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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – After splitting a pair of matches on the road last week, Virginia (6-12, 2-6 ACC) returns home to host No. 21 Louisville (15-4, 8-0 ACC) on Friday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. inside Memorial Gymnasium. The Cavaliers will also welcome Notre Dame (11-7, 5-3 ACC) on Sunday, Oct. 21 for a 1 p.m. first serve.
Friday’s match against the Cardinals is also Dig Pink. All fans in attendance will receive pink pom-poms.
GAME COVERAGE
Both matches will air on ACC Network Extra, which is available to authenticated subscribers of ESPN3 through WatchESPN and the ESPN app. Fans can also get in-game updates on the match’s live stats feed on VirginiaSports.com and on volleyball’s official twitter feed (@UVAVolleyball).
PROMOTIONS
Friday night’s match against Louisville is a Sabre Rewards Night. Students will receive five Sabre Rewards points and free pizza will be provided while supplies last. The first 200 students in attendance will also receive a free Virginia water bottle.
Sunday afternoon is Girl Scout Day. Pre-match festivities will include a balloon artist and face painter. All Girl Scouts in attendance will receive a voucher for a free concession item and be invited to an exclusive meet and greet with the Cavaliers following the match.
VIRGINIA VS. LOUISVILLE
• Virginia and Louisville are meeting for just the 10th time on Friday night. The Cardinals hold a 6-3 advantage in the series.
• Louisville has won the past two meetings in the series, both coming in 2017.
• At Memorial Gymnasium, the series is 2-1 in favor of Louisville.
VIRGINIA VS. NOTRE DAME
• Sunday’s clash against Notre Dame will mark the ninth meeting in the series.
• Virginia holds a 5-3 edge all-time, but Notre Dame captured both matches a season ago.
• The Cavaliers held a five-match winning streak from 2013-2016 in the series.
LAST TIME OUT
• Virginia snapped a 15-match losing streak against North Carolina, beating the Tar Heels for the first time since 2008.
• The Cavaliers swept UNC behind a strong attack, hitting .330 as a team. It was the first time Virginia hit better than .300 as a team in ACC play since November 11, 2016.
• Sarah Billiard (Matthews, N.C.) led Virginia with 12 kills and a career-high .500 hitting percentage.
• Beyond Billiard, balance was the key for the Hoos, with four other players recording six or more kills.
• Christine Jarman (Boynton Beach, Fla.) produced her best day as a Cavalier with six kills and 10 digs.
CLEAN IS KEY
• In Virginia’s rout of North Carolina, the Cavaliers committed just 12 errors in attack, the second-lowest total of the season.
• The 12 miscues were also the fewest in ACC play since 2016.
• Virginia is 3-1 this season when committing 15 or fewer errors, with the lone loss coming to No. 6 Pitt.
BILLIARD IS BETTER
• After earning All-ACC Freshman Team honors in 2017, Sarah Billiard has taken her game to a new level in 2018.
• The outside hitter has already set career highs in kills, hitting percentage, aces, digs and points scored this season.
• The sophomore has already blown past her kills total from her inaugural campaign (213) with 266 terminations heading into the weekend.
• Billiard’s 3.86 kills per set this season would rank among the top 10 all-time at Virginia.
SCOUTING LOUISVILLE
• The Cardinals enter the weekend as one of the final two unbeatens in ACC play. Louisville and No. 6 Pitt will meet in a battle of defending co-champions on Sunday.
• In four ACC road matches, Louisville has swept only once and gone to five sets on a pair of occasions.
• Louisville owns one of the most balanced offenses in the nation, with four players averaging better than 2.50 kills per set.
• Melanie McHenry leads the Cardinals with 3.63 kills per set.
• The Cardinals rank 13th in the nation in hitting percentage and 17th in kills per set.
SCOUTING NOTRE DAME
• The Irish come into the weekend at 5-3 in the ACC and in sixth place in the standings.
• Notre Dame will face No. 6 Pitt on Friday prior to visiting Charlottesville.
• One of the nation’s best blocking teams, Notre Dame is 18th in the country with 2.70 blocks per set.
• Opponents are hitting just .159 against the Irish, a mark that leads the ACC and sits 24th in the country.
• Libero Ryan DeJarld leads the ACC and ranks 35th in the ACC with 5.15 digs per set.
• Jemma Yeadon and Charley Niego lead the attack with over 3.00 kills per set.