American Athletic Conference Volleyball Report September 24, 2019 Tony Jones, Assistant Director of Communications ([email protected] • 401.453.0660) 15 Park Row West • Providence, RI 02903 TheAmerican.org • Twitter: @American_VBall • Facebook: fb.com/AmericanConf 2019 STANDINGS WEEKLY HONORS Offensive Player of the Week AMERICAN OVERALL Jordan Thompson * R-Sr. * RS/OH * Cincinnati SCHOOL W-L PCT W-L PCT. H A N STREAK Thompson enjoyed the best offensive week in the conference thus far in 2019 ECU - - 11-1 0.917 4-0 4-0 3-1 W7 during a 2-1 Cincinnati showing, leading Temple - - 9-2 0.818 3-0 2-1 4-1 L2 all American Athletic Conference players with 84 kills and 7.64 kills per set last Cincinnati (RV) - - 8-4 0.667 1-1 1-3 6-0 L1 week. Thompson kicked off the Queen EAST UCF - - 7-5 0.583 4-2 1-1 2-2 W1 City Classic with 22 kills and 11 digs in a sweep of rival UConn - - 6-6 0.500 5-1 0-1 1-4 W3 Xavier. She contributed 21 kills and 10 digs for a double- double to help complete the sweep of Bowling Green USF - - 5-8 0.385 3-2 1-2 1-4 W1 to close the Queen City Classic. Thompson was a force Memphis - - 11-1 0.917 5-1 2-0 4-0 L1 to cap the weekend against No. 25 Louisville, posting a conference season-high 41 kills along with nine digs Tulane - - 10-3 0.769 3-2 3-1 4-0 W2 against the Cardinals in a five-set thriller. Through 12 SMU - - 7-3 0.700 3-1 3-1 1-1 L1 matches this season, Thompson leads The American Tulsa - - 7-6 0.538 2-1 2-2 3-3 L2 with 264 kills, 5.87 kills per set and 292.5 points. Her WEST total kills and total points numbers pace NCAA Division I Houston - - 6-9 0.400 0-4 3-3 3-2 W1 volleyball as of Sept. 22. Wichita State - - 3-9 0.250 0-3 0-4 3-2 L6 Defensive Player of the Week (AVCA Rankings) Katie Karbo * Sr. * DS/L * Houston Karbo put together a dynamic THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE THE AMERICAN TODAY defensive week for Houston, logging 107 digs and 5.94 digs per set across TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 CONFERENCE PLAY BEGINS THIS WEEKEND four matches. She became the third USF at Bethune-Cookman .................................................6 p.m. American Athletic Conference play begins this weekend player in program history to surpass with 12 matches spread across Friday and Sunday. Both 2,000 career digs, registering the WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 USF (at Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday) and East Carolina milestone during a contest with UTEP Campbell at ECU .................................................................... 7 p.m. (versus Campbell on Wednesday) are slated to wrap up at the Red Raider Classic in Lubbock, Texas. Karbo opened nonconference play prior to the official opening of the the week with 31 digs versus Houston Baptist before FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 conference slate. adding 20 digs against host Texas Tech and 21 digs UConn at UCF* ......................................................................... 7 p.m. against UTEP in showdowns at the Red Raider Classic. Temple at USF* ....................................................................... 7 p.m. RECORD MEMPHIS RUN COMES TO AN END The Cougars closed the tournament with a five-set victory ECU at Cincinnati* ................................................................. 7 p.m. Memphis established a program record by racing out to against Incarnate Word, a match that saw Karbo turn in Memphis at Tulane* .............................................................8 p.m. an 11-0 start to the 2019 season, winning its first two an American Athletic Conference season-high 35 digs in Wichita State at Tulsa* .......................................................8 p.m. matches of the Beale Street Challenge to surpass the the win. Through her first 15 starts of 2019, Karbo leads SMU at Houston* ...................................................................8 p.m. 10-0 mark set by the 2001 Tigers. Despite falling in the The American with 328 total digs and 5.47 digs per set. final match of the tournament, Memphis remains atop SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 the standings in the West Division of The American at 11-1 Weekly Honor Roll UConn at USF* .......................................................................12 p.m. entering conference play. Brandee Markwith * R-Jr. * DS/L * East Carolina ECU at Tulsa*.............................................................................1 p.m. Averaged 5.08 digs per set (66 total digs) and added 16 Temple at UCF* ........................................................................1 p.m. EAST CAROLINA ON A ROLL assists in a 3-0 week for East Carolina; posted 23 digs Memphis at Houston* .........................................................2 p.m. East Carolina fashioned a 3-0 mark last week to extend against NC Central, 12 digs against Gardner-Webb and a Cincinnati at Wichita State*.............................................2 