Wednesday, October 26
LOUISVILLE, KY
8:00 p.m.
University of Louisville
vs
Notre Dame
No. 4 Cardinals Set to Host Notre Dame and Duke
October 25, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
First serve for Notre Dame is Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the KFC Yum! Center; Duke is 7 p.m. at L&N Arena
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The No. 4-ranked University of Louisville volleyball team continues ACC play as they host Notre Dame on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET and Duke on Friday at 7 p.m. back at L&N Arena.
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The Notre Dame match will be played at the KFC Yum! Center and be televised on the ACC Network with Katie George and Eric Frede on the call.Â
About the Cards
The Cardinals moved to 18-2 on the season and 9-1 in ACC play after falling to No. 7-ranked Pitt on Sunday in a tough five-set match on Sunday afternoon. The 15-25, 13-25, 27-25, 25-20, 12-15 loss snapped Louisville's streak of ACC wins at 37. UofL swept Virginia on Friday night 25-18, 25-15, 25-22. Claire Chaussee finished the weekend with 25 kills, one ace, three blocks, and 19 digs. Aiko Jones recorded 18 kills, seven aces, eight blocks, and 11 digs. Amaya Tillman led the team in blocks with seven against Virginia and 10 against Pitt. Libero Elena Scott had nine digs against Virginia and 14 against Pitt, while Raquel Lazaro recorded 76 assists, 11 blocks, and 17 digs on the weekend.
About the Irish
Notre Dame fell in sweeps to No. 7-ranked Pittsburgh 25-10, 25-15, and 25-18 last Friday and Virginia 27-25, 25-19, and 25-19 on Sunday afternoon to move to 9-11 on the season and 4-6 in ACC play. The Irish were led by 6-3 middle blocker Kaylyn Winkler who recorded four kills and three blocks against Pitt and seven kills and one block against Miami. Freshman Lucy Trump totaled 14 kills on the weekend and has 135 kills on the season with 14 aces, 93 digs, and 21 blocks. Phyona Schrader, a 6-0 sophomore setter, notched 18 assists and seven digs on Friday and 25 assists and 11 digs on Sunday. Schrader leads the team with 584 assists on the season, and has 101 kills, 15 aces, 225 digs, and 35 blocks.Â
About the Blue Devils
Duke split the weekend with two four-setters, beating NC State 25-23, 22-25, 25-17, and 25-18 last Wednesday and falling to North Carolina 23-25, 25-18, 20-25, and 19-25 on Sunday. The Blue Devils moved to 12-9 on the season and 3-7 in the ACC. Duke was led by senior outside hitter Gracie Johnson who notched 22 kills, two aces, four blocks, and seven digs against NC State and 16 kills, three aces, two blocks, and eight digs against UNC. Johnson has 303 kills through the season with 47 aces, 137 digs, and 32 blocks. Rachel Richardson also recorded two double-digit kill performances with 10 kills against NC State and 11 kills against UNC. Â
Chaussee Joins 1,000 Kill ClubÂ
Claire Chaussee joined the 1,000 Career Kill Club after her first kill in the match against Wake Forest.Â
ACC Winning Streak Snapped
Louisville had the nation's second-longest winning streak against conference opponents. The Cardinals won 38 consecutive league matches before losing to Pitt on Oct. 23, 2022. The last team to beat Louisville was Pitt ... two years to the day ... on Oct. 23, 2020. WKU has the longest streak in the nation at 53 straight in CUSA.
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Cards Move No. 4 slot in AVCA Top 25
The University of Louisville volleyball team moves into the No. 4 spot in this week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. This is the highest spot since last year's No. 1 ranking when the Cardinals put together an undefeated regular season at 28-0.Â
Mbonu to the Rescue
Nena Mbonu stepped in for the injured Anna DeBeer and got her first start of the season against Miami and hit .636 with 8 kills against the Hurricanes She is currently hitting .265 with 100 kills and 14 blocks in her tenth match as a starter this year.
Conference Openers
UofL is 6-3 in ACC Opening matches.
UofL was 1-0 in AAC Opening matches.
UofL was 8-0 in Big East Opening matches.
UofL was 9-1 in Conference USA Opening matches.
Since 1995, UofL is 23-4 in conference openers.
Team Rankings
As a team, Louisville is ranked first in the ACC in hitting percentage (.302) and second in opponent hitting percentage (.168), first in blocks (211 total) and blocks per set (3.01), second in service aces per set (1.79), and third in assists per set (12.34) and kills per set (13.34).
