RESULTS

Cincinnati 3, Saint Louis 0 (25-20, 25-21, 28-26)

UC Santa Barbara 3, Saint Louis 0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-19)

Saturday, Aug. 25 | Oxford, Ohio (Millett Hall)

THE BASICS

• Saint Louis concluded play in the Miami Best Western Sycamore Inn Invitational Saturday afternoon, falling to Cincinnati and UC Santa Barbara. The Billikens are 0-3.

• Maya Taylor was named to the All-Tournament team. Taylor had 39 kills (4.33 per set), registered a .275 attack percentage and added nine digs and two blocks in three matches.

Cincinnati Match

FIRST SET

Saint Louis grabbed an 8-4 lead, but Cincinnati's 5-1 run evened the set 9-9. Nine more ties followed, the final one at 19, before UC closed the set with a 6-1 spurt.

SECOND SET

After the Billikens held small early advantages, the Bearcats used an 11-2 flurry to go on top 18-11. A late 6-1 SLU run narrowed the margin to three before Cincinnati tallied the set-clinching point.

THIRD SET

Saint Louis scored five of six points to turn a 10-9 deficit into a 14-11 lead. Cincinnati chipped away and pulled even at 21, only to see SLU answer with three of the next four points to earn set point at 24-22. The Bearcats surged ahead 25-24 but needed three set-point opportunities to finish the set and the match.

NOTABLE

• Maya Taylor smashed a team-high 20 kills and recorded a .410 attack percentage (20-4-39).

• Lauren Mershon had a match-high four blocks.

• Kennedy Cordia led all players with 16 digs and added 28 assists and a .556 attack percentage (5-0-9).

• Cayce Chaykowsky contributed 11 digs.

UC Santa Barbara Match

FIRST SET

Leading up to a 16-16 deadlock, neither team led by more than two points, and there were 11 ties. UCSB gradually pulled away, however, outscoring SLU 9-4 down the stretch.

SECOND SET

Although the Billikens led only once, 7-6, they trailed just 11-10 as the set neared the midway mark. But a 10-4 run put the Gauchos in command on their way to a 2-0 match lead.

THIRD SET

Saint Louis used a 9-4 spurt to trim UCSB's 15-6 advantage to 19-15. But the Gauchos scored the next three points, and the Billikens drew no closer than five points the rest of the way.

NOTABLE

• Maya Taylor led the Billikens with nine kills.

• Cayce Chaykowsky turned in a team-high 14 digs.

• Margaret Rosburg recorded 14 assists, 11 digs and three blocks.

• Sara Daniels had a match-high four blocks.

UP NEXT

Saint Louis hosts the Marcia E. Hamilton Classic at Chaifetz Arena Friday and Saturday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1. The Billikens take on Western Kentucky Friday at 6 p.m., Kansas State Saturday at noon and Marquette Saturday at 7 p.m.