p.m. its current winning streak to seven games, which is tops match-high 31 digs in a five-set win versus Alabama A&M SMU at Tulane* .......................................................................2 p.m. in the conference as of Sept. 23. The Pirates have vaulted into the top spot of the East Division of The American Hannah Flowers * Jr. * RS * Memphis All times ET and subject to change with an 11-1 mark prior to a nonconference matchup with Posted double-digit kills in all three matches and hit an * Denotes American Athletic Conference match Campbell on Wednesday. even .400 as a member of the Beale Street Challenge All-Tournament Team; finished with 18 kills against THOMPSON GOES OVER 40 KILLS VS. NO. 25 UL North Alabama, 13 kills versus Toledo and 11 kills Despite falling to No. 25 Louisville in five sets on Sept. against Southeast Missouri State 22, Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson put forth one of the offensive performances of the year by a conference hitter. Lily Heim * So. * S * SMU The American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Recorded a team-high 85 assists (12.14 assists per Week totaled a league season-high 41 kills to go along match) and added 22 digs over two contests; recorded with nine digs in the thriller with the ranked Cardinals. It 38 assists in a sweep of TCU and added 47 helpers was the second 40-kill match of Thompson’s career, just (fifth 40-assist match of the season) and 16 digs in shy of her conference record of 44 against Wichita State four sets at Oklahoma on Oct. 14, 2018. Kayla Dinkins * So. * MH * Tulane WHERE THE AMERICAN SITS IN THE NATIONAL RANKS Averaged 2.12 blocks per set and added 21 total kills In the third full release of NCAA Division I statistics for in a pair of wins for the week; logged 10 block assists the 2019 season on Sept. 23, Houston was slotted first against Southern Mississippi to establish a career high in team kills, total team attacks and team assists, and and added six block assists and a solo block in a win second in team digs; UCF ranked second in total team at LSU blocks and sixth in blocks per set; Memphis ranked seventh in service aces per set; and SMU was fourth Jac’cara Walker * Sr. * OH * USF in assists per set and sixth in kills per set. Individually Led USF with 56 kills and 3.29 kills per set and added Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson was first in points and total 51 digs as part of four straight double-doubles; logged kills, ranking second in points per set and third in kills 16 kills and 14 digs against Jacksonville, 13 kills and 10 per set. Houston’s Abby Irvine was the national leader in digs and 16 kills and 15 digs in two matches with No. RV total assists, and teammate Katie Karbo ranked second Indiana and 11 kills and 12 digs in a sweep of Stetson in total digs. AMERICAN NOTEBOOK UCF ECU USF TULANE (7-5, 0-0 American) (11-1, 0-0 American) (5-8, 0-0 American) (10-3, 0-0 American) Last: ....................... W, 3-0 vs. Florida Atlantic Last: ...........................W, 3-2 vs. Alabama A&M Last: .......................................W, 3-0 vs. Stetson Last: ..................................................W, 3-1 at LSU Next: ......................................Sept. 27 vs. UConn Next: ............................... Sept. 25 vs. Campbell Next: .............Sept. 24 at Bethune-Cookman Next: ................................Sept. 27 vs. Memphis Last Five: ............................................................ 2-3 Last Five: ............................................................5-0 Last Five: ............................................................ 3-2 Last Five: .............................................................4-1 • UCF wrapped up the Sunshine State • East Carolina finished off a perfect 3-0 • USF split four matches during the • Tulane swept the final three sets to Classic in Orlando with a 3-0 sweep week with a home win over NC Central final full week of nonconference play, claim an impressive 18-25, 26-24, 25- of Florida Atlantic on Sept. 21. The and victories over Gardner-Webb and defeating Jacksonville in five sets 11, 25-11 win in Baton Rouge against in- Knights dropped hard-fought deci- Alabama A&M in Boiling Springs, North and Stetson in a straight sweep in state rival LSU on Sept. 21. The Green sions to Miami (Fla.) (3-2) and Florida Carolina. Tampa, Florida. The Bulls dropped a Gulf Coast (3-1) earlier in the tourna- Wave claimed their third win against pair of competitive contests to No. RV a fellow opponent from the state of ment. • The Pirates own the longest current Indiana during the USF Invitational. Louisiana this season, and their first winning streak in The American at win in Baton Rouge against the Tigers • Four of the seven UCF wins this season seven straight match victories, dating • USF controlled the second set in all since 2007. have occurred in straight sets, with back to a 3-2 win at NC State on Sept.