As of the end of last season, U of L and UK were featured in three of ESPN’s five most viewed regular-season volleyball matches in network history.

In 2023-24, KHSAA reported girls volleyball exceeded 7,000 participants for the first time (7,145) – a 32.5% increase since 2005-06.

When Louisville volleyball upset No. 10 Kentucky at the KFC Yum! Center 13 years ago, it was the Cardinals’ first ranked victory in nearly two years and first top-10 win in eight.

Dan Meske and Dani Busboom Kelly were watching from Lincoln, Nebraska , as assistant coaches for the Cornhuskers. Meske, a Chicago native and Ohio State volleyball alum, had never experienced the Battle for the Bluegrass before. Busboom Kelly returned to her alma mater in 2012 after a year as an assistant at U of L, so sh

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