WKU Volleyball Invitational // Sept. 16-17 // Diddle Arena  |
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| Match 8: Northern Kentucky (1-5) | Thurs., Sept. 8 | 6 p.m. CT | Facebook Live | ESPN 102.7 FM // Listen Live | Livestats | ||||
| Match 9: Toledo (4-2) | Fri., Sept. 9 | 6 p.m. CT | Facebook Live | ESPN 102.7 FM // Listen Live | Livestats | ||||
| Match 10: Austin Peay (2-3) | Sat., Sept. 10 | 3 p.m. CT | Facebook Live | ESPN 102.7 FM // Listen Live | Livestats | ||||
| Tickets | Flexible Ticket Package | Single game tickets available at entrance ($6 adults, $3 youth) | ||||
| Promotions | Northern Kentucky: Taco Thursday | First 50 WKU students get a free taco Toledo: Autograph Card Giveaway Austin Peay: Mental Health Awareness Game | Stress ball giveaway |
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| Game Notes | WKU | NKU | Toledo | Austin Peay | ||||
| Series History | Northern Kentucky: WKU leads, 2-0 Toledo: WKU leads, 3-2 Austin Peay: WKUÂ leads, 33-12 |
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| Social Media | @WKUVolleyball  | @WKU Volleyball   | Facebook   | YouTube   | Tik Tok |
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. --  No. 21 WKU Volleyball looks set to open a two-weekend homestand from E.A. Diddle Arena after opening the 2022 campaign with a 6-1 record, all six of which coming from the road.. The Hilltoppers will play three matches over the course of the weekend against Northern Kentucky, Toledo, and Austin Peay in the Holiday Inn – University Plaza Hotel Invitational.
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All three matches will be streamed for free on Facebook Live via the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network (HSSN) Facebook page with Brad Klein on the call.
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As is the case for every Hilltopper match this season, all the action will also be available on ESPN 102.7 FM or ESPNRadio1027.com with Brad Klein on the play-by-play call.
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FULL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Thursday
        6 p.m. CT - WKU hosts Northern Kentucky
Friday
              11 a.m. CT - Toledo (H) vs. Northern Kentucky (V) (Free Admission)
        3 p.m. CT – Northern Kentucky (H) vs. Austin Peay (A) (Free Admission)
        6 p.m. CT – WKU hosts Toledo
Saturday
              11 a.m. CT – Austin Peay (H) vs. Toledo (A) (Free Admission)
        3 p.m. CT – WKU hosts Austin Peay
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WKU will open tournament play against Northern Kentucky Thursday evening at 6 p.m., marking an in-season rematch from last weekend in Bowling Green, Ohio, as the Hilltoppers swept the Norse 3-0 on Saturday. The sides have now faced off twice times in program history with the Red and White winning both meetings.Â
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WKU matches up against Toledo at 6 p.m. on Friday from Diddle Arena for the sixth time in history. The Rockets feature a squad that boasts a 4-2Â record entering the weekend, including a sweep of Arizona State in Tempe. WKU and UT last met with a Tops 3-0 sweep in 2019.
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The Red and White's final match of the weekend comes against Austin Peay at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Meeting numerous times throughout program history, WKU leads the series, 33-12 and hosted the Govs at the the WKU Volleyball Invitational in a 3-0 sweep in 2021.
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WKU Volleyball is coming off a 3-0 weekend at the Hampton Inn - Falcon Invitational, only dropping two sets in three matches for the first time all season.. The Hilltoppers took care of business, downing DePaul on Friday morning, 3-1, topping Bowling Green with an impressive 9-1 to close out four sets Friday night, and taking down Northern Kentucky in three sets to close play on Saturday.
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Flexible season ticket packages are on sale now and include 13 vouchers that fans can use at any regular-season home match in whatever fashion they choose. Fans can opt for the traditional use of one ticket for all 13 home matches or bring a group to a few matches. Flexible ticket packages are available for $50 at WKUTickets.com, by calling 1-800-5-BIGRED or by coming to the WKU Ticket Office during regular business hours.
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Single game tickets are available at the door on game day or online during the week of each match.
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TOP STORYLINES
- WKU opened the season ranked for just the fifth time in program history during the 2021 fall campaign, also marking the first time the team will do so twice in back-to-back campaigns. The Hilltoppers came in at No. 25 to begin the 2020-21 spring season, followed suit starting off No.16 before the kick off of fall 2021, and came in the AVCA Coaches Preseason Poll at No. 21.
- WKU ranks No. 21 in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll - steady with the preseason marks in August. The Hilltoppers have now been ranked in 11 of the last 12 seasons and received votes for 19-straight campaigns.
- Reaching another career milestone, head coach Travis Hudson sits on 699 career wins at the helm of Hilltopper Volleyball. With win No. 700, coach Hudson would be one of 10Â active head coaches to reach the mark only the fourth active head coach to accomplish the feat at one institution.
- WKU Volleyball is more accessible than ever with radio broadcasts for every match. The Tops are 1 of just 10 Division I Volleyball programs that currently have live radio for home and away matches.
- Kicking off with a 6-1 season, the Hilltoppers mounted a three match 3-0 sweep over their first tournament weekend of the season hosted by Bradley -- the first time since 2007.
- Despite the fall to No. 3 Louisville for WKU's home opener, the Tops guided a regular-season attendance record inside Diddle Arena. 3,811 fans packed in to watch WKU compete against the highest-ranked team in program history.Â
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.