Cardinals in the ACC Rankings
Cara Cresse – 5th in blocks with 1.21 blocks/set
Anna DeBeer – 4th in service aces with 0.43 aces/set
Aiko Jones – 8th in service aces with 0.39 aces/setÂ
Raquel Lazaro – 2nd in assists with 10.21 assists/set
Amaya Tillman – 1st in blocks with 1.51 blocks/set, 10th in hitting percentage with .347Â
Elena Scott – 5th in digs with 4.00 digs/set
Claire Chaussee – 6th in kills with 3.70 kills/set, 7th in points with 4.04 pts/set
Phekran Kong – 3rd in blocks with 1.32 blocks/set
NCAA Team Rankings
Hitting Percentage: No. 4 (.302)
Blocks/Set: No. 3 (3.01)
NCAA Individual Rankings
Amaya Tillman – No. 6 in blocks/set (1.51)
Louisville at Home
            Sets Lost   Matches Lost
Last Season: Â Â Â Â 6 Â Â Â Â Â Â 0
This Season: Â Â Â Â 10 Â Â Â Â Â Â 1
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The Notre Dame match will be played at the KFC Yum! Center and be televised on the ACC Network with Katie George and Eric Frede on the call.Â
About the Cards
The Cardinals moved to 18-2 on the season and 9-1 in ACC play after falling to No. 7-ranked Pitt on Sunday in a tough five-set match on Sunday afternoon. The 15-25, 13-25, 27-25, 25-20, 12-15 loss snapped Louisville's streak of ACC wins at 37. UofL swept Virginia on Friday night 25-18, 25-15, 25-22. Claire Chaussee finished the weekend with 25 kills, one ace, three blocks, and 19 digs. Aiko Jones recorded 18 kills, seven aces, eight blocks, and 11 digs. Amaya Tillman led the team in blocks with seven against Virginia and 10 against Pitt. Libero Elena Scott had nine digs against Virginia and 14 against Pitt, while Raquel Lazaro recorded 76 assists, 11 blocks, and 17 digs on the weekend.
About the Irish
Notre Dame fell in sweeps to No. 7-ranked Pittsburgh 25-10, 25-15, and 25-18 last Friday and Virginia 27-25, 25-19, and 25-19 on Sunday afternoon to move to 9-11 on the season and 4-6 in ACC play. The Irish were led by 6-3 middle blocker Kaylyn Winkler who recorded four kills and three blocks against Pitt and seven kills and one block against Miami. Freshman Lucy Trump totaled 14 kills on the weekend and has 135 kills on the season with 14 aces, 93 digs, and 21 blocks. Phyona Schrader, a 6-0 sophomore setter, notched 18 assists and seven digs on Friday and 25 assists and 11 digs on Sunday. Schrader leads the team with 584 assists on the season, and has 101 kills, 15 aces, 225 digs, and 35 blocks.Â
About the Blue Devils
Duke split the weekend with two four-setters, beating NC State 25-23, 22-25, 25-17, and 25-18 last Wednesday and falling to North Carolina 23-25, 25-18, 20-25, and 19-25 on Sunday. The Blue Devils moved to 12-9 on the season and 3-7 in the ACC. Duke was led by senior outside hitter Gracie Johnson who notched 22 kills, two aces, four blocks, and seven digs against NC State and 16 kills, three aces, two blocks, and eight digs against UNC. Johnson has 303 kills through the season with 47 aces, 137 digs, and 32 blocks. Rachel Richardson also recorded two double-digit kill performances with 10 kills against NC State and 11 kills against UNC. Â
Chaussee Joins 1,000 Kill ClubÂ
Claire Chaussee joined the 1,000 Career Kill Club after her first kill in the match against Wake Forest.Â
ACC Winning Streak Snapped
Louisville had the nation's second-longest winning streak against conference opponents. The Cardinals won 38 consecutive league matches before losing to Pitt on Oct. 23, 2022. The last team to beat Louisville was Pitt ... two years to the day ... on Oct. 23, 2020. WKU has the longest streak in the nation at 53 straight in CUSA.
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Cards Move No. 4 slot in AVCA Top 25
The University of Louisville volleyball team moves into the No. 4 spot in this week's AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. This is the highest spot since last year's No. 1 ranking when the Cardinals put together an undefeated regular season at 28-0.Â
Mbonu to the Rescue
Nena Mbonu stepped in for the injured Anna DeBeer and got her first start of the season against Miami and hit .636 with 8 kills against the Hurricanes She is currently hitting .265 with 100 kills and 14 blocks in her tenth match as a starter this year.
Conference Openers
UofL is 6-3 in ACC Opening matches.
UofL was 1-0 in AAC Opening matches.
UofL was 8-0 in Big East Opening matches.
UofL was 9-1 in Conference USA Opening matches.
Since 1995, UofL is 23-4 in conference openers.
Team Rankings
As a team, Louisville is ranked first in the ACC in hitting percentage (.302) and second in opponent hitting percentage (.168), first in blocks (211 total) and blocks per set (3.01), second in service aces per set (1.79), and third in assists per set (12.34) and kills per set (13.34).
Cardinals in the ACC Rankings
Cara Cresse – 5th in blocks with 1.21 blocks/set
Anna DeBeer – 4th in service aces with 0.43 aces/set
Aiko Jones – 8th in service aces with 0.39 aces/setÂ
Raquel Lazaro – 2nd in assists with 10.21 assists/set
Amaya Tillman – 1st in blocks with 1.51 blocks/set, 10th in hitting percentage with .347Â
Elena Scott – 5th in digs with 4.00 digs/set
Claire Chaussee – 6th in kills with 3.70 kills/set, 7th in points with 4.04 pts/set
Phekran Kong – 3rd in blocks with 1.32 blocks/set
NCAA Team Rankings
Hitting Percentage: No. 4 (.302)
Blocks/Set: No. 3 (3.01)
NCAA Individual Rankings
Amaya Tillman – No. 6 in blocks/set (1.51)
Louisville at Home
            Sets Lost   Matches Lost
Last Season: Â Â Â Â 6 Â Â Â Â Â Â 0
This Season: Â Â Â Â 10 Â Â Â Â Â Â 1
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