Good Monday morning readers,
Daryl back with you as we truck through the month of November. Quite the weekend in Louisville for the Soccer Cards to get a big rivalry win at Lynn and the VolleyCARDS getting the reverse sweep on Senior Day at L&N Arena.
The grind of the season has definitely taken its toll on the Cardinal Couple crew as were all trying to keep our heads above water. Life responsibilities and health habits have caught up to us all over here.
The Cardinals provided some joy and excitement for us on Sunday afternoon so lets get into some recaps.
Volleyball
Photo: Jared Anderson
It was a tall order for the Cardinals to come back on the visiting #14 Miami Hurricanes. They manages a reverse sweep winning 22-25, 27-29, 25-23, 25-19, 15-12 in 5 sets. As a team, the Cards hit at a .301% clip with 15 blocks. Louisville moves to 22-4 on the season with 4 matches left in the regular season. Payton Petersen logged a career high 24 kills and 10 digs.
Recap
from gocards.comSet 1: Miami 25, Louisville 22
Miami started the set on a 6-1 run that had Louisville taking an early timeout. The Cards started battling back, getting within one at 12-11. UM pulled ahead again, 18-13, but a kill from Cresse and another ace by Urban had the Canes burning their first timeout. After trading points, two straight kills by Petersen tied the score at 21. The Canes got to set point on a kill and won the set 25-22 on a block.
Set 2: Miami 29, Louisville 27
Scoring started tight, but UofL led 15-14 at the official timeout after kills from Blackshear and Sherman. After the score tied again at 17, the teams traded points until blocks from Sherman and Blackshear knotted the set at 23-all. A kill and an attack error by the Canes sent it to a deuce set at 24-24. The teams went through the 25th, 26th and 27th points with both coaches calling their last timeouts as Miami led 28-27. The Canes knocked down a kill to seal the set 29-27.
Set 3: Miami 23, Louisville 25
Louisville had a 12-8 lead at UM's first timeout after forcing six Hurricane errors through the opening 16 points. The Cards and the Canes continued to trade blows, ending up tied at 20 as UofL burned its first timeout of the set. UofL got to set point on a Miami service error, and an attacking error from the Canes gave Louisville the set win, 25-23.
Set 4: Miami 19, Louisville 25
The Cards opened the fourth set with an 8-2 scoring run that featured four blocks from the combination of Cresse, Cabello and Blackshear along with kills from Blackshear and Petersen. The block party continued as Sherman grabbed two solo stuffs and a connection with Petersen to keep UofL ahead 15-10. Reese Robins and Cresse teamed up for a block before a kill by Cresse forced Miami's second timeout with the Canes down 20-16. Louisville extended its scoring run to 6-0 after a kill by Cresse, a solo stuff from Cabello and another block connection between Robins and Cresse, now leading 23-16. A service error from the Canes put the Cards at set point 24-18. UM held off the end of the set by a point, but Chicoine hammered home a kill to clinch the set win 25-19.
Set 5: Miami 12, Louisville 15
Petersen opened the set with her 21st kill, and UofL led 8-3 at the changeover following a kill by Robins. Petersen and Cresse each added kills to force Miami's first timeout of the set with the Canes down 10-3. UM answered with a 3-0 run to get back within four and cause UofL to call its first timeout. Back-to-back kills from Chicoine saw the Cards lead 13-9 and have the Canes call their second timeout. Chicoine's 10th kill secured match point at 14-11, and Petersen's 24th kill ended the match 15-12.
Basketball
Photo: Jared Anderson
Louisville got an ACC victory early in the season as they secured a 65-54 win on the road at Clemson. The Tigers went 4-14 at the free throw line and managed only 4 three pointers on the afternoon.
Laura Ziegler led the Cards again with 17 points and 10 rebounds. She was 5-11 from the field and 7-8 from the FT line.
The Cardinal defense held the Tigers scoreless for the final 5:41 of the first half allowing just 9 points scored in the quarter.
As Always
Go Cards
~Daryl
Great win for the Cardinals! Their first away conference game and they came out on top. The team played tough defense, defending the ball well, and their offense was efficient. Overall, it was a solid win. Shout out to McKenly Mac for a complete game, Laura for playing great, Imari Berry for a standout performance, and Reyna Scott for a good game. Elif and Tajianna also made clutch baskets down the stretch.
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