Fourth-ranked Louisville volleyball beat 11th-ranked Kentucky in Lexington for the Battle of the Bluegrass in four sets, 25-21, 25-18, 20-25, 25-16.
Anna DeBeer filled up the stat sheet for the Cards on Wednesday night, finishing with a team-high 13 kills, 12 digs and three blocks.
The Cardinals have now won the last four matches against the Wildcats but trail the series, 37-29.
Kentucky vs Louisville volleyball live updates
Louisville volleyball defeats Kentucky on road, 3-1
Louisville beat Kentucky in the Battle of the Bluegrass in four sets, 25-21, 25-18, 20-25, 25-16.
Louisville reached season high for blocks
Louisville recorded 17 blocks in the match, a season high. Its previous record was 14, which came in the win against South Dakota.
Louisville's Reese Robins reaches double-digit kills
Sophomore middle blocker Reese Robins has 10 kills and is hitting .562 in the match. This is the first time in her career she has recorded double-digit kills.
Louisville leads Kentucky, 17-8, in the fourth set.
Cards go on a 5-0 run in fourth set
Louisville has created separation in the fourth set; it leads 10-5. DeBeer just recorded her 12th kill of the match.
Kentucky wins third set to avoid sweep
Kentucky recorded four service aces and hit .294 in Set 3 to win, 25-20. Brooklyn DeLeye leads the Wildcats with 12 kills.
Louisville's Charitie Luper injury update
Cardinals outside hitter Charitie Luper went down to the court in pain and grabbed her right ankle after she landed on a teammate's foot coming down from a block attempt.
She limped off the court but returned later in the set with the Cardinals down 17-12.
Louisville volleyball goes up 2-0 in Lexington
Louisville hit over .400 in the second set to win, 25-18. DeBeer leads the team in kills with six and is hitting .417.
Cards in control of second set
Louisville is up, 18-10, after back-to-back kills by Phekran Kong.
Block party for Cardinals volleyball
Louisville has seven blocks and has a 13-8 lead in the second set.
Louisville volleyball wins first set of match
Cara Cresse recorded the kill to win the set for the Cardinals, 25-21.
Cards two points away from winning Set 1
Louisville's Anna DeBeer recorded her first service ace of the match to put the Cardinals up, 23-20.
Megan Wilson leading Wildcats in first set
Kentucky senior Megan Wilson has three kills at the first media timeout of the match, as the Wildcats lead the Cardinals, 15-13.
What time is Louisville vs Kentucky volleyball on today?
- Date:Wednesday, Sept. 18
- Start time:7 p.m.
The Cardinals and the Wildcats are scheduled to play at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington.
How to watch Louisville vs Kentucky volleyball game from home today
TV Channel:ESPN
Livestream:Fubo (free trial)
Louisville vs Kentucky will be broadcast nationally on ESPN for the annual Battle of the Bluegrass. Streaming options includeFUBO,which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
Louisville vs Nebraska volleyball tickets
Fourth-rankedLouisville volleyballwill face fifth-ranked Nebraska at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the KFC Yum! Center, and the Cardinals want fans to pack the place for the first nationally televised volleyball match on ABC.
Tickets are available for thediscounted price of $5for the home match.
Louisville volleyball schedule 2024
- Aug. 27 –vs. Wisconsin (AVCA First Serve Showcase), W 3-1
- Sept. 1– Tennessee, W 3-0
- Sept. 3– at Penn State, L 3-0
- Sept. 6 –vs. South Dakota (Northern Kentucky Tournament), W 3-1
- Sept. 7– vs. Missouri (Northern Kentucky Tournament), W 3-0
- Sept. 8– vs. Northern Kentucky (Northern Kentucky Tournament), W 3-0
- Sept. 14– Northern Iowa, W 3-0
- Sept. 15 –Creighton W 3-2
- Sept. 18– at Kentucky W 3-1
- Sept. 22 –Nebraska
- Sept. 27 –California
- Sept. 29– Stanford
- Oct. 4– Clemson
- Oct. 6– Georgia Tech
- Oct. 11– at Florida State
- Oct. 13– at Miami
- Oct. 18– Wake Forest
- Oct. 20– N.C. State
- Oct. 25– at Pittsburgh
- Oct. 27– at SMU
- Oct. 30– Notre Dame
- Nov. 2– at Notre Dame
- Nov. 8– at Syracuse
- Nov. 10– at Boston College
- Nov. 15– Duke
- Nov. 17– North Carolina
- Nov. 22– at Virginia
- Nov. 24– at Virginia Tech
- Nov. 27– Pittsburgh
- Nov. 30– at Stanford
Kentucky volleyball schedule 2024
- Aug. 27 – vs. Nebraska (AVCA First Serve Showcase), L 3-1
- Aug. 30 – Northern Kentucky, W 3-0
- Aug. 31 – Western Kentucky, W 3-1
- Sept. 1 – Morehead State, W 3-0
- Sept. 6 – Penn State, L 3-2
- Sept. 7 – James Madison, W 3-0
- Sept. 8 – Ball State, W 3-0
- Sept. 13 – at SMU, W 3-0
- Sept. 14 – Purdue (in Dallas), L 3-1
- Sept. 18 – Louisville L 3-1
- Sept. 21 – at Stanford
- Sept. 27 – at Auburn
- Sept. 29 – at Florida
- Oct. 2 – Oklahoma
- Oct. 6 – Missouri
- Oct. 13 – Texas
- Oct. 16 – at Tennessee
- Oct. 20 – at Alabama
- Oct. 27 – at Ole Miss
- Nov. 1 – at South Carolina
- Nov. 3 – at Georgia
- Nov. 8 – Texas A&M
- Nov. 10 – LSU
- Nov. 17 – Georgia
- Nov. 20 – Mississippi State
- Nov. 24 – Arkansas
- Nov. 27 – at Missouri
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