[Music] two of the Midwest straight volleyball programs come together this afternoon in the gateway to the South Louisville Kentucky here at the KFC Yum Center number n Craton fresh off their first loss of the Season faces a proud Northern Iowa program both of these clubs the favorites in their respective leagues this year out of the back row there's Martin with a swing and then the left hand from Kendra wake puts the Blue Jays On The Board first the senior a fifth year senior LED this team in blocks last year fed the swing on the left side for Northern Iowa and there is the block of kraton and it is it is her passion it is what she loves and that shows in her being the ABCA president where she's not just promoting college volleyball not just promoting kraton volleyball but promoting volleyball as a whole across all spectrums in the nation an option for you and I and I think that's going to be really important down the stretch to keep these kraton midds busy on the Block and have four hitters coming at them from Adam Simpson a all Big East freshman team member a year ago set point here for the Blue Jays it'll be to Dom Simpson again phenomenal big by Powers but an opportunity for kraton getting her with the mistake but it works out not sure she meant it but that will end the first set kraton cruising here in Louisville but Northern Iowa the scrappy Bunch Sensational player for Northern [Music] Iowa another big swing and another kill for Nora assis it's going to make those pin hitters lives a lot harder to hit against this great block of kraton just great reactions defensively there by Northern Iowa including from Powers the labero can she chase this one down not quite fard also running after [Applause] it oh what a pancake there from Hartman to keep Northern Iowa in the point but Ginger puts an end to that with authority that time that one just off the tape fower Martin and Martin scores and Kira fard on the other side for un and I fard also a senior but from Minnesota those the leading lights for these teams so far but kraton points of the match and that just opens up that slide for ginger look for her to use that on one of the next couple plays to finish off this set serve receive issues for Northern Iowa giving kraton just the slightest cushion Booth hits it over for you and I gives a huge opportunity to noris assists to smash it home especially as it develops and continues maybe one team tries to take a more aggressive approach behind the service line here's a little mistake from fer can you and I recover they do getting over from chigle but a real opportunity here for kraton and kraton goes to the right side with Johnson who hit it powerfully to give the Blue Jays the lead in different ways that's what the block can give you as well Casey reworks the grad transfer from Drake playing in her fifth collegiate season making a big impact for the Panthers in this set and Johnson for kraton able to score Johnson already making an impact in her first season playing in this program as a red shirt freshman the first week of the year she was named the Big East freshman of the week 11 kills hit 526 against NC State statistically the best debut the greaton player has ever had and right on Q got a block for you that's right KN with that double double leading the way once again hopefully leading her team to Victory from her point of view hopefully but Northern Iowa has had a lot to say in this second set right now they can't get it over this block they finally do but it is an attack error out of play and kraton takes set number number two despite kraton with a four-point Advantage make it five Northern Iowa not able to handle time to set up offense here's Fowler well dealt with by weight defensively and then kraton gets the point F sliding down to the floor to try and keep it conference season we have upcoming for the ACC that used to not necessarily be a Powerhouse volleyball conference I definitely think it could rank as the number one or number two conference this year conference realignment maybe defense on both sides but then great off system swings from both teams outside hitters and that was in that's an ace for kraton to add to their scoring run sis again Powers had to go to the floor sist one more time to get the point for Katon took A's face that oh that was the right idea but the execution is just not crisp with the middle connection [Applause] today Katon with an ace to tie it back and four it was a 4-1 here where did they they go they go to [Applause] Reinhard and nadam Simpson you saw there the labero banovic ball out of the middle but the middle had just run a slide so banovic stepped up and took control is it in it's not it's a point to kraton and despite the lack of reaction on the court that's it now they acknowledge it now they realize that kraton has defeated unni in a sweep to open up this 2024 Cardinal classic