2024 Aug 27 - Volleyball - #3 Wisconsin vs. #6 Louisville - 2024 College Volleyball Season 20240827

heart and soul of this Lal Cardinals team we are ready for match number two on night number one of the Season Louisville in White Wisconsin and red and the first serve of the season for Louisville is in the air it's delivered by a freshman and the first point goes to Louisville Cabo The Freshman getting the first serve of the season for the Cardinals and she'll get the second serve Kong for Scott charity Looper Carter po kept it alive for the moment Cabo goes a long way to Looper sent back and a smick at the net for Wisconsin charity Looper trying to put that ball away in transition but Carter Booth 6' s and Anna smre too big for Wisconsin it's going to be interesting to see how Louisville manages the sheer height of Wisconsin's front row players 69 67 66 they're a really tall group how would you handle the height hitter coverage very important Kong set Cabo and that put in and Wisconsin gets their second point and Charlie ferer number 24 in red for Wisconsin she is the Freshman running the offense for Wisconsin two freshman Setters on the court right now in this matchup here's the Louisville freshman Ferber with a quick set and a good early connection shown by that freshman Setter really nice job there by Carter Booth getting up early She's So High at 67 as we mentioned nice job by furrer getting her middles involved here early and often that's such a difficult attack to defend Julia Orel delivers for Wisconsin on top 3-1 there's a swing and that one is Off the Mark and Wisconsin on a run here four straight points for the Badgers Kelly Sheffield's team ranked third in the ABCA preseason poll 30 wins a season ago 17 coming in Big 10 play they were second to Nebraska last year was Wisconsin sixth trip to the National semi-finals the fourth time in the last five seasons that's how good they have been here is smre and it is all Wisconsin at the moment and the SM didn't have the perfectly located set but with her High contact Point able to work it through the block for Wisconsin how about the Run by Orel five straight points now for Wisconsin Orel with the ace and she is locked in right now and going at Anna deir one of the best six rotation players in the country backto back points from the service line early timeout called by Danny Busom Kelly her team down by five first set at Jimmy John's just $10 get you a full eight inches of any original sandwich Jimmy chips drink and a dessert it's a deal so good we didn't have to spend a lot on this app oh but we could afford confetti order the $10 total package meal only at Jimmy John's there are men coming here to kill you give up the girl or he s every color in the city after you you assassin are you trying to save her surprising the killer waed are we just signed the lease on our third shop I guess we're a chain now right we worked so hard to get here my assistant went to custom in.com to get our new uniforms and merch with all the location names our custom gear helps him get our brand out into the community he takes care of all of our custom ink orders he was able to find great products upload the new art and have boxes sent directly to each of the shops custom in makes it so easy get started today at customink.com back inside the KFC Yum Center in downtown Louisville Wisconsin a good start and it's a run at the service line by Julia Orel the Junior from Poland who did not play in Wisconsin's exhibition game because of an ankle but she has been locked in had 37 Aces a season ago to lead Wisconsin it sounded like talking to Kelly Sheffield she was going to be in just the DS role tonight as she works back into the lineup yes and Kelly Sheffield told us that serving was going to be a big Focus for his team this year and they came out of the gates hot worth noting that Orel was so pivotal in Wisconsin's run a year ago she actually didn't play in the front row she became their labero and did a heck of a job she extremely versatile player Wisconsin ends the run and here is Charity Looper to serve second season with Louisville standing year last year big swing defended well by Louisville denying Carter boo of a point little off balance but it works out for the point so an 69 right she goes and she attacks that ball hits the tape I think a common misconception as a blocker is when you've got somebody so big in front of you you have to reach really really high to try to maximize instead of just pressing over the net had lovel's blockers pressed over and sealed the net they would have gotten a block there here's a little wrinkle here the first we've seen this is something to watch for I don't know if a lot of teams are going to do it gu gin comes on the serve she's in the Lio sweater but we just saw Sage damro on the court in the Lio Jersey and this is a new r for 2024 Kelly Sheffield told us he wanted to experiment with the two libros they've got a serveed lib number three in white right now and when they are serving you'll see gu gin come in and be that serving defensive bro so you can see right on Q Here Comes Dam back in on server SE Franklin is denied the block there for Louisville malado Diaz solo block number six in white she is new to the Louisville team played the last few years at the University of Arizona but she is a player who can score on that right side fouryear starter for Arizona seventh in the Pack 12 last year with three and a half kills a set and now Louisville pushing back against Wisconsin starts at the service line by Elena Scott really nice serve puts the pressure on Wisconsin's re receiver can't quite control it which leads car CR getting the overkill pass Scott with the Dig Scot bumps it over Franklin finds the opening off speed right through the seam good eye work by Sarah Franklin to see that hole in the block and little finesse shot works for her Franklin suffered an ankle injury in June Sheffield said she's not quite at 100% yet but Sarah Franklin L 100% is still pretty good madoo Diaz with Robinson at the net for the block for Wisconsin that transition set by Elena Scott in my opinion a little bit too far inside and moldonado Diaz doesn't have a lot of room to work around that block [Applause] little too much on that serve from Anna smre Point goes to [Music] Louisville one thing we're watching here and now here's what is different for Louisville this year as they are playing a 62 instead of a 51 it's the first time Danny Busom Kelly has gone to a 62 since 2019 Lille tried it then with their personnel and it wasn't successful she believes she has enough pin hitters enough Talent enough dep to be able to tr two with her two Setters so a Setter will be in the back row at all times you will see three attackers in the front row at all times as well Cabo gives way to Ellie Glock who is the primary Center a season go second Team all conference in the ACC for the cards quick attack for Wisconsin's Robinson for the kill and Charlie furer the Freshman Setter we talked about feeding those hitters Devon Robinson so good off one foot oneon-one on the right side and I think what's been impress is often times with a young Setter they can rely heavily on the pins at least early in a match and you've seen furer really go after her midd quite a bit here shows she's confident to set tight sets low sets fast sets she's got an Arsenal at her disposal Sarah Franklin back to serve and it appears quiet so far blocked out of play and the beer has her first point part of the reason that Anna deir came back for this final year with Louisville was the opportunity to play here in the KFC y center most importantly try to play here in December when the national championship weekend is here in Louisville at the m center for a second time berer goes back well she is spreading the weal so far as you pointed out out the Freshman highly Ted from Hermosa Beach one of the nation's top recruits stepping right into that lead seter roll for Wisconsin and if you see on that replay Charlie ferer looks at the other side of the net realizes who the shortest Blocker on the court is and goes right after her going after charity Looper of Louisville that's returned by Louisville's defense and the Cs get the Point lville has hung their hat on blocking for many seasons now with Danny busman Kelly at the helm I don't think that their blocking has been on point here early in set one but a really nice job by all three front row players heads up recognizing that ball was going to be fed to the middle and they all jumped together got there but unable to do anything with it is the Freshman making her Collegiate Deb today Shad series 119 you hear the reaction from the crowd here at the KFC Home Center they just showed on the big Jumbotron pton CA who won a national championship with the men's basketball team in 2013 a fan favorite in these parts Cressy will check out as Wisconsin sides out well you two all the great things that Kelly Sheffield said about his freshman Setter Charlie ferer what are some of the things that we should be watching for in her game what makes her special and different here for this Wisconsin team well do you have a few minutes because I GRE got five potential sets here she grew up in the gym I I mean her mother won an NCA title in 1993 Joy McKenzie ferer her father won one at Stanford in 1997 Matt bringer and they've been running a club her entire life the Muno volleyball club and she's just grown up learning watching film and being around volleyball and she's got a high volleyball IQ her coach Kelly Sheffield said look she's like Magic Johnson you cannot relax you have to run your routes and be ready for the ball at any time Wisconsin in control for the moment Looper with a much needed kill for Louisville great elevation from charity Looper on that outside pin she goes up attacks High over the block and places that Ball Deep Corner Cross Court so now Danny busboom Kelly will talk to one of her seters Ellie Glock who comes out as the other one n Cabo from clar