BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Volleyball opens its 2024 season with three matches from August 30-31 on the University of Kentucky campus. Admission is free for all matches.
TOURNAMENT INFO
- Location: Memorial Coliseum
- Morehead State
- August 30
- 3:30 pm.
- Watch: ESPN+
- Live Stats
- Northern Kentucky
- August 31
- 9:30 a.m.
- Watch: ESPN+
- Live Stats
- #9 Kentucky
- August 31
- 4:30 p.m.
- Watch: SEC Network+
- Live Stats
SERIES INFO
- Morehead State
- The Tops are 9-8 all-time against the Eagles with a 5-2 record on neutral courts
- Northern Kentucky
- WKU is 3-0 all-time against the Norse with a 1-0 record on neutral territory
- #9 Kentucky
- The Hilltoppers are 4-17 all-time against the Wildcats with a 4-13 record at Memorial Coliseum
ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltoppers return eight players from their 2023 squad including 2024 CUSA Preseason Player of the Year, Kaylee Cox
- Madyson Chitty, a fifth-year transfer from Rutgers, joins the Tops having set multiple single-season records including digs and digs per game
- The Tops were picked to once again finish atop the CUSA standings with News Mexico State picked second and UTEP picked third.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
- Morehead State Eagles
- Morehead State finished 18-13 overall last season with a 11-7 finish in the Ohio Valley Conference
- On the court, offensively the Eagles were led by M.E. Hargan who finished with 391 kills last season. Defensively they were led by Peighton Isley with 564 digs.
- Northern Kentucky Norse
- Northern Kentucky was picked to finish second in the Horizon league after a 18-13 overall finish and a 12-6 spot in conference play.
- Offensively, the Norse are led by Abby Kanakry with 399 kills. On the other side of the net, Anna Burke leads the way with 574 digs.
- Kentucky Wildcats
- #9 Kentucky opened its 2024 season with a home match against #2 Nebraska, dropping it 3-1. The Wildcats are picked to finish third in the SEC.
- UK finished 21-8 in the 2023 season with an almost-perfect 17-1 conference record.
- Offensively, they're led by Brooklyn DeLeye with 391 total kills after the 2023 season and defensively are led by Eleanor Beavin with 442 total digs.
