Julia Hanson had a team-high 13 kills, and Zeynep Palabiyik led all players with 18 digs as Minnesota improved to 28-1 in first-round NCAA tournament games.

Kentucky volleyball’s roll continues. The Wildcats extended their consecutive match win streak to 12 on Thursday night, sweeping the Cleveland State Vikings 3-0 in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament sub-regional in Memorial Coliseum.

The Gophers were hoping to host the first weekend of the NCAA volleyball tournament, but instead they're in Lexington, where they'll take on Western Kentucky on Thursday.

At least one prominent NCAA tournament bracket picker thought the Gophers volleyball team would fall prey to an upset in the first round Thursday against Western Kentucky. Gophers coach Keegan Cook and his players didn’t need to see any predictions to be on upset alert.

With the win, the Gophers will advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, where they'll face either third-seeded Kentucky or Cleveland State, whose game was later Thursda

Follow along as Kentucky volleyball takes on Cleveland State in the 1st round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament today at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky.

The Minnesota Gophers will look to extend their season a bit longer when they kick off the NCAA Tournament Thursday afternoon in Lexington Kentucky. The Gophers who received the #6 seed in the Pittsburgh Region will face Western Kentucky at 3:30 PM on Thursday with the winner advancing to face the winner of #3 Kentucky and Cleveland State Friday night for a trip to the Sweet 16.