Florida comes on oh great save said that a time or two during Elena Scott's career great save Looper Point Louisville their best of the match so far and that's Louisville volleyball right quick transition they're so fast on on the pins charity Looper number four in white just explodes off the floor helpful that they finally a nice block touch at the net to slow down the attack from Wisconsin so they could play out of it then the service air will end the momentum for the Cardinals for the moment gkin is on for Wisconsin Oro will come on to serve Oro was part of that five nothing run earlier in this first set that gave Wisconsin a lead on top by four here in set one off the block smre was there I don't know if you're going to go over an a smre if you can't go over how do you attack a 6' n player at the net go into her as hard as he can and hope that you're able to Tool The Block nice job by the setter here jump setting a tight ball to hold the middle and then she had a one-on-one against M and and using the edges of that block especially when you've got a large surface area to attack nice catch ktie wasn't saying that to me it was someone in this in the first row I wouldn't receive such phae 1612 for the Badgers to be again brought a lot of pace right at the Block and with Robinson at there couldn't do much with it you can be a big block but if you're not over on the opponent's side of the net you're not going to be effective and that time Wisconsin's block was late to [Music] press Scott sets it back for deir off the net de deir Great Rally deir oh but it's not deir in the end who's celebrating it at the net with the block that time Anna smre was much more disciplined with her press transition ball here looked like it dies inside and Anna smre all over Anna deir there miss hit from the right side by Mal Diaz Point Wisconsin and something worth keeping in mind the longer a rally goes on against Wisconsin your vertical your jumps start to lower right over time when you're 69ine you're not really having to jump a whole heck of a lot and still be high over the net that's why SM was able to get that that block against Anna deir so timeout called here by Louisville you see Kelly Sheffield in a conversation right now let's take it back just a few moments the previous timeout this is what he said in the Huddle we have it miked up here tonight not sure if they're in not sure if they're in a 5-1 or 62 that'll be something that you'll want to kind of be aware of when when when they're going through there right great job of putting pressure they've gone from stack or spread so we're kind of be a aware of that right side blockers probably have a five coming in there so being balanced you've got time to get to both tempos if they're over there in a stack if they're in a stack you got to go in the five and just get in there so all right here we go well because what we talked about whether or not Louisville was going to be in a 5-1 or 62 so he alerted his team to be aware of that and that happened out of that timeout for Louisville as Katie mentioned doing it for the first time in five years yeah it's important as blockers to make sure you identify your hitters and be aware of the type of offense they're running he also said to identify the stacks and how he wanted to defend them awesome access in this opening night all four head coaches wearing microphones so we can listen in from time to time we've let everybody know we we have the best delay system in place just in case not just playing back a replay but if you hear something in real time and to hear from the players during the warm-up was really cool Anna deir and Sarah Franklin between these two matches here tonight so we thank everybody for the access to take us onto the court I've just been told that delay system may not be working so should I go over there and tell them that no you should not that's live TV bab I did tell I I I don't remember which coach don't worry we've got a delay oh really great I can't remember so I did well we've got our best people keeping track of it if anybody needs it it's probably Kelly Sheffield from Nebraska so he got out in the clear nice job by Devin Robinson she's the more offensive middle on this roster but a heck of a Defender as well they're anchoring this block I love Devin Robinson's game for Wisconsin she's so versatile she's been playing on the right side the last two years but she can run quick she can block anywhere and she's in there because she's really good off one foot as well but you see the defensive shutdown in the middle there Wisconsin has a lot of depth in the middle think back to the National semifinal the finals that we saw in the NCAA tournament CC Crawford was a name that we saw a lot she was massive for Wisconsin but when you've got three really capable middle blockers tough decisions are made and tonight game one for Kelly Sheffield he's gone with dein Robinson and Carter booth in the midddle De Beer oh dein Robinson hang in the air to get the point talk about hang time I mean she's on her way down de's trying to place a tip over the top of her and with that arm she's able to just still hang hang hang hanging at the last second throw down oh there's the setter The Freshman furer with the sneak attack all Wisconsin right now Charlie ferringer able to call her own number in transition identifies no Blocker on her throws it down in the middle beautiful Wisconsin Point P the shoemakers on for Wisconsin as well getting some time here in the first set cresy on the slide Franklin with the Dig and then the back row attack from Franklin tied at the Nets nice jot by deir getting in there not letting that second contact go over the net which would have resulted in a double contact Glock to De Bear for the point I like that set location by Ellie Glock number five she gets Anna De a little bit more elevation and she just pops off the floor and works the outside edge of the Block it's interesting when you run a 62 you have to be very careful about which hitters you put with which Setter obviously Ellie Glock ran a 51 last season for Louisville so she has a really good chemistry with Anna deir knows exactly how she likes it on that outside pin not surprising that they spend the most time together on the court de serves to Franklin that one's going to be off the mark Looper says it was touched I don't think Danny bus boom Kelly is going to go to the challenge here charity Looper pretty sure that got a piece we play on Glock sets it for Looper no doubt this time charity Looper left no doubts with the kill nice job by charity Looper nailing that pass and serve receive almost taking and carrying her momentum with her into her approach where she's able to get so high off the ground I mean her hops the dynamic ability that she's got is really impressive cden shran comes on serve for the Cardinals Franklin finds the opening for the kill Point Wisconsin two points away from taking set one Herer has been impressive she has and I like her choice is making some really nice choices she takes pride in isolating her hitters one onone she's from my local high school I've heard about her ever since she was in kindergarten basically and that's what she takes pride in isolating her hitters one-on-one and she's been really hang on kindergarten well she was eight so third grade wait third grade correct that's off hands and Wisconsin has a set point here in set one wble a really strong attacking team hitting 028 for the set at the moment It's a combination of the test serving from Wisconsin and obviously the B oh Wisconsin last year was first in division one in blocks for set at three for set Reese Robins gets a kill to keep the set goingo will come on and try to go on an epic service run here in her Collegiate debut set point number two for for Wisconsin bring with the set to smre Louisville there defensively Maldonado Diaz they say there was a touch so the point goes to the cards during that transition series Anna smre was left in the middle Carter boo stayed on the right side but Anna smre that's what she did ases a freshman earning that most outstanding player in the championship game nice save Lille called in the net and that's how the first set will end so the cards in the net Wisconsin 258 in set number one impressive start for the Badgers they held Louisville to 077 hitting in set one set two straight ahead college volleyball is brought to you by Jimmy Johns the sandwich of sandwiches welcome to the American volleyball coaches association where Champions are made join a community of more than 10,000 volleyball coaches from all levels of the sport and take part in Premier Events like the ABCA convention which is held each [Applause] December it's a uh mix in some A's and B's they're going to shift over there toward the B but if we're getting high you can get up over over those guys so I'd like I'd like you to look more B than on the go if you're sitting the middle that way lot of chitchat you have with your head coach when you're the starting Setter of a great program Charlie finger I think has been so impressive in set one as a true freshman you wonder they're going to be a little Jitters a little nerves she looks comfortable she looks conf I know I know that you got to feel good when you have all the weapons around her that she does but very impressive start in her what's going to be I'm sure an amazing career at Wisconsin correct and Matt ferer her father was the assistant coach for the Men's National Team men's Olympic team and they were able to bring home a medal but I mean she's just grown up in the gym high volleyball IQ she's been setting players older than her for a long time I don't think this stage scares her nothing new nope and as we saw last year you should never be afraid if the Freshman can play at the center position that they can't lead you to a national championship game because last year's national champ Showdown was a match up of two freshman Cs and they both did an excellent job in those deep tournament runs