The No. 1 seeded Kentucky women’s volleyball swept No. 3 Creighton and advanced to the Final Four for the second time in program history 25-19, 25-13, 25- 18 on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Kentucky (29-2) last went the Final Four once in 2021 and won the national championship. The Wildcats have a 26-match win streak.
‘I love this group of girls, we have been working so hard, this is so amazing,’ outside hitters Brooklyn DeLeye, who led the Wildcats with 18 kills said after the match. ‘Everybody was locked in, our staff great us a great game plan and we executed at a top level.’
Eva Hudson added 13 kills and Asia Thigpen eight kills. Kassie O’Brien had 40 assists and eight digs. The Wildcats hit .263 for the match.
Kentucky will face the winning of the Pitt-Purdue match at the Final Four, which will be held at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri beginning Thursday, Dec. 18.
FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 3, Creighton 0
Set 3 final: Kentucky 25, Creighton 18
Kentucky advances to its second Final Four. Brooklyn Deleye finished with 18 kills, Eva Hudson 13 kills and Asia Thigpen eight kills. Kassie O’Brien had 40 assists and eight digs. The Wildcats hit .263 for the match.
Set 3: Kentucky closing in on second Final Four
Brooklyn Deleye has 16 kills and is hitting .316. Eva Hudson has 12 kills and is hitting .320. Kassie O’brien has 38 assists.
Set 2 final: Kentucky 25, Creighton 13
The Wildcats handed the Bluejays their worst set defeat of the season. Kentucky improved its hitting percentage to .289 and had 11 kills from Brooklyn Deleye. Crieghton had eight kills and eight errors for a .000 hitting percentage.
Kentucky is one set away from Kansas City and the Final Four.
Set 2: Kentucky again first team to 15
Kentucky has nine kills and is hitting .282. The Bluejays have a negative hitting percentage in the second set at -0.0.37.
Set 1 final score: Kentucky 25, Creighton 19
Brooklyn Deleye and Eva Hudson had six kills each to lead Kentucky. The Wildcats are hitting .292 as a team compared to .091 for the Bluejays. Kentucky had 17 kills in the first set and Creighton nine.
Set 1: Kentucky first to 15
Brooklyn Deleye and Eva Hudson have five kills each in the early going to help the Wildcats get to a slim 15-14 lead.
What time is Creighton vs Kentucky volleyball?
The Creighton Bluejays play the Kentucky Wildcats in the Elite Eight of the NCAA volleyball tournament on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 5:00 p.m. ET at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky.
Creighton vs Kentucky volleyball TV channel, streaming
Date: Saturday, Dec. 13
Time: 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT)
Location: Memorial Coliseum (Lexington, Kentucky)
TV: ESPN2
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