#LouisvilleVB drops the 4th set and the championship to Penn State, losing 25-17 and 3-1.
Still President of the Cara Cresse Fan Club and very proud of the Cardinals and their coaching staff. Just ran into a really good Penn State club.
#NCAAWVB
Mrusik and PSU lead 18-12 in set 4. #LouisvilleVB attempting to force a decisive 5th set. #NCAAWVB
#LouisvilleVB takes its final set timeout down 12-5 to Penn State. #NCAAWVB
#LouisvilleVB trying to claw back into the 4th set, cuts deficit to 10-5. #NCAAWVB
#LouisvilleVB issues a challenge as PSU takes a 10-2 lead in set 4. Unlikely to win this challenge via review. #NCAAWVB
Cardinals lose challenge, we play on.
#LouisvilleVB takes a timeout down 6-1 in set 4. Mrusik for PSU has taken over the match and is putting the Nittany Lions on course to a championship. #NCAAWVB
Penn State takes set 3, 25-20; leads #LouisvilleVB 2-1 in the #NCAAWVB Finals. #GoCards
PSU goes up 16-11 in set 3 over #LouisvilleVB #NCAAWVB
PSU takes a 7-3 lead to force a #LouisvilleVB timeout in set 3. Match tied at 1. #NCAAWVB #GoCards
Bring on set 3 for #NCAAWVB! #LouisvilleVB and PSU tied at 1 for a national championship!
#LouisvilleVB holds off 10 set points from PSU to take set 2 34-32. Match tied at 1. #NCAAWVB
If you don’t love volleyball at this point, you’re not going to. That was amazing!
PSU takes a timeout after #LouisvilleVB forces a 4th set point. Lions up 24-22 in set 2. #NCAAWVB
#LouisvilleVB showing some life now with a 6-3 run as they cut the set 2 deficit to 3, 19-16. PSU up 1-0 in the match. #NCAAWVB
All the momentum on the side of Penn State. #LouisvilleVB calls a timeout down 16-10 in set 2. If the Cardinals want a championship, the time is now. Make a run, play defense, #GoCards
Penn State has utilized the serve to significant effect. 6 aces throughout the match as #LouisvilleVB takes a timeout down 11-7 in set 2, 1-0 in the match. #NCAAWVB
Penn State takes the first set 25-23 on an errant pass off the serve by #LouisvilleVB. PSU up 1-0 in the match #NCAAWVB
PSU issues a challenge as the score for the first set stands at 23-22 in favor of the Lions. #NCAAWVB #LouisvilleVB
Now dueling timeouts (this one for PSU) at the #NCAAWVB as #LouisvilleVB ties up the first set 19-19. #GoCards
#LouisvilleVB takes a timeout as PSU goes up 19-16 in set 1. #NCAAWVB #GoCards
#LouisvilleVB cranks up to defense with Cresse and Maldonado Diaz, forging a tie 15-15 after the media break.
#LouisvilleVB down 15-12 to Penn State at the first break. #NCAAWVB
Not surprised, but disappointed that DeBeer will probably not play for #LouisvilleVB It’s extremely frustrating for her, I’m sure, to sit during this match. #GoCards
Who’s ready for some #NCAAWVB Championship action? We’ve got #LouisvilleVB and #PennStateVB coming up in 25 minutes. Do not miss history!
(Oh, and #GoCards)
—President of the Cara Cresse Fan Club
I had to watch the #LouisvilleVB match on a delay, so I stayed away from here. But, I’m so damn proud of them. Pitt has been a juggernaut all season, but to take them 3-1 to go to the finals and to not have DeBeer on the court in the 4th set…all the feels! #NCAAWVB
—President Cara Cresse Fan Club
DEFENSE. WINS. CHAMPIONSHIPS! #LouisvilleVB continues its DeBeer run to the #NCAAWVB National Semifinal with a 25-20 Set 4 win to defeat Stanford 3-1. #GoCards
#LouisvilleVB takes a 2-1 lead in the match against Stanford, outlasting the Cardinal in set 3 28-26. #NCAAWVB
Timeout Stanford as #LouisvilleVB goes to set point in set 3, up 26-25. #NCAAWVB
#LouisvilleVB drops back into a 23-23 tie as Stanford refuses to settle for a loss in set 3. #NCAAWVB
After body blow upon body blow, Stanford calls timeout as #LouisvilleVB takes a 23-21 lead in set 3. #NCAAWVB
Cardinals ratcheting up the defense to go up 15-12 on Stanford in set 3. #LouisvilleVB #NCAAWVB