the Wisconsin has also utilized a true freshman Setter before Lauren Carini was an excellent Setter Sydney hilly had a lot of success nothing new for kellyi with a true young freshman Setter Reese Robbins for Louisville showing her versatility quick attack out of the middle you will mostly see her on the right side but she can hit that quick ball as well deir serves free ball and a point prie to nothing Lille I know you both paid attention what Danny bus Kelly told her team at sering pass morning and the phrase I heard was let it rip because they're playing here at home and they just she wanted them to play with passion and soak up this moment I think that was lacking in that first set she also said have a blast this is meant to be fun I mean what a massive stage what a massive moment for college volleyball to have the ABCA first serve showcase here with four top 10 teams enjoy it because this kind of opportunity doesn't come around often and it felt like mobile seemed uncomfortable and nervous in set one well they've got some young new players on the in important positions and there's no lead up you're boom you're playing Wisconsin and that's a huge task so I think they'll settle in in this second set Anna De calling out devony mclardy checking something maybe little something stuck on the floor did somebody lose their gum and it's stuck on the Teraflex oh no I think when he was assigned the job of tboy it was not in the job description that you would have to pick somebody's gum off the court this is a valuable life lesson right here you need to know the full job description before you say fine print was this the fine print when he signed on the dotted line he's he's four fingers in he's got six left to catch all the he's a team player do whatever it takes get the job done love that kid I'm waiting for to around he's like I need to run to the restroom and I need lots of soap well if it's who I think it is that's Sarah jury pic's son Becket pekovich Sarah played for the national team her husband was a wrestler for the US national team that's where they met mad at the Olympic Village he you know what he doesn't want oh look at the face he's like yuck I love his commitment though he is not going to leave the arena he could have run back to the restroom and cleaned up but he's just getting water and just doing the little soak here could you have played chewing gum no as much as we're talking and yelling and apparently someone else can't do it either and they shouldn't have oh look we got some man Tizer lovely good and now he's back in position good job Jen Hoffman good looking out did you say that Sarah son we've been coming here doing matches for several years when did he get so big I know what happen getting old getting old buddy getting all right so this is a first because we have a um it's usually blood not gum that was definitely gum I think we got it all hope we got it all good teamwork everybody staying loose that was shorter than our out of rotation Delay from match number one and we're back and better than ever Orel serving Robbins fer with the Dig Robin just caught in between and it's a point for Wisconsin transition setting is so important your team digs the ball you want to put up a hitable ball and Rees Robbins needs to work to get her feet behind that ball get it on the other side of the net Orel misses the mark this time service ER for Wisconsin Louisville back in front 10th meeting all time between the Cards and the Badgers Wisconsin winning eight of the first nine meetings they last met in Columbus NCAA National semi-final in 2021 Wisconsin won that Unforgettable match in five the card's only loss of the Season ball still up not for long SM thought for sure it was touch she is making a convincing argument to Sheffield and he will go to the green card so his coaching staff's telling him that ball was down where Louisville pancak it and kept the ball in play his players on the quarter telling him there was a touch on the Block looks like they challenged the touch so they're challenging the touch if you weren't with us for our first match they are using bolt six Tech techology to review in andout call so we don't have line judges here we also have looks at our replay and that looks like a finger bends back here correct and that is without using the high frame rate bolt six look which is what you'll see right here pointer finger got it yep so you saw that finger bounce back from the net look so I think that first look was pretty good and that was a looking over to the bench saying there was a touch there so the bolt six replay review used tonight in this event no line judges we've got cameras sprinkled throughout the court to shoot the lines and also up at the net I've been really impressed I feel like it's expedited a lot of these calls a lot of these challenges and seeing the In-N-Out calls in real time has been [Music] awesome or good dig and that is out to play Franklin Off the Mark point for Louisville they'll be using the Hawkeye technology in the SEC this year so we're seeing more and more use of that we've seen obviously International in the Olympic competition most recently in Paris yeah I really enjoy volt six how fast you are in terms of calling in andout and you can't challenge in andout calls anymore because it's electronically monitored all in the interest of getting the call right but also just keeping play moving that's the great thing about volleyball moves at such a fast pace you don't want to lose the momentum for the interest in the sport and the momentum that's always on the court they're also considering using a serve clock much like a pitch clock that we see in college baseball an MLB that should expedite the game as well if they move to that what you can't account for is out of rotations and gum being on floor the gum good point they are experimenting with the serve clock here it is not being enforced but it is here just to give everybody in the building and those on the court a little feel for keeping things moving fing her to Franklin tipped over nicely done by Mado Diaz nice job by Maldo Diaz to recognize that you have Anna SM in right back to place a tip right in front of her just outside of her reach that's just good awareness of knowing who's in the back row at a given point 54 for the cards and Looper back to Ser fard goes the long way to Franklin good attack there great pass by the freshman and Franklin knows what to do with it Point Wisconsin Charlie furer is well behind that three meter line look at her get around and push that ball out really good location for Sarah Franklin to go to work Franklin back to serve last year's ABCA National player of the year and now the overpass Wisconsin will reset Franklin back row attack fard to Robinson down the line for the kill I love that Charlie ferer attacks as if she's going to take this ball over the net and in turn off and sets Ste Robinson watch her here she goes to attack nope going to set that ball Robinson's going to put down the kill down the line and that isolates her hitter on the right side great heads up play got a piece of it but it's a point for Louisville good job by Cabo there working the middle you talked about this in match one Holly the more you can get the middle involved the more Dynamic of an offense you're able to run good job there getting Kong involved the gr Kong back to serve grad student from South Dakota led the team in blocks per set last year trying to get it done from the service line cannot Point Wisconsin here's dein Robinson Point Louisville Ellie Glock will give it a shot from the service line Katie your thoughts someone please serve the ball in bounds is this where you go to the underhand serve like in gym class never never no lollipops oh wow you were saying Holly For the First Time speechless it took four straight service errors for you to be speechless yes we know where the threshold is Anna dear she knows what's on the line here yes back to business oh nice nice up what a kill too or what a hit well after some sloppy play from the service line we were rewarded with a pretty good point that goes to Wisconsin and a smre again stays in the middle in transition and Charlie ferer very comfortable getting her that ball and you think 6' N Middle blocker it'd be easy to set but you also have to get the ball high and fast enough It's Tricky I think it'd be one of the more difficult sets to make because yes you want to get it to her fast but you still have to get it up high for her so she can go over top of blocks pressy the Middle With The Kill for Louisville I'd love to see the midd for Louisville get involved more Cara cresy can be dangerous offensively if they can get her going more furer with a quick set to Carter booth for the point really nice job by furer again we've seen back to back to back kills from The Middle on both sideso gets up real fast on that Gap 31 set whatever you'd like to call it where she just moves a little bit away from the setter takes her blocker with her really nice job gin Serv for Wisconsin another service ER it's been bit of a challenge for these two teams here in this second set we haven't talked about the two libros what do you guys think so far it's interesting because he feels like having a defensive specialist and then having a reing specialist is the way to go where if you talk to other coaches like Denny Busom Kelly said two libros doesn't make any sense for us because we need to be able to utilize our DS's Craig Skinner in match one he felt the same way so I'll be curious to see how many coaches across the country turn to the two Libro rule that they're now allowed to utilize you have to have depth in that position what are the cons of two lios for me thinking as a player I continuity on the court you're coming on and off the court every other play I I just want to be out on the court the whole time you you well that but you were both Setters is it a challenge for the Setters as well yes yeah I also think you you gain a lot of confidence and