Sunday, October 25
Cincinnati, Ohio / Fifth Third Arena
9:00 AM
University of Arizona
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Cincinnati
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 25 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 3 |
Photo by: Ethan Tees / Arizona Athletics
10/25/2026 | Volleyball
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Arizona fell to Cincinnati in five sets (16-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-27, 11-15) on Sunday in Cincinnati.
The Wildcats tallied a season best 16 blocks but the Bearcats were able to out-hit, out-ace, and out-dig the Wildcats to win the match. Journey Tucker led the defense with eight blocks and Kristen Dear followed with seven blocks. Renee Jones and Harmony Sample added four blocks each for the Cats. The offense was led by Destiny Ndam-Simpson with 19 kills and Carlie Cisneros had 13 kills.
The Bearcats won the first set 25-16. Tucker recorded three blocks but Cincinnati used multiple runs during the set to keep the lead over Arizona. The Wildcats had eight kills spread between seven attackers and Cisneros had two kills.
Arizona evened the match with a 25-19 win in the second set. The Wildcats totaled five blocks and hit .289 to overcome the Bearcats in the set. Dear led the defense with four blocks and Ndam-Simpson tallied five kills and hit .333 to help Arizona even the match.
The Cats took a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-21 win in the third set. Arizona held Cincinnati to a .082 hitting percentage with three blocks. Tucker was involved in two blocks and Ndam-Simpson recorded a solo block. Ndam-Simpson also had five kills to lead the offense and Jones had four kills to help the Cats win the set.
Cincinnati won the fourth set 27-25 to force a fifth set. Despite both teams recording four blocks, Arizona only hit .136 in the set and Cincinnati served three aces. Ndam-Simpson led the way with seven kills but the Bearcats had 25 digs to help limit Arizona's offense.
The fifth set went to Cincinnati 15-11. The Bearcats edged out the Wildcats with a .310 hitting percentage. Cisneros led Arizona with three kills and five digs but it wasn't enough to hold back the Bearcats.
Arizona will return home next weekend to host Houston on Friday, October 30 and UCF on Sunday, November 1 in McKale Center at ALKEME Arena.
The Wildcats tallied a season best 16 blocks but the Bearcats were able to out-hit, out-ace, and out-dig the Wildcats to win the match. Journey Tucker led the defense with eight blocks and Kristen Dear followed with seven blocks. Renee Jones and Harmony Sample added four blocks each for the Cats. The offense was led by Destiny Ndam-Simpson with 19 kills and Carlie Cisneros had 13 kills.
The Bearcats won the first set 25-16. Tucker recorded three blocks but Cincinnati used multiple runs during the set to keep the lead over Arizona. The Wildcats had eight kills spread between seven attackers and Cisneros had two kills.
Arizona evened the match with a 25-19 win in the second set. The Wildcats totaled five blocks and hit .289 to overcome the Bearcats in the set. Dear led the defense with four blocks and Ndam-Simpson tallied five kills and hit .333 to help Arizona even the match.
The Cats took a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-21 win in the third set. Arizona held Cincinnati to a .082 hitting percentage with three blocks. Tucker was involved in two blocks and Ndam-Simpson recorded a solo block. Ndam-Simpson also had five kills to lead the offense and Jones had four kills to help the Cats win the set.
Cincinnati won the fourth set 27-25 to force a fifth set. Despite both teams recording four blocks, Arizona only hit .136 in the set and Cincinnati served three aces. Ndam-Simpson led the way with seven kills but the Bearcats had 25 digs to help limit Arizona's offense.
The fifth set went to Cincinnati 15-11. The Bearcats edged out the Wildcats with a .310 hitting percentage. Cisneros led Arizona with three kills and five digs but it wasn't enough to hold back the Bearcats.
Arizona will return home next weekend to host Houston on Friday, October 30 and UCF on Sunday, November 1 in McKale Center at ALKEME Arena.
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
UA
UC
Kills
55
74
Errors
20
32
Attempts
196
210
Hitting %
.179
.200
Points
76.0
86.0
Assists
50
72
Aces
5
7
Blocks
16
5
Game Leaders
Kills
19
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
8
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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