No. 25-ranked Cardinals Down Miami RedHawks 3-0 in Exhibition

Saturday, August 24

LOUISVILLE, KY

3:00 p.m. Admission is FREE

University of Louisville

Miami University (OH)

Aiko Jones and Emily Scott block Miami of Ohio

No. 25-ranked Cardinals Down Miami RedHawks 3-0 in Exhibition

August 24, 2019 | Women's Volleyball

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Chaussee, McHenry and Jones power Cardinal offense

By: Nancy Worley

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Claire Chaussee, Aiko Jones and Melanie McHenry each had eight kills to lead the No. 25-ranked University of Louisville volleyball team to a 25-8, 25-23, 25-14 win over Miami University in an exhibition match Saturday afternoon at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena.

UofL hit .413 in the match with five aces and 12.5 blocks. Miami hit .065 with two aces and one block. The RedHawks were led by Lindsay Taylor's seven kills.

In the first set, UofL hit a torrid .458 led by Claire Chaussee's four kills. After taking a 15-1 lead, the Cards cruised to a 25-8 win. The RedHawks pushed back in the second set, never trailing by more than two points until 16-14 when a kill by Piper Roe sparked a four point run to go up 20-14. The teams traded points before the Cards prevailed 25-23. In the third set, UofL ran out to a 14-6 lead early and then closed out with a 25-14 win.

UofL opens the regular season Next Friday, August 30 at 7 p.m. with Florida at the Cardinal Classic. The Cardinals home slate includes 15 matches against teams that were nationally ranked in 2018, as well as 11 matches against teams that earned an NCAA Tournament berth last season. The Cardinals posted a 22-9 record in the 2018 season and made their 27^th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. UofL is led by returning HM All-American Melanie McHenry as well as starters Emily Scott and Piper Roe, a member of the US Collegiate National Team.
The season will highlight one of the best Cardinal recruiting classes in recent memory. The 2019 UofL volleyball recruiting class was ranked No. 16 in the nation, the highest ranked class in the ACC and the highest ranking Cardinal class since 2006.

The ranking was announced by PrepVolleyball.com, where a panel of college coaches from across the country and representing all three NCAA women's volleyball divisions determines the top list of classes.

Tickets can also be purchased by phone at 502-GO-CARDS, or by visiting the Louisville Cardinals Ticket Office, located near Gate 2 at Cardinal Stadium (2800 South Floyd Street) on weekdays from 9 a.m., until 5 p.m., ET. Single match tickets will also be available for purchase on match days at the L&N Federal Credit Union Arena ticket windows starting one hour prior to match time.

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