calmness with certain players being out on the floor with you right and I think one of the biggest relationships one of the most important relationships is between Aero and the setter the labero is the back court leader the setter is the full court leader and those two work hand in hand right Ser receive digs go straight to the setter and I feel like having your person leave the court and then come back on would be somewhat of a disruption just in terms of your mentality of having your comfort level be at a certain place but Kelly Sheffield asked his team and they said oh yeah it's fine yeah and I I think it it depends on your personal it depends on the comfort of your Setter and it seems like fer is comfortable with anything I was going to say I don't sense her being an uncomfortable that California cool uncomfortable type of person Sarah Franklin serving continue back to Robinson and off the block of the bear Point Wisconsin beautiful transition set Charlie ferer pushes that ball out wide enough so dein Robinson can work inside the scam between left side and middle blocker dein Robinson having a really nice start to this match as well four kills zero errors six attempts hitting 667 good save by Robinson keep the point alive for Wisconsin that one will go long it's a point for the Cs there's dein Robinson's parents in the stands making the trip in to Louisville Kentucky to watch their daughter play this is her fifth season with wiconsin hoping to go out on top co- Captain for this team Booth with the kill for Wisconsin when we talked to Kelly Sheffield he talked about the creativity of the offense when you run a 51 there's so much more you can do you're not so limited to just the three hitters and and where you can hit you can run X plays you can do all sorts of things and and that's one of the strengths of Charlie ferer as a set according to Kelly Sheffield and you know this is such a a learning period for all of these teams playing right non-conference is a learning and feel out period and I'll be curious once we talk to Danny bus Kelly when they get into ACC play what she thinks of the 62 are they still even in the 62 by that [Applause] point good point but this is the time to try it rights learn now especially against one of the best teams in the country see what you like and don't like about it and if it's worth continuing to utilize we saw Wisconsin they used the 6-2 the last two years with their co- captains MJ Hamill izy Ashburn as the Setters and now do a 5-1 this year you saw Ferber are already with 20 assists as we play here in set two and gets to 15 here in this second sets trying to build a little momentum here on their home floor up by one set two well Patrick it's official you're the League's most valuable bundler I just the I think is more set up for the I I like to set there or or back behind but if you're wanting to get on the go then keep the middle on an a to give them some bet or if you're wanting to if you're going to go go be you got to make sure that your hitters can get on it high that that block is there Frank can get up and over that on the go be you're rushing that a little bit and she's having to kind of hit there but if you're want to set over the quick to her then then then get that up for if it's yeah if it's a um if it's Trinity she's going to need the hole to get I love getting to hear these conversations between Kelly Sheffield and Charlie Ferrer we mentioned it earlier you've got such large and Tall attackers that get up high you don't need to rush it and put them in a closet you got to be able to get them up high enough so that they can go attack at the highest point of contact out the media timeout Reese Robbins and it's a point off the Touch for Louisville well it just feels like class is in session right because you can practice and you can do a lot of things against your teammates in practice or experience but you get into a game and you have this data that is happening in real time so when you come off the court it's like okay here's what I'm seeing and that's been a constant theme that we've seen between those two here comes Louisville defensively Louisville's better job knowing that Charlie furer likes to run that middle and look at ree Robbins come in and help carck cresy also ready for Charlie ferer to run that ball to SM iiko Jones was a large part of Lille success over many years as a right side hitter she graduated she moved on reys Robbins came in like last year during the NCAA tournament in big moments and provided production but she's also super energetic and so she can swing momentum by her energy that she brings to the court and you're seeing that with the partnership in Carie Robins 19 kills and 15 sets during the NCAA tournament last year and now a timeout called by Wisconsin because Wisconsin has watched Louisville go on a five nothing run to take an 1814 lead here in the second set while they talk I can tell you about the big weekend of college football coming up later today weekend and great college football it starts Thursday night on ESPN continues Friday night on ESPN triple header Saturday on ABC Katie will be on the field in the swamp for that Miami Florida Showdown and then Sunday is USC and LSU all part of the big Labor Day weekend of college football let's go back one time out listen in on the Louisville huddle and Danny buson Kelly charity if you're a little bit off the net you still got to go for it okay like the or you got to try to like jam it middle or something okay okay so I want you to swing away or Jam or like jam away you know the roll shot deep they're just like all over we are hey defensively we're doing some great things great job by you that a great adjustment she was not ready for to be up on that so again that's their best option that we just shut down this Setter has range to set behind from really anywhere and Sophia you felt that on your right hip when you're in right back you have got to have like a string with your right hip to that dog you cannot get beat out there it's going to fly off you so again this is going to be a big part of winning this set if we can shut this down behind and start digging that good things will happen this Setter has the range to run almost anything and that's pretty impressive but for Louisville they need to pay attention to that so they stay home a little bit more disciplined defensively 6 nothing run you heard Dan mesy the long time assistant for Danny bus Kelly he's the one who came in with that for further instruction for the team at the end of that timeout and it's working because it's all Louisville right now six nothing run up by five helps that Louisville's getting serves in as well that was an issue the first part of the second set [Applause] Robins Robins goes with the softer touch this time and it works out better for Lille and I love that Elena Scott went right back to Reese Robins her first swing she had a lot of pop on it and it was a great dig by orig of Wisconsin but Elena Scott gets recycled play she goes right back to Reese robins and what does she do she just puts a little tip mixes it up right over the block so now oh go ahead no now you're seeing CC Crawford come in situationally here up in the middle for Wisconsin Crawford longtime middle blocker for this Wisconsin team third season with the Badgers after two years with Kansas Franklin well that's another Ascent for ferringer that was unlike some of the other ones she's had here today back to Franklin bumped it back and got the point well she's just so calm right that back bumps that she grew up playing beach volleyball she's got a fantastic allaround game and remains calm even when the pass gets them out of system 21 assists now for the Freshman oh that got the crowd going here at the KFC Young Center okay prie W are people on their feet and for good reason what a ell Glock she goes up one hand tight set but she's able to bring it back so car crusty can just absolutely smash that thing L fans want to see a lot more of that and a lot less of that into to the net so point for Wisconsin Louisville still in control for the moment here at the KFC y center here in set number two anier serving run has proved pivotal for Louisville can you side out and get back to finish this thing so you can tie it up one a piece going into intermission boin gives it back overall service has been sloppy to say the least here in the second set but deir was the one who was clutched when they needed it and delivered from the service line it's almost unfortunate because it it takes you out of rhythm right both teams are trying to gain momentum at this moment and and a momentum killer is a Miss serve good serve from The Freshman smre Point Wisconsin and the smre going deep to that corner again that high contact point she's so rangy and tough to stop for Wisconsin on that right side senior from Ontario will head back to serve now for the Badgers [Applause] fourth service ER this set for Wisconsin Louisville with eight service errors in this set if I told you that Louisville had eight service errors in a set and they were up 2317 you'd probably laugh at me but thought you were lying you would never do that tough one for Franklin to handle Cardinals have it de point Lille set point for the Cs look at the true freshman C getting after it what a dig to keep this Play Alive she ran the right sideline Open Tom dig gets that ball up in play I could have swing be Looper serving for the set and a point wasn't a hit down it was just thrown down [Applause] I don't know and that's the call agree with that did you feel like she lifted it nothing we haven't seen tonight no I mean it it's fast paac it wasn't like it was up down interesting all right so Louisville takes set number two 25- 17 here's that dig we were talking about Cabo throws one arm at it Elena Scott's able to set up Anna De and she just chop shots this one down the line takes a little bit of speed off of it really nice mixup over to Christine with Danny bus boom Kelly coach you guys lost