WKU defeated Cincinnati 3-1 Tuesday night to move to 9-5 as conference play begins this weekend.
The Lady Toppers took an early lead in the first set and never looked back, winning set one 25-22. Sophomore Hallie Shelton led the Lady Toppers in both kills and digs in the set with four each.
The Bearcats took an early lead in the second set before WKU clawed its way back in a tightly contested set to take a 2-0 lead by winning the set 25-23. UC took the third set by a score of 25-22.
The Lady Toppers jumped out early in the fourth set, forcing the Bearcats to take both timeouts in the fourth set before closing out the match 25-18.