UofL volleyball advances to the Elite Eight with a straight-set win over Purdue

The top-seeded UofL volleyball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight with a 25-17, 25-18, 25-18 victory over No. 4 seed Purdue on Thursday night at Freedom Hall. Assumption graduate Anna Debeer had 15 kills and Charitie Luper had 13. “Obviously a great effort from us,” UofL head coach Dani Busboom Kelly said. “We’re pretty stoked with the way we performed tonight and stayed super consistent throughout the game.” The Cards are 28-5 and face the on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at Freedom Hall Number 2 seed Stanford. The winner advances to the Final Four at the KFC Yum! Center on December 19th. The national championship game will take place on Sunday, December 22nd, also at the KFC Yum! instead of. Center. It will be the Cards’ fifth NCAA regional final in the last six years.