the first set won the second one what was the difference what do you guys have to adjust to get that second win you know I just thought we settled in a little bit but you know Wisconsin missed a ton of serf so we're not taking that for for granted and thinking that we're playing great all of a sudden um get the ball to the players that are getting kills have five players with four kills each each what is impressing you the most about your team offensively I think the newers that haven't had a lot of playing time really going for all right Danny and Christine thank you very much Danny bus Kelly's team winning set two set three to come after a brief intermission we'll be back to Louisville in just a moment there's a place where dreams meet determination in every [Music] challenge back inside the KFC Yum Center on proud getting intermission lights on as Wisconsin and Louisville are even at a a piece Sarah Franklin and Anna smre with seven kills a piece four Wisconsin and a de with five kills to Pace Louisville in that category Louisville won that second set 2517 and we mentioned the the serving was more Miss than hit for the two teams in that second set Eric Katy and Holly back with you and Danny bus kelly didn't seem thrilled with how her team was playing but she's got to be thrilled with the end result with all the mistakes that Wisconsin made Louisville had to make sure they took advantage of it and they did in that second set I don't think Louisville's played all that efficient so far and if they were able to win set two I mean they could take it to a couple more levels so you got to feel good about that that we're able to tie this thing up at one a piece and we're not playing our best volleyball I don't think we've seen either best volleyball from either team it feels like opening night for both teams it does maybe to throwaway sets Fresh Start okay for Fresh Start two highlights I think in set two were the tandem that come in together in in the front row and that's Cara cresy and Reese Robbins carck cr's hitting lights out she she is four kills I feel like she could have a bigger impact get her the ball more you know when you set midd they start blocking better as well so get her involved and then Reese Robin shows she can attack out of the middle she's a big block defensively you want to get her involve get her going and it starts with a good first Contact yeah in order to continue to feed these I love the energy they have together you've got to be able to pass well so that your Setters both Ellie Glock and N Cabo can get these two the ball ree Robin's got a good way about her she's got a Swagger she's got an energy she's been a spark bug coming off the bench for this lobal team and they need more of that moving forward Robins with those four kills out of the middle n assists for block seven for Cabo ferer setting the pace with the 22 assists in the first two sets 11 assists set excellent average for the Freshman inut Robins thought it was down it's not called down yet what a save cressie this one's down and Louisville gets the first point of set three and Louisville getting car cresy going right from the start in transition I like that a little low of a set but head the play by car CR just a that ball over and good placement Elli Glock ready to put it into play for the Cs and louville was in the net into the beard gives the wh look jny bu Kelly is standing up she might challenge it comes out to at least have the conversation and Danny bu Kelly ask what part I think she said the back of her shirt the bottom part that one goes long and it's a points for Louisville here's Anna deir she's the one who settled things down from the service line she was the most consistent one in that second set Franklin with a big swing Louisville ready for it great save by glock toer with the over set back for SMR blocked by Louisville great defense by the Cardinals incredible defense here by lville just to keep this ball in play but it finishes with a block charity Looper and you see the Swagger from the team earlier in that play Elena Scott just bodied up in that seam and just took it to keep the ball alive and it ends up in a point there nothing quite like when there's a massive seam in the block and you have a labero just step into it no fear any body part will that well I'll take any body part as long as the ball goes up tied at the net cresy pulls it off for deir here's Looper Robins berer to Franklin good set in the Kill by Sarah Franklin eighth kill for Franklin that one floats wide another Miss Serve by Wisconsin oh Kelly Sheffield said he wanted his team to get more aggressive with the serve in 2024 serve was not a big plus for this program in his opinion in the last two seasons smre finds the opening gets the point and a smre catching the back line she's been a favorite of Charlie ferer whether she's hitting out of the middle or right side and that one is out again no line judges here so you're looking for the flag or the indication but it's the R1 who's looking at a monitor for that instant feedback on this bolt six system if the ball was in or on the line or out pretty remarkable how far the game is gone that now you have the instantaneous feedback that the ball is in or out C and so sharp she gets up so high yes out of system situation but she goes inside both blockers thumb down to hit that zone four that is such a difficult shot Holly to make agreed I love the offense but how about the bump set on a dime that allows Sarah Franklin to deliver that kill Franklin with the serve Cabo in stride the swing and the Kill by Maldonado Diaz heat a little heat to that little Pace straight through the block Carter Booth unable to close to fur Brer in time malano Diaz making pay that one one floats long Looper misses the serve Point Wisconsin would love to see Louisville right now trying get PK going out of the middle some kind of quick set put some pressure on Wisconsin's middle blockers they go outside to deir Carter Booth down the line set up again by fur point for the Badgers and you wonder in this rotation if you're Cabo are they purposely going to Anna deer not just because she's a lethal outside but because she has fur Brer in front of her and fur Brer she's 5'11 she's not exactly under sized but when you look across the net for Wisconsin she is one of the smaller blockers yes but I still think establishing your middle can really open things up on the pin there is K wish is her command thank you wish granted H yes PK is long she's got lots of range offensively good weapon out of the middle and that holds the middle blocker a little bit more next time Scott with the serve to beir ferer got there Cabo Maldonado Diaz sent back by Robinson Maldonado Diaz sent back and then finished by Robinson some really nice hitter coverage there to keep it alive and you have to cover your hitters against a team like Wisconsin that one too much and Robinson just owning the net dein robins's recovery is so quick she goes up she blocks she's right back position to make another one Robinson again Elena Scott sacrificing her body for team that ball was up but nobody expected it not a perfect dig but it was off the ground somebody could have made a play yeah you would have slid under there in her younger days yeah not now Robinson when you're hot you're hot just keep feeding her feels like the Robinson show right now Dany told the Louisville team be ready for that quick middle Gap set in transition they need to make sure they're up and over the net to stop that ball Robinson up to eight kills Cabo to deir deir [Music] again over pass ferer long distance point for Lille and to be fair impressive swing by malado Diaz because that ball was coming high and from a very far distance away so to be able to track it and time it properly to get that kill on the over really nicely done ell Glock on to serve Robinson Again Louisville works the middle they've had success with robins and now with pressie I like it you have to run that middle it holds the middle blocker and then established that the middle blocker has to think hey they might set the middle and it gives them a little delay getting out to the PIN to close block with the floats there's ferer looking for the point now Robbins from the right side point for Wisconsin really nice job by Trinity Shad series to be able to go up and she was they were closing to her but that was all on her really nice job turning her hands back into the court to get a block Shad siries The Freshman from Canada getting time on the outside with Orel just playing in a defensive specialist role she comes back from an ankle injury here is Orel good diving play by Looper to keep it alive Orel counters with the dive for Wisconsin Franklin has it blocked Wisconsin still in the points Frank has it blocked back it's beer at the net showing the defense defense in the back court defense in the front court on both sides heck of a rally it started with Charity Looper chasing a ball down and now a solo block and a deir on that left pin de bear back to serve Louisville and Wisconsin tied at 10 even at a set of piece here at the KFC Yum Center smre up high got the points for Wisconsin and that's a prime example of going high because sm's point of contact is so high instead of going over and sealing the net Robinson serving at the beer here's Looper Glock sets the middle again for cresy I would run her every single the pass allowed why not and she's very good with that cross body swing which attacks the right back Defender she's hitting 778 seven for n zero errors kind of a shame she has to go back and serve let's see what she could do for the back oh Cherry Looper put a little on NS for Louisville when Louisville transition attacks back at their opponent like this this ball set a little bit off the net but charity Looper is so quick off the floor to attack that ball Cross Court catches the tape makes its way over okay Cary told you she could do something other just kill from the middle Robbins at the net for Louisville out