Cards Beat St John's to Open Season 3-0
Louisville volleyball concluded the Cardinal Classic with their third win, this one coming against St John's University 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-19). The Cards cap off the weekend 3-0 as they prepare to jump into a bumpier portion of the schedule in a couple weeks.
SJU went 0-3 on the weekend, taking just one set the entire outing, so it came as no surprise that new coach Dan Meske shook up the Louisville lineup some. Molly Wilson and Reese Robins got the nod at setter and opposite side hitter today as Nayelis Cabello got a rest day and Kalyssa Blackshear saw very few reps. The rest of the starting rotation remained the same but we saw plenty of reserves see valuable playing time today.
Ava Utterback and Alanna Bankston played outside hitter roles, Molly Urban get a few reps in the back row and setting, and Addison Makun play a majority of the match at middle blocker. The only player to not see any time this weekend is freshman Chloe Meester, who is now rumored to be taking a redshirt year.
Louisville saw very little resistance from the Red Storm as the Cards were hitting over .500 after the first two sets and finished with a mark of .362. Payton Petersen had a match-high and tied her career high with 12 kills and Kamden Schrand had a career high 18 digs while also adding three service aces.
On the defensive end, the Cards held SJU to a .062 hitting mark and recorded 12 blocks. Much of that work came from Sherman and Robins.
The Cards get a little bit of a break before returning to action next Sunday against Illinois at the KFC Yum! Center.
Weekend Photo Gallery
Despite the holiday weekend, there was no rest for me, as I shot seven games from Friday-yesterday: three volleyball matches, two field hockey matches, one women's soccer match, and one football game. While I may not be as youthful as I once was, it was rejuvenating to be on campus with my camera.
With so many games over the weekend, especially ones we cover here at Cardinal Couple, so I thought it would be good to share a mini photo gallery from the weekend. Having a day off from work today helps too as it afforded me a little more time to catch up on editing and prepare galleries.
Field Hockey vs Michigan State
Volleyball vs Auburn
Field Hockey vs Ohio
Volleyball vs Morehead State
Women's Soccer vs Coastal Carolina
We will continue to provide coverage to the 'Big Three' of fall sports on the women's side as their respective seasons progress.
(All photos today provided by Jared)
Happy Tuesday and Go Cards!
Jared
Great photos.
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