The final home event of the school year in Diddle Arena will be streamed for free on Facebook Live via the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network (HSSN) Facebook page with Brett Williams will be on the call. The matches will also be available on CUSA.tv, Conference USA's home for live events, for fans who elect to subscribe.
MATCH 14
WKU (13-0) vs. West Virginia (8-8)
March 12, 2021 | 5 p.m. CT
E.A. Diddle Arena | Bowling Green, Ky.
BROADCAST
Watch: West Virginia match: HSSN Facebook Live (Brett Williams, pxp | Ken Marshall, analysis)
CUSA.tv Stream (Subscription required)
Match Notes: WKU | West Virginia
Live Stats: WKU Volleyball Stats
TOP STORYLINES
- All five Hilltopper seniors plan to utilize their extra season of eligibility and return for the fall 2021 season. Therefore, no Senior Day ceremonies will take place for the 2020-21 campaign.
- WKU and West Virginia have played only one time in history in 1996. WKU lost that match, 3-1.
- WKU has faced off against five teams in the Big 12 Conference and owns a combined 0-6 record against those squads. The Tops look to break that against West Virginia.
- The Hilltoppers' 13-0 start is a new best for the best undefeated start in program history. An 8-0 reading was previously the top mark and had been achieved by three prior WKU squads.
- WKU has dropped just two sets all season winning 39 of 41 total sets played this season. WKU's Monday match against Marshall was the first time all season the Tops trailed in a match after the Herd claimed the opening frame to end WKU's 25-consecutive sets won streak.
- The Tops will visit Old Dominion on March 26 and 27 in a make-up from the previously postponed series. Play will open at 6 p.m. CT on March 26 and at 11:30 a.m. CT on March 27.
- Dieudonne was named one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. The honor is awarded to student-athletes who have notable achievements in four different areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The Louisville, Ky., native is one of two transfers to earn the distinction.
- WKU Volleyball will be wearing "AC" patches on all of its jerseys this season to honor the life of Hilltopper legend Alyssa Cavanaugh who passed away on December 25, 2020. Cavanaugh is the most-decorated player in program history.
- In Conference USA's first season utilizing divisions, WKU has been predicted to win the East Division by the league's coaches. WKU's counterpart from the West was Rice – a program that the Hilltoppers have no shortage of high-level battles against.
- Junior Lauren Matthews was selected as the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year and was joined on the Preseason All-Conference Team by Paige Briggs and Nadia Dieudonne. All three won superlative awards last season and would go on to earn AVCA All-Region accolades.
- WKU Volleyball held strong at the No. 21 ranking in the most recent American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll (AVCA). WKU came in at No. 25 in the Preseason Poll and has climbed as high as No. 20.
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How to Follow WKU Volleyball: For complete information on WKU Volleyball, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUVolleyball and head coach Travis Hudson at @TravisHudsonWKU. The team is also on Instagram and Facebook.