of the scramble Wisconson off the antenna and a point for Louisville you see Charlie ferer not afraid to go against the the grain she was on the left side of the court and flung it back that one goes too wide but I love the ability to just change things up good serve from Cressy Looper read it well back for Robbins tough one for her in a tough spot and it's a point for Wisconsin car cresy as a hero's welcome on that Louisville bench as she comes off for the work she did worth pointing out fur bringer is now in the front row for Wisconsin so she is a live attacker we've seen her throw down once we've also seen her attack approach as if she's gonna hit on the second contact over so Lane Kelly is Danny Kelly's husband he was a Long Snapper at the University of Nebraska that's when they met he always ask Danny you got any trick plays you got any trick plays for me tonight and that's that's for him Lane Kelly is gonna absolutely love that t thinking about that I love a good xplay there's nothing that anymore there's not what happened that's going to be long and Louisville is on top 15- 12 here in set number three cards took set two trying to build a little momentum here in lville at Papa John's we start with better like our fresh never fro we are back here in Louisville media timeout in the third set with the cards on top of the Badgers by three after they dropped set one Louisville came back to take set two it seems like lille's doing a much better job in transition they're getting in system digs they're getting free balls from Wisconsin and they're being able to capitalize on those Holly and they're also getting all their attackers involved getting those middles easy kills when they can Louisville to serve out of the media timeout with the Freshman Cabo Franklin hammers at home Point Wisconsin 1513 cards with Franklin to Ser Looper called for it back that's deflected back out of play and it is Louisville ball Louisville point the ball Louisville it was Eric ball as I caught it I was trying to do a lot there had a lot going on it is 11:14 all it's 11:14 you've been on the air for a while but [Music] buddy FBR her to beer nope that's going to be a point for Wisconsin in a de aggressive in transition she was three meters back and went for it just missing it long but she loves to take big swings here is gin to serve for Wisconsin set for Kong Robinson was ready there's the Louisville attack on that Wisconsin block and they can't find the answer Wisconsin there defensively and now the tie turning back towards the Badgers it also has to be frustrating as an attacker on loville side going at a block this big and this consistent time and time again it makes points terminating really really difficult oh de looked like she was lined up to get a point there for Louisville but it was not to be and Wisconsin has tied it at 16 yeah guys that last timeout coach Kelly Sheffield looked at look at his team and he said that they're beating him off of the ground so on the Block they really need to get over the net and get their hands up quick she he said they're bigger than them so they really just need to press over the net so that they get a lot more touches on those balls do you sometimes forget to use the size that you have the big Advantage with sometimes it's a reminder just to be disciplined low and tight over the net that's the most important move I think sometimes when you're too high you're more of a Target and you can be used tooling the block right okay as compared to when your hands are low and over and extended as far across the net as possible Scott serves for Louisville that won't clear the net and the point goes to the cards Sarah Franklin trying to sneak that one to the short left part of the Court falls short Franklin Point Wisconsin nice jot by F rer she's front row in that situation she only had two attackers so she brings Sarah Franklin up the middle on a keeps the defense honest brings one more weapon into play there freshman goes back to serve here in set three to Bear DE bear again Point Louisville Anna deir working hard outside with the Freshman Setter Danny bus Kelly says look Anna deir is great feet and she can adjust a little bit better when the set isn't in the exact location and she's working hard tonight for Louisville you heard her after she got that kill she's said come on almost willing herself look the line it's not impressive from Anna De Beer but she's doing other things to impact this game blocking serve receive serving extremely well eight digs that service run in the second set was key when Louisville went on a seven nothing run with her serving and let's not forget their up a point in this set 1918 as we get late in set number three a late night in Louisville hitters are all stacked on the left for Louisville so Cressy comes from the right I really think Ellie Glock deserves a lot of credit for getting Cara crusty and Cece and REE Robbins involved she runs a quick one set just behind her it's almost like a slide and a half if you will a double quick I like it puts so much pressure on the other side of the net defensively you're seeing some creativity from Ellie Glock with these two hitters in the front row SM off the block point for Wisconsin really nice response from Wisconsin we're trading points here we've been trading points for quite some time it's going to be interesting to see who's able to go on a little bit of a run and pull away here to go up two sets to one and quality serves are going to be at a premium here when you're exchanging points and that one just so it's a point for Louisville we take a look at the bolt replay this one clearly out on the serve 14 service errors now for Wisconsin Franklin hammers it right down on Glock for the point out of system bump set on a dime and turns the line yes and well Louisville gave her the line Ellie Glock needs to step up and dig that ball she's right on that line I don't think most players have the range to hit that ball coming over your shoulder turning it down the line so sharp so difficult to execute so high level from Franklin Loper keeps it in play deir bumps it over Franklin Scott for Looper Point Louisville they say there was a touch on Wisconsin Wisconsin says no touch Kelly Sheffield making the slow walk over to the challenge C he will show it and we will go to replay to see if Wisconsin had a touch here on this attack by Louisville that's the second time charity Looper been certain there's a call attach on the other side of the net this time for coach's challenge so we'll take a look at the replay here I don't see anything there remember it was a called a touch in real [Applause] time so that's a look from one of of our cameras will sprinkle in the bolt six look as well here's what Bolt shows so they reverse the call K Sheffield Vindicated so the Call's overturned successful challenge by Wisconsin and the badger set to serve Looper hangs in the air gets the Point Wisconsin thought they kept it up but it was called that it was down so it's a point for Louisville back up by one huge challenge though there for Wisconsin I mean we'll we'll think back to that in this set [Music] here's Cabo oh big moment there the over K takes advantage Louisville two points away from taking the set service pressure creating Point scoring opportunities PK joins the party number 10 in white easy kill ianet on the over pass timeout called by Wisconsin with Louisville two points away from going up two sets to one I want to take you back to what was an electric play that we saw not something that we get to see often in college volleyball they're called X plays crisc crosses tandem plays whatever you want to call it charity Looper comes behind pekan Kong pekan Kong's on a quick ball so your eyes go there but right behind her this kind of Tandem set goes to charity Looper and she beats the block because they jumped with PK and Danny B Kelly absolutely executed to Perfection Holly and we talked about it with the 62 and you've got a a middle attacker who likes to run behind you can run your right Sider on a little push too and you always have open that I don't know why coaches don't use it anymore let's bring it back coaches why do you think it's just difficult to execute well it's hard to track because you're taking a step with the quick hitter and then the hitter comes flying across and usually it's oneon-one in the middle and it's hard to defend out of the middle one-on one I love that Louisville pulled it out of the Playbook on night number one of the Season that was a three and a two right but it was two yeah it was a combo play and we need more but as a middle blocker you see somebody coming in your zone of the net so you're automatically going to jump with them and that's what Wisconsin did unbeknown to them charity Loopers running right behind PK ready to approach and attack that two ball Franklin gets a point for for Wisconsin bring the Badgers back within one really good response right at the timeout I think Sarah Franklin you mentioned in match one having all the tools she can go power she can go crosscourt she can mix in tips and then she's got that off speed shot that's really hard to track as a [Applause] blocker Franklin oh clock got the arm up just in [Music] time Orel on the attack she's up in the front row right now and a point for Wisconsin back to back points for the Badgers and that's interesting because we expected oral only to play in the back row as a defensive specialist because she's coming off of an injury we didn't expect her to take any swings in the front row no but she's working back and Kelly Sheffield knows he can use her when he needs to timeout called by Louisville we are now tied at 23 Cardinals highlight the week one college football schedule on the ACC Network on Saturday they lead off the day taking on Austin P at noon Eastern then syu host Ohio U and fresh off their big upset of Florida State in Ireland Georgia Tech back in Action to take on Georgia State all this Saturday on the ACC Network backto back