LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Anna DeBeer had a season-high 19 kills as the No. 3-ranked University of Louisville volleyball team fell 1-3 to No. 8-ranked Ohio State University on Sunday afternoon at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena.
UofL hit .248 as a team with nine aces and four blocks. Claire Chaussee finished with 13 kills and one ace and Elena Scott had 20 digs. Raquel Lazaro led the team with 35 assists. Ohio State hit .372 with four aces and five blocks. Four Buckeyes had double-digit kills.
DeBeer and Chaussee were named to the Cardinal Classic All-Tournament Team.
The Cardinals are back in action next weekend on Friday versus Purdue for the first match of the Louisville Invitational.
Set 1
It was back-and-forth to begin the match between Louisville and Ohio State. The Cards took a three-point lead with back-to-back blocks from Amaya Tillman. The Buckeyes battled back with aggressive serving to tie the score 5-5. A kill from Tilman and an error from the Buckeyes pushed the score to 10-6. Ohio State brought the game within one point with a kill from Jenaisya Moore. UofL held the momentum into the media timeout with a service ace from Ayden Bartlett to make the score 15-11. With a sold-out crowd behind them, the Cardinals extended the score to 18-15 with a kill from DeBeer. An ace from DeBeer forced the Buckeyes to use their first timeout at 20-16. The Cardinals take the first set 25-17 on back-to-back aces from Ceci Rush. DeBeer led UofL with six kills hitting .600 and one ace.
Set 2
In the second set, Ohio State jumped out to a 4-1 lead with kills from…
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