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No. 2 Texas Faces No. 4 Louisville Tonight on ESPN at Dickies Arena

Each program arrives 4-0 to provide an early gauge of national standing.

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The NCAA and Molten logos are seen on volleyballs before the Washington Huskies play the Loyola Marymount Lions during the First Round of the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament at Stanford Maples Pavilion on December 06, 2024 in Palo Alto, California.
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Overview

  • First serve is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT) in Fort Worth with national coverage on ESPN and streaming available via Fubo.
  • Texas enters off a five-set win over then-No. 5 Stanford, marking its first 4-0 start since the 2022 championship season.
  • Louisville brings a high-powered attack ranked No. 2 nationally at 15.23 kills per set, highlighted by Payton Petersen’s season-high 20 kills against Illinois.
  • The programs last met in the 2022 national championship, which Texas won in a sweep, and the Longhorns hold a 4-1 edge in the series.
  • The neutral-site, top-10 nonconference matchup serves as a prominent early résumé test for both teams.