LOUISVILLE 2018 Cardinal Volleyball AUGUST This Week in ULVB Georgia Tech Record: 20-8, 13-4 ACC Record: .17-12 Cardinal Classic 23 GEORGIA TECH 5:00 Conf. ........ ACC 24 UT MARTIN W, 3-0 ACC...........6-10 24 SIU W, 3-0 Live stats: http://www.side- 25 IUPUI W, 3-0 armstats.com/louisville/ Florida Tournament Coach Michelle Collier wvball/ 31 vs. UCF W, 3-0 VS. Cardinals Watch: ACC Extra Network Record: ...20-8 SEPTEMBER Conf. ........ ACC 1 at #4 Florida L, 1-3 ACC...........13-4 2 vs. #7 USC L, 0-3 Purdue Tournament 7 vs. Lipscomb W, 3-1 Coach Dani Busboom 7 vs Xavier W, 3-0 Kelly 8 at #19 Purdue L, 2-3 2018 Roster 14 #20 KENTUCKY L, 0-3 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) 15 CHATTANOOGA W, 3-0 1 Molly Sauer L 5-7 Sr. Louisville, KY (Assumption) ACC Matches 3 Anaya Martin S/DS 5-7 Fr. Tyrone, GA (Woodward) 21 at NC State W, 3-1 5 Piper Roe MB 6-2 R-So. Roanoke, VA (Cave Spring) 23 at UNC W, 3-2 7 Emily Scott MB 6-2 Fr. Appleton, WI (Kimberly) 28 at Ga.Tech W, 3-0 8 Alexis Hamilton L 5-7 So. Louisville, KY (Assumption) 30 at Clemson W, 3-2 9 Claire Chaussee OH 5-11 Fr. Sun Prairie, WI (Sun Prairie) 10 Melanie McHenry OH 6-2 Jr. Speedway, IN (Speedway) OCTOBER 11 Marijke Van Dyke OH 6-2 So. Munster, IN (Munster)(Illinois) 12 Wilma Rivera S 5-10 Sr. Carolina, Puerto Rico (St. Francis) 5 DUKE W, 3-0 14 Megan Sloan OH 6-1 Jr. Zionsville, IN (Cathedral) 7 WAKE FOREST W, 3-0 15 Aiko Jones OPP 6-1 Fr. Kingston, Jamaica (Wolmer) 10 NOTRE DAME W, 3-2 16 Akela Yuhl DS/L 5-6 So. Manhattan Beach, CA (Mira Costa) 12 VIRGINIA TECH W, 3-0 17 Mia Stander DS 5-3 Fr. Atlanta, GA (Marist) 19 at Virginia W, 3-2 18 Amanda Green OH 6-2 Sr. Skokie, IL (Niles North) 21 at Pittsburgh L, 1-3 20 Brianna Lester MB 5-11 Jr. Dallas, TX (Richardson) 26 BC W, 3-1 21 Natalie Palastro DS 5-7 So. Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland) 28 SYRACUSE L, 2-3 24 Kelly O’Neil DS 5-7 So. Louisville, KY (Mercy) NOVEMBER 25 Jasmine Bennett MB 6-3 Sr. Paducah, KY (McCracken Co.) 2 MIAMI W, 3-1 Head Coach: Dani Busboom Kelly (Nebraska ‘07) 4 FSU L, 1-3 Associate Head Coach: Dan Meske (Ohio State ‘07) 9 at BC W, 3-1 Assistant Coach: Todd Chamberlain (Ball State ‘09) 11 at Wake Forest W, 3-0 16 at Notre Dame L, 2-3 23 GEORGIA TECH 5:00 Social Media Info A Quick Peek at the Cards Like us on UofL is receiving votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll and have an Pronunciation Guide Facebook RPI of 36. Anaya: Uh-NIGH-yuh UofLVolleyball Chaussee: chaw-SAY UofL’s setter, Wilma Rivera, leads the ACC in assists/set. Marijke: Muh-RYE-kah Follow us on Aiko like Geico Twitter UofL is now 3-2 in ACC Opening matches since joining. Sauer: Sour @UofLVolleyball Akela: Uh-KAY-lah The Cards stand at 20-8 for the season. Yuhl: Yewl The Cardinals won the 2017 ACC with an 18-2 record. They Palastro: Puh-LAST-stroh Follow us on closed the season by winning 17 of their last 19 matches. Busboom: BUS-boom Twitter @UofLVolleyball Meske: MESS-key The Cards were picked 2nd in the Preseason ACC Poll. Media Contact Visit the Website SID: Nancy Worley The Cardinals are 217-35 all time in Cardinal Arena. GoCards.com EMail: [email protected] Phone: 502-724-6933 UofL is now 16-2 in ACC Matches in Cardinal Arena. Cardinal Volleyball Match Notes 26 NCAA Appearances | 27 Conference Championships |4 Sweet Sixteens |Contact: Nancy Worley, SID 502-724-6933 2018 ACC Standings AVCA Top-25 Coaches Poll School ACC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Week #14: Nov. 19, 2018 Rank School (First-Place Votes) Total Points Record Previous Week Pitt 16-1 0.941 28-1 0.966 W5 Syracuse 13-3 0.813 17-7 0.708 W5 1 BYU (49) 1580 27-0 1 Florida State 13-3 0.813 17-9 0.654 L1 2 Stanford (15) 1551 26-1 2 Louisville 13-4 0.765 20-8 0.714 L1 3 Minnesota 1477 24-2 3 Notre Dame 10-7 0.588 16-11 0.593 W1 4 Illinois 1398 26-3 4 Miami 9-8 0.529 13-11 0.542 L5 Duke 8-8 0.500 14-11 0.560 L3 5 Texas 1336 18-4 5 NC State 8-8 0.500 14-12 0.538 W4 6 Nebraska 1252 22-6 6 Georgia Tech 6-10 0.375 17-12 0.586 W1 7 Penn State 1163 22-6 T-7 Clemson 6-10 0.375 15-14 0.517 L1 8 Wisconsin 1150 20-6 T-7 Virginia Tech 5-12 0.294 14-15 0.483 L3 9 Creighton 1085 26-4 9 Wake Forest 5-12 0.294 10-19 0.345 W1 Boston College 4-12 0.250 14-14 0.500 W1 10 Pittsburgh 1035 28-1 10 North Carolina 4-13 0.235 8-18 0.308 W1 11 Kentucky 1012 22-4 11 Virginia 4-13 0.235 8-19 0.296 L2 12 Purdue 839 22-7 12 13 Florida 827 23-5 13 UofL Volleyball by the Numbers 14 Cal Poly 752 25-2 15 942 .........................................................................Program Wins 15 Southern California 656 20-9 14 27 ........ Conference Regular Season/Tournament Championships 16 Marquette 648 25-5 17 26 ............................................................... NCAA Appearances 17 Oregon 557 18-10 16 18 .............................................................Professional Alumnae 18 Michigan 497 20-9 19 18 ........................................................National Team Members 19 Washington 407 18-10 20 4 .................................................UofL Athletic Hall of Famers 20 Washington State 378 19-9 18 4 ...........................................................................Sweet Sixteens 21 UCF 355 26-3 21 5 ..........................................................................30+ win seasons 23 (994) .......................................2017 Attendance Ranking 22 Tennessee 316 23-5 22 23 Arizona 177 20-10 24 Busboom Kelly Named 2017 24 Missouri 131 22-7 23 25 Baylor 74 18-8 NR AVCA East Region Coach of the Year University of Louisville head coach Dani Busboom Kelly Others receiving votes and listed on two or more was named the AVCA East Region Coach of the Year. ballots: Colorado 51; UCLA 32; Northern Iowa 15; Florida State 12; Louisville 10; Utah 8; Denver 4 Picked eighth in the 2017 preseason poll with a fi rst-time coach at the helm, Busboom Kelly and the Cardinals bat- tled their way to an ACC Championships, posting a 24-7 record, going 18-2 in the league. The lightly regarded 2018 SEASON HIGHS team ended up winning two of the conference’s major Hitting %: .......................778 by Jasmine Bennett vs. UTC postseason awards with junior setter Wilma Rivera be- Kills: .......................................23 by Amanda Green vs. FSU ing named as the 2017 ACC Setter of the Year with team- mate Molly Sauer picking up her second ACC Defensive Hitting Att.: ......................59 by Melanie McHenry vs. ND Player of the Year award. Louisville outside hitter Melanie Digs: ..............................30 by Molly Sauer vs. #19 Purdue McHenry joins Wilma Rivera on the First Team All-ACC Blocks: ..............................10 by Emily Scott vs. Lipscomb winners, with Molly Sauer, Tess Clark, Maggie DeJong Aces: .....................................................5 by Piper Roe vs ND and Jasmine Bennett earned Second Team All-ACC ku- Assists:............................62 by Wilma Rivera vs. ND dos. Rivera was named as an AVCA honorable mention All American with Busboom Kelly taking the AVCA East Region Coach of the Year honor. McHenry and Rivera were both named to the AVCA All-East Region teams. The Cards caught the eye of USA Volleyball as Amanda Green and Molly Sauer both earned a berth on the US Collegiate National Team and toured Europe and China respectively and Busboom Kelly was named the head coach of the USCNT-Europe Tour where she led them to gold in the European Global Challenge. Her commitment to excellence in the classroom paid off as six Cardinals were named to the Academic All-ACC team. coordinator and coaches the setters and liberos. Cardinal Volleyball Match Notes 2626 NCAANCAA AppearancesAppearances | 2727 ConferenceConference ChampionshipsChampionships |4|4 SweetSweet SixteensSixteens |Contact:|Contact: NancyNancy WWorley,orley, SSIDID 5502-724-693302-724-6933 2018 University of Louisville Volleyball Media Roster 1 Molly Sauer3 Anaya Martin 5 Piper Roe 7 Emily Scott 8 Alexis Hamilton9 Claire Chaussee 10 Melanie McHenry 11 Marijke Van Dyke 12 Wilma Rivera 14 Megan Sloan 15 Aiko Jones 15 Akela Yuhl 17 Mia Stander 18 Amanda Green 20 Brianna Lester 21 Natalie Palastro 24 Kelly O’Neil 25 Jasmine Bennett Dani Busboom Kelly Head Coach Cardinal Volleyball Match Notes 26 NCAA Appearances | 27 Conference Championships |4 Sweet Sixteens |Contact: Nancy Worley, SID 502-724-6933 2018 Louisville Quick Facts Scouting This Week’s Opponents Location: Louisville, Ky. The University of Louisville Volleyball team will return Founded: 1798 home on this Thanksgiving weekend for a rematch Enrollment: 21,016 with Georgia Tech. The Cards and Yellow Jackets will President: Dr. Neeli Bendapudi square off at 5:00 pm this Friday inside Cardinal Are- VP/Director of Athletics: Vince Tyra na. SWA/VB Administrator: Christine Herring Nickname: Cardinals UofL enters the game with an overall mark of 20-8 and Colors: Red & Black an ACC conference record of 13-4.