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Kentucky Reverse Sweeps Texas to Claim SEC Volleyball Tournament Title

The win caps an unbeaten SEC season, sending Kentucky to the NCAA tournament as the league’s automatic qualifier.

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Overview

  • Kentucky rallied from two sets down to beat No. 3 Texas 3–2 with set scores of 25-19, 28-26, 26-24, 25-22 and 15-9 in Savannah.
  • SEC Player of the Year Eva Hudson led the Wildcats with 25 kills, and libero Molly Tuozzo earned tournament MVP honors.
  • The Wildcats finished a perfect SEC campaign after a 15-0 regular season, improving to 25-2 overall.
  • The championship secures the SEC’s automatic NCAA bid for Kentucky, with Selection Sunday on Nov. 30 to set the bracket.
  • Held at Enmarket Arena, the event was the SEC’s first volleyball tournament since 2005, drew more than 15,000 fans over five days, and is slated to return to Savannah.