Volleyball Draws Ball State in NCAA First Round

Dec. 1, 2002

The University of Louisville volleyball team will play Ball State Friday, Dec. 6 in the first round of the NCAA hosted by Ohio State. Match times have not been announced.

Should they advance, the Cardinals will play the winner of the Ohio State/Robert Morris match. Pacific, Nevada, Cal State Sacramento and defending champion Stanford await in the other side of the bracket. Louisville is 8-4 against the Ball State Cardinals and 0-2 versus Ohio State.

There are 64 teams in the NCAA field, 31 automatic bids and 33 at-large selections. This is the Cards' 13th appearance.

Cards in NCAA (6-12)
1982 UCLA def. UL 15-6,15-4,15-8
1990 LSU def. UL 15-9, 15-1, 15-7
1991 Florida def. UL 15-5, 15-13, 15-10
1992 Pacific def. UL 15-13, 15-5, 15-5
1993 Duke def. UL 15-12, 16-14, 15-13
1994 Texas def. UL 15-10, 16-14, 15-10
1995 UL def. UCF 4-15, 15-11, 15-11,15-2,
          Hawaii def. UL 15-4, 15-7, 15-2
1996 UL def. Brown 15-3, 15-1, 15-7
          UL def. Maryland 9-15, 16-14, 15-9, 15-3
           Nebraska def. UL 15-7, 15-6, 15-4
1998  UL def. American 15-13, 15-11,15-10
          UL def. No. Illinois 11-15, 15-7,15-11, 15-10
         Penn State def. UL 15-5, 15-8, 15-2
1999 Kansas St. def. UL 15-1, 15-6, 15-10
2000 Michigan def. UL 12-15, 11-15, 15-2, 12-15
2001 UL def. Georgia Tech 34-32, 30-19,27-30, 24-30, 15-4.
          Pacific def. UL 24-30, 30-26, 30-19, 30-22

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