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Shockers Set to Open Conference Play
The Shocks who are struggling to find their way after a very difficult non-conference schedule open up AAC play at Tulsa on Friday at 7:00 pm and at home against Cincinnati on Sunday at 1:00 pm as the Shocks are looking to perhaps reset their season. The have a chance against Tulsa. Not so much against Cincinnati.
Sunday's matinee contest vs. Cincinnati is Shocker Family Day. Fans can get four tickets, four hot dogs, four bags of popcorn and four drinks for just $32.
About Tulsa
The University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane enter the week at 7-6 overall after going 1-2 in the Western Kentucky Volleyball Invitational Sept. 20-21 in Bowling Green, Ky...Through 13 matches, Tulsa is paced by freshman outside hitter Dilara Gedikoglu (188 kills, 3.84 kills/set, 12 aces, 123 digs, 2.51 digs/set), senior setter Mariah Pardo (220 assists, 4.49 assists/set, eight aces, 75 digs, 1.53 digs/set), senior libero/DS Taylor Horsfall (246 digs, 5.02 digs/set, 16 aces) and junior middle blocker Callie Cook (102 kills, 2.08 kills/set, seven block solos, 47 block assists, 1.10 blocks/set)...Hosrfall was named to The American Preseason All-Conference Team...The Golden Hurricane were picked to finish fourth in The American preseason poll...Tulsa is under the direction of sixth season head coach Ryan Wills.
The only common opponent in the preseason was North Texas. Tulsa lost at NorthTexas 1-3 and the Shocks beat North Texas 3-1 at the Cal Poly Tournament. Tulsa's non-con schedule has been no where near as difficult as the Shocks' non-con schedule.
About Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati Bearcats enter the week at 8-4 overall and are receiving votes in the latest AVCA poll...The Bearcats are coming off a five-set loss to No. 25 Louisville Sept. 22 in Cincinnati, Ohio...Cincinnati is scheduled to host ECU for its conference opener Friday night before facing the Shockers Sunday...Through 12 matches, the Bearcats are led by American Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year, redshirt senior outside hitter Jordan Thompson (284 kills, 5.87 kills/set, 18 aces, 122 digs, two block solos, 17 block assists), sophomore setter Armania Heckenmueller (490 assists, 10.89 assists/set, 11 aces, 71 digs) and redshirt sophomore middle blocker Damjana Cabarkapa (62 kills, 11 aces, four block solos, 23 block assists)...Thompson currently leads the country in kills and kills per set, and ranks second in attacks per set (13.11)...Cincinnati was picked to finish second in The American preseason poll...The Bearcats are under the leadership of eighth season head coach Molly Alvey.
All your really need to know about Cincinnati is Jordan Thompson. The Bearcats beat the Shocks in 5 sets at Koch Arena last year with Thompson torching the Shocks for 44 kills (44-8-89 = 0.404). The Bearcats swept the Shocks in Cincinnati with Thompson registering 24 kills (24-2-36 = 0.611).
The Shocks who are struggling to find their way after a very difficult non-conference schedule open up AAC play at Tulsa on Friday at 7:00 pm and at home against Cincinnati on Sunday at 1:00 pm as the Shocks are looking to perhaps reset their season. The have a chance against Tulsa. Not so much against Cincinnati.
Sunday's matinee contest vs. Cincinnati is Shocker Family Day. Fans can get four tickets, four hot dogs, four bags of popcorn and four drinks for just $32.
About Tulsa
The University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane enter the week at 7-6 overall after going 1-2 in the Western Kentucky Volleyball Invitational Sept. 20-21 in Bowling Green, Ky...Through 13 matches, Tulsa is paced by freshman outside hitter Dilara Gedikoglu (188 kills, 3.84 kills/set, 12 aces, 123 digs, 2.51 digs/set), senior setter Mariah Pardo (220 assists, 4.49 assists/set, eight aces, 75 digs, 1.53 digs/set), senior libero/DS Taylor Horsfall (246 digs, 5.02 digs/set, 16 aces) and junior middle blocker Callie Cook (102 kills, 2.08 kills/set, seven block solos, 47 block assists, 1.10 blocks/set)...Hosrfall was named to The American Preseason All-Conference Team...The Golden Hurricane were picked to finish fourth in The American preseason poll...Tulsa is under the direction of sixth season head coach Ryan Wills.
The only common opponent in the preseason was North Texas. Tulsa lost at NorthTexas 1-3 and the Shocks beat North Texas 3-1 at the Cal Poly Tournament. Tulsa's non-con schedule has been no where near as difficult as the Shocks' non-con schedule.
About Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati Bearcats enter the week at 8-4 overall and are receiving votes in the latest AVCA poll...The Bearcats are coming off a five-set loss to No. 25 Louisville Sept. 22 in Cincinnati, Ohio...Cincinnati is scheduled to host ECU for its conference opener Friday night before facing the Shockers Sunday...Through 12 matches, the Bearcats are led by American Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year, redshirt senior outside hitter Jordan Thompson (284 kills, 5.87 kills/set, 18 aces, 122 digs, two block solos, 17 block assists), sophomore setter Armania Heckenmueller (490 assists, 10.89 assists/set, 11 aces, 71 digs) and redshirt sophomore middle blocker Damjana Cabarkapa (62 kills, 11 aces, four block solos, 23 block assists)...Thompson currently leads the country in kills and kills per set, and ranks second in attacks per set (13.11)...Cincinnati was picked to finish second in The American preseason poll...The Bearcats are under the leadership of eighth season head coach Molly Alvey.
All your really need to know about Cincinnati is Jordan Thompson. The Bearcats beat the Shocks in 5 sets at Koch Arena last year with Thompson torching the Shocks for 44 kills (44-8-89 = 0.404). The Bearcats swept the Shocks in Cincinnati with Thompson registering 24 kills (24-2-36 = 0.611).
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