VBall sweeps WKU 3-0 at Yum! -- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 

Good morning readers!  

Its great to be back online (for the most part) after two weeks of music festival madness.   Really appreciate the gang for allowing me the time to step away from sports (I still managed to follow what I could..) and indulge in some local music with friends that are family :D 

Volleyball

Photo: Jared Anderson

*random thoughts*

Real quickly, I was bummed the way the rivalry volleyball match with UK played out.. was following online and got pretty excited when the Cards got ahead 2-1 in the battle.  Bummer the way the squad fizzled out to finish in front of the home crowd and drop in the rankings but hey! Im not gonna dwell on that one and I have a feeling this wont be the only time the Cards see the Cats this season (if the NCAA has its way)  and Ill take the Cards chances in a rematch!!

Photo: Jared and Katy Anderson

Louisville 3 vs WKU 0 

But the Cardinals were back in action on Monday night so Jared spent his birthday (Everybody say HAPPY BDAY JARED!) with the VolleyCards down at the KFC Yum! Center where we witnessed the squad sweep the visiting WKU Hilltoppers 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-20).

Louisville moves to 8-2 on the season with the win.

Photo: Jared Anderson

The Louisville offense hit at a .274 clip while holding WKU at a .080 rate. Cara Cresse lead all with 10 kills on 17 swings and also added 8 blocks. Payton Petersen and opposite hitter Kalyssa Blackshear each posted nine kills and combined for three blocks on the night. Outside hitter Chloe Chicoine hit .217 with 14 digs, eight kills and one block.



from gocards.com

Set 1
WKU 15, UofL 25
Schrand served an ace for the first point of the match before the Cards eventually got out to an 11-6 lead and forced the Hilltoppers to use their first timeout. A solo block and three kills from Cresse highlighted a run that put UofL ahead 18-12 and made WKU to burn its second timeout. Blackshear put Louisville at set point with a kill, and Hannah Sherman stuffed a solo block to clinch the set 25-15.

Set 2 
WKU 17, UofL 25
The Cards and the Hilltoppers kept the second set close through the first 15 points, with neither team taking a lead larger than two. A 3-0 scoring run gave UofL an 11-7 lead and saw WKU use its first timeout of the set. Louisville extended its lead to 18-13 before Western Kentucky climbed back within reach at 18-16. The Cards went on a 4-0 run to lead 22-16 and cause the Hilltoppers to burn their second timeout. Blackshear put UofL at set point once again with a kill and sealed the second set herself, 25-17.

Set 3
WKU 20, UofL 25
Louisville combined for three blocks and six kills to lead 15-9 and on a 4-0 run at the media timeout. The Cards pulled ahead 21-15 after kills from Petersen, Blackshear and Cresse and a second ace from Ava Utterback, forcing a Hilltopper timeout. Blackshear gave UofL set point once again with a kill and Schrand's second ace secured the match, 25-20.

UP NEXT

Louisville vs Boston College 

Friday 9/26 on ACCNX

7:00pm

Photo: Jared Anderson

As Always, 
Go Cards! 
~Daryl