Kentucky Marches Into Second Straight Sweet 16 with Sweep of Purdue
The 10th-seeded Kentucky volleyball team put together a dominating performance of Purdue on Saturday night in Memorial Coliseum, sweeping the Boilermakers, 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-14) to punch its ticket to the Sweet 16
Kentucky’s Edmond, Curry & Stumler Tabbed as SEC Player, Libero, Freshman of the Year
Kentucky’s Leah Edmond was named Player of the Year, while teammate Gabby Curry was named Libero of the Year and Alli Stumler was named Freshman of the Year. Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors when to Arkansas’ Hailey Dirrigl.
Kentucky Secures Outright SEC Title with 3-1 Win over South Carolina
The No. 11 Kentucky volleyball team secured the outright 2018 Southeastern Conference championship on Wednesday night with a 3-1 (19-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-17) win at South Carolina.
VolleyMob Player of the Week: élan McCall, TCU
TCU’s élan McCall averaged 5.43 kills and 4.29 digs per set, while hitting .516 and converting 97 percent of her serve reception chances (33 of 34) en route to VolleyMob Player of the Week honors.
Kentucky’s Edmond, Lilley & Stumler, Florida’s Gregory Honored by SEC
Kentucky’s Leah Edmond, Madison Lilley and Alli Stumler were tabbed as SEC Offensive Player, Setter and Freshman of the Week, while Florida’s Allie Gregory earned defensive accolades for Week 13.
Kentucky Earns Share of SEC Crown with Win over Missouri
The Kentucky volleyball team clinched the 2018 Southeastern Conference Championship on Sunday afternoon with a 3-0 sweep of Missouri as junior Leah Edmond became the Wildcats’ 25-point rally scoring era kills leader.
VolleyMob Player of the Week: Shelly Fanning, Baylor
Baylor’s Shelly Fanning was a force at the net both offensively and defensively in wins over Iowa State and Kansas State en route to VolleyMob Player of the Week honors.
Grubbs, Curry, Lilley, Fuentes Tabbed as SEC’s Best of Week 12
Kentucky’s Madison Lilley was named SEC Player and Setter of the Week, while teammate Gabby Curry was tabbed as Defensive Player of the Week. Tennessee’s Tessa Grubbs and Missouri’s Andrea Fuentes also received league honors.
Stroup, Curry, Lilley, Florey & Foreman Named SEC’s Best of Week 11
Kentucky’s Gabby Curry was tabbed as SEC Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, while Ole Miss’ Emily Stroup, Kentucky’s Madison Lilley and LSU’s Lindsay Flory and Whitney Foreman also were honored by the league.
SEC: Tennessee, Missouri Go the Distance for Wins; Kentucky, Florida Pick Up Sweeps
Kentucky stayed perfect with a sweep of South Carolina, while Florida got back on the winning track with a sweep of Mississippi State. Missouri and Tennessee survived five setters to keep pace.
