Kentucky volleyball score today vs Cal Poly, UK vs Creighton game time

• Lizzie Carr led the Kentucky Wildcats in kills with 11 on 15 attack attempts. She also led the team in blocks (six).
• UK earned several American Volleyball Coaches Association awards for its performance in the tournament’s first weekend. Five Wildcats made the All-South Region first team.

LEXINGTON — No. 1 seed Kentucky volleyball defeated Cal Poly in three sets Thursday afternoon at Historic Memorial Coliseum to advance to the NCAA Tournament Regional Final.

Lizzie Carr led the Wildcats in kills with 11 on 15 attack attempts. She also led the team in blocks (six). And Kassie O’Brien led UK with 31 assists.

Kentucky will battle No. 3 Creighton Saturday night for a spot in the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri. It’ll be the Wildcats’ fourth Elite Eight under head coach Craig Skinner.

UK earned several American Volleyball Coaches Association awards for its performance in the tournament’s first weekend. Five Wildcats made the All-South Region first team: Carr, Brooklyn DeLeye, Eva Hudson, O’Brien and Molly Tuozzo. This tied the program record from 2020-21.

Hudson, an outside hitter, was named AVCA Region Player of the Year. O’Brien, a setter, was named AVCA All-South Region Freshman of the Year. And Skinner earned his fifth AVCA All-South Region Coach of the Year honor.

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The Wildcats will battle the Creighton Bluejays Saturday night for a trip to the Final Four.

The Wildcats are on an 8-0 scoring run as they look to clinch a fourth Regional Final appearance under coach Craig Skinner.

Another ace for UK (this time by libero Molly Tuozzo) clinches another set. Kentucky is holding Cal Poly to a hitting percentage of 18.8%. Lizzie Carr leads the Wildcats with eight kills (with a 63.6% hitting percentage), tying her with Cal Poly’s Emma Fredrick (with a 23.5% hitting percentage) for most by any player so far in this match.

Kentucky responded to a 3-0 scoring run by Cal Poly with a 3-0 run of its own, prompting a Cal Poly timeout. Eva Hudson has five kills to go with Lizzie Carr’s six (and 100% hitting percentage). Emma Fredrick has eight for Cal Poly, followed by Kendall Beshear’s seven.

An ace from Trinity Ward clinched the first set for Kentucky. Middle blocker Lizzie Carr leads the Cats with five fills and a 100% hitting percentage.

UK has 11 kills so far, as Eva Hudson and Lizzie Carr have three apiece. Emma Fredrick for Cal Poly leads all players with five of her team’s 10 kills.

If UK beats Cal Poly this afternoon, the Wildcats will take on the Bluejays Saturday for a Final Four berth.

No. 1 seed Kentucky versus Cal Poly will start 30 minutes after No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 2 Arizona State, which is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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No. 1 seed Kentucky versus Cal Poly will be broadcast live on ESPN2 30 minutes after the conclusion of No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 2 Arizona State, which is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Historic Memorial Coliseum.

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If UK defeats Cal Poly, the Wildcats will take on the winner of the No. 3 Creighton Bluejays vs. the No. 2 Arizona State Sun Devils in the Lexington Regional Final this weekend. Here’s a look at the tournament schedule:

• Regionals: Dec. 11-14
• Semifinals: Dec. 18 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri
• Championship: Dec. 21 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri

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• Aug. 23: Kentucky 4, Ohio State 0 (exhibition)
• Aug. 30: Kentucky 3, Lipscomb 0
• Aug. 31: Nebraska 3, Kentucky 2
• Sept. 5: Kentucky 3, Penn State 0
• Sept. 6: Kentucky 3, New Hampshire 0
• Sept. 10: Pitt 3, Kentucky 0
• Sept. 13: Kentucky 3, SMU 1
• Sept. 14: Kentucky 3, Houston 0
• Sept. 18: Kentucky 3, Louisville 2
• Sept. 20: Kentucky 3, Washington 0
• Sept. 24: Kentucky 3, South Carolina 0
• Sept. 26: Kentucky 3, Georgia 0
• Oct. 3: Kentucky 3, Ole Miss 0
• Oct. 8: Kentucky 3, Texas A&M 1
• Oct. 12: Kentucky 3, LSU 0
• Oct, 15: Kentucky 3, Auburn 0
• Oct. 19: Kentucky 3, Florida 2
• Oct. 24: Kentucky 3, Mississippi State 1
• Oct. 26: Kentucky 3, Alabama 0
• Oct. 31: Kentucky 3, Vanderbilt 0
• Nov. 2: Kentucky 3, Texas 0
• Nov. 6: Kentucky 3, Missouri 1
• Nov. 9: Kentucky 3, Tennessee 1
• Nov. 14: Kentucky 3, Oklahoma 2
• Nov. 16: Kentucky 3, Arkansas 0
• Nov. 23: Kentucky 3, Auburn 0 (SEC Tournament Quarterfinals)
• Nov. 24: Kentucky 3, Tennessee 1 (SEC Tournament Semifinals)
• Nov. 25: Kentucky 3, Texas 2 (SEC Tournament Final)
• Dec. 4: Kentucky 3, Wofford 0 (NCAA Tournament First Round)
• Dec. 5: Kentucky 3, UCLA 1 (NCAA Tournament Second Round)
• Dec. 11: Kentucky vs. Cal Poly (NCAA Tournament Regional Round)

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