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Volleyball Set to Face South Florida in Live Televised Match
Oct. 23, 2010
The University of Louisville volleyball team will play host to BIG EAST South Florida on Sunday Oct. 24, at 1 p.m. in Cardinal Arena. Sunday's game will be televised live on WHAS-11 TV. The Cards are on a midseason streak,winning their last seven matches including Friday's 3-1 win over Georgetown and three-game sweep of Lipscomb on Wednesday. The team is led by reigning BIG EAST Player of the Week sophomore outside hitter Lola Arslanbekova. In her last game on Wednesday against Lipscomb University, Arslanbekova recorded 14 kills in the 3-0 sweep of the Lady Bisons. On Friday, Arslanbekova U of L has also been solid on defense with middle blockers Amanda Simmons and Gwen Rucker stepping up big each with four blocks in their last game. Simmons leads the BIG EAST in blocks. Long-time rival USF visits Cardinal Arena and are seeking to upset the current conference leader after falling 3-0 to Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon. The Bulls have lost six out of the last seven to the Cards. However, the Bulls won the last meeting in 2009 in a 3-0 sweep at home in Tampa. The Bulls are led by senior Allie Boaz, who was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. Boaz collected 21 kills, hitting .486, while adding three blocks in the comeback effort against Georgetown last weekend. The senior leads the team with 177 kills on the year, and has added 23 digs and 30 total blocks from her outside hitter position. Junior Janice Rivera is sixth in the BIG EAST with average digs per game. She has 309 digs on the season. Fans can follow the Cards on Twitter @UofLVolleyball or catch U of L Volleyball on Facebook at www.facebook.com/uoflvolleyball.
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