No. 13 BYU travels to No. 4 Kentucky for NCAA regional matchups

PROVO, Utah – No. 13 seed BYU women’s volleyball travels to Lexington, Kentucky, this week to compete against the host and No. 4 seed Wildcats in the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament.

With a win, the Cougars would advance to the regional finals and would compete against either No. 5 seed Nebraska or unseeded Colorado.

No. 4 seed Kentucky

• BYU competes against Kentucky Friday, Dec. 8, at noon EST at Memorial Coliseum.
• Kentucky is 28-3 on the year, finishing in a tie for first-place in the SEC with a 17-1 league record.
• The Wildcats are ranked No. 6 in the latest AVCA poll, just before the Cougars at No. 7.
• Kentucky swept East Tennessee State in the first round of the tournament before beating Western Kentucky in a come-from-behind five-set thriller in the second round.
• Like BYU, the Wildcats are on a nine-match win streak.
• The Cougars won the only previous matchup all-time, picking up a sweep early in the 1990 season.

No. 5 seed Nebraska

• Nebraska is 28-4 overall this season, including a 19-1 B1G record – good for a tie in first-place with Penn State.
• The Huskers are ranked No. 5 in the latest AVCA poll.
• Nebraska swept both Stony Brook and Washington State in the first two rounds of the tournament to advance to the regional semifinals.
• The Huskers are on a 15-match win streak, having last lost at Wisconsin in four sets.
• Nebraska leads the overall series history 9-3. The Huskers won the last matchup in three sets during the 2015 NCAA regional semifinals – also played at Kentucky.

Colorado

• Colorado is 24-9 on the year and finished with a 12-8 Pac-12 record, putting it in fifth place in the conference standings.
• The Buffs are just outside the AVCA Top-25 in the latest poll.
• Colorado swept James Madison before upsetting host Baylor, the No. 12 seed, in three sets to advance to the Kentucky regional site.
• The Buffs have won five of their last six matches, only falling to Utah along that stretch.
• BYU and Colorado have only played each other seven times all-time, and the Cougars hold a 6-1 advantage in the series. BYU won the last matchup in 2001 in five sets.

Ticket Info

All-session tickets are now available for sale on Kentucky’s Ticketing Website. Prices begin for adults in general admission seating at $13. Single-session tickets will go on sale Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 6 a.m. EST. Those will be available starting at $8 for general admission seating.

BYU’s team allotment tickets will be in Section W of Memorial Coliseum. Doors will open 60 minutes prior to the start of the event.

Video/Stats

Both matches on Friday and Saturday will be televised live on ESPNU and streamed live on ESPN3. Additionally, live stats will be available for each match. Links can be found on the BYU women’s volleyball schedule page.