No. 4 Cardinals Set to Host Notre Dame

Wednesday, October 30

LOUISVILLE, KY

7:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

Notre Dame

October 29, 2024 | Women's Volleyball

Louisville VB Season Stats after SMU Louisville VB Match Notes for Notre Dame

Cards play the Irish at L&N Arena on Wednesday and then head to South Bend for a rematch

By: Erin Hughes and Abby Scully

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The 4th-ranked University of Louisville volleyball team will play a home-and-home series against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this week.
The Cards and the Fighting Irish will play at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena on Wednesday at 7 p.m. before playing in South Bend, Ind., on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Louisville is coming off a 1-1 weekend in the ACC following a 3-2 loss to No. 1 Pitt in Pittsburgh before beating No. 12 SMU 3-1 in Dallas. Outside hitter Anna DeBeer recorded her sixth and seventh double-doubles of the season against the Panthers and the Mustangs, making it the first time since 2021 she has posted double-doubles in three straight matches. DeBeer logged 38 kills and 29 digs on the weekend. Outside hitter Charitie Luper also recorded her sixth double-double of the season against Pitt, with 19 kills and 17 digs. Across both matches, Setters Elle Glock and Nayelis Cabello notched 64 and 45 assists, respectively. Glock recorded a new team-high 38 assists against Pitt.

UofL set new season highs for kills (70), total attacks (172), assists (70), and digs (78) in the match against Pitt, while setting a new season high in block assists against SMU with 30. The Cards move into first in the NCAA in blocks per set with 3.10 with middle blocker Cara Cresse moving into fourth in the NCAA in blocks per set with 1.61. Cresse had 14 block assists on the weekend, and middle blockers Phekran Kong and Reese Robins both knocked down 10 block assists through both matches.

Louisville is 24-23 in all-time meetings with Notre Dame. The last matchup between the Cards and the Fighting Irish saw UofL taking the win 3-0 in South Bend. Over the past ten meetings, Louisville leads 8-2, with the last loss to Notre Dame happening in 2020; the Fighting Irish beat the Cards 3-0 in Louisville.

Quick Peek at Notre Dame

Head Coach Salima Rockwell is in her third season at Notre Dame with an overall record of 30-41.
In 2023, Notre Dame was 11-15 overall and 5-13 in conference play. The Fighting Irish finished 12th in the ACC.
The Fighting Irish are currently 9-10 overall and 2-8 in the ACC. They sit at 13th in the ACC standings.
Senior setter Phyona Schrader was named ACC Setter of the Week on Sept. 16th. Schrader is currently tied for second in triple-doubles in the NCAA with eight.
Notre Dame is coming off a 3-1 loss to No. 1 Pitt on Oct. 27th.

Quick Peek at the Cards

Setter Nayelis Cabello was named ACC Freshman of the Week on Oct. 21 for the third time this season.
On Sunday, Oct. 20, Louisville was named to the Top 16 by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Cards were picked 4th.
In the match against Wake Forest, Charitie Luper became the 26th Cardinal to join the 1,000 kill club. She now has 1,038 career kills, 555 of which have come at Louisville.
On Oct. 18, Charitie Luper was added to the AVCA Player of the Year Watchlist.
Anna DeBeer was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week and Cara Cresse was ACC Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 13
Louisville's RPI is now No. 1 in the nation with the most difficult schedule in Division I NCAA Volleyball.
UofL is ranked No. 1 in the nation in blocks/set (3.10) and No. 10 in opponent hitting (.148). Elena Scott is No. 38 in digs/set (4.70) and Cara Cresse is 4th in blocks/set (1.61).
The Cardinals have played 11 opponents in the Top 25, and are 8-3 in those matches.
The Cards have swept ten opponents and are 2-1 in five set matches.
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.
Louisville was voted No. 3 in the ACC Coaches Preseason Poll with Cara Cresse, Anna DeBeer, Charitie Luper and 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.
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.