NCAA DIVISION I VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
CHI Center, Omaha, Nebraska
TEXAS (27-1) vs. LOUISVILLE (31-2), 8 p.m. Eastern, ESPN2
Series, last match-up: Texas leads 3-1, but the last time they played, in the 2019 regional semifinal in Austin, Louisville pulled off a stunning five-set upset of the then No. 2-seeded Longhorns. It was the breakout match for Louisville’s Aiko Jones, who had 23 kills and four blocks. Others from Louisville in that match included Claire Chaussee and Amaya Tillman, and from Texas were Logan Eggleston (17 kills, four ace, five blocks), Asjia O’Neal and Molly Phillips.
Titles: Texas, in the last match of the season for the ninth time, won the 1981 AIAW national championship and the NCAA crown in 1988 and 2012 under current coach Jerritt Elliott. Louisville is the first ACC team to get this far.
Streaking: Texas has won 13 in a row since taking its only loss, in five sets at Iowa State on October 19. Louisville has also won 13 in a row since losing at Pittsburgh in five on October 23. Its only other defeat was to Ohio State on September 4.
“There’s not enough words to express what she’s done because it really is unbelievable. At one point, as a freshman, she…
