Volleyball Hosts BC and Georgia Tech in ACC Opener
September 25, 2014 | Women's Volleyball
The Cards make their first foray into the Atlantic Coast Conference and will be hosting Boston College (Sept. 26) and Georgia Tech (Sept. 28) in the KFC Yum! Center.
The Cardinals have not lost a conference match since Sept. 23, 2012 in a five match loss to Big East rival Notre Dame in Louisville. That is 34 straight conference wins. The Cardinals were 18-0 in the AAC last year. Louisville did not drop a conference opener as a member of the BIG EAST Conference with their last conference opener loss coming in 2000 in a five setter against Cincinnati in Conference USA. The win against Memphis in the inaugural season of the AAC last year kept the streak alive.
First up will be the Boston College Eagles, who have a 5-6 overall record this season coming off two losses against Harvard and Northeastern this past weekend at the New England Challenge. Junior Katty Workman tallied double-doubles this weekend despite the losses.
On Sunday the Card's will take the court against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech is 6-6 this season and won both its matches this weekend. They will face Kennesaw State and Duke before arriving to play the Cards on Sunday. Freshman Sydney Wilson had a strong outing last weekend, setting a new team best with 7 kills and five blocks in just 16 swings.
The Cards are coming off a three-match sweep at the Rice Invitational in Houston. The Cards beat Stephen F. Austin, Rice and Texas Southern, all in three. Maya McClendon was named Tournament MVP with Tess Clark and Janelle Jenkins making the All-Tournament Team.
