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History will happen Sunday in the NCAA women’s volleyball championship match when No. 1 seeds Penn State and Louisville take the court at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.
No woman has won the NCAA title as head coach, dating back to the start of the tournament in 1981. That will change, as either Louisville’s Dani Busboom Kelly or Penn State’s Katie Schumacher-Cawley will get the championship.
For Penn State, it would be an eighth title, moving the Nittany Lions closer to Stanford’s record of nine. For Louisville and the ACC, it would be the first.
A lot of eyes will be on who is taking the court at Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center: Will Louisville fifth-year senior Anna DeBeer play? The outside hitter injured an ankle near the start of the fourth set Thursday in the 3-1 semifinal victory over Pittsburgh.
Her absence could have been devastating for the Cardinals. DeBeer is one of the most experienced players at this final four and had 14 kills, 35 receptions (with just 2 errors) and 9 digs before…
