Volleyball Set to Host Cincinnati for Midweek MatchupVolleyball Set to Host Cincinnati for Midweek Matchup

Volleyball Set to Host Cincinnati for Midweek Matchup

by Jenna VanHoose
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The Matchup

  • UCF rounds out its three-match home stint on Wednesday, October 30 with Cincinnati.
  • This will be the 28th matchup between the two teams as the Knights lead the all-time record 18-9.
  • Cincinnati is fourth in the Big 12 conference with 2.29 blocks per set.  
  • The Knights average 13.36 kills per set and limit their opponents to just 12.22 kills per set to rank No. 6 in the Big 12.

Scouting Cincinnati

  • The Bearcats enter the matchup 11-8 on the season and are 2-6 in Big 12 play.
  • Head coach Molly Alvey is in her 16th season overall and 13th with Cincinnati and boasts a 198-179 record with the Bearcats.
  • Carly Glendinning leads the Bearcats with 249 kills and averages 3.61 per set which ranks her sixth in the Big 12 standings.
  • Faith Frame leads the Bearcats’ defense with 275 digs and ranks No. 7 in the Big 12 with 3.99 digs per set.

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  • Chloe Scheer has recorded 1,416 digs in her career at UCF, which ranks fifth in the individual career records.
  • The Murrieta, California, native currently has 129 aces, the ninth most in program history.

Kuehl with the kill

  • Alexia Kuehl leads the Knights with a .448 hitting percentage and is ranked No. 3 in the Big 12.
  • The middle blocker has tallied the fourth-most kills on the team with 133 to go along with 42 blocks this season.
  • A transfer from Colorado, where she spent the last four seasons, decided to move back to Florida for her last year.

Road Warriors

  • The Knights started their season with three weekends on the road.
  • UCF traveled to Virginia and North Carolina, along with two weekends on the road in Florida.
  • It marked the first time since the 2017 season that the Knights played their first three weekends away from The Venue.

Year Two in the Big 12

  • The Knights ended their inaugural season in the Big 12 Conference with a 17-12 overall record and 8-10 in conference play.
  • With the addition of four new members into the Big 12, the Knights hosted Colorado for the first time since 2003, Utah (1996) and travel to Arizona and Arizona State for the first time in program history.