The UK volleyball team’s season ended on Friday as the Cats lost 3-2 (16-25, 26-24, 25-17, 19-25, 17-15) to Florida State in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.
Senior libero BriAnne Sauer had 23 digs in the loss, setting a school record for digs in a season in the process. The third-seeded Seminoles prevented the Cats from advancing even though UK (29-5) won the first set decisively.
Florida State won the second and third sets before UK swarmed back to force a fifth and final set. But the Seminoles shut the door on the Cats in the final frame.
Junior outside hitter Sarah Mendoza led UK with 19 kills, and junior middle blocker Lauren Rapp had a season-high 18 kills.
The loss ends the careers of three UK seniors. Sauer, setter Sarah Rumely and Brooke Bartek played their last game in the loss to Florida State. Rumely was the 2008 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and the 2006 SEC freshman of the year.
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