lead.

Set 3
Cincinnati came out from intermission firing on all cylinders, building a lead too large for Houston to overcome, as the Bearcats won the final frame 25-8 to seal the 3-0 match victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Sophomore setter Abby Irvine finished the match with 11 assists and 11 digs, marking her fifth double-double of the season.
Sophomore outside hitter Gabi Zelaya tallied 11 digs, her fourth match this season with 10 or more digs.
Sophomore outside hitter Silvia Pertens joined Zelaya with her team-high six kills.

UP NEXT
Houston travels to SMU on Friday, Oct. 5 for the third of its five-match road swing. The Cougars' contest with the Mustangs is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. CT.

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