Louisville Volleyball got the broom out on visiting Purdue Friday, but it wasn't an easy task, downing the Boilermakers 25-18, 25-20, 27-25.
Set One: Louisville 25, Purdue 18
Louisville rushed out of the gate with three straight points before Purdue responded by tying the score at 4-4. A 5-0 run helped the Cards pull ahead by a small margin. The Boilermakers clawed their way back into the set, cuttings Louisville's lead to 16-14. Bending but never breaking, Louisville went on a 6-0 run highlighted by a pair of aces to pull ahead comfortably and never relinquish their lead.
Set Two: Louisville 25, Purdue 20
The second set proved to be a bit more of a challenge as Louisville a majority of the set playing catch up. Purdue would go up two-to-three points and the Cards would also find a way to even the score. Tired of playing catch up, the Cards took their first lead since the beginning of the set with an 18-17. Despite their best efforts, Purdue could not find a way to even the score so Louisville claimed the set and went into halftime up 2-0.
Set Three: Louisville 27, Purdue 25
Thrilling, exciting, nerve-wracking... all terms you could describe the final set. The two teams would ping-pong the score for the opening portion of the set, including a 13-13 tie about midway through. Purdue was eager to take a set and found themselves with a slight edge. They continued to push further and found themselves up 24-18. Cue Hollywood script. Highlighted by a few key blocks and several attack errors by the Boilermakers, the Cards would go on a 6-0 run to even the score. With the crowd back into it, Louisville would not let themselves falter after Purdue grinded out a point for a 25-24 lead. Louisville would take the final three points to claim the set and match.
Today, the Cards face Lipscomb at 7 p.m..
--sonja--
(thanks to Jared Anderson for the report)
Set One: Louisville 25, Purdue 18
Louisville rushed out of the gate with three straight points before Purdue responded by tying the score at 4-4. A 5-0 run helped the Cards pull ahead by a small margin. The Boilermakers clawed their way back into the set, cuttings Louisville's lead to 16-14. Bending but never breaking, Louisville went on a 6-0 run highlighted by a pair of aces to pull ahead comfortably and never relinquish their lead.
Set Two: Louisville 25, Purdue 20
The second set proved to be a bit more of a challenge as Louisville a majority of the set playing catch up. Purdue would go up two-to-three points and the Cards would also find a way to even the score. Tired of playing catch up, the Cards took their first lead since the beginning of the set with an 18-17. Despite their best efforts, Purdue could not find a way to even the score so Louisville claimed the set and went into halftime up 2-0.
Set Three: Louisville 27, Purdue 25
Thrilling, exciting, nerve-wracking... all terms you could describe the final set. The two teams would ping-pong the score for the opening portion of the set, including a 13-13 tie about midway through. Purdue was eager to take a set and found themselves with a slight edge. They continued to push further and found themselves up 24-18. Cue Hollywood script. Highlighted by a few key blocks and several attack errors by the Boilermakers, the Cards would go on a 6-0 run to even the score. With the crowd back into it, Louisville would not let themselves falter after Purdue grinded out a point for a 25-24 lead. Louisville would take the final three points to claim the set and match.
Today, the Cards face Lipscomb at 7 p.m..
--sonja--
(thanks to Jared Anderson for the report)