points for Wisconsin time out for Louisville let's listen in on their huddle system right now so or okay our can read that off she wants the bomb that's not her game so just again let's stay for and not get up let's go guys come on good information there Dan mesy telling his team hey let's be disciplined trying to stop the power sah hitting that and Charlie ferer likes to set that ball to her in the back row and I always think it's interesting hearing a lot in timeouts from an assistant coach just like football you have an offensive coordinator you have a defensive coordinator Dan mesky is in charge of lille's scout so in huddles during timeouts you hear a lot from Dan mesy talking to the girls as compared to maybe Danny bus Kelly the head coach Franklin serves to Looper Wisconsin a chance to take the lead but Kong is there at the net toy that opportunity and Louisville has a set point PK is long and getting involved in this game defensively with a huge timely stop for Louisville Looper serving for the set catches the tape that a big rip from the right side Carter boo it's a big play from Carter Booth you just go up for a tip get stuffed and then you come right back and get much needed necessary kill for your team behind the setter on a slide gutsy play to K set for de set point number two for the cards to pointed at her freshman set told her she liked it and they close it [Applause] out Elena Scott serving for the set oh what a play by Robinson just to keep it alive but only for a second and Louisville has won backto back sets here on their home floor the AFC Center 264 the score in set three and it's loud here in Louisville late nights in downtown Louisville the cards up two sets to one welcome to the American volleyball coaches association for Nebraska you are signing for the whole state and you better be ready to that end because it's a lot of weight when we're done here tonight at the KFC Yum Center you can see no place like Nebraska it's streaming now in the SPN plus cour we show it's tonight here on the SPN 2 as well set one was all Wisconsin they won by seven was not looking good for Louisville what has changed for the Cardinals since that first set I think mob's really settled in and started playing towards their DNA which they're a great defensive te keeping a lot of balls off the floor I think they're also covering extremely well you know you're going to get blocked Time and Time Again by Wisconsin just given the sheer size they're doing a nice job playing out of that recycling getting more swings and I think they got more hitters involved that takes the pressure off the pins more players scoring Looper Leading The Way with eight kills cresy also with eight kills deir with seven Maldonado with six kills and Rees Robbins with four first point of the fourth set smre missed the mark and Louisville takes point1 and that was a heads up play by lille's back court because car crusty actually touched the ball as it came over and that's a moment we like no no no no no just leave it to the back court players but a good job by Ellie Glock sending that ball over the bear she's been the consistent one on the Sur tonight for the cards been a big issue too with 14 service errors for Wisconsin fueling this Louisville run 147 now the total for the two teams has it blocked back but out of play point for the Badgers 2-1 Wisconsin Cara CR cles the block her hips her shoulders are facing outside the quarter play and that's exactly where the ball goes off her hands Orel Robins off hands that worked out well for Louisville didn't look like it had much promise but it's a point for the cards tied at two looked like ree Robbins was in trouble but she took a big swing going high off the hands and that's one of the benefits of a big block across the net you've got big surface area to Tool they combin 16 kills for the Louisville midds here in the season opener go to the outside to Looper Franklin dug out by deir set back for Robbins who put a lot on that one and gets the point for the cards Rees Robbins really came on at the end of last season the 6'5 now sophomore for Mansfield Texas really showed she could play and she's showing that here in the opener as well and you can tell the crowd the L fans love her mhm you know sometimes you just have a player that really resonates and there's a great back and forth with the crowd and anytime she steps on the floor and does something crowd's all over it Kong and Robins there on the Block teaming up again set for Kong ferer to Franklin oh miscommunication looked like perhaps smre was called off by Dam at least she thought she heard well to be fair damro did call her off and if you're going to call her off you got to finish the play and damro unfortunately just hesitated 42 Louisville it's opening night there's going to be mistakes from the service line it's opening right there's going to be mistakes from the service line Kelly Sheffield has said we have used our service line mistake quota for the month of September as well as the rest of the night here in August oral saved it bouncing around still controlled by Wisconsin miscommunication for the moment for Louisville but they're still in it Frank off hands deir Looper big swing from charity Looper Point Louis we went from disjointed play Holly to really good finishing play it happens quickly doesn't it timeout called by Wisconsin check out PK you see this she sets it up with defense and then charity Looper exclamation point on the left there's a chance for I can understand our younger players but this is our older players right here right it's a free ball that you're over there not moving and covering you inside a 10 foot line right I mean you're just hectic over there hey you're allowing them to dictate the tempo because of a lack of ball control here right let's lock in here and play together here all right come on go I love what he says there I'm talking to my older players you guys have been here before you played in National semi-final National Championship Games we're letting free balls get us out of rhythm and out of sort Buckle in and stop letting Louisville dictate the tempo of the game because right now Wisconsin feels like they're very reactive Holly agreed I think they're playing behind in most plays playing on the defensive side that's a point for Wisconsin Touch by Louisville it is an interesting mix for this Wisconsin team of older players and young players and not much in between there's the replay there's out but there was a touch called on Louisville so it's a point for Wisconsin Sheffield said the older players are like Sherpa trying to Le the younger one younger ones up the mountain right now but it's interesting that comment there in that pointed at his older players and when you look at the the court I mean you've got Charlie ferer who's a freshman and then you've also got Sage damro who comes on she's a red shirt freshman Lola shoe moers also a freshman so you've got your set and your DS's and one of your libros that that are younger and all your attackers for the most part are older veteran players another point for the on top by four you can see a lot of young players not a lot in between eight freshman six seniors and then just two sophomores and juniors for this Wisconsin team now granted the freshman's pretty good ferer has had a great debut here and she sets one of those seniors Sarah Franklin for a needed point from Wisconsin and I like the response by Lola shoem marer she's in there as a s in the serving pass serve receive rotation after getting a she responds Franklin to deir deir resets and then the block Carter booth and ferer at the net to team up and there's the Wisconsin block that seems to have gone away a little bit until that point the more you can block for points the more you're going to on the back heel on the defensive and switch the tempo of this game this one is off the block the point for Louisville and moldonado Diaz able to Tool it off the block they went fast to that right pin which gave her some moving hands to attack on the other side of the net and a nice jot by Cabo mixing it up because I feel like she's been a little bit outside to the left side heavy nice seeing her mix in other pieces other than Anna deer eight Kill from Maldonado Diaz goes to Deer goes to malado Diaz and gets the point 106 Louisville they win this set the match is over Scott to Franklin Franklin dug out by Scott Point Wisconsin Carter boo stays aggressive that's a tough ball to play she had to move her feet laterally get there and stay aggressive above the net it's almost as if Louisville made the dig on the harder attack than the one that was easily controlled coach to King came flying in to keep it alive Cressy she needs to get her a little bit higher if she's going to be able to actually take a swing tough set there Mistake by Louisville and a point for Wisconsin and these are growing pains that you have with true freshman right the location's not always going to be exactly on point sometimes you're going to leave a ball a little bit too low for someone like car cresy who's 66 that is the growing pains in the evolution the more reps the better you get and you're getting those reps tonight against the number three team in the country team that's on the L to compete for a national championship in Wisconsin good response there by Louisville to get the point back look at this pass from Elena Scott right in her Setter's hands and then in the block Anna De goes to work on the left pin look at her get on this ball quick de now with Nine Kills Looper Leading The Way with 10 for Louisville Franklin with 15 kills to Pace Wisconsin point for the Badgers down by two nice job by Trinity Shad series tracking that ball was out of system a little bit hung inside she comes all the way in really nice job getting her feet there ferer back to serve for Wisconsin to bear with the quick reset but that missed the mark Danny Busom Kelly is up there should be a challenge here Ellie Glock turn and said touch touch touch and