VOLLEYBALL VS. KENTUCKY A SELL-OUT
It's official.
The Friday night volleyball match against Kentucky is now sold out. In this next "battle of the Bluegrass" the venue is Cardinal Arena...the home court for the Cards nestled on Floyd Street in the SAC building. If you haven't purchased a ticket yet, too bad.
Louisville traveled to Lexington last year and fell to the Cats in Memorial Coliseum. We'll have much more on this as the game draws closer. I haven't found an official announcement on whether this one will be shown on the ACC Network Extra or not.
The Cats are 4-4 on the season...after losing their first three, they've taken three out of their last four. They are now a ranked team at #20 in the latest poll. Louisville stands at 6-3 on the season. The Cards fell out of the top 25 in yesterday's poll.
WOMEN'S GOLF IN MINNESOTA
The Chip and Putt Cards are participating in the Minnesota Invitational and are currently in sixth place after two rounds on the Prestwick Golf Club course in Woodbury, MN. Louisville is 13 strokes back of leader San Jose State.
Lauren Hartlage leads the way for Courtney Trimble's swingers with a two round, two under par 142 total. She's tied for sixth place in the overall standings. Also participating for Louisville are:
Mairead Martin 73-73 t-21
Olivia Cason 73-74 t-31
Margot Bechadegue 74-73 t-31
Lauren Thibodeau 76-72 t-38
Kristen Engle 78-74 t-66
The Cards complete action today and are paired with Kentucky (tied for 4th place) and Middle Tennessee (tied for 4th place). Hit 'em straight, Cards and stay out of the sand!
911
It was 17 years ago today when the United States was the victim of a series of four coordinated attacks from the Islamic terrorist group al-Queda.
2996 people lost their lives in this cowardly, airplane hi-jacking attack and over 6,000 were injured. The North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a thwarted attempt where the plane crashed in a field near Shanksville, PA. Others died later due to 9/11 related cancer and respiratory complications over the following months and years.
343 firefighters and 72 law enforcement officers were killed.
As you go through the day today, remember and honor those who lost their lives in the attack.
Do you remember were you were that Tuesday morning? I do.
I was out making sales calls for the coffee company I worked for. I had walked into a chain drugstore to buy some replacement batteries for a electrical device associated with my work. A morning show that was on the television near checkout was interrupted with the news.
I stood there at the counter with several other patrons and employees and watched with shock, disbelief and horror as those almost two hours unfolded...leaving eventually to listen on my car radio and then heading to my father's house to watch on television.
It was not a day to be selling coffee. My elderly father recalled Pearl Harbor. The friends he lost there. Dad was one of the lucky ones.
I attended a Louisville football game 11 days later in Champaign, IL against the Illini. I'll never forget the thousands of American flags that myself and other fans were waving in the air throughout the game and during the halftime remembrance. We are not Cardinals or Fighting Illini that day. We were Americans.
Never forget. Always remember. The hated and eventually captured Osama bin Laden. We must never allow something like this to happen on our shores again.
paulie
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SUNDAY @ CARDINAL COUPLE
-WE remember 9/11/01
-Volleyball takes Bobcat Classic
WE take a few paragraphs today on this 10th. anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to reflect on the tragic day and remember.
Paul had arrived at one of his customer's offices and walked into a room of people standing around one of those small 12-inch televisions. (remember those?) He watched in shock and disbelief the smoldering World Trade Center building...and then the next attack on the twin towers.
The rest of the day went by in kind of a surreal state as he went about his business but the topic of conversation certainly wasn't about business.
Sonja was just getting ready to go to work...watching television and enjoying a final cup of coffee when they cut away from the talk show she was viewing with a special announcement.
She got a late start on her duties that day...not leaving until almost 11 a.m.
David Watson had just arrived at a customer's house to do a claim report on a client's automobile. The lady, in tears, told him what had just happened, invited him in and they watched the horrific scene continue to unfold from her couch.
Where were you and what were you doing when 9/11 unfolded? Feel free to share with us in the comments section at the end of today's column or you can e-mail us at cardinalcouple@insightbb.com . WE'LL run a special column over on the left side of the site about your recollections...feel free to report anonymously if you wish.
Let us never forget and always honor those who died innocently and in service.
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Louisville volleyball took two matches yesterday in the Baymont Bobcat Classic in Athens, OH.
The morning session had the Cards matched up against ACC power Virginia. How do you spell win? How about L..O...L..A? Ms. Arslanbekova had 17 kills in the 4 game triumph for the Cardinals. Make it 25-16, 21-25, 25-23 and 25-18.
"It was a huge win for us because Virginia is a strong ACC team and the biggest team we've faced so far." Cardinal skipper Anne Kordes commented after the win. "We relied on defense and I thought Maci Wacthel came in and did a great job for us on the back row. This was also two solid back-to-back matches for Kaitlynn James. Good to see Lola get a double-double for us with kills and digs."
The Cards held a 63-50 advantage in kills and outhit the Cavs .254 to .174
In the evening match, Lola led the way again with 18 kills and Louisville swept Marshall 25-18, 25-19 and 26-24.
"This was a great weekend to bounce back from the loss to Kentucky on Wednesday." Kordes said after the win. "Emily Juhl did a fantastic job and setter Taylor Brauneis made some phenomenal decisions at some key times. Caitlin Welch kept us system and made it easier. Lola Arslanbekova gets to a spot where she cannot be stopped."
Arslanbekova was selected as the MVP of the tournament and was joined on the All-Tournament team by Emily Juhl and Caitlin Welch.
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The Chip and Putt Cards are participating in the Minnesota Invitational and are currently in sixth place after two rounds on the Prestwick Golf Club course in Woodbury, MN. Louisville is 13 strokes back of leader San Jose State. 
