No. 4 Cardinals Set to Host No. 5 Huskers

Sunday, September 22

LOUISVILLE, KY

12:30 p.m.

University of Louisville

Nebraska

Dani Busboom Kelly shakes hands with her team after beating Kentucky

September 20, 2024 | Women's Volleyball

Louisville Volleyball Stats updated after Kentucky Louisville Volleyball Game Notes for Nebraska Match

Louisville Takes on Nebraska on Sunday at 12:30 at the KFC Yum! Center

By: Nancy Worley

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The No. 4-ranked University of Louisville Cardinals are set to play the second of two top-10 match-ups this week as they prepare to face No. 5 Nebraska 12:30 Sunday at the KFC Yum! Center.

On Wednesday night, Anna DeBeer had 13 kills, and ace and 12 digs to lead the Cards to a 3-1 win over rival No. 11 Kentucky in the Battle of the Bluegrass in Historic Memorial Coliseum.

The Cardinals improved to 8-1 with the 25-21, 25-18, 20-25, 25-16 win and increasing the winning streak over their rival to four straight. UofL hit .252 with three aces and a season-high 17 blocks. Reese Robins hit .556 with 11 kills on 18 swings with Cara Cresse adding six kills and nine blocks. Elle Glock and Nayelis Cabello combined for 37 assists with libero Elena Scott scooping up a match-high 20 digs.

"Volleyball in the state of Kentucky is unbelievable," said UofL head coach Dani Busboom Kelly. "You have Louisville, Kentucky, Western Kentucky, and Morehead has had good wins this year. We played NKU and they were very scrappy and played hard. It isn't just us and Kentucky. These matches always feel like they will come down to a few key plays here and there and we have been lucky enough to win those big points in the last few matchups."

The Cards are coming off a 2-0 weekend following a 3-0 win over Northern Iowa and a 3-2 win over No. 9 Creighton at the Cardinal Classic.

Outside hitter Charitie Luper took home Cardinal Classic MVP honors, recording a season-high 17 kills in the match against Creighton. Libero Elena Scott and outside hitter Sofia Maldonado Diaz joined Luper and received All-Cardinal Classic Team honors. Across both matches, Scott racked up 23 digs in each match and Maldonado Diaz knocked down 14 kills.

About the Cardinals

Dani Busboom Kelly is a Three-Time ACC Coach of the Year , an AVCA National Coach of the Year (2021) and is the only woman to coach a team to an undefeated regular season.
The Cardinals are ranked No. 4 in the AVCA Poll. UofL is 8-1 on the season.
This is the first-ever volleyball match to be aired on ABC. We play No. 5 Nebraska this Sunday at 12:30 at the KFC Yum.
Louisville's two stars are native Louisvillians Anna DeBeer from Assumption and Elena Scott of Mercy, both were All-Americans last year. Both were named to the AVCA Player of the Year Watchlist yesterday.
The Cards beat No. 11 Kentucky 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Louisville won the Cardinal Classic, beating Northern Iowa 3-0 and No. 9 Creighton 3-2.
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 after beating #3 Wisconsin.

Quick look at Nebraska

John Cook is in his 25th season and has a career record of 690-100. Cook was named 2023 AVCA National Coach of the Year and 2023 Big Ten Coach of the Year. The Huskers currently sit at No. 5 in the AVCA Poll.
Dani Busboom Kelly played on Nebraska national Championship team AND was an assistant coach on another Nebraska National Championship team. Her husband Lane Kelly was a football player at Nebraska
Nebraska ended 2023 as the runner-up in the NCAA National Championship with a record of 33-2 overall. The Huskers finished 2023 ranked 1st in the Big Ten with a 19-1 record and the BigTen Championship.
Five players were named to the Big Ten Preseason All-Conference Team: outside hitters Taylor Landfair and Harper Murray, opposite hitter Merritt Beason, setter Bergen Reilly, and libero Lexi Rodriguez.

The Huskers are currently 9-1 overall, coming off a 2-0 weekend at the Nebraska Classic and Nebraska beat No. 2 Stanford last night 3-0.