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UofL volleyball earns a No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament

The Cards' first-round match will be on Friday against Samford
Andrew Chernoff
UofL volleyball earns a No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament

The Cards' first-round match will be on Friday against Samford

WHY SPORTS. THE LOUISVILLE VOLLEYBALL TEAM MAY HAVE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE FINAL PART OF THE BRACKET WAS ANNOUNCED, BUT THE CARDS NOW KNOW WHO THEY WILL FACE FIRST IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT, THE CARDINALS WILL BE A NUMBER ONE SEED IN THE BRACKET. THEIR FIRST TOURNAMENT MATCH WILL BE ON FRIDAY AT HOME AGAINST SAMFORD. THE MATCH IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AROUND 7:00 THAT NIGHT. YOU WILL ENTERS THE NCAA TOURNEY ON AN EIGHT MATCH WINNING STREAK. HEAD COACH DANNY BASS BOOM KELLY IS READY TO GET THE TOURNAMENT STARTED SINCE SHE BELIEVES THE CARDINAL TEAM HAS NOT EVEN PEAKED YET. THE MOST EXCITED I’VE BEEN GOING INTO THE TOURNAMENT JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THERE’S MORE TO DO. LAST LIKE ALMOST A DIFFERENT FEELING. YOU DIDN’T KNOW OUR HORROR. WE PLAY THIS GOOD. WHEN IS THAT GOING TO END WITH THIS TEAM? IT’S LIKE, MAN, WE’RE STILL HAVE MORE TO DO. AND PLAYERS THAT ARE IMPROVING EVERY DAY. I DO AGREE WE HAVEN’T PEAKED YET. AND JUST TO KNOW THAT WE’RE CONTINUING TO GET BETTER AND SOME PIECE
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UofL volleyball earns a No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament

The Cards' first-round match will be on Friday against Samford
Andrew Chernoff
The University of Louisville volleyball team learned on Sunday night that it will be a No. 1 seed in this year's NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals (26-2, 17-1) will host Samford in their first-round matchup on Friday at approximately 7 p.m. EST. The match will be played inside L&N Federal Credit Union Arena. “It is so much of an advantage to play at home," said UofL senior middle blocker Amaya Tillman. “We sell out so quick here and even students have a hard time getting in. There will be 200-300 people just trying to get into L&N arena. Hopefully, we will just take care of business and we can play at the Yum Center if we advance to the Regional.”The Cardinals ultimately earned the No. 2 overall seed in the tournament. The other three teams that are No. 1 seeds are Texas, Wisconsin and Stanford. The winner of Friday's Louisville-Samford match will play the winner of Tennessee-Purdue on Saturday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

The University of Louisville volleyball team learned on Sunday night that it will be a No. 1 seed in this year's NCAA Tournament.

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The Cardinals (26-2, 17-1) will host Samford in their first-round matchup on Friday at approximately 7 p.m. EST. The match will be played inside L&N Federal Credit Union Arena.

“It is so much of an advantage to play at home," said UofL senior middle blocker Amaya Tillman. “We sell out so quick here and even students have a hard time getting in. There will be 200-300 people just trying to get into L&N arena. Hopefully, we will just take care of business and we can play at the Yum Center if we advance to the Regional.”

The Cardinals ultimately earned the No. 2 overall seed in the tournament. The other three teams that are No. 1 seeds are Texas, Wisconsin and Stanford.

The winner of Friday's Louisville-Samford match will play the winner of Tennessee-Purdue on Saturday.