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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Following a West Coast split against No. 7 Stanford and Cal, the Virginia Volleyball team (20-7, 10-6) returns home on Friday (Nov. 22) to host No. 3 Louisville (23-3, 15-1 ACC) before welcoming Notre Dame (10-15, 3-13 ACC) to Memorial Gymnasium on Sunday (Nov. 24) for Senior Day.

Match Information

Matchup: Virginia (20-7, 10-6 ACC) vs. No. 3 Louisville (23-3, 15-1 ACC
Date/Time: Friday, Nov. 22 • 7 p.m.
Location: Memorial Gymnasium (Charlottesville, Va.)
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Matchup: Virginia (20-7, 10-6 ACC) vs. Notre Dame (10-15, 3-13 ACC)
Date/Time: Sunday, Nov. 24 • 1 p.m.
Location: Memorial Gymnasium (Charlottesville, Va.)
Watch: ACCNX
Live Stats: Statbroadcast

SEATING INFORMATION

  • All matches hosted at Memorial Gymnasium are free to the public.
  • Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis with the doors opening one hour before first serve.

PARKING INFORMATION

  • Fans planning to attend Virginia volleyball matches this season are encouraged to park in the Culbreth, Central Grounds or Emmet/Ivy parking garages utilizing the ParkMobile app.
  • For more information regarding hourly parking locations and payments, visit virginia.edu/parkmobile.

 SEASON OVERVIEW

  • This year marks the 46th season of Virginia Volleyball, which held its inaugural season in 1979.
  • In 45 complete seasons, UVA is 681-767 (.470) all-time.
  • The Cavaliers have three home matches remaining this season, starting Nov. 1 against No. 3 Louisville.
  • Head coach Shannon Wells is in her fourth season at the helm.

SERIES HISTORY

  • The Cavaliers of Virginia and the Cardinals of Louisville have met 13 times dating back to 1995. Louisville has taken the last seven matches between the two squads including the lone 2023 meeting which was a sweep (16-25, 16-25, 17-25).
  • Virginia and Notre Dame have met 14 times with each team winning seven matches. Each team won on home court in 2023 with the Cavaliers prevailing in five sets (25-23, 19-25, 24-26, 25-23, 16-14) on Nov. 12.
  • For a complete list of series results, visit the Virginia Volleyball Record Book.

LAST TIME OUT

  • UVA opened the California trip by being swept by No. 7 Stanford (20-25, 17-25, 17-25) before rebounding one night later to take Cal down in four sets (18-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-17) to earn a split on the weekend.
  • In the Cal match, UVA’s Milan Gomillion collected a career-high 37 digs for the Cavaliers. Gomillion’s 37 digs were the second-most in a single match by a Cavalier in program history, only behind Emily Rottman’s 40 against Clemson in 2012.

 MORE WINS

  • The Cavaliers’ 20 wins on the season are the most since UVA went 23-9 during the 2006 campaign.
  • UVA’s 10 ACC wins are the most in a season since 2015.

 SENIOR WEEKEND

  • UVA’s annual senior day celebration will take place preceding the Notre Dame match on Sunday (Nov. 24).
  • In total seven seniors will be recognized including Brooklyn Borum, Abby Tadder, Ashley Le, Milan Gomillion, Elayna Duprey, Heyli Velasquez and student-manager Lauren Turner.

 HOOS IN THE NATIONAL AND ACC RANKINGS

  • As a team, Virginia ranks top 80 nationally in opponent hitting percentage (.187/79th), while ranking top five in the ACC in team kills (1,285/3rd), team assists (1,171/4th), total team attacks (3,547/3rd) and team digs (1,473/5th).
  • Tadder, Milan Gomillion and Kate Dean lead the way in the individual rankings. Tadder ranks 135th nationally in total blocks with 106. Gomillion’s 411 digs on the season place her 112th nationally and her digs per set mark of 4.47 also ranks her 70th in the country. Following a stellar start to ACC play, Dean ranks 112th in the country with a .341 hitting percentage.

TADDER CLIMBING THE BLOCK CHARTS

  • In the non-conference finale, senior Tadder entered the top 10 list all-time in career blocks with 352.
  • Throughout ACC play, Tadder has added 48 more blocks to push her career total to 400. The senior needs six blocks to pass Jessica O’Shoney (405) for the ninth-most career blocks in program history.

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