No. 4 Cardinals Set to Host Clemson and No. 19 Georgia Tech

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 4-ranked University of Louisville Cardinals are slated to play two more Atlantic Coast Conference opponents this weekend at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena. Louisville will welcome the Clemson Tigers on Friday at 6 p.m. before facing the No. 19-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.

The Cards are coming off a 2-0 weekend following sweeps of new ACC foes, California and No. 3 Stanford.

Outside hitters Anna DeBeer and Sofia Maldonado Diaz led the way for Louisville against Cal, both racking up eight kills, with DeBeer hitting .238 and Maldonado Diaz hitting .353. Outside hitter Charitie Luper recorded a season-high 18 kills in the match against Stanford, with 11 kills coming in the second set. Through both matches, libero Elena Scott tallied 39 digs.

Louisville is 12-0 all-time against the Tigers. In the 2023 season, the Cards beat Clemson 3-1 in South Carolina.

The Yellow Jackets and the Cards faced off twice in 2023, with each team taking a win. Louisville first lost to Georgia Tech 3-1 in Atlanta in early November, but bounced back to beat the Yellow Jackets 3-1 in Louisville later in the month to finish off the regular season. For both matches, the teams were ranked in the top-15 at the time.

In October of 2021, the Cards set a UofL record against the Yellow Jackets for most points in a single set when they won the second set 36-34. Louisville leads the all-time matchup 16-5 and is 12-0 at home.

A Peek at the Cards

Elena Scott was named AVCA/GameChanger National Player of the Week.
The Cardinals are ranked No. 4 in the AVCA Poll. The match with No. 19 Georgia Tech will be the eighth top 20 matchup for the Cardinals this season.
Elena Scott was named Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending 9/29.
The Cards vs. Huskers game (the first ever on ABC) attracted 684,00 viewers as the most-ever watched regular season on an ESPN platform (peaked 808,000 viewers).
The Cardinals opened up their ACC schedule with sweeps of Cal and No. 3 Stanford.
Louisville won the Cardinal Classic, beating Northern Iowa 3-0 and No. 9 Creighton 3-2.
Elena Scott was voted ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 16 for her play in the Cardinal Classic.
Charitie Luper was named MVP of the Cardinal Classic. Elena Scott and Sofia Maldonado Diaz were voted All-Tournament
Charitie Luper was named Best Outside Hitter and Elena Scott was voted Best Libero for the 2024 AVCA First Serve All-Star Team.
The win over No. 3 Wisconsin was the win over the highest ranked opponent since 2021 when the Cards beat No. 3 Pitt. The Cards' win against highest-ever ranked opponent was the W over No. 2 Texas in 2019.
Louisville was voted No. 3 in the ACC Coaches Preseason Poll.. with Cara Cresse, Anna DeBeer, Charitie per anud Elena Scott were voted to the Preseason All-ACC squad.
The crowd of 14,126 at the KFC Yum! Center for the Nebraska game was a school record.
UofL put up an ACC record of 15-3, finishing third and made the Cards' fourth trip to the Elite Eight, ninth trip to the Sweet Sixteen and 32nd NCAA appearance.
University of Louisville outside hitter Anna DeBeer and libero Elena Scott were named to the first-ever American Volleyball Coaches Association Watch List for its 2024 Division I Player of the Year Award, presented by Nike Volleyball.

Quick look at the Tigers

Jackie Simpson Kirr is currently in her fourth season with the Tigers. She has an overall record of 44-50 while at Clemson.
In the 2023 season, the Tigers were 19-14 overall and 8-10 in the ACC. Clemson finished their season in the NIVC Third Round against the University of Texas at El Paso.
Neea-Maria Joki was named Sept. 16 ACC Freshman of the Week after recording 39 kills, 12 blocks, and 53.5 points.
Clemson is currently 8-5 overall and 0-2 in ACC play.
The Tigers are coming off a 0-3 loss to SMU on Sept. 29^th.

Quick look at the Yellow Jackets

Michelle Collier is in her 11^th year as Head Coach for the Yellow Jackets. She has an overall record of 245-140.
In 2023, Georgia Tech went 24-7 overall and 13-5 in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets fell in the NCAA Regional Semifinals against Nebraska.
Georgia Tech returns outside hitter, Bianco Bertolino who earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and AVCA 1^st Team East Coast All-Region team. Bianco Bertolino was named to the AVCA Player of the Year Watch List. Outside Hitter, Tamara Otene was named to the AVCA 1^st Team East Coast All-Region team. She was named Sep. 9 ACC Offensive Player of the Week.
The Yellow Jackets are currently 8-3 overall and 0-2 in the ACC. Georgia Tech was ranked 19^th in the Sep. 30 AVCA Division I Poll.
Georgia Tech is coming off a 0-3 loss against Pitt on Sept. 29^th.

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