Following a highly successful weekend, Louisville Volleyball moved from #5 in the AVCA rankings up to #4. The Cards are one of three ACC teams in the Top 10 and one of six ACC teams currently ranked.
On Friday, Louisville cruised through a sweep over Cal including winning the first two sets by a combined 22 points. They followed that with a sweep over then-#3 Stanford on Sunday. Outside of the first set, this one was much closer that was highlighted by a 10-1 run in the second set.
The Cards sit at 10-2 on the year with five wins against ranked teams. Their two losses come against teams currently ranked in the top three.
Pitt remains the unanimous #1 after improving to 12-0. Nebraska (12-1) stayed put at #2 and Penn State (12-1) moved up a spot to #3. Stanford (9-1) fell to #5. Other teams Louisville has or will face currently ranked in the top 25 include #6 Creighton (11-2), #9 Wisconsin (7-4), #13 Kentucky (7-6), #16 Florida State (10-2), #17 SMU (10-3), and #19 Georgia Tech (8-3).
Elena Scott Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week
For the third time this season, Elena Scott was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week. The senior libero continues to impress even the biggest volleyball experts with her antics and her wide radius of court she can cover.
In the two sweeps against Cal and Stanford, Scott averaged 6.5 digs per set. She also had a season-high 26 digs against the Bears. 26 digs in three sets (8.67/set) is an outrageous amount. She is up to 204 digs this season and 1,556 in her career. Her 4.98 digs per set this season is on pace for a career-high.
Louisville stays home this weekend with matches against Clemson at L&N Arena on Friday at 6:00pm (note the time change) and Georgia Tech at L&N Arena on Sunday at 1:30pm. Both matches are currently slated for ACCNX.
Happy Tuesday and Go Cards!
Jared
A nice sweep of the west coast ACC additions by the VolleyCards.
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