The Cardinals battle back from a 2-1 deficit to move onto the Sweet Sixteen.
The No. 1-seeded University of Louisville volleyball team advanced to the NCAA Regional Semifinal following a harrowing five-set win over No. 8-seeded Northern Iowa on Saturday night. Louisville won the match 26-28, 25-22, 23-25, 25-13, 22-20 at the KFC Yum! Center.“The NCAA Tournament: survive and advance,” were the words from head coach Dani Busboom Kelly following the match.
As a team, the Cards hit .161 on 56 kills, 52 assists, 73 digs, 25.0 total blocks, and five service aces. Outside hitters Charitie Luper and Anna DeBeer posted their respective seventh and 12th double-doubles of 2024 as both players knocked down 19 kills while Luper added 14 digs and DeBeer added 11. UofL defense was on high alert with seven different Cardinals tallied blocks and libero Elena Scott tied a season high in digs with 26.
In their second matchup of the season with Louisville, UNI hit a .118 clip with 70 kills, 68 assists, 79 digs, 17.0 total blocks, and three service aces. Outside hitter and 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Co-Player of the Year Kira Fallert recorded a double-double of her own with 16 kills and 21 digs. Outside hitters Lily Dykstra and Cassidy Hartman along with middle blocker Olivia Tjernagel all posted 14 or more kills.
Louisville will host No. 4-seeded Purdue next week in Freedom Hall on Thursday at a to-be-determined time. Also playing in Freedom Hall will be the winners of Stanford/Loyola Marymount maatch and Florida as the Gators bounced the No. 3 seeded Jayhawks of Kansas in a five-setter.The first 20 points saw eight ties that locked the score at 10-all. Luper and DeBeer recorded kills, Luper served an ace, and Maldonado Diaz and Cresse added solo blocks.
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