an de be said no there was no touch on that okay that one goes long service air again for Wisconsin that's their 16th of the night [Music] Wisconsin is stacked on the left side of the Court watch possible double quick from Robinson and smre to bear from the back row no touch point for Wisconsin de taking some big swings couple hittings back to back Orel Robins denied Wisconsin has come back to tie to 12 and good disciplin block by Wisconsin [Music] well if you're going to go on a run this is the front row that you want Devin Robinson Anna schre Sarah Franklin B are kept it alive here as SM there they are at the front big Advantage right now great point there with this rotation for Wisconsin how things are set up with oral serving so good and then that big front line and just unfortunate I understand Ellie Glock wants to get Cara crusty the ball but the pass dictated that you set her up right in front of two massive blockers you got to recognize that you got to send that to a pin in that instance and especially because she's established the middle now they know it's coming exactly and then you can go to the P Looper comes through with the point for Louisville to stop the three nothing run for Wisconsin fourth set here at the KFC Yum Center opening night of the 2024 college volleyball season Louisville and Wisconsin in a tight one and Reese Robbins gets the point for the Cs they're back in front because of the service pressure Louisville was ahead and Wisconsin was reacting they get a free ball and then reys Robbins on that right side attack back quick cressie goes along with the serve gives a point to Wisconsin to tie it at 14 Devin Robinson to serve for the Badgers took set one with ease Louisville took sets two and three Franklin with the kill that's 16 for Sarah Franklin how about Carter Booth coverage Sarah Franklin on that play giving her that opportunity look at the coverage good Scoop under that ball to lift it and Sarah Franklin gets another shot at it [Music] smre over her shoulder Looper oh Big Block Wisconsin that size is so impressive they use it well there to get the point to go up by two an a for Wisconsin just Smothers this ball she was locked in and watch her hand ation over the net nowhere to go I mean it's a great set it's a good swing for all purposes it has to be frustrating having to go against that time and time again and having to be creative trying to find way ways to beat anre but a really nice response from Wisconsin Eric absolutely timeout called by Louisville to try to slow down this Wisconsin run it's another three- nothing Run for the Badgers a reminder what's coming up on the football field this Labor Day weekend it starts Thursday night 8:00 Eastern Time on ESPN Colorado and North Dakota State continues Friday on ESPN three games Saturday on ABC starting at noon eastern time Clemson and Georgia and then on Sunday USC and LSU go head-to-head 7:30 Eastern Time on ABC all coming up Labor Day weekend charity Looper setting the pace for the cards kills 30 swings and De Beer With A Team 37 swings but she's hitting negative here Wisconsin's had an answer for her defensively tonight Sarah Franklin leading all players with 16 kills and right now it just feels like Wisconsin is starting to take a little bit of a firmer grip on this match it's only a two-point lead for Wisconsin and they're down a set but just feels like things are building in their Direction right now well one of the biggest ways to change momentum in something that Wisconsin so extremely well is block which is what Louisville does so well to other teams you can take a team out by the way that you block great response out of the timeout from Louisville they get the point from Kong and they're back within one and PK had some room to attack between the two blockers she wasn't running her route right into a Wisconsin blocker and that helped create some space set to Franklin Kong that's still up good defensive play by Wisconsin that was damro loer Orel dug it Franklin swings Looper damro smre off the net Looper denied by Boo and smre orzel keeps it going Franklin blocked down smre blocked Point Louisville what a rally both sides incredible plays on both sides of the net you see the coverage but PK and charity Looper get over and shut it down and a SM on the right [Music] side Franklin gets the kill really nice job siding out immediately Sarah Franklin turns that ball down the line uses high hands andna deir is still down and grabbing for her toes which may indicate some cramping here we are are approaching midnight eastern time our first match of the night between Nebraska and Kentucky started 7 o'clock Eastern time it was a four Setter so these teams started later than normal Looper is cramping as well and Elena Scott is going to athletic trainer Elena Scott apparently so very versatile she's working on it we've seen all tonight we we've seen a lot we've got double cramping situation going on right now in the spot where we had the gum stuck to the floor earlier don't remind us about G I thought that's what she was referring to here is Christine yeah not at all surprised that lther is possibly cramping right now she looked towards the bench before the last time out and she told them I need some salt so that's exactly what she got during the last timeout also Anna seemed to have a little pain in her lower back uh between sets two and three they pulled out the far gun and worked on it a little bit and she was right back out there she said she still feels it but she's okay that's great stuff for SE and the longer the match goes I mean the tighter your body gets this is also later than most of these teams and players are are used to playing all of that is taken into account and by by the way it's the first match of the Season we talked about the very start you start in the fast lane in college volleyball and this one's going late and when the other team is cramping make your serve just saying Holly's 101 to live by 1717 in the fourth Franklin ties to turn it down the line turn wide it's a point for [Applause] Louisville we had Looper cramping deir cramping they're both still on the floor Franklin he wonder how much lift there is in the legs of players who were cramping these are two your most athletic players on the outside of deir and Looper well the longer a match goes it's only natural fatigue sets in your vert starts diminishing not drastically but you start contacting at a lower point when you're going against a team that is so big with this size yes even when they're not jumping at their highest they're still unbelievably high so You' think that Wisconsin has the advantage in terms of How High the game being played at as the match continues on the beer got enough on that one Wisconsin couldn't handle it it's a point for Louisville 1918 cards there's a pause here for a moment for them to check the bolt six technology to see if it's in or out and the call is in we still have a little drama here with this Tey I kind of like the delay reaction from the official I know obviously she was waiting for the B Tes but it added to the drama and the response from everybody who's still hanging at the kfcm center Danny bus boom Kelly told us about Elena Scott really working on her serve adding the pace location there perfect timeout called by Wisconsin their final timeout let's listen in a all the way there all right what's This Server doing we talked about last set about finishing strong right this where we want where we want to be all right get up there take that ball High okay edges of the block with her attacking all right confidence I like the way that Kelly Sheffield handles his huddles he asks questions he gets feedback from his veteran players you heard Sarah Franklin she was very vocal in that time out it keeps them engaged it keeps them a part of it they take ownership and responsibility of what's taking place on the court it's interactive and exactly what you said ownership he learned that from last year's team that they need to take more ownership there Sarah Franklin said hey this is what the server is doing and they have a chance to respond 2018 Cardinals trying to end the match here by taking this fourth set here is Elena Scott good serve really good serve free ball for Louisville and a point for Louisville it starts from the service line Elena Scott getting Wisconsin a little out of system and they play behind and Louisville is on the [Music] attack just enough to find the open spot to get the point for Wisconsin you're always told as a defender in the back row no matter where you are on the court as soon as the attacker is about to make contact you need to stop your feet Cabo unfortunately was still running in moving and so she was unable to get to that throw down by Booth even if you're out of position stop your feet Eric Charlie furer off the court depending on who digs the ball right back or gu will set in transition and they got what they want out of it we didn't actually get to see who was going to be the setter for Wisconsin but Kelly shuffield told us situationally they would remove their Setter from the court so CC Crawford could come in and be a blocking substitution Swit k [Music] off the block point for Louisville set it well I asked him what would happen he said depending on who digs the ball either right back or the BR Charlie furer back on the floor for Wisconsin she is in the front row two hitters stacked on the left block with the serve for Louisville ferer sends it back to Robinson and the block by the Cardinals they've been out blocked in this match by Wisconsin but in a big moment the Louisville block came through but in this rotation you have to know that dein Robinson's going to get the ball really nice jot by Cressy tracking that slide good Serve by glock Franklin off balance the attack Robin drops it in Match Point [Applause] [Applause] Louis they win it with the block and they the season at home with the victory over Wisconsin [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music]