Volleyball Shares Update at 2022 Media Day
August 17, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
Coach Dani Busboom Kelly, Elena Scott and Amaya Tillman took questions from the local media
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The No. 4-ranked University of Louisville volleyball team participated at the 2022 Media Day Wednesday afternoon as Coach Dani Busboom Kelly was joined by sophomore libero Elena Scott and senior middle blocker Amaya Tillman.
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"We are very excited about this team. We have a lot of experience returning and were able to hit the ground running," said Dani Busboom Kelly, 2021 AVCA National Coach of the Year. "We have been really competitive in practice. I think our team now know what it takes to get to the Final Four and get to a national championship. It is pretty great to be around a team that wants to be great."
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The Cardinals are coming off an historic year that saw UofL run the table in the regular season going 28-0 and winning the ACC Championship. UofL took its unblemished record into the post season, winning the first two rounds at L&N Arena before hosting the regional at Freedom Hall. The Cardinals emerged from the regional to head to Columbus for the Final Four.
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Louisville volleyball's 2022 schedule will feature 13 home matches, two home tournaments and a match played at the KFC Yum! Center. Fans of the Cardinals will have a chance to set new attendance records as UofL will face rival Notre Dame on Oct. 26 at the KFC Yum! Center.
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UofL returns all but two starters to the lineup. Gone are First Team All-Americans Tori Dilfer and Anna Stevenson. The Cardinals return Third Team All-American outside hitter Anna DeBeer and AVCA All-East Region players Aiko Jones, Elena Scott and Amaya Tillman as well as Claire Chaussee to the starting lineup. New faces in the race for playing time will be Raquel Lazaro at setter, Phekran Kong at middle and with four freshmen in the mix as well.
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Follow the Cardinals year round on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @LouisvilleVB.
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"We are very excited about this team. We have a lot of experience returning and were able to hit the ground running," said Dani Busboom Kelly, 2021 AVCA National Coach of the Year. "We have been really competitive in practice. I think our team now know what it takes to get to the Final Four and get to a national championship. It is pretty great to be around a team that wants to be great."
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The Cardinals are coming off an historic year that saw UofL run the table in the regular season going 28-0 and winning the ACC Championship. UofL took its unblemished record into the post season, winning the first two rounds at L&N Arena before hosting the regional at Freedom Hall. The Cardinals emerged from the regional to head to Columbus for the Final Four.
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Louisville volleyball's 2022 schedule will feature 13 home matches, two home tournaments and a match played at the KFC Yum! Center. Fans of the Cardinals will have a chance to set new attendance records as UofL will face rival Notre Dame on Oct. 26 at the KFC Yum! Center.
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UofL returns all but two starters to the lineup. Gone are First Team All-Americans Tori Dilfer and Anna Stevenson. The Cardinals return Third Team All-American outside hitter Anna DeBeer and AVCA All-East Region players Aiko Jones, Elena Scott and Amaya Tillman as well as Claire Chaussee to the starting lineup. New faces in the race for playing time will be Raquel Lazaro at setter, Phekran Kong at middle and with four freshmen in the mix as well.
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Follow the Cardinals year round on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @LouisvilleVB.
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