{"id":435347,"date":"2026-09-14T06:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T06:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/435347\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T06:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T06:38:14","slug":"kentucky-wildcats-volleyball-team-sweeps-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/435347\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Wildcats volleyball team sweeps Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sept. 13, 2026, 9:08 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the Kentucky Wildcats<\/a> volleyball team suffered their second loss of the season, falling to SMU 3-1<\/a>. That put them up against Houston in their second match of the Paradise Invitational, and the Cats bounced back, sweeping them 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-23).<\/p>\n

The Wildcats dominated early on, jumping out to a 20-10 lead in the first set. Then, in the second, they fell behind, but went on a big run to pull away. Houston was strong in the third set, and kept it close, but Kentucky<\/a> finished off the match.<\/p>\n

Morgan Gaerte led the way for the Wildcats with 9 kills and 5 blocks. Lizzie Carr had 8 kills and 5 blocks. Asia Thigpen added 7 kills. Kassie O’Brien was terrific again, with 27 assists, and Kentucky had 8 aces in the match, including 3 by Brooklyn DeLeye and 3 by Molly Tuozzo.<\/p>\n

Kentucky’s next match is a big one for them, as they play their rivalry match against Louisville. That will be played on Sunday, Sep. 20 at 3:00 P.M. ET.<\/p>\n

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