Louisville volleyball score today, Texas A&M-UofL NCAA Tournament game

No. 2 seed Louisville volleyball fell to No. 3 seed Texas A&M in five sets Friday night at Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, ending the Cardinals’ season.

The Cardinals finished Dan Meske’s inaugural campaign as head coach 26-7 in Lincoln, where Meske’s collegiate coaching career began as a graduate assistant for the Cornhuskers 18 years ago.

Louisville earned several American Volleyball Coaches Association awards for its performance in the tournament’s first weekend. Four Cardinals made the All-South Region first team: Kalyssa Blackshear (OPP), Nayelis Cabello (S), Chloe Chicoine (OH) and Cara Cresse (MB). Outside hitter Payton Petersen received an honorable mention.

Coverage from the match:

The Cards fall in a reverse sweep to the Aggies.

There have been seven ties in this winner-take-all set. The first to 15, winning by two, advances to the regional final.

Louisville will play its second five-set match in the NCAA Tournament, as it looks to avoid a reverse sweep. Texas A&M had nine blocks alone in the fourth set to UofL’s three.

The Aggies come out strong in a must-win set. They’ve caught up to Louisville’s 12 blocks. Texas A&M has 54 kills to UofL’s 50. The Aggies take a 4-0 run into the media timeout.

In a set that featured 15 ties and four lead changes, the Aggies emerged victorious. If Texas A&M claims the fourth set, both teams will engage in a fifth winner-take-all set, where the first to 15 points (winning by two) will advance to the regional final.

Chicoine has a match-high 15 kills. The Cards have 10 blocks, led by Cresse’s seven.

Louisville clinches the second set with an 8-0 run, featuring two aces from setter Nayelis Cabello. The Cards are one set away from their fifth consecutive Elite Eight appearance. Petersen and Blackshear now have 11 and 10 kills apiece.

The Aggies are the first to 15 again behind a 3-0 scoring run just before the set’s first media timeout. Louisville’s defense is playing tough with six blocks. Petersen is up to a match-high nine kills.

The Cardinals had a well-timed 5-0 scoring run in the middle of the set, taking the lead at 21-20 for the first time since the first point of the match. Payton Petersen leads all players with seven kills (at a 77.8% clip), followed by Chloe Chicoine’s six (60%). Cara Cressee has three blocks.

The Aggies have 10 kills on 15 attempts. Payton Petersen and Kalyssa Blackshear lead Louisville with three kills apiece of the Cards’ eight total.

Today’s match between No. 2 seed Louisville and No. 3 seed Texas A&M is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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No. 2 Louisville versus No. 3 Texas A&M will be broadcast live on ESPN2.

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If Louisville wins tonight, it will play the winner of No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 4 Kansas on Sunday in Lincoln. 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. 29: Louisville 3, Auburn 0
• Aug. 31: Louisville 3, Morehead State 0
• Sept. 1: Louisville 3, St. John’s 0
• Sept. 7: Louisville 3, Illinois 1
• Sept. 10: Texas 3, Louisville 2
• Sept. 12: Louisville 3, Creighton 1
• Sept. 13: Louisville 3, UNI 1
• Sept. 14: Louisville 3, Rice 1
• Sept. 18: Kentucky 3, Louisville 2
• Sept. 22: Louisville 3, Western Kentucky 0
• Sept. 26: Louisville 3, Boston College 0
• Sept. 28: Louisville 3, Syracuse 0
• Oct. 3: Louisville 3, California 0
• Oct. 5: Louisville 3, Stanford 1
• Oct. 10: Louisville 3, Virginia Tech 0
• Oct. 12: Louisville 3, Virginia 1
• Oct. 17: SMU 3, Louisville 2
• Oct. 19: Pitt 3, Louisville 2
• Oct. 24: Louisville 3, Duke 0
• Oct. 26: Louisville 3, North Carolina 1
• Oct. 29: Louisville 3, Notre Dame 0
• Nov. 1: Louisville 3, Notre Dame 0
• Nov. 7: Louisville 3, N.C. State 0
• Nov. 9: Louisville 3, Wake Forest 1
• Nov. 13: Louisville 3, Florida State 1
• Nov. 16: Louisville 3, Miami 2
• Nov. 21: Louisville 3, Georgia Tech 1
• Nov. 23: Louisville 3, Clemson 0
• Nov. 26: Pitt 3, Louisville 0
• Nov. 29: Stanford 3, Louisville 2
• Dec. 5: Louisville 3, Loyola Chicago 0 (NCAA Tournament First Round)
• Dec. 6: Louisville 3, Marquette 2 (NCAA Tournament Second Round)
• Dec. 12: Texas A&M 3, Louisville 2 (NCAA Tournament Regional Round)

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