Volleyball in the Elite Eight -- SATURDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Cards Face Cardinal in Rubber Match

Louisville and Stanford will play their third match of the season to determine who will advance to the 2024 Final Four. Each team picked up a home win in their earlier contests this season, and tonight's match will be played in a third different venue. Although it isn't the Yum! Center, it's still a home match for UofL, and Freedom Hall is likely to be rocking as fans try to will their team closer to the championship. 

Stanford's road in this tournament saw them remain undefeated in Maples Pavilion this season.  Unfortunately, the committee didn't see it their way and kept Louisville as the 4th overall seed. After sweeping Sacramento State and Loyola Marymount last weekend, Stanford headed to Louisville earlier this week. They took on the Florida Gators in the early game Thursday night and walked away with a 3-1 victory. It was a drawn out match, with three of the four sets going to extra points. In the end, Stanford's victory was 24-26, 25-17, 26-24, 29-27. 

Louisville and Stanford will have the first serve at 7:30PM tonight. The match will air on ESPN2, and will follow Pittsburgh vs Kentucky. Wisconsin will take on Nebraska tomorrow and Penn State will face Creighton. All eight teams will be vying to get to the Yum! Center for next weekend's Final Four. In an interesting turn of events, Louisville has played all seven of the other teams in the Elite Eight. There is also a chance that everyone in the Final Four has played in the Yum! Center already this season. It all gets going tonight, and it should be an exciting match. 

Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast

I've kept it short and sweet today, but we'll have plenty to discuss on today's show. Depending on Jared's car troubles, we may have a full house for this week's podcast. We'll talk volleyball, basketball, and a few other news odds and ends. You can check out the live stream of the show by going to the Cardinal Couple YouTube page and clicking on the live video. Jeff usually creates that about an hour before the show, which officially starts at 11 AM Eastern. If the live time doesn't work for you, there are plenty of playback options, so be sure to check out whichever is best for you!

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Until next time, Go Cards!

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