UK volleyball closes the regular season with 3 more road games
November 21, 2014
By Madison Tinder
Mississippi State, Auburn, and Arkansas stand between the Cats and the NCAA Tournament as they begin their final road games of the season.
The Cats (23-5,12-3 SEC) fell to No. 6 Florida last weekend in a four-set match. The game prepared the Cats to finalize their victories in regular season and enter the tournament on a high note.
As the tournament gets closer, seniors Lauren O’Conner, Jackie Napper and Alyssa Gergins are close to ending their careers. Napper has earned multiple SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors this season.
Last year, the Cats ended their season against Michigan State in the second round of NCAA tournament play at Memorial Coliseum.
UK still has three more regular season games before the tournament starts. The first matchup is against the Bulldogs in Starkville, Miss., and the Cats hope to continue Mississippi State’s 12-game SEC losing streak.
The teams are no strangers; the Cats have dominated the Bulldogs in the all-time series. UK holds a 43-2 record over Mississippi State and is 14-2 in road contests.
No.15 UK will face the Bulldogs at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
