Press Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 1-seeded University of Louisville volleyball team won its first match of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night at the KFC Yum! Center. UofL bested first-time challenger Chicago State 25-10, 25-18, 25-13 for the team’s 17th sweep of 2024. “It feels good to get that first tournament win under our belt, we…
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Press Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville running back Isaac Brown was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie and Offensive Player of the Year, the conference office announced on Wednesday. Brown, a true freshman, is the first player in school history to capture both the league’s top rookie of the year awards. A native of Homestead, Fla.,…
Press Release: NDIANAPOLIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association named UofL men’s basketball senior guard Chucky Hepburn as one of five Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week for games of the week ending Sunday, Dec. 1. The accolade comes on the heels of Hepburn earning ACC Player of the Week for his dominant performance…
Press Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville football program had 12 Cardinals recognized with 13 All-ACC honors, the conference office announced on Tuesday. Wide receiver Ja’Corey Brooks was the lone player on the first team, while running back Isaac Brown, defensive lineman Ashton Gillotte and cornerback Quincy Riley were second-team honorees. Quarterback Tyler…
Press Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. — University of Louisville libero Elena Scott was voted the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Cardinal setter Nayelis Cabello was voted ACC Freshman of the Year to headline the 2024 ACC Volleyball honors announced Monday. ACC season awards, as well as the All-ACC teams, were determined by a vote of…
Press Release: LOUISVILLE. Ky. – University of Louisville running back Isaac Brown was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Running Back of the Week, the league announced on Monday. Brown carried the ball 26 times for a season-high 178 yards and two touchdowns in Louisville’s 41-14 road victory over rival Kentucky, snapping a five-game losing streak to…
Press Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville senior guard Chucky Hepburn was named ACC Player of the Week after his dominant performance in the Battle 4 Atlantis, the league announced Monday afternoon. It’s Louisville’s first ACC Player of the Week award since Feb. 20, 2023. Hepburn averaged 20 points per game over the three contests, shooting…
Welcome back for another edition of This Week In Cardinal Athletics for the week of November 25th – December 1st. #3 Volleyball (25-5, 17-3): The Cardinals had a rough week against #1 Pittsburgh & #5 Stanford. The Cardinals dropped both matches 3-1. Anna DeBeer led the Cardinals with 14 Kills & 9 Digs in the…
Welcome back for another edition of This Week In Cardinal Athletics for the week of November 18th – November 24th. #3 Volleyball (25-3, 17-1): The Cardinals had a Virginia road trip this past week with facing the University of Virginia on Friday Night and Virginia Tech on Sunday. The Cardinals were able to get a…
Press Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The No. 25/22 Louisville women’s basketball team (3-2) is back out on the road for a Sunday clash with a former conference opponent. The Cardinals are heading south to Orlando, Florida for the WBCA State Farm Showcase and are set to face the South Florida Bulls (4-2) Sunday afternoon. The Cardinals and…
Press Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Women’s Basketball team received their first signee for the Class of 2025 with in-state forward Grace Mbugua after the Danville Christian Academy forward gave her pledge to the Cardinals Tuesday evening. After originally being committed to Liberty in the spring, she chose the Cardinals over Kentucky, Baylor, Duke, Florida, LSU,…
Press Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville baseball alumni Henry Davis and Tyler Fitzgerald will be the featured guests at the 2025 Leadoff Dinner presented by Republic Bank. The annual event is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. Tickets for the Leadoff Dinner are $75 each…
Press Release: ROCK HILL, S.C. – The University of Louisville cross country teams saw a pair of athletes earn All-Region honors as they continued their postseason at the NCAA Southeast Regional Cross Country Championships on Friday morning. In his collegiate 10K debut, freshman Geoffrey Kirwa placed seventh individually with a final time of 29:59.2, leading the Louisville…
PRESS RELEASE: LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville volleyball team has added four new players for its 2025 roster according to head coach Dani Busboom Kelly. Middle hitter Kalyssa Blackshear, setter Hannah Kenny, middle blocker Addison Makun, and outside hitter Chloe Meester have committed to continuing their athletic careers with the Cardinals. Kalyssa Blackshear comes to Louisville…
PRESS RELEASE: LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The No. 3-ranked University of Louisville’s libero, Elena Scott, has been named as one of 14 semifinalists for the 2024 Division I Player of the Year. Last year, Scott was First team All-ACC, All=Pitt Regional, AVCA All-East Region and AVCA Second Team All-American. She is the reigning AVCA Defensive Player of…
Welcome back for another edition of This Week In Cardinal Athletics for the week of November 3rd – November 10th. Men’s Basketball (1-1): The Cardinals’ Men’s Basketball Team had a roller coaster start to the opening week of the season. Check out Ben’s Recaps from the opening season victory on Monday night before falling to…
Welcome back for another edition of “This Week In Cardinal Athletics” for the week of October 21st – October 27th. #4 Volleyball (17-3) Volleyball had another roller coaster week in the ACC. The Cardinals first traveled to #1 Pittsburgh. The Cardinals had fallen in 1st set (25-21) before taking the 2nd set (28-26) before falling…
Welcome back for another edition of “This Week In Cardinal Athletics” for the week of October 14th – October 20th. #4 Volleyball (16-2) Volleyball had an amazing week with taking care of business in sweeping Wake Forrest and NC State. Senior Outside Hitter Charitie Luper picked up her 1000th career kill & Anna DeBeer also…
Welcome back for another week of “This Week In Cardinal Athletics” for the week of October 7th – October 13th. #4 Volleyball (14-2) Volleyball had a challenging week with facing some of the top teams in the country. On Friday, the Cardinals started a conference road trip with a trip down south to #19 Florida…
Welcome back for another week of “This Week In Cardinal Athletics” for the week of September 23rd – September 29th. #5 Volleyball (10-2) Volleyball had a challenging week of facing some of the top teams in the country. On Friday, the Cardinals started conference play with hosting California. Senior Anna DeBeer and Sofia Maldonado-Diaz recorded…