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Winner Cincinnati UC 5-2,0-0 Big 12
0
Morehead St. More 4-3,0-0 OVC
Winner
Cincinnati UC
5-2,0-0 Big 12
3
Final
0
Morehead St. More
4-3,0-0 OVC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Cincinnati UC 25 25 25 (3)
Morehead St. More 18 23 20 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Dean Hardin, Athletic Media Relations

Volleyball Battles Bearcats but Falls 3-0

.Morehead, Ky. -- The Morehead State volleyball team battled but were swept by Cincinnati 3-0 Thursday in Ellis T. Johnson Arena in Morehead, Ky.
 
Set scores were (18-25, 23-25, 20-25).
 
Morehead State (4-3) was led by Amelia Nott, who posted 11 kills and a .625 hitting percentage. Nott added two aces and two blocks. Freshman Ella Warrick added nine kills and a service ace for the Eagles.
 
Cincinnati (5-2) was led by sophomore Izzy Busignani, who tied her career-high with 16 kills while hitting .406. Senior Sydney Nolan added 11 kills and posted a .475 attack efficiency.
 
Cincinnati used an early eight-point run to take a 10-2 lead in the opening set. Morehead State rallied and got as close as four before Cincinnati pulled away. The Bearcats posted a .414 hitting percentage and had a 2-1 edge in blocks. Morehead State had a 4-3 edge in service aces in the set.
 
Cincinnati ran off four straight points to take an 11-5 lead in the second set. The Bearcats extended the lead to 20-9 and then the Eagles mounted a rally. MSU outscored UC 12-3 to make the score 23-21, the run capped by an ace by Sydney Sennett. The Eagles held off three set points before falling 25-23.
 
The third set was closely contested with seven ties and four lead changes. Cincinnati got a five-point run to take a 15-11 lead into the technical timeout. The Eagles got to within a point at 18-17 before the Bearcats steadily pulled away to clinch the match.
 
Cincinnati returns to the Family Leisure.com court tomorrow for a match with Michigan State at 4:00 p.m. ET. Morehead State returns to action Saturday when the face Michigan State. First serve is set for 2:00 p.m. Both matches can be seen on ESPN+.
 
NOTABLE
 
  • Cincinnati posted a .387 hitting percentage in the match. Morehead State hit .196.
  • The Bearcats edged the Eagles 7-6 in team blocks. MSU's Haidyn Carter led with a match-high four blocks.
  • Morehead State had a 9-6 advantage in service aces. Freshman Josie Certa tied UC's Nina Scrucca for match honors with three. Nott added two for MSU.
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