LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Four of the nation’s top college volleyball teams will open the 2024 women’s season in downtown Louisville later this year.
The KFC Yum! Center will host the AVCA First Serve Showcase on August 27.
Kentucky and Louisville will face off against Nebraska and Wisconsin in separate matchups starting at 7 p.m.
“The AVCA is very excited to bring together four teams of this caliber to get the new season started,” AVCA CEO Dr. Jamie Gordon said in a news release Monday.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, June 14 at 10 a.m. There will be a presale period from June 10-13.
Nebraska will face Kentucky in the first match of the night, officials said.
The Huskers were the 2023 NCAA runner-up, meanwhile the Wildcats, who won the national title in the spring of 2021, are led by three-time All-American setter Emma Grome.
Louisville will then face off against Wisconsin. Both teams have made the NCAA semifinals twice in the last three years. Each time returns three AVCA-All Americans from 2023, officials said.
Not only will the KFC Yum! Center host the season opener, it will also be the site of the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship on Dec. 19 and Dec. 22.
“Louisville is the place to be for women’s college volleyball this year!” University of Louisville women’s head volleyball coach Dani Busboom Kelly said. “This marquee event will be a great way to start [the season] off.”
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