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Tyler Blasts Career-High 28 Kills Versus Cincinnati
September 18, 2025 | Women's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. - - In front of a Ball State women's volleyball record crowd of 2,117 fans on Field Trip Day in Worthen Arena, sophomore outside Carson Tyler smashed a career-high 28 kills and collected 12 digs for her seventh double-double of the season.
Unfortunately, it was not enough to lift the Cardinals (4-6) to victory, as visiting Cincinnati rallied to win the final two sets and take the match 3-2 (18-25, 25-13, 17-25, 29-27, 15-10).
For Tyler, it was her second straight outing reaching a career high for kills, as she tallied 26 last Sunday against James Madison. It was also her fourth match with 20+kills this season and the 10th of her career.
Along with Tyler's solid effort, graduate outside Noelle VanOort earned her sixth double-double of the season with 15 kills and a Ball State career-high 23 digs. It was three digs shy of her collegiate high 26 set Oct. 12, 2024, versus Northwestern Ohio during her senior season at Indiana Tech.
Junior middle Gwen Crull also had a strong outing versus the Bearcats (7-2), smashing 12 kills to go along with a career high four service aces and a team-high three total blocks.
Overall, the Ball State offense connected for a .249 (67-23-177) rate of success in the match, with junior setter Lindsey Green dishing out 31 assists and freshman setter Reese Axness adding 21.
Despite the setback, the Cardinals managed to hold an 8-to-4 edge in service aces, along with a 77-to-70 advantage in total digs. Three of those aces, along with nine digs, came from sophomore defensive specialist Elizabeth Tabeling. Sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter chipped in a team-high 23 digs, her third match with 20+digs this season.
On the other side of the net, Sydney Nolan led the UC offense with 26 kills and hit .368 (26-5-57). The effort helped the Bearcats hit .314 (68-14-172) as a team, quarterbacked by 44 assists from Andi Spies. UC's Lilli Gillespie led all players with 27 digs.
The Ball State women's volleyball team returns to action Friday evening when it hosts 11th-ranked Purdue at 6 p.m. back inside Worthen Arena.
Unfortunately, it was not enough to lift the Cardinals (4-6) to victory, as visiting Cincinnati rallied to win the final two sets and take the match 3-2 (18-25, 25-13, 17-25, 29-27, 15-10).
For Tyler, it was her second straight outing reaching a career high for kills, as she tallied 26 last Sunday against James Madison. It was also her fourth match with 20+kills this season and the 10th of her career.
Along with Tyler's solid effort, graduate outside Noelle VanOort earned her sixth double-double of the season with 15 kills and a Ball State career-high 23 digs. It was three digs shy of her collegiate high 26 set Oct. 12, 2024, versus Northwestern Ohio during her senior season at Indiana Tech.
Junior middle Gwen Crull also had a strong outing versus the Bearcats (7-2), smashing 12 kills to go along with a career high four service aces and a team-high three total blocks.
Overall, the Ball State offense connected for a .249 (67-23-177) rate of success in the match, with junior setter Lindsey Green dishing out 31 assists and freshman setter Reese Axness adding 21.
Despite the setback, the Cardinals managed to hold an 8-to-4 edge in service aces, along with a 77-to-70 advantage in total digs. Three of those aces, along with nine digs, came from sophomore defensive specialist Elizabeth Tabeling. Sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter chipped in a team-high 23 digs, her third match with 20+digs this season.
On the other side of the net, Sydney Nolan led the UC offense with 26 kills and hit .368 (26-5-57). The effort helped the Bearcats hit .314 (68-14-172) as a team, quarterbacked by 44 assists from Andi Spies. UC's Lilli Gillespie led all players with 27 digs.
The Ball State women's volleyball team returns to action Friday evening when it hosts 11th-ranked Purdue at 6 p.m. back inside Worthen Arena.
Team Stats
UC
BSU
Kills
67
67
Errors
14
23
Attempts
172
177
Hitting %
.308
.249
Points
79.0
79.0
Assists
58
64
Aces
4
8
Blocks
8
4
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
28
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
4
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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