UK volleyball prepares to take on No. 24 Louisville
September 9, 2014
By Madison Tinder
No. 16 UK volleyball is set to face off against No. 24 Louisville at 7 p.m. at the Yum! Center on Tuesday.
The Cats are 26-25 in the all-time series against the Cardinals. However, UK has never beaten Louisville when the Cardinals were ranked (0-6 in the series).
UK comes in with a 5-1 record after beating Butler, Wichita State and Virginia Tech in the Bluegrass Battle and Northern Iowa and Creighton in the Commonwealth Classic. Their lone defeat of the season came against No. 6 Southern California.
Meanwhile, Louisville is 3-2 this season, losing to Appalachian State and Winsconsin in four and straight sets. The Cardinals’ victories have been at home, as seen in matches against Tennessee State and Cincinnati.
Louisville junior setter Katie George has notched double-doubles in every game this season. Sophomore outside hitter Maya McClendon has had the most kills.
UK sophomore outside hitter Anni Thomasson reached her fourth double-double of the season during the Commonwealth Classic, and senior libero Jackie Napper reached her 1,000th dig this past weekend.
Both players earned All-Tournament team honors, along with junior outside hitter Shelby Workman, who led the Cats in kills.
The Louisville game will be the Cats’ first matchup on the road before they travel to Chapel Hill, S.C., to take on North Carolina, VCU, and Georgia Southern at the Carolina Classic this upcoming weekend…
No. 16 UK volleyball is set to face off against No. 24 Louisville at 7 p.m. at the Yum! Center on Tuesday.
The Cats are 26-25 in the all-time series against the Cardinals. However, UK has never beaten Louisville when the Cardinals were ranked (0-6 in the series).
UK comes in with a 5-1 record after beating Butler, Wichita State and Virginia Tech in the Bluegrass Battle and Northern Iowa and Creighton in the Commonwealth Classic. Their lone defeat of the season came against No. 6 Southern California.
Meanwhile, Louisville is 3-2 this season, losing to Appalachian State and Winsconsin in four and straight sets. The Cardinals’ victories have been at home, as seen in matches against Tennessee State and Cincinnati.
Louisville junior setter Katie George has notched double-doubles in every game this season. Sophomore outside hitter Maya McClendon has had the most kills.
UK sophomore outside hitter Anni Thomasson reached her fourth double-double of the season during the Commonwealth Classic, and senior libero Jackie Napper reached her 1,000th dig this past weekend.
Both players earned All-Tournament team honors, along with junior outside hitter Shelby Workman, who led the Cats in kills.
The Louisville game will be the Cats’ first matchup on the road before they travel to Chapel Hill, S.C., to take on North Carolina, VCU, and Georgia Southern at the Carolina Classic this upcoming weekend.
