Volleyball set to play Louisville in inaugural Shriners Children’s ‘Showdown at the Net’ on ESPN

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Volleyball is scheduled to compete in the inaugural Shriners Children’s ‘Showdown at the Net’ on Wednesday, Sept. 10 against Louisville as part of the ACC/SEC Clash at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. As part of the challenge series, the Shriners Children’s ‘Showdown at the Net’ will include Texas, Louisville, Pitt and Kentucky. The Longhorns and Cardinals match will be streamed live on ESPN at 8 p.m. CT.

“This is an exciting time for our sport and this matchup will be one the fans don’t want to miss,” Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “This is the fastest growing sport, and with these high-level matchups we continue to see across the NCAA, it will only get bigger.”

September’s match will be just the sixth meeting between the two historic programs with Texas holding the 4-1 advantage. The last time the two teams met was in the 2022 NCAA Championship match where Texas went on to win its first of two back-to-back titles. The Longhorns swept the Cardinal, 3-0 and earned its fourth national title and first since 2012.

Louisville went back to the NCAA Championship last season and finished as the runner-up to Penn State.

Along with the four-team “Showdown”, the remainder of the squads across the two leagues will face off in an SEC/ACC Challenge with matchups featured on ESPN2, SEC Network, ACC Network, SEC Network+ and ACCNX.

Tickets for the Fort Worth event are set to go on-sale early this summer, but fans are encouraged to sign up for pre-sale alerts via www.showdownatthenet.com.

Shriners Children’s Hospital serves as the title sponsor of the event taking place at Dickies Arena, adding to their portfolio of ESPN Events.