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From GoCards.com –

Three Cardinals finished with double-digit kills, led by 13 from Chloe Meester.

By: Sam Gercak

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 6-ranked University of Louisville volleyball team swept No. 9 Texas (25-12, 28-26, 25-16) on Sunday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

The victory marks Louisville’s (5-1) fourth straight sweep, as the Cardinals have now defeated four ranked teams, including two top-10 opponents, through the first six matches of the season.

“Card Nation really showed out,” said Dan & Maria Durbin Head Volleyball Coach Dan Meske. “There was a lot of red in here. I know we’ve got the football game [vs. Ole Miss] later today, but that was a really cool neutral match that felt like a home match, so huge credit to everyone from Louisville that made the trip down.”

“It was a great match against a storied program with a ton of talent,” added Meske. “They have some bombers, and it was hard to weather the storm at times, but I just thought our team was really resilient. Good defensive gameplan by [Assistant Coach] Parker Mikesch, and [our players] executed it really, really well. We weathered the storm in the second set – it could’ve gone either way – and I thought our team showed a bunch of poise. I’m just really proud of the group, it’s a great team win.”

A trio of Cardinals recorded double-digit kills with outside hitter Chloe Meester leading the charge once again, as the sophomore racked up 13 kills on a .565 hitting percentage. After redshirting her freshman year in 2025, Meester has now notched at least 10 kills in five of the first six matches of her collegiate career.

Outside hitter Chloe Chicoine notched 12 kills and opposite Kalyssa Blackshear recorded 10, as the pair also both hit over .300. Blackshear also chipped in a season-high six blocks, while libero Payton Petersen led the Louisville defense with 16 digs.

Louisville finished the match with a team hitting percentage of .350, their fourth straight match hitting over .300, to continue their hot stretch offensively. The Cards excelled on the defensive end of the floor as well, holding Texas (3-3) to a .174 clip while tallying 50 digs and recording nine team blocks.

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