The Cougars suffered their first loss of AAC conference play on Sunday afternoon as they tried to pull off another comeback win but fell short against the Bearcats.
Houston and Cincinnati both came out ready to play as they scored points in bunches, and neither team was able to build a comfortable lead.
The game was tied on multiple occasions throughout the first set. Houston managed to pull away late as freshman middle blocker Rachel Tullos got the final point of the set with a block.
The Cougars won the first set 25-23.
The Bearcats quickly put the set loss behind them, jumping out to an early 10-5 lead and then stretching it out to 18-12.